Tom Novak

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Denit Trust Professor of Marketing, George Washington University. I live in Washington, DC & Leucadia, CA. I study the good and the bad about people’s experiences and relationships with smart objects. I use data visualization techniques like UMAP and TDA to understand how people interact with objects.
Google Scholarhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=IK6_rNQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
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Center for the Connected Consumerhttps://postsocial.gwu.edu/
Tom NovakApr 4, 2023
Don’t usually enjoy the TV on in the dentist’s waiting room but today is different.
Tom NovakFeb 19, 2023

Just when it seemed that long convos with #Sydney might be the perfect antidote to social media induced short attention spans, Microsoft pulls the plug. Now #Bing shuts off after 5 replies.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/02/18/microsoft-bing-chatbot/

After AI chatbot goes a bit loopy, Microsoft tightens its leash

The tech giant says no more long exchanges about the “feelings” of the Bing artificial intelligence chatbot.

The Washington Post
Tom NovakJan 31, 2023

My university has a lecture capture system that automatically videos my lectures. The video part works great and the audio is fairly intelligible.

But it also produces a transcript and that part is more of a WTF than anything else. Not sure how it is coming up with this stuff...!

Tom NovakJan 19, 2023
This has been my #ChatGPT experience the past two days. Google must be breathing a sign of relief at the moment.
Tom NovakDec 2, 2022

Expiration dates are meaningless?

Noooo!

Watch #ChungkingExpress and then tell me if expiration dates are meaningless!

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/11/expiration-dates-food-waste-safety/672311/

Expiration Dates Are Meaningless

Do I dare to eat an old peach yogurt? Yes, yes I do.

The Atlantic
Show threadTom NovakNov 29, 2022
... and the gold vinyl image
Tom NovakNov 29, 2022

So far I've found 5 different vinyl colors of Wet Leg's debut #wetleg album: standard black and limited editions in clear, yellow, green, and gold.

I only have yellow so far 😀

Tom NovakNov 25, 2022

Walking on Neptune Ave along the #SouthernCalifornia coast in #Leucadia you come across...

* A house featured in the season 3 premier of #Westworld...

* Cool cars...

* NeptunesPortal, an #art installation that has been capturing video comments from people walking by the house since 2007 (http://www.neptunesportal.tv/)

NeptunesPortalReborn

NeptunesPortalReborn - (note there are some videos that do not have sound) I will try and update these on a more regular basis.

Tom NovakNov 25, 2022
#SouthernCalifornia #HappyThanksgiving beach walk in #Leucadia
Tom NovakNov 23, 2022

Apple One increase in subscription price: 10%

Apple One increase in new product features: 0%

Good deal for #Apple. Bad deal for #me!