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“I’m sorry, Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that.”
Douglas Rain, the actor who performed the voice of the computer Hal 9000 in Stanley Kubrick's film '2001: A Space Odyssey,' has died. He was 90 years old.
"Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye." Douglas Rain, 13 March, 1928 - 11 November, 2018. ...
On this day in 1966, Buzz Aldrin took the first selfie in space while standing on his seat and hanging out of an open hatch as part of the Gemini XII mission. From NASA:
This “stand up” EVA (the first of three during the mission) was conducted with the hatch off while Aldrin stood on ...
From his love of the Cheesecake Factory to his take on religion, writer Jim McLauchlin looks back on two decades of conversations with the Marvel Comics chairman emeritus. ...
Artisan maker **** Whitney modifies beautiful antique phones to offer Amazon Echo functionality. His goal with the "Alexaphones" and other creations is to "combine classical design and usability with the most salient elements of your modern world." Unlike other spying smart speakers, Alexaphone only listens when you lift the handset. Absolutely stunning work.
• Secure. Alexa ...
This gentleman objected to the presence of peaceful protestors on a street corner in Orange, Texas: "You don't deserve to be in this ***-**** country. You don't like it, take your *** home."
This man approached us yesterday (Saturday, November 10, 2018) during our protest of the Confederate Memorial of the Wind in Orange, Texas. We ...
From our friends at Futility Closet:
Here are a penny and a quarter. Make a statement. If your statement is true, then I’ll give you one of these coins (not saying which). But if your statement is false, then I won’t give you either coin.
Raymond Smullyan says, “There is a statement you can make such that ...
Police in Indonesian cities report that teens have been attempting to get high by boiling sanitary pads (used or new) and drinking the water. According to Adj. Sr. Comr. Suprinarto, head of the National Narcotics Agency's Central Java chapter, the chlorine in the pads is an intoxicant. Of course, ingesting chlorine is an absolutely terrible ...
These old Japanese fireworks catalog scans from the Yokohama City Library are a treat for design lovers.
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The legendary comic-book author, publisher, and film producer Stan Lee has died.
He created Spider-Man, the Avengers, the X-Men, and many more comic book, game, film, and TV icons.
The news of his death was first reported by TMZ.
#BREAKING: Legendary Comic-Book Writer, Publisher and Film Producer Stan Lee Has Died. ...
When you train a machine learning system, you give it a bunch of data -- a simulation, a dataset, etc -- and it uses statistical methods to find a way to solve some task: land a virtual airplane, recognize a face, match a block of text with a known author, etc.
Like the mischievous genies of ...