Barista's edition for Wed 20 August 2014
Scary Smart Video Predicts Automation Will Make Human Work Obsolete
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Talk of robots making humans obsolete is generally a topic that is still laughed off as science fiction by most, but a new video by popular YouTube history buff and myth debunker CGP Grey could get you to rethink the future human work.
The decade since Google's IPO explained in a single chart
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Google's IPO was ten years ago today and the Wall Street Journal has a great piece on how the company has evolved over the past decade. One thing the Journal doesn't touch on, however, is how Google (whose formal corporate motto is "Don't Be Evil") has managed to steadily reduce the amount of tax it pays....
All the Stuff Soldiers Have Carried in Battle, From the 11th Century to Today | Danger Room | WIRED
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In the 13th century, if you wanted to kill a man your best best was using a battle axe. By the 16th century, swords and daggers had given way to muskets. During World War I, hand grenades were a standard part of every British soldier's inventory. And today?
Watch this Unreal Engine 4 rendering look entirely lifelike
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It looks real. The computer-generated rendering you're about to see looks like a real life video tour of architecture, complete with lights and far-off greenery. This comes courtesy of developer Adrián Fuentes from Gameloft BCN, making use of Intel and NVIDIA processors as well as Unreal Engine 4.
3D-printed face implant gets FDA approval - CNET
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FDA gives the nod to a 3D-printed facial implant that can be customized for individual patients in need of facial-reconstruction surgery. The world of 3D printing continues its inevitable march into the land of mainstream medical treatments. Oxford Performance Materials made news last year when it created a 3D-printed implant to replace 75 percent of a patient's skull.
Google's Awesome 360-Panorama Photo Sphere App Comes to iOS
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Since making its debut on Android a little over a year ago, Photo Sphere has been one of those "Hey, look what my phone can do!" things that Android users have lorded over their non-Android friends. Today, though, Google is opening the doors to iPhone users with the Photo Sphere Camera app of iOS.
I burned through my inbox with Mailbox for Mac
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Email, right guys? Some love it. Some hate it. Some are trying to replace it. But the fact is, we all use it. And since early 2013, Mailbox has been the fastest way to manage it, but it's only worked on iPhone and Android. Today, however, Mailbox for
Twitter's Officially Filling Your Timeline With People You Don't Follow
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Over the weekend, we caught wind that Twitter was testing our some new ways of showing you tweets in your timeline, specifically from folks that you don't actual follow. Turns out this is official policy. Get ready to see a lot of stuff you didn't ask for.
'Flappy Bird' Creator Launches New Game 'Swing Copters' This Week
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Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen is back with what one only hopes is not too addictive a mobile game. Following the success, removal, and final re-launch of super-addictive and super challenging smash hit Flappy Bird, Nguyen's DotGears Studios launches Swing Copters this Thursday.
Here's a Terrible Idea: Robot Cars With Adjustable Ethics Settings | Autopia | WIRED
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Do you remember that day when you lost your mind? You aimed your car at five random people down the road. By the time you realized what you were doing, it was too late to brake. Thankfully, your autonomous car saved their lives by grabbing the wheel from you and swerving to the right.