Business – Todd Neff

A glimpse of the future on Galveston Island

Business, Climate, Environment, Politics, TravelApril 6, 202136Views 0Likes 0Comments

Near Pirate's Beach, Galveston Island, March 2021 Head a few miles up the beach from downtown Galveston and you can see the future. Galveston Island, like much of the Texas coast, is a spit of sand. Along its eastern flank runs hard-packed, broad beach more suited to strolling, cruiser-biking, and running than burying oneself. You can…

A Brief History of Automotive Lidar

Business, lidar, Transportation, UncategorizedFebruary 22, 202141Views 0Likes 0Comments

Most of this brief history went unchanged, being history. But lidar’s been a continuing story, so some updates were in order.

Covid-19 in CO and FL: A tale of the tape

Business, Health Care, PoliticsOctober 18, 202036Views 0Likes 0Comments

The scene at the Bimini Bait Shack on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. The staff wore masks, at least. I was reticent to travel to Florida from my adoptive home state of Colorado. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s laissez-faire lassitude toward the pandemic – to Floridians’ great detriment – a has been all too well-documented. But then I…

Lidar (and me) on the Curiosityness podcast

Business, General Science, lidar, Media, TransportationSeptember 15, 202039Views 0Likes 0Comments

Travis on the right, me [sic] on the left Travis DeRose of the excellent Curiosityness podcast -- an eclectic and fascinating smorgasbord with episodes spanning the visual effects of Star Wars, how to get started mountain biking, the Presidential Pet Museum, the science of stand-up comedy, and the history of the Internet. For episode 93, Travis…

Lidar to hit mainstream in pockets (not on cars)

Business, lidarAugust 25, 202037Views 0Likes 0Comments

What will having a laser mapper in your pocket mean?