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- Don't mimic UI elements from other platforms http://developer.android.com/design/patterns/pure-android.html 48 comments
- I created a custom gpt designed to mimic a typical wsb redditor https://chat.openai.com/g/g-kNni4xeLa-stock-trading-redditor 2 comments wallstreetbets
- Forget Nazis, Britain’s cruel refugee plan mimics its own history https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/3/15/forget-nazis-britains-cruel-refugee-plan-mimics-its-own-history 7 comments europes
- Algorithms Can Now Mimic Any Artist. Some Artists Hate It - A new generation of AI image tools can reproduce an artist’s signature style. Some creatives fear for their livelihoods. https://www.wired.com/story/artists-rage-against-machines-that-mimic-their-work/ 13 comments technology
- Users of the synthetic cannabis mimic "Spice" exhibit significantly more severe withdrawal effects than individuals using actual cannabis https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/928672 140 comments science
- Do BJP's organisational woes mimic what Indira Gandhi's excess centralisation did to the Congress? https://scroll.in/article/997419/do-bjp-s-organisational-woes-mimic-what-indira-gandhi-s-excess-centralisation-did-to-the-congress 7 comments india
- Hedge Funds can mimic a covered short position with these tactics, $GME holders may have broken rank and lost their leverage. https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/lcpy6g/hedge_funds_can_mimic_a_covered_short_position/ 6 comments wallstreetbets
- [Spittin’ Chiclets Clips] Eric Nystrom mimics the “striptease” scene from the movie Slap Shot. https://twitter.com/chicletsclips/status/1292855109123096581?s=21 5 comments hockey
- India is preparing to launch its first crewed mission to space late next year. But first, two uncrewed flights will carry Vyommitra, a humanoid robot programmed to respond to its environment, mimic crew activities, and test life-support operations. https://astronomy.com/news/2020/03/india-prepares-to-launch-its-first-crewed-mission-to-space-in-2021 3 comments worldnews
- Statistical tools outmatch humans at predicting whether someone convicted of a crime will reoffend under conditions designed to mimic real life criminal justice settings, according to a new study https://www.aaas.org/news/algorithms-outperform-humans-predicting-if-defendants-will-reoffend 84 comments science
- [N] Mimic, an open-source plugin, designed to animate robots and other peripherals came out with a new version today via Github. Animate Kuka Robots or any rig that’s supported https://github.com/AutodeskRoboticsLab/Mimic/releases/tag/v1.4.0 8 comments robotics
- GOP mailer to Oregon voters mimics US Census form https://apnews.com/fce75b1338844b23a3b6045a0dcbfe46 37 comments politics
- Sun bears, the smallest bear species, mimic the facial expressions of their peers. Until recently, only humans and gorillas, who are both highly social creatures, have been shown to do that. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2019/03/21/32924/#.xjon_rnkhty 16 comments science
- Scientists discover excitation in dendrites of human neurons attenuates faster with length, compared to rat dendrites, which may create more computational capability - a finding which should be interesting for AI/Neural Net researchers in developing new models that mimic the brain https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/s0092-8674(18)31106-1?_returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2Fs0092867418311061%3Fshowall%3Dtrue 11 comments science
- Using speech analysis software, researchers find that violins made by Andrea Amati and Antonio Stradivari produce a sound that mimics aspects of the human voice, a feature they argue adds to the instruments’ exceptional musical quality. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/may/21/scientists-find-secret-behind-sweet-sound-of-stradivarius-violins 8 comments science
- Lyon fans mimic Nabil Fekir's gesture from the derby https://streamable.com/py5nt 130 comments soccer
- The first entirely soft artificial heart mimics its natural model as closely as possible. It isnt ready for implantation as the tensile strength of the material and the performance would have to be enhanced significantly. But it does point to a new direction for the development of artificial hearts. https://www.ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2017/07/artificial_heart.html 3 comments science
- First Known Butterfly to Potentially Mimic Ants & Steal Their Food http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/06/amazon-butterflies-ants-insects-stealing/ 3 comments science
- Mets Facebook: Check out five year old Ashtin G. mimic his favorite player. https://www.facebook.com/Mets/videos/10156906154350078/ 21 comments baseball
