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‘Fear and Loathing…’ seen through Google’s Deep Dream will haunt your nightmares

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by on July 7, 2015 at 8:36 am
Posted In: AI, Around the Web, Deep Dream, Fear and Loathing, Google, Shareables

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Google’s Deep Dream neural network does crazy things with images that are pushed through it. Now, imagine what it could do with the nightmarish drug trips from ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’ Imagine no more! The video above shows you what it can produce in horrifying detail. Deep Dream feeds images through its artificial neurons, enhancing features as it goes. That leads to highly distorted and morphed visions. They’re particularly trippy when you throw Hunter S Thompson drug carnage into the mix. The Deep Dream code is publicly available and Roelof Pieters aka Graphific on GitHub has provided instructions on how to apply it to video.…

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When does design become ‘too advanced’?

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by on July 7, 2015 at 8:10 am
Posted In: Around the Web, design, Design & Dev, Future

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Designers are racing against each other to design something new, something better, something groundbreaking. This is the soul of innovation and one of the driving forces behind capitalism. But, with moderation in all things, at what point does “new” and “advanced” become “frustrating” and “annoying”? Source: “Boston Future.” Infrogmation of New Orleans. Creative Commons. Contrary to popular belief, the most advanced products are not always the best. As described in the free e-book Web UI Best Practices, there are more factors involved: learnability, practicality, and the user’s desire to stick with what they know. History is full of advanced failures…

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GIFs of Wikipedia turns the encyclopaedia into an endless stream of entertainment

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by on July 7, 2015 at 7:41 am
Posted In: Around the Web, gifs, Shareables, Wikipedia

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Ah Wikipedia, home of never ending edit wars, disambiguation pages and click spirals that take you far from the thing you originally landed there to research. If you, like me, you want more Wiki madness in your life, you need GIFs of Wikipedia. pic.twitter.com/CI1sOcO9Nf — GIFs of Wikipedia (@GIFsofWikipedia) July 6, 2015 The Twitter account does exactly what it promises: “Sporadically tweeting animated GIFs from Wikipedia.” What’s most compelling is that it doesn’t link to the articles it pulls the images from. Sometimes it’s easy to tell what a GIF illustrates. At others, it’s entirely baffling… pic.twitter.com/LyZA7tnX9K — GIFs of Wikipedia (@GIFsofWikipedia) July…

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Apple stores are now selling a thermostat you can control with Siri

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by on July 7, 2015 at 7:35 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Ecobee, Gadgets, HomeKit, Thermostat

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Ecobee’s new HomeKit-enabled thermostat, announced last month, will be available in Apple’s physical stores across North America from today for $250, reports The Verge. The Ecobee3 smart thermostat is similar to Nest’s flagship offering and lets you adjust the heating and cooling in your home using Siri. It also includes a remote sensor that can read a room’s temperature and tell you if it’s occupied. Apple’s platform for smart appliances allow them to be grouped and controlled together. This could be a good buy if you’re big on Apple and plan to outfit your house with HomeKit-connected products as they…

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