I could eat a horse is a spaghetti measuring tool by Stefán Pétur Sólveigarson
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The play’s the thing: What video-game technology can do in the real world
A DECADE AGO the computer industry was abuzz with talk about “virtual reality” that would allow the construction of convincing digital facsimiles of the real world. As it turns out, the games industry has come quite close to delivering this. Modern games use cheap hardware and software to create three-dimensional worlds with convincing textures and lighting, objects that obey real-world laws of physics and realistic sounds. Such worlds are constructed mostly to allow players to race fantasy cars across them or defend them from invading aliens. But they also have more practical uses.
Includes a mention of 2011 Science Fellow Adrien Treuille and his colleagues who are outsourcing research through gaming.
"to steal from someone and not feel bad, you either have to be a sociopath or view the act differently. One way is to remove “Someone” from the equation. You’re not stealing from a person. Big companies do a lot to help people view them as less than human. I heard a speach by Noam Chomsky who said that corporations are like super humans. They cannot be hurt like a human can and they never die. They are not succeptible to scrutiny or accountability. this makes them more profitable. If companies want to enjoy these benifits to some degree they have to live with what else comes with being not human. you miss out on compassion, forgiveness, comraderie, empathy, trust all kinds of shit."
power to the people, especially the artists
Hi I’m Louis C.K. and this is a thing : IAmA
Louis CK is doing an AMA on Reddit. This is part of his response to a question about his Beacon Theater special, available for download DRM free at louisck.net
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New York by night always looks better than in day light, all the bright light.
This dog is so cute and wild.
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This is cool. — Tanya
WHOA-LGERS Milwaukee-based photographer Jack Long uses high-speed photography to capture the moment splashes are made in cups of coffee. He won’t reveal exactly how his technique works, except to say that the technique employs “short-duration flash lighting.” And perhaps not using decaf. (Photo: Jack Long / Rex Features via the Telegraph)
