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Ron Obvious
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May 24, 2019
AI brings old paintings to life. This is amazing...
Machine learning researchers have produced a system that can recreate lifelike motion from just a single frame of a persons face, opening up the possibility of animating not just photos but also paintings. Its not perfect, but when it works, it is like much AI work these days eerie and fascinating.
https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/22/mona-lisa-frown-machine-learning-brings-old-paintings-and-photos-to-life/
May 3, 2019
I Dare You To Tell Me The Economy Is "Booming" After Reading This List Of 19 Facts...
I was forwarded this article, but I don't recognise or know anything about this blog so I don't know how credible it is. It's true that I find it difficult to square stories about the economic boom times we're supposedly living in with the reality of the world around me.
The following are 19 facts about our current economic performance that should deeply disturb all of us
#1 In April, U.S. auto sales were down 6.1 percent. That was the worst decline in 8 years.
#2 The number of mortgage applications has fallen for four weeks in a row.
#3 We just witnessed the largest crash in luxury home sales in about 9 years.
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/i-dare-you-to-tell-me-the-economy-is-booming-after-reading-this-list-of-19-facts-about-our-current-economic-performance
May 3, 2019
Game of Thrones S08E03: An Unbridled Rage (Video - NSFW)
Yeah, I have to agree with a lot of what this guy is ranting about.
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Name: RonGender: Male
Home country: Middle Earth
Current location: Seattle
Member since: Tue Dec 13, 2011, 11:37 PM
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