ExynAI, Modular Autonomy for Mission Critical Data

Adapted to the Spirit as an optional payload module, Exyn’s industry-leading autonomous software, ExynAI, provides unprecedented 3D LIDAR mapping in GPS-denied environments. Now with Level 4 Autonomy and advanced data collection software, this payload enables volumetric autonomous navigation, sup Read more

iPhone 12 Pro LiDAR vs. Survey Total Station Accuracy

Today we measured the accuracy of the iPhone 12 Pro’s LiDAR Sensor by comparing it to measurements of a surveying total station. THE RESULTS WILL SHOCK YOU! Is iPhone 12 Pro LiDAR accurate over 200 foot scan? – https://youtu.be/UYZgCWhN5C8 Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:35 Surveying with the Total Station Read more

Simulating worlds on the GPU

This post delves into the implementation of my procedural earth simulation, written entirely in GLSL fragment shaders. It simulates the complete history of an earth-like planet in a few minutes, with the simulation updating at 60 frames per second. Read more

The journey to controlling external monitors on M1 Macs

One lazy evening in November 2020, I watched how Tim Cook announced a fanless MacBook Air with a CPU faster than the latest 16 inch MacBook, while my work-provided 15 inch 2019 MacBook Pro was slowly frying my lap and annoying my wife with its constant fan noise. Read more

你的升学宴有多尴尬?

升学宴请了五六桌,爸妈两边亲戚都不少。看着亲戚们一波一波的来,刚开始我还准备张嘴打招呼,后来直接闭嘴傻笑,假装内向腼腆 Read more

Improve your Vocabulary: Stop saying VERY!

Using the same word again and again is boring, which is why native English speakers use a wide variety of vocabulary to express their thoughts and feelings. In this vocabulary lesson, I will teach you how to express yourself more effectively by replacing the word “very” with more precise and interes Read more

The Insecurity Industry – by Edward Snowden – Continuing Ed — with Edward Snowden

In short, the phone in your hand exists in a state of perpetual insecurity, open to infection by anyone willing to put money in the hand of this new Insecurity Industry. The entirety of this Industry’s business involves cooking up new kinds of infections that will bypass the very latest digital vaccines—AKA security updates—and then […]

Brief history of the iPad: Prologue

The story of Apple’s iPad is incredible, especially considering how young the device is. Released in April of 2010, the iPad has redefined and dominated the tablet market (if there even is a tablet market) and spawned a radical change in how tablet devices look and operate. Read more