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Snapchat Sees Surge in Downloads of Digital Face Masks

Hehehehehe: Snap Inc. has seen a 10-fold surge in downloads since the beginning of the month of a tool that makes calls on services like Zoom Video Communications Inc. and Google Hangouts a bit more lighthearted. The feature, called Snap Camera, allows people to overlay their faces with an augmented-reality filter, turning them into a talking […]

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Epidemic Calculator

Interessant en verwarrend, op Github:

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Ikea and Pizza Hut make a lifesize version of the little tables that come in pizza boxes

Ge-wel-dig: The table is apparently designed specifically around the proportions of a pizza box, to dispense with the balancing act that usually ensues on a lot of furniture when a delivery arrives. And with expert follow-through from the creative team, the table even comes in packaging that mimics a pizza box. And Pizza Hut are […]

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Netflix Party

Lijkt me wel handig, nu: Netflix Party is a new way to watch Netflix with your friends online. Netflix Party synchronizes video playback and adds group chat to your favorite Netflix shows.

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The Digital Attention Crisis

Wat een talk!

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Wernher von Braun in his office

Zo cool. (via Reddit) Natuurlijk geen immense fan van de man zelf. Zie de Wikipediats.

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Misschien moet héél het onderwijs terug aantrekkelijk worden?

Toen ik in 2007 aan m’n lerarenopleiding begon hoorde ik Frank Vandenbroucke zeggen: “We moeten het lerarenberoep terug aantrekkelijk maken.” In 2010 zat ik als voorzitter van de studentenraad in een debat met de kabinetschef van Pascal Smet: zij gingen leerkracht terug een volwaardige keuze maken voor wie op zoek is naar een passie in […]

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Mustard Lockers

Oh mijn god, dit staat onmiddellijk op de interieur-wishlist:

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Busyness as Proxy for Productivity

Cal Newport in het meer dan uitstekende “Deep Work“: In the absence of clear indicators of what it means to be productive and valuable in their jobs, many knowledge workers turn back toward an industrial indicator of productivity: doing lots of stuff in a visible manner. Veruit het frustrerendste om mee om te gaan in […]

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Someone Used Neural Networks To Upscale An 1895 Film To 4K 60 FPS, And The Result Is Really Quite Astounding

Wow, wow, wow. (via Digg):

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