#1 FutureMe
If you enjoyed a good old ‘time capsule’ as a child, you would probably appreciate the digital version, FutureMe - a simple online tool that lets you write yourself a digital note and have it emailed to your future self in a future date defined by you. Some would use it to leave detailed to-do lists and memos for their future self to find, while others might use it to remind themselves of promises they made, or goals they wanted to achieve, or simply to send a few words of encouragement upon hitting an important milestone. And we know that cause the platform also lets you share your future email anonymously in the Read Public Letters section (if you choose to). Reading other people’s emails might feel a little nosy, but between social media and reality TV, that’s our idea of entertainment, isn’t it?
#2 Who Was Alive In ____?
Whether you’re a history enthusiast, a sucker for Trivia, or simply curious to know what historic figures were alive in the century Game Of Thrones’ plot took place, this online app guarantees at least 2 minutes of fun entertainment. Typing a year (between anything BC to y2k) will show you who was alive that year and how old they were at the time.
#3 Jurassic Park Comes To Google AR
If the early days of coronavirus lockdown will be remembered as the time when children of the world all chased a tiger in the living room, now comes the latest hit from Google’s beloved AR feature (with a throwback to our own childhood hit ) - The Jurassic Park experience! In partnership with NBCUniversal Media, Google has just released a set of 10 AR dinosaurs that you can search for and view in your own space using your phone.
All you have to do to view an actual-size T-rex, Stegosaurus or even a Brachiosaurus in your own neighborhood is type ‘Dinosaur’ in search and look for the ‘view in your space’ option. You will notice an image carousel at the bottom of the page, where you can choose between 10 different dinosaurs. If you’re curious about the technology behind it, Google has also released two videos on YouTube that detail how they made an AR Brachiosaurus and Pteranodon.
#4 The Pudding Music Challenge
Inspired by a recent YouTube trend where Gen Z’ers film themselves listening to Queen, The Beatles, and Led Zeppelin for (shockingly) the first time, The Pudding collective has released this music challenge, testing how well we recognize historic hits. The quiz generates 10 songs from the decade of your choice, all Billboard top 5 hits and massively popular in their day, to collect data on how well music hits stand the test of time. The selection may include some songs there’s no reason you should know (unless you are a hardcore pop fan born in the US at least a decade prior to the one you’re tested on), but your data still helps them reinforce the hypothesis that music fades from cultural knowledge.
#5 Gen Z Declares War With Millennials on Social Media
A few weekends ago, twitter user @local__celeb exposed a thread of Gen Z kids roasting Millennials on TikTok. Attacks included memes and vicious Tweet threads reducing Millennials to Harry Potter fanatics who can’t have anyone speak to them before they get their (overpriced) morning coffee and Avocado Toast. While Millennials are used to being called out for being preoccupied with nostalgia and having a hard time #adulting, nothing could prepare them for the public teardown by their junior generation. But why do Gen Zers declare war on millennials? The Guardian has put together this handy little guide to help us navigate the generational war.
#6 A Concert For 2,292 Plants
The Liceu opera house of Barcelona played its first concert since mid March to an unusual audience: 2,292 plants from local nurseries. A nine-minute video of the performance captured the quartet alone onstage, playing Puccini's "Chrysanthemum” (Daisies) and bowing respectfully before and after to its leafy audience. At the end of the concert, the plants were given to 2,292 people who have been on the healthcare frontlines through the toughest front known to our generation ,in recognition of their work.
#7 Copy-Paste From Real Life Into Photoshop Say goodbye to the tedious process of taking a photo, importing it and placing in your editing program. Paris-based designer and artist Cyril Diagne recently launched AR Cut & Paste - a new image editing software that captures distinct objects on a mobile device and automatically removes their backgrounds. By simply positioning the phone camera in front of the computer screen, the snipped objects can then be placed directly into photoshop! AR Cut & Paste currently only works with Adobe products, although Diagne says it may pair with others in the future. To try out this inventive software, you can download it from GitHub.
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