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A Lexicographical Loop with ‘nym’ Words (Bart Busschots)

Indulge me while I embrace the intentional open-endedness of the Nosillacast name to share some geeky fun from a different type of language to the ones I normally drone on about — human language! In my school days, languages were by far my weakest subjects, and I’d go so far as to say I developed […]

How I Fell in Love with Kagi (Bart Busschots)

I’ve been advocating the follow the money philosophy for over a decade now — your data, and hence you privacy, are valuable, so you need to choose carefully who you entrust them to, and the best way to figure out who is and who isn’t trustworthy is to understand how they pay their bills. Once […]

View looking downward onto glass beaker sitting on a counter. Visible are a woman’s hands holding an open packet of Power Drops powder that she is pouring into the beaker. The powder is a cream color and the Power Drops packet is pine green. The beaker has the name Neoplants printed on the front. An out-of-focus plant is visible on the left side in the foreground and a Power Drops package is partially visible in the background on the right.

CES 2025: Neoplants Natural Air Purifier

Allison interviews Patrick Torbey from Neoplants about their Power Drops that you feed your houseplants to turn them into natural air purifiers. Plants have a natural ability to help purify air, but a plant boosted with Power Drops is 30 times more effective at cleaning air than a regular house plant. A plant in a […]

A desk setup featuring a white monitor stand with a sleek, modern design. On top of the stand, there are two small crystal blocks, each with an etched design. One of them has "SINGAPORE" written on it with an image of the Merlion. Between the blocks, there are two natural pine cones. Below the stand, there is a black CalDigit docking station with multiple ports, connected to various cables. On either side of the stand, there are two black spherical speakers. The desk surface is wooden, and the background shows part of a computer monitor displaying various logos.

Twelve South Curve Riser

How high should a screen be on your desk? Current ergonomic wisdom says the top of the visible screen should be at your eye level when seated, but I don’t think it’s that simple. One thing seemed certain — my Apple Studio Display should not just sit on my desk. I’ve used a glass riser […]

CES 2025: Sign-Speak Sign Language AI

Allison interviews Nicholas Wilkins from Sign-Speak about their service that uses AI to recognize sign language or speech and convert that to an avatar that signs the message, allowing you to share your signed message with others. The service also supports sign-to-text and speech-to-text conversion. Sign-Speak ensures privacy and safety and is accessible 24 hours […]

View of a Ki-enabled glass kettle on a Ki-enabled cooktop. The kettle has a grey plastic handle, lid, and base and it is cordless. The portion of the kettle that holds liquid for boiling is glass. Water is visible filling about one quarter of the kettle. The water appears to be in a mild boil with small bubbles rising and condensation forming on the interior of the glass, showing that the kettle is powered. The term ECO is printed on the glass and the company name Midea is printed on the kettle’s base. The cooktop is gloss black with no discernible heating element. However, the kettle is centered on a white x printed on the cooktop, likely showing where the magnetic Ki power pad is located underneath.

CES 2025: Wireless Power Consortium Ki Standard

Allison interviews Craig Williams about the new Ki Standard. Craig works for Midea, a member company of the Wireless Power Consortium that developed the Ki Standard of which he is quite knowledgeable. Ki expands beyond the current Qi Standard to go to a higher level of power for kitchen appliances and other applications. Using this […]

Twelve South Book Arc and Book Arc Flex

For over 7 years, my working from home solution was to use the Citrix Workspace app on my Mac to remotely connect to a Windows 10 laptop that remained on my desk in the office. With the introduction of Windows 11 into the company in 2024, this was no longer allowed, and I needed to […]

CES 2025: Brisk It AI-Powered BBQ Grill

Allison interviews Christopher Huang, founder and CEO of Brisk It, about their A.I.-powered BBQ grill. Using smart home automation technology, Brisk It provides a nearly hands-free and stress-free grilling experience. What sets Brisk It apart from other grills is that it is controlled using generative AI software. Using a mobile app compatible with either iOS […]

Flexispot Adjustable Desks – Healthy and Useful

I know I’ve bought a lot of different items because Allison has suggested them—and some of you have suggested them—and now my desk is filled with tech gadget stuff. I was kind of in this conundrum myself. I had a desk that I was not very happy with. My arms are short, my trunk is […]

Paste App – My Endlessly Useful Clipboard Manager

Sometimes we’re trying to solve a problem we didn’t know we had, or the problem is so small we weren’t even sure there was a tool out there that could help us do something better. And this app I’m going to talk about next helped me get away from some expensive apps, helped me write […]

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