Face ID projects 30k infrared dots in a users face and captures the resulting image with an infrared camera. This allows the device to calculate a three dimensional representation of the face. The technology is similar to Microsoft’s Kinect . Apple has an amazing demo app to visualize the capabilities of this technology. My mug… Continue reading Get a 3D point cloud from Apple’s Face ID
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi – The worst Start Wars movie ever?
After watching the movie in the cinemas twice (hoping that I missed a funamental part of it watching it the first time) I can’t conclude anything better than: it is the worst Star Wars ever. As bad I prefer watching f**cking Jar Jar Binks over it. For those having problems spotting plot holes, this one… Continue reading Star Wars: The Last Jedi – The worst Start Wars movie ever?
My favorite The Checmical Brothers video clip
Some light quantum mechanics
The best explanation I have ever seen of the wave–particle duality.
Combining Stand-Up Comedy & Maths
Matt Parker, known for his Youtube channel standupmaths proves that maths can be entertaining and even funny but also explains for example why the PAL TV System is using 29.97 frames per second.
Ich bin aus Motswana
The most flawed country selection dropdown I came across for a while. Found on http://ryanair.com. Ignoring the decision using adjectives for countries (making keystrokes useless for selecting) I can find at least four semantical mistakes in the list.
The European Dept Crisis explained by Bloomberg
Totems by Photographer Alain Delorme
Amazing pictures of overloaded Chinese vehicles which were named “totems” by Alain Delorme.