You don’t have to destroy your wallet to get the brand new Samsung Galaxy S9 or S9 Plus. Verizon has begun offering a massive 50% trade-in discount for the new smartphones from Samsung and other flagship Android phones. The standard price of the Galaxy S9 […]
Day: April 12, 2018
AI stuntpeople could lead to more realistic video games
At its heart, DeepMimic revolves around reinforcement training. The closer it gets to the reference material, the more positive reinforcement it receives. It’s a bit more complex than that, mind you. By randomizing the initial body state in a training situation, the training system teaches […]
Mark Zuckerberg’s Congress Testimony Day Two: Republicans and Democrats Diverge
It was about three hours into Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony to the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday, when all of the attention quickly shifted from Zuckerberg’s glistening brow to the exhibit looming over Missouri Republican Billy Long’s head. “Who are they?” Long […]
Apple starting to alert users that it will end 32-bit app support on the Mac
Tomorrow at midnight PT, Apple will begin issuing an alert box when you open a 32-bit app in MacOS 10.13.4. It’s a one-time (per app) alert, designed to help MacOS make the full transition to 64-bit. At some unspecified time in the future, the operating […]
Pensioni anticipate e adv, novità Galasso: chi vive di più, lavori di più
Le ultimissime novità sulle #Pensioni anticipate e sull'aspettativa di vita all'11 aprile 2018 derivano da un articolo scritto su Il Sole 24 Ore per mano del docente dell'università Bocconi di Milano, Vincenzo Galasso. In estrema sintesi il docente sostiene che sia corretto consentire a chi […]
horses for courses: Word of the day for April 12, 2018 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
horses for courses , phrase : (chiefly Britain, idiomatic) Different people are suited for different jobs or situations; what is fitting in one case may not be fitting in another. The Grand National Festival, a horse racing event held annually at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, […]
Picture of the day for April 12, 2018 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
Wikipedia picture of the day on April 12, 2018: The Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft, carrying Expedition 18 Commander Michael Fincke, Flight Engineer Yury V. Lonchakov and American spaceflight participant Richard Garriott, launched Sunday, October 12, 2008, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The three crew members […]
Aquatic drone swarms are coming to a body of water near you
The main focus is military/defense applications for now. The press release only mentions other applications briefly, and right at the end, saying that the drones are capable of research, harbor management and oceanography too. As far as the intended applications go, the first one mentioned […]