If you have an iPhone, Pei Ketron has the tips, tricks, and editing techniques to make your photos look like they were shot by a professional. Ketron is a photography teacher and commercial photographer. Ketron specializes in mobile photography, so her tips are definitely something we could learn from! Check the full list at Outside Online.
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In a deleted scene from Infinity War, Doctor Strange was wearing Iron Man’s armor when he was rescued from Ebony Maw’s ship. The details of the deleted scene and a photo of Benedict Cumberbatch, the actor who played Doctor Strange, was shared by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely on ComicBook.com's Twitter account for a "Quarantine Watch Party" of the Infinity War.
You can use your travel items even in the comfort of your own home by using them in different ways. If you have compression socks, you can use them to get your blood flowing, especially after long hours of working on a desk. Check the full piece from Lifehacker for more tips!
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A design firm created a concept that can change how we do videoconferencing in the future. Square is an artificial window that lets you work ‘beside’ a coworker, even if you’re really not in the office. The Square works like a window, as Fast Company details:
When you raise the shade, you can see a coworker, or two, working right there next to you. You can strike up a conversation, or ignore them. You can gossip, or hold a productive meeting. Just like a real office.
“This isn’t just for a conversation, this is a desk mate,” says Rolston.
“The amount of human emotion this thing could convey would be great,” adds chief creative technologist Jared Ficklin. “There have been a lot of reports lately about the energy effort and stress to engage our cognitive senses in telepresence. It’s exhausting. One reason I’d postulate is that you’re missing the nonverbal feedback.” Cognitive researchers agree that this so-called Zoom fatigue actually exists. A mere second delay in answering someone on a typical video chat—which would be perfectly normal in person—can be perceived as a slight, or as a sign of lack of mental engagement. As impressive as Zoom is, we’re all on edge during these video chats in a way that a more naturalistic window to someone else might mitigate (even if it’s completely simulated through technology).
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The Antonov An-225 Mriya is the largest cargo plane in the world. It is the only one of its kind in existence. People travel the world just to catch a glimpse of this badass plane! The Mriya has giant turbines, rail locomotives, and has ready-to-eat meals for an entire army. The Mriya is huge for a reason, as it was also made to carry rockets! Check Popular Mechanics’ full piece on the badass plane here.
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The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced some changes for the 93rd Academy Awards. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, films that had a planned theatrical release but were released on a streaming platform may qualify for categories such as best picture. Time has the details:
“The Academy firmly believes there is no greater way to experience the magic of movies than to see them in a theater. Our commitment to that is unchanged and unwavering,” said Academy President David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson in a statement. “Nonetheless, the historically tragic COVID-19 pandemic necessitates this temporary exception to our awards eligibility rules.”
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Who knows what’s in a wine produced by a “cult”? Well, Buzzfeed’s Aria manages to trick his co-workers to try a wine produced by the “Fellowship of Friends”, a religious group that has been called a “cult.” Watch to find out if his co-workers enjoyed the wine!
Agustina Bazterrica’s novel Tender is the Flesh might make you go vegan with its premise. The dystopian novel is set in a world where human cannibalism is normalised. Because of a virus that rendered animals inedible, people turned to eating human meat. Yikes. The Argentinian author describes its meat production line with extreme detail that makes it so disturbing, as BBC details:
It centres on Marco, who is employed in a slaughterhouse, “only no one calls them that,” as he points out. He works there, helping turn humans into food, to pay for his father’s medical treatment. He recalls the mass hysteria during the animal pandemic – the articles which confirmed there wasn’t yet a cure. He is haunted by traumatic memories of “the groups in yellow protective suits that scoured the neighbourhoods at night, killing and burning every animal that crossed their paths”. This is a world where animals are a rarity – and where humans are exploited like animals instead, from being tested on without anaesthetic in laboratories to being hunted and killed for sport.
