The 2,500-watt LaserSharp Denim HD Abrasion System adds precision wear-marks to fresh denim jeans to make them look sort-of worn-ish, making it the latest successor to acid-washing in the long battle to figure out how to make jeans look cool and authentically patina-ed without having to wear them every day for six months without washing them. (via Interconnected)
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Oct 4, 2017
Laser "distresses" a pair of jeans
Fantastic video: Movie and TV clips quick-cut into a rollicking Covid-19 recap
Excellent editing chops by Austin-based video post-production house Cut to Black.
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Using Stylegan to age everyone in 1985's hit video "Cry"
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Donald Knuth's Christmas pi surprise
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Take a virtual visit to Napa - with very real sips of wine
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These toys and games can keep the kids busy while you’re all trapped inside
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Building 15 fun projects and games is truly Python training, the fun way
Python is everywhere. Just look under the hood of virtually every major tech player of the 21st century and you’re likely to find a whole lot of Python-based coding language staring back at you. Case in point: Netflix. You may not know it, but from its security protocols to its much-hyped recommendations, it turns out […]
