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  • Andrew Yi
    5:18 am Mon, Sep 5, 2022
    3D Pen repair video has perfect time-lapse sound effects

    This 3D Pen repair time-lapse video uses sped up sound effects to achieve the perfect emphasis for the amount of work put in.

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  • Andrew Yi
    12:06 am Sat, Sep 3, 2022
    El Gato: "Dolls get thirsty, right?!?"

    Watching this cat anthropomorphize a doll, makes me feel a Dave Skylark "We have different faces. But inside, we are same-same. Same-same, but different. But still same." affinity.

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  • Andrew Yi
    6:45 am Thu, Sep 1, 2022
    You should eat some Dick's

    Dick's Drive-In is one of those Emerald City landmarks that quietly stands quietly in the B-Boy pose at the back of the room, adding that Seattle flavor to the scene… Read the rest of the article: You should eat some Dick's

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  • Andrew Yi
    4:37 am Thu, Sep 1, 2022
    France uses Capgemini/Google AI to identify undeclared swimming pools, netting nearly $14 million from undeclared taxes

    In collaboration with Capgemini and Google, the Direction Générale des Finances Publiques comissioned an AI in 2021, to scan aerial photographs for swimming pools and cross reference the findings against… Read the rest of the article: France uses Capgemini/Google AI to identify undeclared swimming pools, netting nearly $14 million from undeclared taxes

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  • Andrew Yi
    1:42 pm Wed, Aug 31, 2022
    Jason Allen takes 1st place in "Digital Category" at Colorado State Fair with AI-Generated content

    Jason Allen aka Sincarnate on Discord, used Midjourney to /imagine a series of images that were entered into the Digital Category of the Colorado State Fair, with the disclaimer that… Read the rest of the article: Jason Allen takes 1st place in "Digital Category" at Colorado State Fair with AI-Generated content

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  • Andrew Yi
    1:38 pm Wed, Aug 31, 2022
    Watch: Hawai'i wins 2022 Little League World Series via "mercy rule"

    Outscoring opponents 60-5 over the course of a six game winning streak, Hawai'i (West Region) dominated the competition to win it's fourth Little League Baseball World Series title. The final… Read the rest of the article: Watch: Hawai'i wins 2022 Little League World Series via "mercy rule"

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  • Andrew Yi
    6:06 am Wed, Aug 31, 2022
    Faber-Castell 1.8mm mechanical Exam Pencil

    As one of those who writes exclusively in draftsman style block letters, I've long been on the look out for the boldest mechanical pencil, to make my chicken scratch look… Read the rest of the article: Faber-Castell 1.8mm mechanical Exam Pencil

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  • Andrew Yi
    5:36 am Wed, Aug 31, 2022
    Ozzy Osbourne disembarks America's US gun violence crazy train—and slips past its taxman

    After 20 plus years, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne are permanently moving back to their Buckinghamshire, UK residence, citing the rising trend of United States gun violence, taxes and a want… Read the rest of the article: Ozzy Osbourne disembarks America's US gun violence crazy train—and slips past its taxman

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  • Andrew Yi
    6:03 pm Tue, Aug 30, 2022
    Watch hedgehog smile like a Ferengi getting an ear massage

    Watching this cute hedgehog beaming from an ear massage pulls up grainy memories from vintage Star Trek episodes, of watching Ferengi getting Oo-mox performed. Oo-mox was the act of massaging a Ferengi's ears (or "lobes"); there… Read the rest of the article: Watch hedgehog smile like a Ferengi getting an ear massage

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  • Andrew Yi
    6:11 am Tue, Aug 30, 2022
    Genesis story of the KONG dog chew toy

    Prior to founding the KONG Company, Joe Markham owned a Volkswagen repair shop in a rough part of downtown Denver, Colorado which had experienced to a string of burglaries in… Read the rest of the article: Genesis story of the KONG dog chew toy

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  • Andrew Yi
    4:59 am Tue, Aug 30, 2022
    Superheated turbocharger glows red-hot

    Modern turbochargers make for excellent hobbyist jet engine fun, but I've never really seen a turbo setup taken to the fun limit quite like this. Watching BobbyMcBoost's whole assembly glowing… Read the rest of the article: Superheated turbocharger glows red-hot

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  • Andrew Yi
    5:30 am Mon, Aug 29, 2022
    Man in carboard giraffe head "sings" Let's Get It On

    Looking like one of those "Child Stars All Grown Up: Where Are They Now?!?" clickbait articles, Sophie the Giraffe ended up getting classically trained at the conservatory, and shows off… Read the rest of the article: Man in carboard giraffe head "sings" Let's Get It On

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  • Andrew Yi
    4:56 am Mon, Aug 29, 2022
    Julian Smith stars in surreal dispute over pronunciation of "Milk"

    Ever think about a dream that 100% made sense while in it, but afterwards it totally didn't make sense? Yeah, this is kind of like that.

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  • Andrew Yi
    4:31 am Sun, Aug 28, 2022
    Oscar Mayer "Cold Dog" hot dog-flavored frozen pop Photo: Eli Christman (CC BY 2.0)

    Curiously, the idea of a cold hot dog flavored "frozen pop", intrigues and revolts me at the same time.

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  • Andrew Yi
    6:48 am Sat, Aug 27, 2022
    Auto racing and the Unfair Advantage

    To be fair, Sophocles wasn't exposed to the modern nuance of the "unfair advantage", so it's understandable that antiquity's uninitiated would prefer failure over the "success by any means necessary"… Read the rest of the article: Auto racing and the Unfair Advantage

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  • Andrew Yi
    6:38 am Sat, Aug 27, 2022
    Rainbow-colored scarf cloud seen in China

    Named after a brimless felt cap worn in antiquity, pileus (scarf) clouds primarily occur above cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds. The video below has this excellent description that explains much: Check… Read the rest of the article: Rainbow-colored scarf cloud seen in China

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  • Andrew Yi
    5:16 am Sat, Aug 27, 2022
    Meet the Rome Plow, the U.S. Army's jungle bulldozer

    Had it been adorned with a mounted gun, the Rome Plow, named for the city in Goergia where it was manufactured, could have been categorized a "Shitty Technical". The United… Read the rest of the article: Meet the Rome Plow, the U.S. Army's jungle bulldozer

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  • Andrew Yi
    6:43 am Fri, Aug 26, 2022
    Nike's "Pillow Talk" commercial is a surreal classic

    Located somewhere between waking and sleep, saturated in Morpheus' dream fog, interesting conversations like this can happen.

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  • Andrew Yi
    5:48 am Fri, Aug 26, 2022
    Peter Hurley's tips for portrait posing 2015-10-4 Peter Hurley-10

    Great photographers know how to coach subjects to help them present their best, and then there's legendary photogs like Peter Hurley, who have that magic touch and smoothness that sets… Read the rest of the article: Peter Hurley's tips for portrait posing

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  • Andrew Yi
    5:35 am Fri, Aug 26, 2022
    Funny show-and-tell skit about a kid's suspiciously vibrating "rocket ship"

    Gerry Dee apologizes for the following show and tell skit of Mr. D.

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