How do all the algorithms around us learn to do their jobs? Find out in CGP Grey’s latest video!
[CGP Grey]
GlaDOS Sings Explains the Electromagnetic Spectrum by Song [Video]
Are microwaves really just a form of light? What exactly is the electromagnetic spectrum? A science-mad A.I. system (voiced by GLaDOS actress Ellen McLain) uses song to explain this to a computer technician (Ed Wasser). With Casey McKinnon & Mike Romo.
iPhone Game Raises Eyebrows
A new iPhone game lets you control a character with your eyebrows. It’s mainly an experiment to use a new feature on the iPhone X camera.
Rainbrow plays a little like Frogger, albeit without any side-to-side motion controls. You simply move a character up and down between seven rows of a rainbow trying to hit stars but avoid other objects. The twist is that rather than press buttons, you frown to move down and raise your eyebrows to move up. (It’s not clear what happens if either Roger Moore or The Rock play.)
The key is the TrueDepth camera, which works along the same lines of the Kinect and is able to recognize 3D shapes. It’s what powers the facial recognition unlock feature on the iPhone X. While the technology is available for app developers, it’s previously been used mainly for gimmicks such as recreating facial expressions on an animated character.
As a security measure, third-party apps only receive a limited amount of the data the camera collects, which isn’t enough to then trigger the phone unlock.
BEHOLD: Netflix is Now Making Cat Videos for the Internet #Strangerthings
Watch as a few Netflix employees have their cats watch that scene in Stranger Things (season 2) where Dart eats Dustin’s cat. Yes, Netflix is now making cat videos for the Internet.
[Netflix]
Dear Satan: The Short Animated Movie (Narrated by Patrick Stewart)
A short animated movie about a little who mistakenly sends a letter to Satan instead of Santa. Narrated by Patrick Stewart. For those who missed it, we posted a comic with the same premise earlier today. Also, the video had 666 likes when I watched it.
“HOSTILES ON THE HILL” – A Bad Lip Reading of The Empire Strikes Back (Luke’s Snowspeeder Rap)
Here’s an extended version of Luke’s snowspeeder rap that was published a few years ago. Enjoy!
Dog People and Cat People [Comic]
MORTAL ENGINES: Peter Jackson’s Epic New Cinematographic Saga [Trailer]
Here is the first trailer of Peter Jackson’s new big screen saga, Mortal Engines. Based on Philip Reeve’s novel of the same name, the movie takes place thousands of years after the destruction of civilization as we know it. Giant moving cities are now roaming Earth, preying upon smaller mobile towns.
Tom Natsworthy (Robert Sheehan)—who hails from a Lower Tier of the great traction city of London—finds himself fighting for his own survival after he encounters the dangerous fugitive Hester Shaw (Hera Hilmar). Two opposites, whose paths should never have crossed, forge an unlikely alliance that is destined to change the course of the future.
The Making of Adam Savage’s Impressive Chewbacca Mask!
What’s underneath all that Wookiee fur? We visit Tom Spina Designs, the workshop where Adam’s beautiful Chewbacca mask was crafted, to dive deep into the mask-making process. Adam and Tom walk through the many parts of Chewbacca, going over little-known details about how the original mask was designed and fabricated by Stuart Freeborn for Star Wars.
[Tested]
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI – All Easter Eggs, Cameos & References
Warning: Spoilers!
Star Wars The Last Jedi. All the Easter Eggs, Cameos & References you can possible imagine, and more! But more likely probably less. we’re talking new force powers explained, what’s going on with Luke Skywalker, Leia, Rey, Poe, Finn, Ben Solo/Kylo Ren, Snoke, links to A New Hope, The Empire Stikes Back, Return of the Jedi as well as the Prequel Trilogy. We also get into the comics, books and future films in the series, like the Han Solo solo film.