The Vintage Beauty Of Soviet Control Rooms

Posted on November 24, 2020 by HeyJK

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Just for the pleasure, a selection of vintage control rooms dating back to the Soviet era! A beautiful collection of control rooms filled with large buttons and analog dials, long before the democratization of computers and screens.

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Building Your Color Palette

Posted on November 22, 2020 by HeyJK

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Adapted from our book and video series, Refactoring UI.

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Designed to Deceive: Do These People Look Real to You?

Posted on November 21, 2020 by HeyJK

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These people may look familiar, like ones you’ve seen on Facebook or Twitter. Or people whose product reviews you’ve read on Amazon, or dating profiles you’ve seen on Tinder.

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When Tesla Joins the S&P 500, You Know It’s Game Over

Posted on November 17, 2020 by HeyJK

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Bookmark (Bloomberg Opinion) — In an anecdote often attributed to President John F. Kennedy’s father, the moment he knew to get out of the 1920s stock market boom was when he started receiving share tips f…

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Apple Mac Startup and Crash Chimes (Includes Big Sur Chime)

Posted on November 15, 2020 by HeyJK

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In 2014 I made a video depicting all the Mac Startup and Crash Chimes. Now with macOS Big Sur providing a brand new boot chime for the latest Macs, and learning some crash sounds that have never been addressed, here’s a new updated video containing all Mac startup and crash chimes.

Intro + Outro Mu

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Never Use Google to Sign-In

Posted on November 14, 2020 by HeyJK

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If a website offers you to sign-in using Google (or any third-party service, say Facebook, Github, etc.), don’t use that feature.

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The Lilium Jet in flight

Posted on November 12, 2020 by HeyJK

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Just six months after revealing the all-electric, five-seater Lilium Jet for the first time, we’re flying at speeds in excess of 100 km/h and we’re proud to share our progress with you.

Visit lilium.com for more.

Learn more about what Regional Air Mobility is here: https://lilium.com/newsroom

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Elon Musk’s Totally Awful, Batshit-Crazy, Completely Bonkers, Most Excellent Year

Posted on November 11, 2020 by HeyJK

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But this year, Musk set off on the most difficult mission of all. An expedition that has nothing to do with space, or fossil fuels, or coronavirus, or saving the lives of 7.7 billion people.

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The Future of McDonald’s Is in the Drive-Thru Lane

Posted on November 9, 2020 by HeyJK

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The Covid-19 pandemic has transformed virtually every aspect of life around the globe.

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100+ Startups that have hit more than $1K MRR in about 12-24 months

Posted on November 9, 2020 by HeyJK

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Comprehensive time tracking software with invoicing, reporting, payments, and more. Promate Education,Access and Opportunities that increase Diversity and Inclusion in Cycling.

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Suborbital Scientists Prepare to Storm the Heavens

Posted on November 6, 2020 by HeyJK

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Although the stereotypical scientist stays in the lab, most researchers spend at least some time studying their subject out in the field. Geologists visit volcanoes, botanists retreat to rain forests, and oceanographers swim the seas.

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Cough analysis app could detect COVID-19 by sound alone

Posted on November 2, 2020 by HeyJK

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Researchers at MIT have used machine learning to create software capable of detecting whether a person has caught COVID-19 by analyzing their cough, a development that could eventually result in an iPhone app for daily checks.

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Raspberry Pi 400: the $70 desktop PC

Posted on November 2, 2020 by HeyJK

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Raspberry Pi has always been a PC company. Inspired by the home computers of the 1980s, our mission is to put affordable, high-performance, programmable computers into the hands of people all over the world.

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Tiny Brain Implants Hold Big Promise for Immobilized Patients

Posted on October 28, 2020 by HeyJK

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Neuroscientists see unmet demand for technologies that detect and translate neural signals to help people with mobility problems

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Om Malik : ‘Why Great Design Is Timeless’

Posted on October 27, 2020 by HeyJK

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A lot of commentary has followed the launch of the iPhone 12, some of it praising Apple for going back to the old design and some complaining about Apple’s inability to do something different from a design perspective.

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SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service is priced at $99 per month, according to e-mail

Posted on October 27, 2020 by HeyJK

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SpaceX is expanding the beta test of its Starlink satellite internet service, reaching out via email on Monday to people who expressed interest in signing up for the service.

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The Incredible Story of the Great Cannonball Boom

Posted on October 22, 2020 by HeyJK

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When the country shut down and the highways thinned out, a stealthy group of amateur car obsessives glimpsed an opportunity to revive the fabled cannonball run—the highly daring, absurdly illegal cross-country endurance race.

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Adobe tries using AI to fix blurry video footage

Posted on October 22, 2020 by HeyJK

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Between things like camera shake and poor lighting, the videos you take with your phone, DSLR or mirrorless camera can end up blurry for any numbers of reasons. Worse yet, it’s difficult to sharpen a photo or video after the fact, and more often than not, the results don’t look great.

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Lots of Overnight Tragedies, No Overnight Miracles

Posted on October 22, 2020 by HeyJK

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“History is the record of man’s steps and slips. It shows us that the steps have been slow and slight; the slips, quick and abounding.” – B.H. Hart An important thing that explains a lot of things is that good news takes time but bad news happens instantly.

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Ford will use its Escape SUV to power a self-driving car service

Posted on October 21, 2020 by HeyJK

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With the unveiling of its latest autonomous test vehicle, Ford believes it’s one step closer to offering a commercial self-driving car service (via NBC News).

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