Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Dynamic Lighting for 2D Pictures
Adding lighting depending on the object in the image, quite impressive!
Wednesday, 13 May 2020
Realistic Fake Word Generator
thisworddoesnotexist.com creates realistic-looking fake word with a corresponding definition. Playing around with it, it subjectively seems quite good.
Sunday, 22 March 2020
Stock Jump
Riding the slopes of the recession, this game allows a virtual skier to go down slopes in the shape of stock returns.
Sunday, 2 February 2020
Faking Google Traffic
An artist drags his cart around town to create fake Google Maps traffic for art: article.
Saturday, 25 May 2019
Saturday, 19 May 2018
Approximating Pi Using Matches
This video illustrates a beautifully simple method to approximate Pi using Monte Carlo approximations and throwing sticks on lines.
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
"A two-year-old's solution to the trolley problem"
I enjoyed this video about an alternative solution to the classic trolley problem.
Tuesday, 2 August 2016
Accidental Twitter Bot
This Twitter bot scans Twitter and posts tweets that happen to match 5/7/5 syllable structure. It is mildly amusing.
Saturday, 14 November 2015
Amazon Bots Fighting Over Price
I enjoyed this story about Amazon seller bots trying to outdo themselves leading to some funny results, namely a 20$ book priced at 2.4 million. Story found here.
Tuesday, 25 March 2014
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