This awesome Blade Runner-themed LEGO set comes from the mind of LEGO builder extraordinaire Legohaulic, who got commissioned to create this blocked re-creation of the movie.
[Source: Legohaulic | Via Flavorwire]
Experts previously thought only a select group of mammals has the ability to modify vocal sounds according to their surroundings, and that other species’ “voices” were determined solely by genetics. Whales and bats pick up accents as well.
The researchers recorded the bleats of four groups of pygmy goats at one week old, when kids, as young goats are known, from the same litter remain with one another, and again at five weeks old, when they form social groups with other goats of the same age.
So if they spend enough time in England, all the other goats can roll their eyes when they come back with that fake-Madonna-accent. Nice.
via NY Daily News
A SKYRIM parody created by Kristen Nedopak. An Ode to my favorite game and to Lydia, the companion I love to hate.
Recent programs which handle these types of problems generally score below 100. Claes Strannegård, researcher at the Gothenburg Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science, recently achieved a breakthrough by deciding to design a smarter program, one which was designed with a model of certain traits of human psychology as well as pattern recognition algorithms. “We’re trying to make programs that can discover the same types of patterns that humans see.” he says.
They’re getting smarter. Just your daily dose of “be ready”. Good article!
via Gizmag
This awesome Ghostbusters-themed birthday cake was made by Flickr user Poppet with a camera for the birthday of a friend. Om nom nom nom.
[Source: poppet with a camera | Via OW]
