Official "Science News" Thread - Page 245

tServo · 2020-02-02, 17:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by retina

Which is 21-12-1221.

I don't see any palindrome there.

Oh, ISO format: 1221-12-21. Got it.

Yes, unspeakable one.
I was using US date format: 12-21-1221

Your evil lair must not be in the US ?

retina · 2020-02-02, 18:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by tServo

Yes, unspeakable one.
I was using US date format: 12-21-1221

Your evil lair must not be in the US ?

I think one can still conclude middle-endian date formats are awful regardless of where one is located.

I actually prefer the ISO format (which I doubt is used in any country by "normal" people) because it sorts easily.

ewmayer · 2020-02-02, 19:40

This is all very cute, but what has it to do with Science? Wouldn't it fit better as a subtopic in the Happy Pi Day thread in lounge?

xilman · 2020-02-02, 20:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by retina

I actually prefer the ISO format (which I doubt is used in any country by "normal" people) because it sorts easily.

AIUI, it is used almost everywhere except in the North American colonies.

rogue · 2020-02-05, 17:45

Secrets of Math From the Bee Whisperer

The Color of Noise: What Do Hues Have to Do with Sound?

Solving a biological puzzle: How stress causes gray hair

Robots learn to sweat to stop overheating

MIT's 'smart surface' could improve your WiFi signal tenfold

World's First Classical Chinese Programming Language

New light shed on neuronal circuits involved in behavior, learning and dysfunction

xilman · 2020-02-05, 19:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by rogue

World's First Classical Chinese Programming Language

Excellent!

There are two things I must now do.

First, check to see whether it is yet in the Rosetta Code ecosystem.

Second, learn the language.

My personal obsession, Algol 68, need not be based on English vocabulary or the US-ASCII character set. Russian/Cyrillic implementations exist. I am now wondering whether A68 is flexible enough to encompass classical Chinese.

mart_r · 2020-02-06, 19:05

This is something that really fascinates me:
https://futurism.com/the-byte/neural...-into-crisp-hd

a1call · 2020-02-06, 19:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by mart_r

This is something that really fascinates me:
https://futurism.com/the-byte/neural...-into-crisp-hd

It is amazing. Thank you for sharing that.
It is notable that the clip can be computer colorized and turned to stereoscopic-3D, though the latter is currently not an off-the-shelf process for the true version.
It is inevitable that the market for old movies enhancement is in the near future.

Dr Sardonicus · 2020-02-08, 21:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by mart_r

This is something that really fascinates me:
https://futurism.com/the-byte/neural...-into-crisp-hd

They even added a sound track!

LaurV · 2020-02-10, 14:24

Very nice! But the soundtrack is not realistic (whistling not sync, and no puff-puff from the brakes, etc), it seems like the AI doesn't really know how old steam engines ran, or braked.

rogue · 2020-02-14, 20:00

This Professor’s ‘Amazing’ Trick Makes Quadratic Equations Easier

How Does a Mammalian Brain Forget?

Mathematicians Prove Universal Law of Turbulence

A New Experiment Hopes to Solve Quantum Mechanics’ Biggest Mystery

Babies are willing to give up food, showing altruism begins in infancy

Meet Dr. Gladys West, the hidden figure behind your phone’s GPS

Translate this: How real-time translation breaks down barriers when you don't speak the language

Sand dunes can 'communicate' with each other

2020-02-06, 19:05	#2691
mart_r Dec 2008 you know...around... 1237₈ Posts	4K footage from 1896 This is something that really fascinates me: https://futurism.com/the-byte/neural...-into-crisp-hd

2020-02-14, 20:00	#2695
rogue "Mark" Apr 2003 Between here and the 2²×7×227 Posts	This Professor’s ‘Amazing’ Trick Makes Quadratic Equations Easier How Does a Mammalian Brain Forget? Mathematicians Prove Universal Law of Turbulence A New Experiment Hopes to Solve Quantum Mechanics’ Biggest Mystery Babies are willing to give up food, showing altruism begins in infancy Meet Dr. Gladys West, the hidden figure behind your phone’s GPS Translate this: How real-time translation breaks down barriers when you don't speak the language Sand dunes can 'communicate' with each other Last fiddled with by rogue on 2020-02-14 at 20:01

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2020-02-10, 14:24	#2694
LaurV Romulan Interpreter Jun 2011 Thailand 3·3,221 Posts	Very nice! But the soundtrack is not realistic (whistling not sync, and no puff-puff from the brakes, etc), it seems like the AI doesn't really know how old steam engines ran, or braked.