A better way to simulate viscous liquids is present in this paper: Variational Stokes: A Unified Pressure-Viscosity Solver for Accurate Viscous Liquids
A better way to simulate a pile of melting armadillos
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Song Pong: Syncing Pong to Music with Math
In the first issue of his newsletter, Victor Tao writes about his latest music visualizer, Song Pong: Lately I've been experimenting with music visualizers. One of my favorites is inspired… READ THE REST
Why CG fire looks terrible even in high-budget movies
If there's one thing you don't really want to deal with on a movie set, it's a real fire. But fire is extremely hard to fake—it's obvious even when you… READ THE REST
A short documentary from 1968 shows first computer animation of people
In 1964, Michael Noll, a researcher from Bell Telephone Laboratories, achieved a groundbreaking feat: creating a computer-generated ballet dance featuring stick figures gracefully moving across a virtual stage. While the… READ THE REST
Enjoy cooler, softer Kathy Ireland CoolMax sheets for the holidays
TL;DR: Grab the Kathy Ireland 6-piece CoolMax sheet set for $33.99 (reg. $119) for a limited time. Hosting guests for the holidays? If you're eyeing that guest room and thinking it could use… READ THE REST
Finally, a gadget that checks if other gadgets are eavesdropping
TL;DR: This pocket-sized detector scans for hidden cameras, bugs, and GPS signals for $39.99 — skip to checkout to take advantage of this deal now. In a world of smart devices, it's nice… READ THE REST
Give the gift of being Batman! What? Yeah, see in the dark with these
TL;DR: These night vision binoculars are like gifting a superpower — check out now to save 43%. Straight out of Gotham City (okay, maybe not literally), these night vision binoculars will make… READ THE REST