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The first screenshot is the opening frame from a video. The second screenshot is a still shot while shooting that video. Third picture is just an image captured in Photo mode. Why is the frame from the video look much more natural, beautiful, vibrant and just better to look at than the still shots which […]
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I started this telephone tales series thinking it would be maybe a dozen posts over four months. Now it is more than a year later and I am trying to wrestle it down to a conclusion so I can move on to another topic. The problem is that we got into kind of the peak […]
Move on. Nothing to see here. Just another ordinary, everyday apocalypse. If past experience is any guide, the world’s reaction to the floods in Spain last week will be similar to that of motorway drivers at a crash scene: slow down, take in the horror, outwardly express sympathy, inwardly give thanks that fate picked someone […]
Getty Images Cyclone Sidr wrecked homes and killed more than 6,000 people when it hit Bangladesh in 2007 Human-caused climate change made the ten deadliest extreme weather events of the last 20 years more intense and more likely, according to new analysis. The killer storms, heatwaves and floods affected Europe, Africa and Asia killing more […]
Manchester United fired manager Erik ten Hag on Monday, one day after a 2-1 loss at West Ham. (John Walton/PA via AP) Erik Ten Hag is out at Manchester United, and for the sixth time in a little over a decade, the grandest soccer club in England is searching for new head coach. Ten Hag […]
CHICAGO — Traffic headaches keep rolling in for Chicago drivers already slogging through clogged roads and snail-speed commutes. The completion of a North DuSable Lake Shore Drive resurfacing project will shrink lanes this week, according to the Chicago Department of Transportation. Starting 9 a.m. Monday and Tuesday, southbound lanes on the drive will be reduced […]
In 2020 international shipping saw itself faced with new fuel regulations for cargo ships pertaining to low sulfur fuels (IMO2020). This reduced the emission of sulfur dioxide aerosols from these ships across the globe by about 80% practically overnight and resulting in perhaps the biggest unintentional geoengineering event since last century. As detailed in a […]
LOS ANGELES — A day late and a dollar short. The Yankees brought in lefty Tim Hill in the bottom of the fifth inning on Saturday after going with Nestor Cortes in the 10th inning of Friday’s Game 1 of the World Series that ended with Freddie Freeman’s historic grand slam. The results in Saturday’s […]
AI experts believe large language models (LLMs) could serve a purpose as mediators in certain scenarios where agreements can’t be reached between individuals. A recent study by researchers at Google DeepMind sought to explore the potential for LLMs to be used in this regard, particularly in terms of solving incendiary disputes amidst the contentious political […]