Without revealing your actual age, what’s something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn’t understand?
— Matt (@mattwhitlockPM) November 27, 2017
Tag: 2017
Why We ‘Hear’ Some Silent GIFs
Does anyone in visual perception know why you can hear this gif? pic.twitter.com/mcT22Lzfkp
— Lisa DeBruine ️ (@lisadebruine) Dec. 2, 2017
When she asked Twitter users in an unscientific survey whether they could hear the image — which actually lacks sound, like most animated GIFs — nearly 70 percent who responded said they could.
Once you “heard” it, it was hard not to start noticing that other GIFs also seemed to be making noise — as if the bouncing pylon had somehow jacked up the volume on a cacophonous orchestra few had noticed before.
Look at the other images and read the article on the NYTimes https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/08/science/why-we-hear-some-silent-gifs.html
Google Cloud Platform Products Described in 4 Words or Less
Google Sheet | PDF | High-res image | GCP Products Page | Tweet
Machine Learning
Cloud Machine Learning Engine -- Managed ML (TensorFlow)
Cloud Job Discovery -- ML Job Search/Discovery
Cloud Natural Language -- Text Parsing and Analysis
Cloud Speech -- Convert Speech to Text
Cloud Translation -- Language Detection and Translation
Cloud Vision -- Image Recognition and Classification
Cloud Video Intelligence -- Scene-level Video Annotation
Internet of Things
Cloud IoT Core -- Data Ingestion/Device Management
Big Data
BigQuery -- Data Warehouse/Analytics
Cloud Dataflow -- Stream/batch data processing
Cloud Dataproc -- Managed Spark and Hadoop
Cloud Datalab -- Visualize and Explore Data
Cloud Dataprep -- Transform/Clean Raw Data
Cloud Pub/Sub -- Global Real-time Messaging
Genomics -- Managed Genomics Platform
Data Studio -- Collaborative Dashboards
Databases
Cloud SQL -- Managed MySQL and PostgreSQL
Cloud Bigtable -- HBase compatible nonrelational
Cloud Datastore -- Horizontally scalable nonrelational
Cloud Spanner -- Horizontally scalable relational
Storage
Cloud Storage -- Object Storage and Serving
Nearline -- Archival Storage
Coldline -- Archival Cold Storage
Persistent Disk -- VM-attached disks
Data Transfer
Google Transfer Appliance -- Hardware for Data Migration
Cloud Storage Transfer Service -- Cloud to Cloud Transfers
BigQuery Data Transfer Service -- Bulk Import Analytics Data
Compute
Compute Engine -- Virtual Machines, Disks, Network
App Engine -- Managed App Platform
Container Engine -- Managed Kubernetes/Containers
Cloud Functions -- Event-driven serverless applications
Networking
Virtual Private Cloud -- Software Defined Networking
Cloud Load Balancing -- Multi-region Load Distribution
Cloud CDN -- Content Delivery Network
Cloud DNS -- Programmable DNS Serving
Dedicated Interconnect -- Dedicated private network connection
IPsec VPN -- Virtual private network connection
Direct Peering -- Peer with GCP
Carrier Peering -- Peer with a carrier
Identity and Security
Cloud IAM -- Resource Access Control
Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy -- Identity-based App Signin
Cloud Data Loss Prevention API -- Classify, Redact Sensitive Data
Cloud Key Management Service -- Hosted Key Management Service
Cloud Resource Manager -- Cloud Project Metadata Management
Cloud Security Scanner -- App Engine Security Scanner
Security Key Enforcement -- Two-step Key Verification
Management Tools
Stackdriver Monitoring -- Infrastructure and Application Monitoring
Stackdriver Logging -- Centralized Logging
Stackdriver Error Reporting -- App Error Reporting
Stackdriver Trace -- App Performance Insights
Stackdriver Debugger -- Live Production Debugging
Cloud Deployment Manager -- Templated Infrastructure Deployment
Cloud Console -- Web-based Management Console
Cloud Shell -- Browser-based Terminal/CLI
Cloud Mobile App -- iOS/Android GCP Manager App
Cloud Billing API -- Programmatically Manage GCP Billing
Cloud APIs -- APIs for Cloud Services
Developer Tools
Cloud SDK -- CLI for GCP
Container Registry -- Private Container Registry/Storage
Container Builder -- Build/Package Container Artifacts
Cloud Source Repositories -- Hosted Private Git Repos
Cloud Tools for Android Studio -- Android Studio GCP Tools
Cloud Tools for IntelliJ -- IntelliJ GCP Tools
Cloud Tools for PowerShell -- PowerShell GCP Tools
Cloud Tools for Visual Studio -- Visual Studio GCP Tools
Cloud Tools for Eclipse -- Eclipse GCP Tools
Gradle App Engine Plugin -- Gradle App Engine Plugin
Maven App Engine Plugin -- Maven App Engine Plugin
API Platform and Ecosystems
Apigee API Platform -- Develop, secure, monitor APIs
Apigee Sense -- API protection from attacks
API Monetization -- Monetize APIs
API Analytics -- API Metrics
Cloud Endpoints -- Cloud API Gateway
Mobile (Firebase)
Realtime Database -- Real-time Data Synchronization
Cloud Firestore -- Document Store and Sync
Cloud Storage -- File Storage and Serving
Hosting -- Web Hosting with CDN/SSL
Authentication -- Drop-in Authentication
Cloud Functions -- Event-driven Serverless Applications
Test Lab for Android -- Mobile Device Testing Service
Performance Monitoring -- App Performance Monitoring
Crashlytics -- Crash Reporting and Analytics
Cloud Messaging -- Send Messages to Devices
See all Firebase products
Hacktoberfest 2017
I had my IB students sign up for Hacktoberfest which is open to everyone in the global community!
The learning target was to learn how to participate in the global open source software development community.
- Seen here, the first student with a shirt awarded for making four pull requests between October 1–31 in any timezone. Pull requests can be to any public repo on GitHub. Pull requests reported by maintainers as spam or that are automated will be marked as invalid and won’t count towards the shirt.
A powerful statement about the kind of learner who can be successful in software engineering!
