By now we’ve seen almost every scene from the Star Wars franchise meticulously and repeatedly recreated as a LEGO diorama, except for one… When Luke receives the Empire’s calling card, in the form of the still-smoking remains of his Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru in Star Wars: A New Hope. So I thought I’d rectify this *glaring oversight* by the LEGO community. Enjoy!
From Ochre Jelly:
Thanks Iain!
[Source: Ochre Jelly]
This sketch by The Warp Zone takes a look at the horrifying moral implications of a game (Monster Hunter: World) focused essentially around having players murdering and dismember majestic creatures for material gain.
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Unfortunately I’m not subscribed to Youtube Red, but I’m really curious about this new series!
Karate Kid’s Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso aren’t the same people they were in high school— but their rivalry hasn’t changed one bit. The Karate Kid saga continues.
Check out the first-ever released footage of Cobra Kai, the new YouTube Red Original Series, coming soon.
[Source: slightlysadist on Reddit]
From Man at Arms:
Our team of blacksmiths and craftsman build some of your favorite weapons, and some weapons that you’ve never seen before. This week, the guys at Baltimore Knife and Sword take on Zuri’s Spear from Marvel’s latest blockbuster Black Panther!
[Awe Me]
Haven’t watched the Justice League movie’s mid & post-credits scenes yet? Or maybe you just want to watch them again? In either cases, I’ve included them both for your enjoyment below!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ReZmquzDTc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twanwp3F7Z4
Chrome is now blocking what Google calls the most annoying ads. It says the browser-based blocks will only apply to the ads that most disrupt people from browsing the web as they intended.
The move has been almost a year in the making, with the development process leading Google to decide that in many if not most cases it was the website rather than the individual ads that caused the biggest disruption to users. That’s because otherwise unproblematic ads can be disruptive when displayed in particular ways or combinations.
The block is based on ads that breach the Better Ads Standards, which were developed by the Coalition for Better Ads. That’s a trade body made up of online advertisers and publishers. They surveyed 40,000 internet users to find which ads caused the most disruption. To start with, 12 specific forms of ad display (pictured above) will be considered to breach the standards.
Rather than block individual ads, Google plans to check through a random selection of pages from every site. Sites that have a particular (but unspecified) number of breaches will get a warning. If they fail to address the warning within a set time period, Chrome will begin blocking all ads on the site, regardless of where they come from.
Targeting sites rather than specific ads also helps Google overcome the obvious conflict of interests that it is a major player in both the browser and online ad markets. It notes that although its own ads don’t breach the standards, they’ll still be affected by any site-wide blocks.
When Chrome displays a page from an affected site, it will include a small message to the user noting that ads have been blocked, linking to a fuller explanation, and allowing the user to override the block and always see ads on the site.
It was the western hemisphere’s largest empire ever, with a population of nearly 10 million subjects. Yet within 100 years of its rise in the fifteenth century, the Inca Empire would be no more. What happened? Gordon McEwan details the rise and fall of the Inca empire.
[Ted Ed]
