...with a futuristic twist. Quick, Draw is a fun experiment that shows off Google’s machine learning capabilities (particularly in handwriting/drawing recognition) that can be applied to services like translation. It’s rudimentary and quick, but it’s pretty fun. I warn you though, some of the examples Google…
Spoilers for the latest Game of Thrones episode and potentially the upcoming season after the jump.
One of the external tanks for the Space Shuttles has just arrived at the Port of Los Angeles today after traveling 4,000 nautical miles over the course of several weeks. ET-94, as it’s called, is the “last surviving flight-qualified” fuel tank for the retired spacecrafts.
The world-famous Getty Museum in Los Angeles hosted a talk today with Game of Thrones costume designer Michele Clapton to discuss the influences medieval art has on her costumes and to share some secrets behind her clothes (such as the Night’s Watch fur capes being made of IKEA rugs).
Good news everyone! According to Birth. Movies. Death. (It’s still so awkward to spell that name out in full...) Bryan Fuller’s new Star Trek serial might be set in the prime universe instead of the alternate reality featured in the current movie series.
I think Tesla is being intentionally subversive with the front end design. There are better ways to design a car without a prominent front grille, but the Model 3 actually has a very visible design element around the bumper that denotes where the grille should be. I think Tesla actively wants everyone who glances at a…
Mountain lion P-22 is one of LA’s newest celebrities. Made famous by the iconic photo above, he became an animal ambassador for the wild mountain lion population in living in the Greater Los Angeles area. But now, he is wanted for the murder of a koala.
I watched Gods of Egypt AKA this year’s Jupiter Ascending last night. Yes, yes. I’m part of the problem, but as an egyptology enthusiast, I couldn’t resist. So I’m ready to answer any questions you might have about the movie. There will be spoilers after the jump, but it’s got such a simple plot that I don’t know if…
Good news! Not just one, but three subspecies of the island fox are in consideration for being removed from the endangered species list by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service because the conservation efforts were successful! What are island foxes, you say? Island foxes are small carnivores endemic to the Channel…
Microsoft wants you to respect Cortana as if she were a real person. Out of the three major virtual assistants — Microsoft Cortana, Google Now, and Apple Siri — Cortana is arguably has the most personality. Not only does she frequently talk back with recorded responses (not just from a speech engine like most…
Well, I can’t help you with that at all, but maybe I can help you kill time until the inevitable but painfully far-off announcement because Adult Swim has just released Pocket Mortys for Android and iOS. It’s a surprisingly faithful urm... “homage” to Pocket Monsters AKA Pokémon.
Yes, I’m sure you’re exhausted by the ceaseless stream of Star Wars news, but this post isn’t about the new movie! Watch Kevin Conroy, John DiMaggio, Billy West, Jess Harnell, Tara Strong, Maurice LaMarche, and Rob Paulsen take turns reading the most famous scenes from the first Star Wars movie at the 2012 Emerald…
Hollywood works in funny ways. Apparently, both Hemsworth brothers tried out for Thor, and Chris botched his first audition, taking him out of the final running for the titular role until Joss Whedon—who had worked with the elder brother on Cabin in the Woods—made a call to Kenneth Branagh and asked him to give Chris…
So Nat Geo recently linked an old video of a hidden acorn cache inside an antenna created by what is likely a woodpecker. Apparently it’s going viral again despite the viewership spiking in 2014. Watch the video and despair at one of nature’s biggest hoarders.
According an Ars Technica article, Google had built a prototype wearable that would activate Google’s voice search with a tap (think Ok Google prompt in a button form). It wasn’t a stand-alone device as it needed to be paired with a smartphone, and its capabilities were limited to whatever Google voice search was…
There’s a writeup on The Guardian today regarding the hardships Peter Jackson faced while adapting J. R. R. Tolkien’s beloved novel into three major blockbusters after the original director, Guillermo del Toro, exited the project after long delays caused by litigation.
Have you seen a rocket launch or missile test? Social media sites are abuzz with sightings of a bright light over US Southwest, from LA to Arizona.
It was never going to be easy for Quantum of Solace. Not only was it following the footsteps of the critically well-received Casino Royale, it was a direct sequel to that movie, meaning that it had to resolve whatever arc that was introduced 3 years before. Had it succeeded in doing so? Well...
Let’s talk Bond. The current Bond. Daniel Craig became James Bond in 2005 when he was announced to lead a reboot of the long running 007 franchise. He faced a huge number of detractors who campaigned against his casting until Casino Royale started playing at theaters, which was met with a near-universal praise.…
Pink, apparently.
