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theatlantic: The 19th Century Technology Behind Coachella’s Tupac Hologram That Tupac hologram that wowed Coachella crowds Sunday evening and will maybe go on tour wasn’t actually a hologram. It was a technology that dates all the way back to 1862 called Pepper’s Ghost, said The Wall Street Journal’s Ethan Smith on The News Hub. “It’s not a hologram. It’s very, very…
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kqedscience: “Yo Hologram Tupac, I’m real happy for you and I’mmma let you finish but Obi-Wan Kenobi was one of the best holograms of all time!” (via @kanye)
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If the point of going to a concert isn’t to see the artist in question, but instead to feel a rush that can only be experienced when many other people are feeling the exact same way, is there anything wrong with having holograms or dancers or past projections of a performer serve as the headlining…
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youmightfindyourself: Michael Fassbender as David, a character in the film “Prometheus” An advanced android designed to be indistinguishable from humans, that begins to develop “its own ego, insecurities, jealousy and envy”. He is the ship’s butler and maintenance man. Writer Damon Lindelof stated that the character provides a non-human perspective on the film’s events, saying…
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It all started with Snow Crash. Valve: How I Got Here, What It’s Like, and What I’m Doing | Valve
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kottke.org: Valve Software’s usual approach to building a creative business
kottke.org: Valve Software’s usual approach to building a creative business jkottke: Michael Abrash discusses how he came to work for Valve Software (he coauthored Quake with John Carmack back in the day) and, more interestingly, what Valve is like as a company. The idea that a 10-person company of 20-somethings in Mesquite, Texas, could get…
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Dr. Manhattan gets thirsty
Dr. Manhattan gets thirsty. Made with Paper
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A New Microchip Knows Just Where You Are, Indoors and Out – Technology Review
A New Microchip Knows Just Where You Are, Indoors and Out – Technology Review techspotlight: Broadcom has just rolled out a chip for smart phones that promises to indicate location ultra-precisely, possibly within a few centimeters, vertically and horizontally, indoors and out. The unprecedented accuracy of the Broadcom 4752 chip results from the sheer breadth…
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Dr. Manhattan, frame 2
Dr. Manhattan. Frame #2. Made with Paper