The perfect imperfection of Googles Material You David Imel 2021-10-19 | Google's Material You is weird, and wonky, and imperfect. But that might be what makes it great.Twitter: http://twitter.com/DurvidimelInstagram: http://instagram.com/davidimelWebsite: http://davidimel.comWallpaper: reddit.com/r/analog/comments/q16g7d/hurricane_ridge_nikon_fm2_50mm_f18_cinestill_800t
How AI Stole the ✨ Sparkles ✨ Emoji David Imel 2024-05-02 | Lately, I’ve noticed companies smashing ✨ onto every new feature they claim is “AI-powered”.This annoys me, because the ✨ emoji is my favorite emoji, and I don’t want my use for it to go away.I set out to find out why this is happening, and wound up on the other side of the planet. ✨Enjoy✨Watch my full interview with emoji's inventor: youtu.be/-EWv5CxJHa0My research folder for everything I used sans the interviews I conducted: arc.net/folder/25ADB427-12A1-4F0B-AA79-1526A0A49FF5Support me by buying my wallpapers: davidimel.com/storeSpecial thanks: ✨Camera assistance: @GxAce , @dinokuznikphoto , @joeallam Set design assistance: @BrandonHavard Sound balancing: @ellisrovin Thumbnail: Tim McMahonAnimation assistance: Michael Emerick
iMessage, World War II, and a Mathematical Theory of Communication David Imel 2022-04-25 | Computers may have never been made for us in the first place. Find me online:Twitter: http://twitter.com/DurvidimelInstagram: http://instagram.com/davidimelWebsite: http://davidimel.comSubstack: http://substack.com/davidimelLinks:RCS Explainer: youtube.com/watch?v=BuaKzm7Kq9QChapters:00:00 - Intro03:57 - WW2 and Claude Shannon06:55 - Information Theory16:30 Why people care about bubble color22:20 iMessage Android translations
How the Italian Renaissance can save the smartphone camera David Imel 2021-12-12 | Modern technology clashes with classical art. But they can exist in harmony.LINKS:Computational Photography: youtube.com/watch?v=WsAdG6wIAaMNerdwriter: youtube.com/user/Nerdwriter1Twitter: http://twitter.com/DurvidimelInstagram: http://instagram.com/davidimelWebsite: http://davidimel.comSubstack: http://substack.com/davidimel/p/renaissance-ai
On Googles Pixel, Tensor, and the age of ambient computing David Imel 2021-09-23 | Google's Tensor processor is about a lot more than cutting out the middle man. It's a step towards the vertical integration it needs to achieve its ambient computing dreams.Read my written article on the topic here: http://davidimel.substack.comTwitter: http://twitter.com/DurvidimelInstagram: http://instagram.com/davidimelWebsite: http://davidimel.comMusic:Posteriosis by Shane Ivers - silvermansound.com“Away”, by Meydän, is licensed under CC by 4.0Check out more music by Meydän here:https://linktr.ee/meydan meydan.bandcamp.com
Fujifilm TX-1 Assembly and Samples David Imel 2021-05-10 | hi. I made this over the weekend for fun.more stuff later.music by 20SYL: http://youtube.com/20syl
