Jesus Diaz

The year, 1993. A rudimentary computer-generated T. rex—a reptilian skin stretched over a wire frame—played on a loop in a computer at Industrial Light & Magic in California. Three film legends—VFX supervisor Dennis Muren, animator Phil Tippett, and director Steven […]

“It is surprisingly kind of anticlimactic,” Tristan ‘Geppetto’ Brandenburg says about the time he broke the sound barrier. “You don’t hear a sonic boom from the cockpit because you are leaving the shock waves behind you. You can only feel

Severance is a set design wonderland. From a massive mirrored corporate monolith in New Jersey to a classical train station in upstate New York, the show’s distinctive visual language—which has captivated audiences and critics alike—relies on actual places that have

Hey ChatGPT, you talk too much. You too, Gemini. Like many LLMs, you are insufferable. You make Fidel Castro’s 6-hour speeches feel like haikus. I ask, “why do you LLMs talk so damn much?” and in response, you churn out

A team of scientists looked for inspiration in nature to create drones that are 10 times more efficient at takeoff. So far, most drones we’ve seen follow the same design principles as traditional aircraft like planes and helicopters. They have

The agency needed to create a new ultra-sensitive probe to measure the X-59’s sonic ‘thumps.’ As Lockheed Martin prepares for the first flight of the X-59, its silent supersonic jet, NASA scientists are finalizing tests to measure the real impact

Musk’s blackletter MAGA hat is drawing comparisons to Nazi lettering from the 1930s. Was it an accident or a troll? Yesterday, Elon Musk showed up to the Madison Square Garden rally of former President Donald Trump in a curious hat.

Nothing brings me more joy than perfectly designed, perfectly functional, and perfectly silly gadgets. And Google Japan is the best at creating them. Google Japan has just released a new type of hardware keyboard. It calls it Gboard Double-Sided, aka

Noyron software harnesses the creativity and problem-solving of engineers to design advanced machinery autonomously. Looking at all the stuff surrounding Lin Kayser in his Dubai office, it’s easy to assume he’s a rocket scientist working on a spaceship to escape

The Cybercab’s design leaves us with questions. Tesla’s track record presents even more. Tesla introduced the long-awaited Cybercab Robotaxi at its flashy We, Robot event on October 10—which was aptly set in Hollywood, California. Source link Jesus Diaz