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Console Racing Driving Games of 1993 - Compilation Part 6

Compilation of Racing and Driving games released on consoles in 1993, this compilation is part 6 of 6 and features Super Off Road for the Sega Master System, Super Off Road The Baja for the SNES, Top Gear 2 for the SNES, Zero4 Champ II for the TurboGrafx-CD and Zoku The Legend of Bishin for the SNES.

Part 6 also included an Honourable Mentions section which features Suzuka 8 Hours for the SNES, Crash 'n Burn for the 3DO and F1 Grand Prix Part II for the SNES.

0:00. Intro 0:15. Super Off Road 10:50. Super Off Road The Baja 17:02. Top Gear 2 21:11. Zero4 Champ II 31:30. Zoku The Legend of Bishin 40:31. Honourable Mentions 41:31. Outro

For Other Compilation videos check out this playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFJOZYl1h1CEjFei9KXJ8xDIChQB8WLJd

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Fruit flies could hold the key to building resiliency in autonomous robots - Technology Org

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Fruit flies could hold the key to building resiliency in autonomous robots - Technology Org

Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Floris van Breugel has been awarded a $2 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to adapt autonomous robots to be as resilient as fruit flies.

Resiliency in autonomous robotic systems is crucial, especially for robotics systems used in disaster response and surveillance, such as drones monitoring wildfires. Unfortunately, modern robots have difficulty responding to new environments or damage to their bodies that might occur during disaster response, van Breugel wrote in his grant application. In contrast, living systems are remarkably adept at quickly adjusting their behavior to new situations thanks to redundancy and flexibility within their sensory and muscle control systems.

Scientific discoveries in fruit flies have helped shed light on how these insects achieve resiliency in flight, according to van Breugel. His project will translate that emerging knowledge on insect neuroscience to develop more resilient robotic systems.

“This is a highly competitive award on a topic with tremendous potential impact, which also speaks of the research excellence of the investigator and Mechanical Engineering at UNR,” Petros Voulgaris, Mechanical Engineering department chair, said.

This research aligns with the College of Engineering’s Unmanned Vehicles research pillar.

Engineering + flies

The intersection of engineering and flies long has been an interest to van Breugel.

“As an undergrad, I did research where my main project was designing a flying, hovering thing that birds or insects vaguely inspired,” he said. “Throughout that project, I realized that the hard part, which was more interesting to me, is once you have this mechanical thing that can fly, how do you control it? How do you make it go where you want it to go? If it gets broken, how do you adapt to that?”

Van Breugel says he is examining how “animals can repurpose or reprogram their sensorimotor systems ‘on the fly’ to compensate for internal damage or external perturbations quickly.”

Working with van Breugel on the grant are experts in insect neuroscience, including Michael Dickinson, professor of bioengineering and aeronautics at the California Institute of Technology (and van Breugel’s Ph.D. advisor) as well as Yvette Fisher, assistant professor of neurobiology at U.C. Berkeley. Both have pioneered aspects of brain imaging in flies in regards to the discoveries and technology in the field that van Breugel is utilizing in this research project. Also on the project: Bing Bruton, associate professor of biology at the University of Washington, who brings her expertise in computational neuroscience.

The importance of flies in the realm of both engineering and neuroscience stems from the combination of their sophisticated behavior together with brains that are numerically simple enough that they can be studied in detail. This “goldilocks” combination, van Bruegel said, makes it feasible to distill properties of their neural processing into fundamental engineering principles that can be applied to robotics systems. 

As part of the grant, research experiences will be offered to middle school, high school and undergraduate students to participate in both neuroscience and robotics research. Van Breugel and his team also will develop open-source content to help bring neuroscience fluency to engineering students. This aligns with the College of Engineering’s Student Engagement operational pillar.

Source: University of Nevada, Reno

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- I still have a copy of the Zelda song by SOAD!

