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2022-09-28 @ 16.41.14 ∈ In English
Better than JPEG? Researcher discovers that Stable Diffusion can compress images
Last week, Swiss software engineer Matthias Bühlmann discovered that the popular image synthesis model Stable Diffusion could compress existing bitmapped images with fewer visual artifacts than JPEG or WebP at high compression ratios, though there are significant caveats.
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Parts Of Air Atlanta Icelandic Boeing 747 Fall On Belgian House
An Air Atlanta Icelandic Boeing 747-400F, operated by Magma Aviation, shed an engine part during its climb out of Liege Airport [last] week. The 747 was heading to Malta when the engine cowling fell from the jet, crashing down into the property of a local resident.
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What Makes a Champion? Early Multidisciplinary Practice, Not Early Specialization, Predicts World-Class Performance - Arne Güllich, Brooke N. Macnamara, David Z. Hambrick, 2022
[Meta-analysis of 51 international study reports with 6,096 athletes revealed that] adult world-class athletes engaged in more childhood/adolescent multisport practice, started their main sport later, accumulated less main-sport practice, and initially progressed more slowly than did national-class [athletes.] Nobel laureates had multidisciplinary study/working experience and slower early progress than did national-level award winners.
