Archive for February 2024
Welcome to the California Science Center
Those of you who have been reading this column for many years know that I frequently cover the fascinating new exhibits, IMAX movies, events and other developments at the Fleet Science Center in San Diego’s Balboa Park. Recently I paid my first visit to the much larger California Science Center in Los Angeles’ Exposition Park.…
Read MoreReflecting on the decades-long evolution of “AutoMatters & More”
From time to time, people ask me what this column is about. I struggle answering that question because it is about so much. Therefore, this week, I’d like to share with you my thoughts about what this column has become in the more than 20 years since I began to write it. At first this…
Read MoreUnprecedented deluge of rain in LA upends NASCAR CLASH
In an historic change of plans for NASCAR — and with only about four hours of advance notice given — the feature races of the 2024 “Busch Light CLASH at The Coliseum” (non-Championship pre-season race) and the “King Taco La Batalla en El Coliseo” (the NASCAR Mexico Series race) were rescheduled from Sunday, February 4…
Read MoreBard AI by Google as a tool for writing
Until I ventured inside the sprawling Google exhibit at CES 2024, I had been unaware of Bard AI. As a writer, I was intrigued to learn that it can write documents based on what it learns from a variety of sources. While I have no interest whatsoever in giving Bard topics and asking it to…
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