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Postby Dominioan » Tue Oct 20, 2020 9:51 pm

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Postby San Lumen » Tue Oct 20, 2020 9:56 pm

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... t-row.html

Jean-Claude Van Damme saves chihuahua puppy from being put down after it was caught up in bizarre fake passport row
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Postby Thepeopl » Tue Oct 20, 2020 10:43 pm

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion- ... -taiwanese

Yay! Gender equality for all.
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Postby Kwantlen Kanata » Tue Oct 20, 2020 10:45 pm

Kowani wrote:
San Lumen wrote:https://futurism.com/the-byte/middle-schooler-build-tiny-working-fusion-reactor

A middle schooler built a tiny working fusion reactor.

a libertarian in the making


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Postby San Lumen » Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:06 am

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/dog-gro ... o-spa-day/

Dog Groomers Treat Plush Toy to ‘Relaxing Spa Day’ Before Reuniting it With Little Boy
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Postby The Blaatschapen » Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:16 am

https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... dshire-aoe
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Postby San Lumen » Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:52 am

https://www.wsmv.com/news/nashville-zoo ... eWezQgurYs

The Nashville zoo has welcomed a new giraffe.
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Postby San Lumen » Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:33 am

https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/environm ... ct-3007568

A rare white deer was captured on camera in the UK outside Sheffield.
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Postby Animu Place » Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:36 am

one time i saw a double rainbow!
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Postby San Lumen » Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:23 pm

https://people.com/pets/dickerson-park- ... UAUh_88A-M

The Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield, Missouri, welcomed three cheetah cubs on Thursday, Oct. 1, the zoo proudly announced on Wednesday. The cubs are absolutely adorable
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Postby Ellbonnia » Thu Oct 22, 2020 2:32 pm

San Lumen wrote:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8856011/Hes-Damme-kind-Jean-Claude-Van-Damme-saves-chihuahua-euthanasia-fake-passport-row.html

Jean-Claude Van Damme saves chihuahua puppy from being put down after it was caught up in bizarre fake passport row


Somehow that sounds like something that can only happen to someone like Jean-Claude...

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Postby Neanderthaland » Thu Oct 22, 2020 4:14 pm

https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/

Click refresh a few times. These are not real people. They are computer creations.
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Postby San Lumen » Thu Oct 22, 2020 4:41 pm

Neanderthaland wrote:https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/

Click refresh a few times. These are not real people. They are computer creations.

That's creepy. What's the point of that?
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Postby Valrifell » Thu Oct 22, 2020 4:49 pm

San Lumen wrote:
Neanderthaland wrote:https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/

Click refresh a few times. These are not real people. They are computer creations.

That's creepy. What's the point of that?


Testing the abilities of a neural network
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Postby Neanderthaland » Thu Oct 22, 2020 5:30 pm

San Lumen wrote:
Neanderthaland wrote:https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/

Click refresh a few times. These are not real people. They are computer creations.

That's creepy. What's the point of that?

Entertainment mostly. Also, notice how the algorithm is great at faces, but can't do backgrounds convincingly at all.
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Postby Ethel mermania » Thu Oct 22, 2020 5:34 pm

Neanderthaland wrote:
San Lumen wrote:That's creepy. What's the point of that?

Entertainment mostly. Also, notice how the algorithm is great at faces, but can't do backgrounds convincingly at all.


I think that is intentional, they are imitating a close in portrait
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Postby Valrifell » Thu Oct 22, 2020 5:36 pm

Neanderthaland wrote:
San Lumen wrote:That's creepy. What's the point of that?

Entertainment mostly. Also, notice how the algorithm is great at faces, but can't do backgrounds convincingly at all.


Also, the AI samples a bunch of public photos afaik, and it really screws up if an image with more than one face ends up in its sample.

You don't want to see it.
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Postby Valrifell » Thu Oct 22, 2020 5:48 pm

Roger Penrose won the Nobel prize in physics earlier this month. A bit of a bitter note since Hawking would have likely shared it with him.
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Postby Weastern Nontopia » Thu Oct 22, 2020 5:51 pm

I have been really enjoying taking care of indoor houseplants (easy going tropical like pothos and monstera) plus just finished building a third raised bed to do some vegetable gardening in the future. It feels so good to get my hands in soil and be around some pretty plants! Any other plant lovers out there?
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Postby Reploid Productions » Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:17 pm

For some daily dose of cute, baby toucan's first full day in his new home. The noises he makes are absolutely precious!
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Postby San Lumen » Thu Oct 22, 2020 9:14 pm

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/add ... =algorithm

The Addams family will be getting a live action tv series reboot produced by the same people who made Smallville!!!

Tim Burton will be director.
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Postby Albrenia » Thu Oct 22, 2020 9:17 pm

San Lumen wrote:https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/addams-family-tv-series-tim-burton-smallville/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab&utm_content=algorithm

The Addams family will be getting a live action tv series reboot produced by the same people who made Smallville!!!

Tim Burton will be director.


Tim Burton seems like exactly the guy to ask for that.
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Postby San Lumen » Thu Oct 22, 2020 9:18 pm

Albrenia wrote:
San Lumen wrote:https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/addams-family-tv-series-tim-burton-smallville/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab&utm_content=algorithm

The Addams family will be getting a live action tv series reboot produced by the same people who made Smallville!!!

Tim Burton will be director.


Tim Burton seems like exactly the guy to ask for that.

He sure does.

I was elated when I heard the news. I’m a huge fan of The Addams Family.
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Postby Valrifell » Fri Oct 23, 2020 6:23 am

One of my friends recently got an academic paper published with their name on it!
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Postby The Blaatschapen » Fri Oct 23, 2020 6:26 am

Valrifell wrote:One of my friends recently got an academic paper published with their name on it!


You are friends with Arch? :o
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