In the 15th century, Satanic automata wigged out churchgoers
Automata were… theologically and culturally familiar, things with which one could be on easy terms. They were funny, sometimes bawdy, and they were everywhere… Mechanical devils were…rife. Poised in sacristies, they made horrible faces, howled and stuck out their tongues to instill fear in the hearts of sinners. The Satan-machines rolled their eyes and flailed…
Augmented reality app for librarians instantly shows which books are misfiled
E-books, iPads and Kindles may be the way of the future, but most of the world’s knowledge is still stored in millions of good old paper books on library shelves. So researchers at Miami University have created an augmented reality app that makes all those books easier to organize. ShelvAR instantly analyzes an entire shelf,…
The Evolution Of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Best Friend, April O’Neil
When I was a child, I and the other latchkey kids played long games of Imagination on the playground. The games would last for days or even weeks, all these arcing time/space operas with good guys, villains, damsels, and shopkeepers. [Jezebel] https://jezebel.com/the-evolution-of-april-oneil-5794531