It is a provocative premise, and yet having grown up as a vegetarian in a carnivorous world, I found Bazterrica’s dystopian world utterly horrifying, but not quite as shocking as some might. After all, the way in which her imagined society blinds itself to human suffering reflects the way ours can be blind to the realities of animal killing. There’s the same normalisation of eating flesh; the same euphemisms around what is being consumed (to the consumer, they’re always sausages and burgers, not chunks of dead pig and cow); the same exploiting of each other, whatever the species involved.
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The 1998 OR2 asteroid will pass by Earth, and its geological features make scientists joke that it’s equipped to go near the Earth. The mile-wide asteroid poses no danger, and its features make it look like the asteroid is wearing a face mask! The asteroid was first spotted in 1998, and scientists will continue to track it to see how it will move beyond 2020, as The Guardian details:
“The small-scale topographic features such as hills and ridges on one end of asteroid 1998 OR2 are fascinating scientifically,” said Dr Anne Virkki, head of planetary radar at the observatory.
“But since we are all thinking about Covid-19 these features make it look like 1998 OR2 remembered to wear a mask.”
The asteroid is classed as a PHO (potentially hazardous object) because it is bigger than 140 metres and will come within five million miles of Earth’s orbit, but no known PHO poses an immediate danger to the planet.
“The radar measurements allow us to know more precisely where the asteroid will be in the future, including its future close approaches to Earth,” said Flaviane Venditti, a research scientist at the observatory.
“In 2079, asteroid 1998 OR2 will pass Earth about 3.5 times closer than it will this year, so it is important to know its orbit precisely.”
The team started observations on 13 April.
“Although this asteroid is not projected to impact Earth, it is important to understand the characteristics of these types of objects to improve impact-risk mitigation technologies,” Dr Virkki added.
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With the release of the Final Fantasy VII Remake on the Playstation 4, a lot of gamers have been introduced or reintroduced to Cloud Strife, one of the well known protagonists of the Final Fantasy franchise. Even before the remake, Cloud has become the poster child of the famous franchise. Even with the other protagonists in the multiple iterations of the game, one would wonder why Cloud was chosen as the poster boy of the Final Fantasy franchise. IGN details the reasons as to why Cloud Strife is a standout Final Fantasy protagonist. Check out the full piece here.
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A bunch of adorable baby bats have been taken in by The Australian Bat Clinic & Wildlife Trauma Centre. The center takes in baby bats when their mothers have died. The center wraps the baby bats in blankets, to compensate for the lack of warmth from their mother.
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Before the Internet provided walkthroughs to complete a game, gamers would call companies and ask for assistance on finishing a game! The Nintendo Power hotline was one of the hotlines gamers would call for help. Did you know that the gameplay counselors from the Nintendo Power hotline used a “forbidden map” to guide players through Super Metroid? NintendoLife has the details:
According to Twitter user ArtofNP (also known as Archon 1981 on YouTube), the map was drawn by a Japanese developer, and Nintendo of America couldn't confirm if it was entirely accurate. It turns out it wasn't, either.
As highlighted by Twitter user vervalkon, this particular map features a room that isn't in any version of the final game.
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Let’s get real, some meals look gorgeous in animated shows and films. Anime shows like Food Wars (Shokugeki no Soma) have showcased scrumptious-looking meals in their episodes. Akidearest enlists the help of a gourmet chef to recreate these dishes from Food Wars.
Look closely at the photo. Do you think it’s Photoshopped? Like what’s stated on the tile, it really isn’t. That amazing photo above has been brought to life thanks to mere coincidence. Amazing, right? Check out more real-life coincidences that will make you second guess on Bright Side.
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Going with your usual routine might get boring and repetitive at some point. The usual Internet surfing, cooking, eating, or sleeping, isn’t bad, but how about something different? Try doing a new activity based on your zodiac sign! There’s nothing bad about consulting astrology to determine your next activity. Check out Bustle’s suggestions on what you should do based on your sign!
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