- The Big Bird track is called Sessamilla Street. It's actually Kermit (not Bert) & BB getting BLAZED!!🤣

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** Embrace the Great Outdoors: The Joys of Outdoor camping **

Outdoor camping is greater than simply an entertainment activity; it's an experience that reconnects us with nature and ourselves. As we step away from our daily regimens, the wilderness welcomes us to indulge in its appeal, inhale the fresh air, and take pleasure in the easy satisfaction of life. Whether you're snuggled in a comfy tent below the stars or parked at a picturesque camping area with all the conveniences of home, each outdoor camping journey offers a special chance to take a break and appreciate the world around us. From toasting marshmallows around a crackling fire to hiking with lush forests, the tasks are as diverse as the landscapes we explore.Moreover, camping

fosters a feeling of area and bonding, whether you're with good friends, family members, and even fellow campers you fulfill along the road. Sharing stories by the campfire, taking part in group video games, or working together on outside food preparation can develop long-term memories. In our fast-paced, technology-driven lives, outdoor camping functions as a reminder to reduce, disconnect from displays, and attach with each other and the setting. So, load your gear, gather your loved ones, and start a journey that assures not only fun however likewise a deeper appreciation for the wonderful outdoors.

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Console Racing Driving Games of 1993 - Formula One

Unlike other Formula One based racing games of 1993 which were licenced, Formula One from Lankhor and published by Domark and Tengen is the official Formula One game of 1993. Released on console for the Genesis and Sega Master System in 1993 it would also release on the Amiga, Atari ST and Game Gear in the same year.

Two main single player modes are available, an arcade mode as well as a Grand Prix mode, this mode plays out as a season mode with players taking on each track in season order, Formula One also offers a two player split screen mode.

1. Intro 00:00 2. Gameplay 00:15 3. Outro 07:16

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Next Level CSS Styling for Cursors

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Next Level CSS Styling for Cursors

The cursor is a staple of the desktop interface but is scarcely touched by websites. This is for good reason. People expect their cursors to stay fairly consistent, and meddling with them can unnecessarily confuse users. Custom cursors also aren’t visible for people using touch interfaces — which excludes the majority of people.

Geoff has already covered styling cursors with CSS pretty comprehensively in “Changing the Cursor with CSS for Better User Experience (or Fun)” so this post is going to focus on complex and interesting styling.

Custom cursors with JavaScript

Custom cursors with CSS are great, but we can take things to the next level with JavaScript. Using JavaScript, we can use an element as our cursor, which lets us style it however we would anything else. This lets us transition between cursor states, place dynamic text within the cursor, apply complex animations, and apply filters.

In its most basic form, we just need a div that continuously positions itself to the cursor location. We can do this with the mousemove event listener. While we’re at it, we may as well add a cool little effect when clicking via the mousedown event listener.

That’s wonderful. Now we’ve got a bit of a custom cursor going that scales on click. You can see that it is positioned based on the mouse coordinates relative to the page with JavaScript. We do still have our default cursor showing though, and it is important for our new cursor to indicate intent, such as changing when hovering over something clickable.

We can disable the default cursor display completely by adding the CSS rule cursor: none to *. Be aware that some browsers will show the cursor regardless if the document height isn’t 100% filled.

We’ll also need to add pointer-events: none to our cursor element to prevent it from blocking our interactions, and we’ll show a custom effect when hovering certain elements by adding the pressable class.

Very nice. That’s a lovely little circular cursor we’ve got here.

Fallbacks, accessibility, and touchscreens

People don’t need a cursor when interacting with touchscreens, so we can disable ours. And if we’re doing really funky things, we might also wish to disable our cursor for users who have the prefers-reduced-motion preference set.

We can do this without too much hassle:

What we’re doing here is checking if the user is accessing the site with a touchscreen or if they prefer reduced motion and then only enabling the custom cursor if they aren’t. Because this is handled with JavaScript, it also means that the custom cursor will only show if the JavaScript is active, otherwise falling back to the default cursor functionality as defined by the browser.

const isTouchDevice = "ontouchstart"in window || navigator.maxTouchPoints > 0; const prefersReducedMotion = window.matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)").matches; if (!isTouchDevice && !prefersReducedMotion && cursor) // Cursor implementation is here

Currently, the website falls back to the default cursors if JavaScript isn’t enabled, but we could set a fallback cursor more similar to our styled one with a bit of CSS. Progressive enhancement is where it’s at!

