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Jigsaw Puzzle Timelapse Videos

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My son and I assembled a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle of the Cinque Terre view and recorded a timelapse video on the experience. 3 hours of recordings compressed into a 90 second video. The video is hosted at  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2zqgsNXYSE   Here is another 500 piece jigsaw timelapse  of Neuschwanstein Castle and a 500 piece video of a Paris cafe scene and another one which is a mystery 1000 piece puzzle of Alfred Hitchcock clues     There are links to some jigsaw puzzles down below. Each one is a 1000 piece puzzle

Enabling the connected vehicle

  The car of the future is connected, autonomous, shared, electric – and it’s already here. For example, by 2030, more than 95 percent of   passenger miles will be served by autonomous cars . With sensors now built into every imaginable aspect of a vehicle, from fully voice-operated features and driver attention monitoring to biometric security for reducing theft, the possibilities for the customer experience are endless. Car manufacturers have started thinking beyond traditional car features like design and engine type to consider cutting-edge digital capabilities like personalized subscription services where user can opt in or out of a range of on-demand features from a centralized marketplace. Because of this, customers have changed the way they purchase cars – it’s not just about aesthetics or performance anymore. There is a shift in customer preferences to include features like personalized digital entertainment and data-powered productivity. Connected cars of the future ...

The value of a platform approach in a cloud-native environment

 A  potential challenge that IT teams face when in a cloud-native environment is working within a highly distributed ecosystem with multiple moving parts, such as microservices and containers. If design patterns are not followed or implemented correctly, achieving maximum value can be a challenge. Because of this, we recommend a platform approach for any organization looking to embrace cloud-native development. How is a platform valuable? A platform-centric approach provides a framework with best practices and proven patterns that have worked not just within a single organization but within others as well. A platform is a base set of capabilities and features that provide the foundation to optimize and innovate, in this case within a cloud-native environment. It can encompass technology elements as well as processes. For example, we worked with a global wireless carrier to establish two platforms: one was based on microservices with a standard technology set and the other a De...