Very cool!! Using neutral networks to transfer these style of a painting to a photo.
https://youtu.be/WHmp26bh0tI
Here are some youtube videos, or articles that caught my eye - from the New York Times, Consumer Reports, Popular Science etc.
Monday, October 31, 2016
Doubts About the Promised Bounty of Genetically Modified Crops
What a terrible and dismaying conclusion about genetically modified crops - "an extensive examination by The New York Times indicates that the debate has missed a more basic problem — genetic modification in the United States and Canada has not accelerated increases in crop yields or led to an overall reduction in the use of chemical pesticides."
I'm really surprised by that result. That was how GMOs were heralded at their introduction, as a means to help saves the planet.
From The New York Times:
Doubts About the Promised Bounty of Genetically Modified Crops
Higher yields with less pesticides was the sales pitch for genetically modified seeds. But that has not proved to be the outcome in the United States.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/business/gmo-promise-falls-short.html
Doubts About the Promised Bounty of Genetically Modified Crops
Higher yields with less pesticides was the sales pitch for genetically modified seeds. But that has not proved to be the outcome in the United States.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/business/gmo-promise-falls-short.html
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Autonomous driving in action.
No driver input... And watch the car self-park at the end at 2:34. Checks the entire parking lot for space, then continues out to the street and parallel parks there.
The Musical idiot savant
And here's the savant that inspired the movie "Rain Man."
And a documentary on several geniuses - Akiane (art,) Kim Peek (memory,) Inan (chemistry,) and an unemployed number memorizer.
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Youth Is Wasted on the Young
Most likely George Bernard Shaw.
Though it could be related to Robert Louis Stevenson's "If youth only knew and age only could."
https://www.google.ca/amp/quoteinvestigator.com/2015/09/07/young/amp/ - An exhaustive blog post on the origin of the phrase.
Though it could be related to Robert Louis Stevenson's "If youth only knew and age only could."
https://www.google.ca/amp/quoteinvestigator.com/2015/09/07/young/amp/ - An exhaustive blog post on the origin of the phrase.
Youth Is Wasted on the Young
Most likely George Bernard Shaw.
Though it could be related to Robert Louis Stevenson's
"If youth only knew and age only could."
https://www.google.ca/amp/quoteinvestigator.com/2015/09/07/young/amp/ - An exhaustive blog post on the origin of the phrase.
Though it could be related to Robert Louis Stevenson's
"If youth only knew and age only could."
https://www.google.ca/amp/quoteinvestigator.com/2015/09/07/young/amp/ - An exhaustive blog post on the origin of the phrase.
Sunday, October 23, 2016
Massive data usage worldwide
Smartphone traffic will exceed PC traffic by 2020.
Consumer video-on-demand (VoD) traffic will nearly double by 2020
It would take more than 5 million years to watch the amount of video that will cross global IP networks each month in 2020.
IP traffic is growing fastest in the Middle East and Africa, followed by Asia Pacific.
Personal aerial photography
I am utterly amazed at the kind of footage people are getting from the latest drone, or quadcopter, cameras that are now coming down in price to under US $1000. They are incredibly smooth, detailed, beautiful aerial shots that were once only the domain of ridiculously expensive helicopter-mounted stabilized cameras. Here are a few recent examples:
Beautiful shots of a cruise ship, and this guy tests the maximum range of the remote control up to about 8 km.
Friday, October 21, 2016
Drone - setting a predetermined flight path that follows terrain elevation.
This is a rather tedious video but shows how to set up a flight path and maintain a constant elevation over the terrain.
https://youtu.be/4nEhjHukM3k
https://youtu.be/4nEhjHukM3k
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Robin Williams Hilarious FULL Interview on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show ...
Wow, Robin at his peak. You can tell just how intelligent and quick he is.
https://youtu.be/iqdSagycCWc
https://youtu.be/iqdSagycCWc
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Saturday, October 15, 2016
TED Talks - FACEBOOK And GOOGLE customize what search results you see.
Point: automated filtering of results by websites can severely limit your view of the world.
https://youtu.be/p6vM4dhI9I8
https://youtu.be/p6vM4dhI9I8
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Monday, October 10, 2016
F-15 lands with one wing
Wow! Footage of actually managing to land a plane with one wing missing.
https://youtu.be/M359poNjvVA
https://youtu.be/M359poNjvVA
Drone App - Follow / Tracking
I thought this would interest you. These little drone remote control helicopters are becoming very popular despite the $1000-and-up price tag. This video illustrates how clever they are becoming. With a single click, the helicopter can visually identify you, determine its position relative to you, and follow you. This video is a little tedious but shows you some glitches when it loses "capture" of the target. The helicopter has sensors to avoid obstacles along the way.
https://youtu.be/FDkWAVs791U
https://youtu.be/FDkWAVs791U
Here is a smoother video showing the end result of a tracking video.
When the controller loses communication with the helicopter, it returns to its starting point. It even avoids obstacles as it flies autonomously to its starting point, as this videos demonstrates.
Amazing technology.