House of the Dragon: Hand Of The King Makes Shock Return Thanks to CGI Blunder

House of the Dragon may have cost around $20 million an episode to produce, but that wasn’t enough to stop an unfortunate CGI blunder.

In the latest episode, it was revealed that King Viserys had received several injuries from the Iron Throne, including losing two fingers. Rather than ask actor Paddy Considine to take method acting to the extreme, the producers had him wear a special two-fingered green glove to make it easy to replace the “missing” digits with a computer-generated background.

Unfortunately, in one scene spotted by Twitter user Sarah Capps among others, the CGI had been omitted, leaving Viserys with a full set of fingers, albeit not all of them looking that healthy.

As the Guardian notes, the blunder brings both a concern about how it could possibly have been missed before transmission, and a reassurance that at least some viewers are paying close attention to the show.





Why You Are Lonely and How to Make Friends (According to Science)

Friends make life good. They provide the scaffolding that makes it not just bearable but fun. They give us a sense of meaning and purpose and are a source of security, self esteem and happiness. Almost nothing predicts how happy you will be as how connected you feel and a lack of social connection is associated with a number of diseases and a shorter life.

But maybe you have scrolled through your phone, unsure who to call to go to a movie with, to celebrate with or ask for comfort. You may realize that you don’t have enough friends and feel lonely. And it is not just you. Disconnectedness and loneliness are widespread.

Many people want more close friends but don’t know how to get them. Here’s how.

[Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell]

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Tolkien Explained: The Trolls of Middle Earth

I’ve watched the first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and so far, it’s an incredible series! In this episode of Tolkien Explained, Youtuber Nerd of the Rings explains everything there is to know about the trolls of Middle Earth. If you haven’t watched the show yet, this info might actually come in handy as you follow Galadriel as she travels on her quest to find Sauron.

Smart Home Headaches May Ease

Controlling smart devices from different manufacturers may be about to get a whole lot easier. An industry standard called Matter has been publicly displayed and could mean an end to clogging up your phone with multiple apps.

Matter, a joint effort involving device-makers Amazon, Apple and Samsung, plus Zigbee, a protocol behind many smart devices that handles wireless communications around the home. While Google is an obvious omission from that list, Matter does work with Google Home.

The big-picture goal of the standard is that any smart device input (including both voice-activated devices and phone/tablet apps) can control any smart device, regardless of their technology and without the need for apps to act as a go between. Matter aims to do this using an existing underlying technology called thread.

The demonstration came from Eve, whose “Energy” smart plugs have, until now, only been compatible with Apple. Eve’s staff showed how they can now control the plugs using an Amazon Echo speaker, despite the plugs not being “Alexa-enabled.”

They also switched the plugs on and off using a Google Nest Hub, though The Verge’s Jon Porter noted a demonstration with the Google Home app on a Google Pixel phone didn’t work. Right now, phones need to connect via a dedicated smart device to take full advantage of Matter and there appeared to be a connection problem of some kind, possibly thanks to the large number of wireless devices and networks being used at the trade show.