Here we’re just using a very basic 32px by 32px base64-encoded circle. The 16 values position the cursor hotspot to the center.

html cursor: url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSIzMiIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzMiIgdmlld0Jve D0iMCAwIDMyIDMyIj4KICA8Y2lyY2xlIGN4PSIxNiIgY3k9IjE2IiByPSIxNiIgZmlsbD0iYmxhY2siIC8+Cjwvc3ZnPg==") 16 16, auto;

Taking this further

Obviously this is just the start. You can go ballistic and completely overhaul the cursor experience. You can make it invert what is behind it with a filter, you can animate it, you could offset it from its actual location, or anything else your heart desires.

As a little bit of inspiration, some really cool uses of custom cursors include:

Studio Mesmer switches out the default cursor for a custom eye graphic when hovering cards, which is tasteful and fits their brand.

Iara Grinspun’s portfolio has a cursor implemented with JavaScript that is circular and slightly delayed from the actual position which makes it feel floaty.

Marlène Bruhat’s portfolio has a sleek cursor that is paired with a gradient that appears behind page elements.

Aleksandr Yaremenko’s portfolio features a cursor that isn’t super complex but certainly stands out as a statement piece.

Terra features a giant glowing orb containing text describing what you’re hovering over.

Please do take care when replacing browser or native operating system features in this manner. The web is accessible by default, and we should take care to not undermine this. Use your power as a developer with taste and restraint.

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PORTO ROCHA

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(vía Another America 50 by Phillip Toledano)

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One of my favorites by Paul Lehr, used as a 1971 cover to "Earth Abides," by George R. Stewart. It's also in my upcoming art book!

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Building advanced AI systems: Challenges and best practices

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Building advanced AI systems: Challenges and best practices

My name is Akash, co-founder and CEO of Bellum.ai. Our mission is to help companies build reliable AI systems in production. In this talk, I’ll share insights from working with hundreds of companies using AI, highlighting what works, what doesn’t, and where AI development is headed.

The journey to AI innovation

Early experiences with AI

AI has always been on the horizon, but my moment of realization came about four to five years ago, at the beginning of COVID, when I first experimented with GPT-3’s API. It wasn’t perfect—prone to generating random, inaccurate responses—but it demonstrated a capability never seen before: auto-completing sentences in a meaningful way.

At that time, I was working in recruiting software, leveraging AI for tasks like job description generation and email classification. Our AI-powered job description generator went viral, demonstrating the potential for AI-driven automation.

However, implementing these models in production came with significant challenges—prompt engineering, evaluation, and pipeline collaboration were all difficult.

The breakthrough with ChatGPT

When ChatGPT launched in November 2022, it was clear that AI was going mainstream. The challenges we faced with implementing AI in production—reliability, evaluation, and collaboration��became widespread across industries.

Recognizing this, my co-founders and I started Bellum.ai to help businesses effectively leverage large language models (LLMs) and build robust AI systems.

Additionally, my experience at McKinsey provided insight into AI governance and the evolution of AI technologies. Witnessing the rise of GPT models and their growing impact across industries reaffirmed the need for structured AI deployment frameworks.

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もともとは10年ほど前にTumblrにすごくハマっていて。いろんな人をフォローしたらかっこいい写真や色が洪水のように出てきて、もう自分で絵を描かなくて良いじゃん、ってなったんです。それで何年も画像を集めていって、そこで集まった色のイメージやモチーフ、レンズの距離感など画面構成を抽象化して、いまの感覚にアウトプットしています。画像の持つ情報量というものが作品の影響になっていますね。

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No one wants to be here and no one wants to leave, Dave Smith (because)

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don’t call me whiny baby if you didn’t care about my whiny baby feelings already, which you didn’t care about!!! shocker!!!