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Good introductions to philosophers are generally hard to find so when I chance across a good one I want to be able to find it later. The videos below give a good overview of the core concepts of Friedrich Nietzsche.

The rest of the videos by academyofideas are worth watching too.

Via Reddit.

Logical fallacies are a consistent concern in philosophy, and in any argument really. There are so many that it’s easy to forget which fallacy is which. Luckily some smart people created a poster that can help one figure out which fallacy is being committed.

Check out YourLogicallyFallcyIs.com
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The smart people at Disney Research have successfully created a (small) 3D model from photos. They combine a bunch of photos and compare how light reflects off of the surfaces to understand where those objects are in relative 3D space.

Gizmag reports that the system demonstrates the core functionality but is not yet perfect:

Unlike other systems, the algorithm calculates depth for every pixel, proving most effective at the edges of objects.
The algorithm demands less of computer hardware than would ordinarily be the case when constructing 3D models from high-res images, in part because it does not require all of the input data to be held in memory at once.
The system is not yet perfect. Depth measurements are less accurate than they would be if captured with a laser scanner, and the researchers admit that more work is needed to handle surfaces which vary in reflectance

This is conceptually similar to what Autodesk is doing with 123d Catch.

Game thinking from Adam Clare

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A Short Introduction to Nietzsche, Plus Logical Fallacies

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3D Models From 2D Pictures

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