Check out this statue of Jakub Wejher, founder of the city of Wejherowo, Poland (1643,) covered in snow. Yes, that statue is inadvertently cosplaying as Darth Vader.
[Source: wejherowo on Instagram | Via NA]
Check out this statue of Jakub Wejher, founder of the city of Wejherowo, Poland (1643,) covered in snow. Yes, that statue is inadvertently cosplaying as Darth Vader.
[Source: wejherowo on Instagram | Via NA]
Watch as 17-year-old Angelo Casimiro builds a full-size BB-8 droid that actually works just like in the movie for just $120 using common household materials and an Arduino Uno microcontroller board! It might cost you a little if you buy everything you need without reusing materials you have at home, but considering how cool this project is, this is well worth the price!
Here is what you’ll need if you want to build one yourself:
Robotics & Electronics:
– Arduino Uno
– Pololu Dual VNH5019 Motor Shield
– 2x Pololu (19:1) 37D Metal Gearbox
– HC05 Bluetooth Module
– 4 Cell Lithium Battery Pack (2x)
– Switch, DC Jack, Wires, Solder
BB8’s Body:
– Inflatable Beach Ball (Diameter: 50cm)
– Old Newspaper
– Plain Canvas Cloth
– 2 Bottles of PVA Glue (a.k.a Elmer’s Glue)
– 1 Bottle of Woodglue
– White, Grey and Orange (Tangerine) Spray Paint
– Roll-on Deodorants
BB8’s Head:
– Styrofoam Ball (Diameter: 300mm/ 12 inches)
– Christmas Ball (Size of BB8’s Eye)
– WiFi Antenna (Prop Only)
– Cloths Hanger
– Roll-on Deodorants
– White, Grey and Orange (Tangerine) Spray Paint
MISC:
– Superglue
– Neodymium Magnets
[TechBuilder on Instructables | Via NA]
Rapper B.o.B. recently admitted he thinks our planet is flat. Here is Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s response to this absurdity.
“Listen, B.o.B, once and for all. The Earth looks flat because: 1) You’re not far enough away at your size, and 2) Your size isn’t large enough relative to Earth to notice any curvature at all.” — Neil deGrasse Tyson
B.o.B, whom you might know from his hits “Airplanes,” “Nothin’ On You” and “Strange Clouds,” kicked things off Monday when he started tweeting about how he believes the Earth is flat. He also tweeted about why he believes NASA is hiding the truth about the edge of the world.
SPOILER ALERT.
Seriously, I shouldn’t have to write this anymore, but I’ll still do it until the end of the month just in case.
After teaching us a basic Shepard’s Pie recipe, the adorable Linzey Rae is back, and this time, she prepares a delicious birthday cake! Check it out!
A Google computer has handily beaten a leading champion at the board game Go. It’s arguably a far more impressive AI achievement than computers prevailing at chess.
The game of Go appears on the surface to be simple, involving placing black or white pieces on a grid in an attempt to capture opposing pieces by surrounding them. The problem is that at any one moment, the number of legal moves available will usually far outnumber those in any given chess position.
This means assessing numerous options (and in turn the most likely exchange) of moves that will follow, something that is arguably more suited to the multitasking human brain than a computer processor that works in series rather than parallel. It’s also a particular challenge just to assess whether a player is in a strong position thanks to the ease with which pieces can go from being offensive weapons to being captured.
Google notes that the number of possible layouts of stones is more than the number of atoms in the universe and “more than a googol times larger than chess.”
It’s developed a system called Alpha Go, which tries to improve on standard artificial intelligence in a couple of ways. Firstly, it uses a neural network that simulates the way the brain can use connections between neurons to effectively create a “tree” of possible combinations of moves and outcomes and identify the best move to make next.
Secondly, it learns from games and develops strategies: in effect, shortcuts and “rules of thumb” that allow it to better target the range of possible moves to consider.
Eventually Google put the system to the test against some rival AI systems, which proved successful when it won 499 out of 500 games. Google then challenged European champion human player Fan Hui, with Alpha Go sweeping a five game series. According to Google, that’s the first time a computer has beaten a professional-level human player.
Don’t forget, geeks, do it once a month after getting out of the bath or shower.
Gotta love Deadpool.
If you guys are anything like me, you cannot wait to sink your sabertooth fangs into Far Cry: Primal. The newest chapter of this amazing series now sees us chasing woolly mammoths and training tigers to fight alongside us.
For those of you as pumped up as I am about Primal, here are some of the best details from the first hour of gameplay, via PlaystationAccess.
Tags: far cry, far cry primal, gameplay, Games
Hey, get off your hoverboard self-balancing board. First thing, those are not hoverboards. They have wheels. Second thing, NO ONE looks cool on one… except for this guy. Third thing, well, they burst into flames. And in the worst case scenario, you end up looking like one of these people.
And what self respecting human wants that?
Tags: fails, funny, hoverboard, jackasses