By extracting the animations from the files of New Super Mario Bros. Wii, we can see how the Koopalings look when they are hiding inside their shells. While Lemmy, Morton, Wendy and Larry merely pull their head and limbs in, Ludwig, Iggy and Roy deform themselves severely.
I‘m not opposed to billionaires using rockets to visit space. It’s them coming back that irks me.
ever wondered what would happen if you mix Steam with Powered? well I did and you're about to find out
everything sucks but Dalek Invasion Earth 2150 AD is on Film 4 at 4:50pm tonight so it evens out
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There's a petition to broaden Australia's asylum criteria to include trans and queer folks in the US who are at risk of capricious, retaliatory and discriminatory behaviour from the US government.
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TIL Alan Turing was known for being eccentric. Each June he would wear a gas mask while cycling to work to block pollen. While cycling, his bike chain often slipped, but instead of fixing it, he would count the pedal turns it took before each slip and stop just in time to adjust the chain by hand
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing#Cryptanalysis
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k1ch4d/til_alan_turing_was_known_for_being_eccentric/
Also, I watched the Minecraft movie today.
It's actually not that bad. It's...cringe, but entertaining? I'm definitely not in the age group for it but it was pretty fun.
My workplace held an AI-generated image contest and I submitted an illustration I drew. Nobody noticed it wasn't AI and I ended up winning.
For the record, I'm not completely against AI - I think it has massive potential in scientific research. We've already been using it here for protein structure and genomic analysis and it's been a powerful tool.
However as an artist, I also feel that it's important to remember that technology should be regarded as a tool to extend our own creativity and capabilities, not replace them.
Left: Canada election chances.
Right: Australian election chances.
I’d like to think the US administration for spreading liberal democracy around the world.