Heya,
Where I live it is possible to have falling rain which is frozen. It's not really rain, and it's not snow but it does sting. It's a strange experience because now everything in town is encased in ice like Gotham after Mr. Freeze goes on a rampage.
This week, it is a celebration of weird combinations. Some cool, like Homachu, some terrifying, like Maltese in bubble.
Enjoy,
Bizarro Devs
🕸️ The Cool Side of the Web
This app uses GANs to mix two images together creating nightmare fuel that Satan would consider 'a bit much'.😈
It does require a sign-up to "breed images" but you can view some of the results on the landing page.
If you dare.
Look at the average Earth day based on daily images from space. A per-pixel average for 2018.
enjoys.it
This grid combines your favorite cartoon characters into new, and spectacular, forms.
My top 3 (revealing my age and influences):
1. Homer + Sailor Moon
2. Homer + Garfield
3. Homer + Pikachu
Illustrations from Max Guther that have a Sims in HD thing going on.
The duck on the box slayed me.
booooooom.com
⚒️ Tools and Resources
🌟 Optimole is our new cloud based image optimizer and CDN. 🌟
Full disclosure We made this :)
I'm proud of the effort here, so I think it is ok to break with protocol.
We got rid of jQuery, and we have lazy loading without content shifting.
We can also optimize images perfectly sized for the device. No more hail Marys when delivering images for mobile devices, monitors, retina displays, and so on.
🦹♂️ Creepy
Store all of your friends' details in your own program with Monica. 🕵️
This is going to make you really, really specific when you are talking to people.
And that...that ain't good.
"Are you obsessed with me, Steve?" nervous laugh.
"No, Chris. I just store your info in a program which I host on my server."
Facebook’s plans for space lasers revealed.
I feel like this is similar to giving the school bully access to your poems and dream journal.
Ain't ending well.
Facebook is helping husbands 'brainwash' their wives with targeted ads. 🙅♂️
Because, you know, targeted advertising wasn't creepy enough. It is hard to believe we have reached a point when manipulative advertising seems quaint and ethical.
dailydot.com
🧠 Tech Minded
Researchers create the noise-cancelling, snore-silencing pillow of your partner's dreams 😴
It's a great idea, also they should make them for dogs, but check out the images of it "in action". They look like something from that movie 'Se7en'.
gizmodo.com
🙃 Backwards talking dreams - Fun stuff
Outro
Ending on a wholesome note seems like the smart thing to do. And, nothing is more wholesome and deadly than Lego.
We might have a special guest editor next week, just going to tease you a little bit with that...
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