TIL that van Gogh’s rendering of the stars in Café Terrace at Night is so precise that the painting can be dated within a day or two of its creation. by whatilearned December 17, 2022, 3:22 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL the Hawaiian bobtail squid feeds a symbiotic bacteria living inside of it (called Vibrio fischeri) sugar & amino acids. In exchange, the bacteria emanate just enough light to match the moon’s rays, rendering the squid virtually invisible at night by whatilearned December 8, 2022, 9:59 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL SonoPrep is a method of painless drug administration through human skin by rendering the skin permeable to fluids via the use of ultrasonic wave. The skin goes back to its normal state within 24 hours. by whatilearned October 4, 2022, 3:56 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
TIL the US $2 bill, first printed in 1862, was considered bad luck at the time. Superstitious people would rip off the corners of the bill to “reverse the curse,” rendering it unusable. The bill was also associated with gambling, prostitution, and political crookedness. by whatilearned September 18, 2022, 1:19 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
6 Comments TIL about Q-Day: the day quantum computers will break the internet. Quantum computers will be able to crack encryption exponentially faster, rendering our current day encryption useless. by whatilearned April 16, 2022, 11:00 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment Modern OpenGL C++ 3D Game Tutorial Series & 3D Rendering by ProgrammerDude December 6, 2021, 9:58 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
Improve Rendering Performance With The New CSS ‘Content-Visibility’ Property by ProgrammerDude September 23, 2021, 1:32 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL to depict the wormhole and black hole in the movie Interstellar, physicist Kip Thorne fed theoretical equations into the VFX engineers’ custom CGI rendering software. The results were not only entertaining but gave Thorne new insights, leading to the publication of three scientific papers. by whatilearned August 2, 2021, 11:10 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
Diagnosing ADHD: Teacher Input Overlooked? Pediatricians are most often involved in the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, though many do not get recommended input from teachers before rendering a diagnosis, Consumer Reports says in a parent survey about their children with ADHD. by DailyHealthNews July 9, 2021, 1:37 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
TIL That Martin Newell needed a simple mathematical model of a familiar object for his work in 1975. He created what is considered today to be the “Utah Teapot”, a 3D test model that has become a standard reference object for testing and demonstrating rendering algorithms and visual effects. by whatilearned May 17, 2021, 9:20 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
8 Comments TIL that we’ve had the technology for over a decade to create an embryo using only an egg and stem cells – rendering male sperm unnecessary by whatilearned March 19, 2021, 1:03 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
4 Comments TIL: When Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral burnt down, the video game company Ubisoft stepped in to help with its restoration. Video game designers had previously spent 14 months creating a virtual rendering of the Cathedral for the game Assassin’s Creed. Ubisoft also pledged $565,000 to the effort. by whatilearned March 16, 2021, 12:48 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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