Re: [tlug] January 9th Technical Meeting

[Raymond Wan <rwan.kyoto@example.com>]

Hi all,

On 9/1/2021 6:42 pm, Darren Cook wrote:
> Covid
>   --> Working from home
>     --> Need to hide the untidy house on video calls
>       --> progress in complex mathematics and information theory.
>
> Been a strange 12 months, hasn't it :-)


Sorry to have missed the technical meeting today!  The news 
about Japan outside of Japan looks a bit bleak; not sure if 
that's accurate, but hope you're all fine!

Over here, I'm seeing:

* elevator buttons being replaced with sensors so that you 
can just wave your hand in front of them
* escalator handrails have UV lamps attached so they are 
repeatedly "cleaned"

All of this technology was there; it took the last 12 months 
to make this a reality.  And to top that all off, I think 
it's unheard of to develop a vaccine for a new virus (and 
have it "tested" up to phase 3 clinical trials) in under 12 
months...but look at where we are...

Strange 12 months, indeed!  Best wishes to all of you for 2021!

Ray