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Watch how Tesla Solar Roof automatically makes snow slide right off

February 19, 2021
A new video shows how Tesla Solar Roof automatically makes snow slide right off it to be able to keep producing electricity. Tesla Solar Roof Solar Roof is Tesla’s solution to deploy solar power on brand-new houses or houses that are in need of a new roof. Homeowners that are soon going to need a new roof generally don’t want to install rooftop solar panels since they are going to need to be…
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Android 12 DP1: ‘Reduce Bright Colors’ button quickly tones down screen brightness

February 19, 2021
Google has delivered quite a lot of new features in Android 12’s first developer preview, and we’re still finding everything that’s hiding beneath the surface. One tweak you don’t have to dive far to find, though, is a new “Reduce Bright Colors” button in Android 12. Live but unfinished in the first Android 12 Developer Preview, a new “Reduce Bright Colors” toggle appears in the…
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Studies find bias in AI models that recommend treatments and diagnose diseases

February 19, 2021
Research into AI- and machine learning model-driven methods for health care suggests that they hold promise in the areas of phenotype classification, mortality and length-of-stay prediction, and intervention recommendation. But models have traditionally been treated as black boxes in the sense that the rationale behind their suggestions isn’t explained or justified. This lack of…
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Hands-On with the Weird Fotosnaiper Soviet Sniper Camera

February 19, 2021
Photographer Mathieu Stern was browsing a flea market when he came across a Zenit Fotosnaiper, a Soviet-era camera rig that looks and feels more like a rifle. Stern jumped at the opportunity to have a copy of his own and to go hands-on with the camera. The Zenit Fotosnaiper…
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How to Easily Capture High-Detail Snowflake Photos at Home

February 19, 2021
Photographing snowflakes doesn’t have to be expensive. In this short 4.5 minute video from photographer Jens Heidler on his YouTube Channel Another Perspective, he teaches you how you can replicate these larger-than-life photos with even entry-level equipment. Heidler has recently demonstrated how to photograph frozen soap bubbles as well as a beautiful film showing melting snowflakes…
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