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Artisphere, Rosslyn’s Art Center Open House
I am supposedly the creative one in my relationship but my wife is the driving force in trying to make us… let’s say “less fartsy and more artsy”. We live a few miles from the nation’s capital and want to experience more of its culture, outside of sports and politics. When the Artisphere hosted a Family Fun Day Open House to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of its opening, we went.
The Artisphere is Rosslyn, Virginia’s art center. It is housed in the Newseum’s former location and opened its doors in October 2010. Arlington Country had accepted the building landlord’s offer to lease it rent free for 20 years and to use it as a cultural center. The ‘Artisphere’ name came from an opinion poll of Arlington County residents and was inspired by its geodesic dome. The dome is distinct among its architectural landscape and houses one of the center’s theaters…
How to Generate Waifu Art Using Machine Learning
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“Dumb Ways to Die”, A PSA from Melbourne’s Metro
H/T to Eric H.
A couple of weeks ago, Melbourne Metro released a PSA that has gone viral. The morbid lyrics written by John Mescall are undercut by the catchy tune and sweet vocals, reminiscent of Nina Gordon’s cover of NWA’s “Straight Outta Compton”. It was sung by Emily Lubitz of Tinpan Orange, with music by Ollie McGill of The Cat Empire …
Awesome Animated GIFs of Movie Stills
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Understanding our Future with Robots: ABB Frida and the Bot & Dolly IRIS
Whether you’re a fan of R2-D2, Wall-E, Robocop, or the Terminator, one can imagine a future where we co-exist with intelligent machines. ABB’s FRIDA (Flexible Robot Industrial Dual Arm) and Bot & Dolly’s IRIS Robotic Platform are at the forefront of a new generation of industrial machines that illustrate the fascinating potential of articulated robots. FRIDA is designed to work alongside humans in a factory while IRIS is spending its time making movies.
Power Goes Out at Mercedes-Benz Superdome During Super Bowl XLVII
Super Bowl XLVII was disrupted when half of the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana was thrust into darkness. The power outage occurred only minutes after the half-time show reunion of…