Reading Time: < 1 minuteNew app update The Philips Hue app gets a new update. Among the changes is the fact the non Philips switches (i.e., Friends of Hue switches) get smarter by having time-based light, scene cycling and more. This is quite useful for a home cinema setup that is based on Friends Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesFame of actors and actresses In previous posts I used the Ngram tool to identify the fame level of several actors and actresses. The unit of fame is the famon: with 1 famon = 1/1 000 000 relative % Ngram frequency. Marylin Monroe and John Wayne are still at the Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minutePhilips Hue is one of the most stable and reliable smart lighting systems. For those wishing to have their smart home based on Philips Hue this is a good timing. There is a Hue spring sale for the full array of Hue products, e.g. smart bulbs, lightstrips, controls, outdoor lights. Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesFame levels of various actors and actresses In a previous post I used the Ngram tool to identify the fame level of several actors and actresses. The Ngram tool produces a graph in which the y-axis shows how many times a phrase occurs in a corpus of books (making up Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKuala Lumpur There are several tall buildings in the modern capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. However, three are among the most iconic ones: Merdeka 118 (2023, 678.9 m) Petronas Twin Towers (1998, 451.9 m) Kuala Lumpur Tower (1996, 412 m). Merdeka 118 is the newest building. Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI visited the impressive Kuala Lumpur for 12 days in February. During my visit to several malls, such as Pavilion and Suria, I had the opportunity to come across multiplex cinemas (e.g. Dadi Cinemas). The movies that were or will be in the theaters are the Malaysian: action comedy Happy Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minutePhilips Hue, albeit expensive, is one of the most stable and reliable smart lighting systems. However, the Hue system has one big drawback. There is a limit in the number of devices per bridge. When the number of Hue devices is high there is a need for a second Hue Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLet’s see whether there are other popular icons of the golden Hollywood era, listed by the American Film Institute, that can break the fame level attained by Monroe and Wayne. Let’s also see how these compare to modern time actors and actresses. Six iconic actresses and actors Read more
Reading Time: 4 minutesContinued from here Storage device Having setting up the HTPC case/power-supply/fans, graphics card, and motherboard/processor/ram we next need a hard disk. This is required for storing the operational system and the appropriate HTPC software. An SSD (solid-state drive) of 256 GB to 512 GB is the best option for the Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn recent years, Willis and Stallone enjoy a fame of about 10 famons whereas Schwarzenegger’s fame reaches 25 famons (see previous post). But how do these figures compare to those of other people? In a previous post I compared their fame to those of Seagal and Van Damme. Now let’s see Read more