Wow, crazy bike jump stunts

https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=R9gorwUzMz0

Beach Break Lodge

Recommended by Kluftinger. Half the price of Wickaninnish and includes a hot tub. 

http://www.beachbreaklodge.com/
Currently $225 a night.
Map:

Beach Break Lodge
1337 Chesterman Beach Rd, Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0
(250) 725-3883

sweet condiment made from Moscato grapes

An incredible sweet condiment made from Moscato grapes. Stephan recommended.

https://www.foodscovery.it/elisir-di-uva-di-zibibbo-vasetto-140-g_1464.html

Strange ice

Rare ice phenomenon with angled pieces of ice stacking on to of each other.

https://youtu.be/HqTEac8XFQo

Unusual circle of ice:

https://youtu.be/AVCTbVlW7jU

A store with no price tags that is surely losing money

I went into the Amazon bricks-and-mortar store in Seattle recently, finding the experience raised more questions than it answered. Here's an insightful article:
http://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/7-reasons-amazons-bricks-and-mortar-store-isnt-really-a-bookstore.html

"It may be selling books, but that is not its true purpose..."
The books all face outwards..."the store has about 6,000 titles whereas an average Barnes & Noble might stock more than three times that many."
No price tags - "The way to find out the price of a book...scan the book with your smartphone using the Amazon shopping app...this is clearly one major purpose of the store-"-to make sure all shoppers have an up-to-date version of the app."
"- Amazon received a patent for a system that would actually identify a customer (possibly by facial recognition) and charge that customer for an item at the moment he or she carries it out of the store--eliminating the need for checkout altogether.
"-This store is well-maintained, neat, has lots of staff, and is sitting in some very expensive real estate. Which means you can be sure the Seattle Amazon Books is operating at a loss.

"Be a part of the Verbier Festival Orchestra"

This is a summer orchestra in Switzerland where musicians are fully supported, and where the backdrop of the camp looks like the opening scenes of the Sound of Music.

Very funny photo (mis)alterations

James Fridman (@fjamie013) • Instagram photos and videos

https://www.instagram.com/fjamie013/?hl=en

Cool tech

The Blackbird - a car that can become any car through CGI.

Big arm - haptic control from your arm to a huge robotic strong arm.

Road printer - insert bricks and it arranges and lays them down on the road.

Tunnel-boring arm can be steered and manipulated into the rock face.

Introducing PhotoScan by Google Photos

Because a snapshot of an old photo from your phone has reflections of the flash, this software combined several snapshots of the old photo into one image.

https://youtu.be/MEyDt0DNjWU

Timelapse: Building the world's biggest ship

I'm watching a show about building the world's biggest ship.

https://youtu.be/vxeREd3s_UE

The steel as described by the naval architect, is the same thickness as a beer can if you scale it down. It's designed to flex as waves pass under it. 

The steel, in places 100mm thick, is described here:

http://www.worldsteel.org/media-centre/Steel-news/Triple-E-Container-Ships.html

It has since been surpassed by a yet bigger ship, though these ships are approaching an absolute maximum - "About 22,500 seems to be the size that people believe is the ultimate. Lack of port access becomes a problem after that stage."

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30696685

Haptic Controller for Backhoe

I don't know why this has taken so long to develop. It's seems so intuitive to me. No need to relearn all the joysticks on a different machine.

https://youtu.be/_R0W0ATEuCM

The concept is explained a little more here.

https://youtu.be/oQ5HzV4doXY

And the engineering that began it all is explained here

https://smartech.gatech.edu/bitstream/handle/1853/4980/frankel_joseph_g_200405_mast.pdf

Coordinated control paradigm for hydraulic excavator with haptic device. 2019

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333519891_Coordinated_control_paradigm_for_hydraulic_excavator_with_haptic_device

https://re.public.polimi.it/bitstream/11311/1188884/3/Configuring_a_VR_simulator_for_the_evaluation_of_advanced_Human_Machine_Interfaces_for_hydraulic_excavators.pdf

Interactive Dynamic Video

Making objects come to life so you can manipulate them with your mouse.  All based on just a few seconds of video.

https://youtu.be/4f09VdXex3A

World's largest container port.

I was watching a show about the world's largest ship, and they mentioned this port. It's built 30km offshore from Shanghai in order to accommodate the deeper draft of these massive vessels. Have a look at this link with the satellite view. Massive!

https://goo.gl/maps/7NTdk46sEpQ2

Here's a video describing the massive construction project
https://youtu.be/GvK7utRInww

World's largest container port.

I was watching a show about the world's largest ship, and they mentioned this port. It's built 30km offshore from Shanghai in order to accommodate the deeper draft of these massive vessels. Have a look at this link with the satellite view. Massive! I count 65 of those massive gantry cranes.

https://goo.gl/maps/7NTdk46sEpQ2

Here's a documentary about the massive construction project to make it:
https://youtu.be/GvK7utRInww

What Does A.I. Have To Do With This Selfie?

Very cool!! Using neutral networks to transfer these style of a painting to a photo.

https://youtu.be/WHmp26bh0tI