More Google storage fixes, AI coding challenges, and Meta's Hyperscape
Plus, Sweepy McSweepface, all the Dremel bits, Jimmy Carter's woodshop, and mocking way too many acronyms.
I’m David Gewirtz. Welcome to this week’s Advanced Geekery newsletter. It’s been an exciting week. Let’s dive in.
My articles
Let’s kick it off with a quick recap of the articles I published in the last week on ZDNET.
Maxing out your Google cloud storage? How I deleted more than 10TB, thanks to this handy tool: Wondering why your deleted Google Drive files keep coming back? Here's the frustrating truth and the secret tool that finally fixed my 60TB data management challenge.
The 4 biggest challenges of AI-generated code that Gartner left out of its latest report: Gartner says AI will require 80% of developers to upskill, but that's not the whole story. From buggy AI code to endless revisions, here's what wasn't mentioned in the report.
I tried Meta's Horizon Hyperscape demo: Welcome to the metaverse's first holodeck: With Hyperscape, Meta is turning your smartphone into a powerful VR scanner. Here's how this cutting-edge tech could revolutionize everything from education to real estate.
Must-watch YouTube
Moving on, let’s queue up some interesting YouTube videos for your entertainment and edification.
If you’ve ever used a Dremel rotary tool, you know it comes with all kinds of unique bits. This video showcases just about all of them, and explains what each is used for. Very helpful.
Did you know former American president Jimmy Carter liked to make wooden furniture? This interview, from 2010, takes you briefly into his workshop.
I’ve been developing a fascination with British comedic musician Bill Baily. This clip shows how he reimagined the Doctor Who theme as Belgian jazz.
Interesting reads
And now, some good stuff from around the Internet, well worth reading.
Loving this piece by my Internet Press Guild colleague Brian Santo. It has fun with the predilection of techies to assign acronyms to everything.
Interesting inside story about how the game Cyberpunk 2077 was turned around from an almost failure to a highly-regarded success.
Remember Boaty McBoatface? My faith in humanity goes up a point when the community of Salem Oregon considers naming its new electric street sweeper Sweepy McSweepface. It’s not original, but it is fun.
Send in your projects
I’d like to regularly spotlight a reader project or two here. Your project doesn’t have to be a big Kickstarter launch. If you’ve built something cool, it has some pretty pictures, and you’re proud of it, I might be able to share it here.
If you have a photogenic reader project, send an email to me at david@zatz.com with the subject “READER PROJECT,” a few pictures, and a short one-paragraph description. If you have a social media link or a link to the project, include that, too.
Both my EPs are now streaming
Available on all your favorite streaming services.
More clicky
I’ve got a lot happening all over the web. Here are links to my various stuff:
House of the Head: home for my published music
ZATZ Labs: where I host my published software projects
Feel free to dig around, visit, and say hey!
Leave some comments
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Have a great week!