- Glenn Beck covers his face in Cheetos dust to mimic Donald Trump http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/29/politics/glenn-beck-donald-trump-cheetos/index.html?sr=fbcnn042916glenn-beck-donald-trump-cheetos1015pmvodtoplink&linkid=24014156 7 comments nottheonion
- Billboard mimics human sweat to entrap Zika-carrying mosquitoes in Brazil. http://www.engadget.com/2016/04/21/billboard-kills-zika-carrying-mosquitoes 17 comments worldnews
- ‘Huge leap forward’: Computer that mimics human brain beats professional at game of Go http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/01/huge-leap-forward-computer-mimics-human-brain-beats-professional-game-go 6 comments artificial
- An unusual increase in narcolepsy cases in Europe was linked to a new flu vaccine used there, and now researchers may have figured out why: A protein in the vaccine appears to mimic one in the brain that plays a role in the sleep disorder. http://www.livescience.com/51411-flu-vaccine-narcolepsy-immune-response.html 339 comments science
- A Periodic Diet that Mimics Fasting Promotes Multi-System Regeneration, Enhanced Cognitive Performance, and Healthspan http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/s1550-4131%2815%2900224-7 50 comments science
- LED Skylights Perfectly Mimic Natural Sunlight http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/led-skylights-perfectly-mimic-natural-sunlight-180954348/?no-ist 20 comments science
- Scientists mapped a worm's brain, created software to mimic its nervous system, and uploaded it into a lego robot. It seeks food and avoids obstacles. http://www.eteknix.com/mind-worm-uploaded-lego-robot-make-weirdest-cyborg-ever 828 comments technology
- UO-Berkeley Lab unveil new nano-sized synthetic scaffolding technique: Scientists have tapped oil and water to create scaffolds of self-assembling, synthetic proteins called peptoid nanosheets that mimic complex biological mechanisms and processes. http://uonews.uoregon.edu/archive/news-release/2014/8/uo-berkeley-lab-unveil-new-nano-sized-synthetic-scaffolding-technique 3 comments science
- Google Play store offers 'Bomb Gaza' mobile game | Google customers have reacted with outrage to an Android game that invites players to mimic the Israeli army ‘dropping bombs’ on Gaza http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/04/gaza-bomb-israel-conflict-game-available-download-google-play-android 18 comments technology
- T.J. Yates: “[We] obviously watch a lot of Patriots film and seeing how they do it. We’re trying to mimic them right now.” http://www.csnhouston.com/football-houston-texans/talk/texans-watching-old-patriots-film 193 comments nfl
- New rifle mimics machine gun's rapid fire -- and it's legal http://money.cnn.com/2013/09/12/news/companies/slide-fire-gun/index.html?iid=hp_river 19 comments technology
- When fluid dynamics mimic quantum mechanics http://www.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/when-fluid-dynamics-mimic-quantum-mechanics-0729.html 3 comments science
- Novartis muscle growing drug nearing approval. Mimics myostatin mutants, for massive muscles http://www.europeanpharmaceuticalreview.com/20838/news/industry-news/novartis-receives-fda-breakthrough-therapy-designation-for-bym338-bimagrumab-for-sporadic-inclusion-body-myositis-sibm/ 14 comments science
- Farnborough FC players change their names to mimic football legends as part of sponsorship deal. http://www.farnboroughfc.co.uk/2013/08/paddy-power-named-as-new-kit-stadium-sponsor/ 7 comments soccer
- Sleep Mask Mimics Brainwaves, Lulls You To Sleep http://news.discovery.com/tech/sleep-mask-mimics-brainwaves-lulls-you-to-sleep-120628.html 3 comments technology
- Injectable hormone can mimic the effects of a good workout http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21328474.900-hormone-can-mimic-effects-of-a-good-workout.html 14 comments science
- Nanoengineers invent new biomaterial that more closely mimics human tissue http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526091806.htm 24 comments science
- Legal highs like spice that mimic cannabis effect may be banned http://news.sky.com/skynews/home/uk-news/legal-highs-like-spice-that-mimic-cannabis-effect-may-be-banned-discussed-by-govts-drug-advisers/article/200905215281453?lpos=uk_news_top_stories_header_3&lid=article_15281453_legal_highs_like_spice_that_mimic_cannabis_effect_may_be_banned%2C_discussed_by_govts_drug_advisers 8 comments reddit.com
- 44 species of plant and animal your grandchildren will probably never see, though sadly unlike the leaf mimics it won't be because they're hiding. http://www.disaboom.com/blogs/saydrah/archive/2008/11/12/44-beautiful-unique-and-little-known-endangered-plants-and-animals.aspx 5 comments science
- Device mimics black hole event horizon http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/02/13/scispace113.xml 2 comments science
- (Video) Amazing Bird Mimics Every Thing - BBC http://pufone.org/blog/lyrebird-mimics-every-thing-bbc-video/ 42 comments reddit.com