By Matt Novak Published November 13, 2024 | Comments (5) | Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Facebook co-founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg released a song with T-Pain on Wednesdaya cover of Lil Jons Get Low. And if youre thinking hey, that sounds terrible, you really dont know the half of it. Because listening to this song may make you question some very fundamental things about the world. Like whether the invention of music itself was a bad idea. Zuck and T-Pain have dubbed their collaboration Z-Pain, and it appears the song was an anniversary gift to the Meta CEOs wife Priscilla Chan. Or, to put it more specifically, a date-aversary gift. Get Low was playing when I first met Priscilla at a college party, so every year we listen to it on our dating anniversary, Zuckerberg wrote Wednesday on Instagram. This year I worked with @tpain on our own version of this lyrical masterpiece. Sound on for the track and also available on Spotify. Love you P. The Instagram post includes photos of Zuck and T-Pain in the studio recording the song. And an Instagram Reels video shows Chans reaction to the video, with captions like surprising my wife and she likes it, maybe?Oh my God, it says Z-Pain, Chan says in the video, responding with so romantic after hearing the line sweat drop down my balls. Is that the most romantic thing Ive ever done? Zuck asks.Its so romantic. Twenty-one years later I cant get quite as low, but it brings back a lot of fond memories, Chan says. Zuck has been trying to reinvent himself through aesthetic changes in his hair and clothes recently, but this song does seem like a new adventure into trying to remain culturally relevant. Or it could just be a silly thing that one really rich guy wanted to do.And Zuck is absolutely correct that you can hear it for yourself on Spotify. If youre so inclined. The song is conspicuously absent from YouTube and Apple Music. How did you fare after hearing that? Would you like to stick foreign objects into your ear canal to make the sounds stop? Are you questioning the existence of God? It may not be that God himself is dead. Maybe this song proves something else. Maybe God is real and he wants us to suffer. Theres plenty of other evidence for that today. Did you see Donald Trump is going to nominate Matt Gaetz for Attorney General? Because thats real too. God indeed wants us to suffer.Daily NewsletterYou May Also Like By Matthew Gault Published November 4, 2024 By Thomas Maxwell Published November 4, 2024 By Matthew Gault Published November 1, 2024 By Matthew Gault Published October 22, 2024 Colin Lecher and Tomas Apodaca Published October 14, 2024 By Todd Feathers Published September 25, 2024

Mix and Match: Creating a Personalized Bathroom ExperienceSponsored ContentNot all people share the same routines, habits, or customs, yet we all have the same fundamental needs, regardless of age, social class, gender, culture, or religion. Designing bathroom spaces involves considering parameters of accessibility, technology, cleanliness, comfort, and durability, while offering efficient and sustainable solutions that ensure optimal performance. But what does functionality in architecture really mean? How do usage patterns evolve over time? Geberit products showcase various design proposals through their Mix and Match approach that blend furniture, sinks, and other bathroom accessories, all conceived to meet the diverse requirements of their users.Throughout architectural history, many architects and designers have debated about the role and balance between form and function. Even today, the concept of design continues to evolve, placing people at the heart of the process. From architect Louis Sullivan's famous phrase, "Form follows function," to Le Corbusier's vision of the house as a "machine for living", there are countless perspectives on functionality in architecture, addressing principles such as interior comfort and well-being, space optimization, smooth circulation, accessibility, and adaptability. Geberit embraces the concept of "Design meets function," merging functionality with aesthetic design in all areas of bathroom spaces.Contemporary bathroom layouts must also adapt to meet individual user needstaking into account daily hygiene routines, activities, and aesthetic preferences. Sinks, often the heart of a bathroom, help organize the space in conjunction with other fixtures and equipment. Geberit's modular concept allows integration of various components from its ONE, Acanto, and iCon series, available in different shapes, sizes, and proportions. A wide range of sanitary furniture, sinks, mirrors and accessories can be mixed and matched to suit users' specific demands, from design choices to budgets.Save this picture!Geberit's Mix and Match approach encourages creativity and enables nearly limitless configurations, avoiding the need for fixed installations or incompatible design models. This allows combinations of classic, vanity, and countertop sinks with push-to-open drawers, closed fronts with handles, and split-front designs, using materials such as wood-textured melamine, glass, and others. The integration of mirrors with direct or indirect lighting, side cabinets for additional storage, and interior organization systems further enhance the bathroom's versatility, visibility, and flexibility. From sanitary technology and shower or bathtub solutions to combinations of sinks, furniture, mirrors, and other accessories, Geberit aims to enhance both user comfort and accessibility while prioritizing technical and functional qualities. These include ease of cleaning and use, water savings, storage optimization, material durability, the efficiency of sanitary mechanisms, etc.Save this picture!In addition, Geberit's sinks come with innovative drainage solutions that simplify cleaning and prevent possible blockages. For instance, the horizontal Geberit CleanDrain horizontal sink drain features a removable comb that is easy to remove and clean. Similarly, the Geberit CleanLine shower channel comb can also be removed and cleaned easily, reducing hidden, hard-to-reach areas that tend to accumulate dirt.Save this picture!Depending on the bathroom's style and interior design, Geberit offers a wide array of textures, finishes, contrasts, and color options for their furniture, sinks, and accessories. The Acanto series boasts a smooth, organic design with timeless modern geometric contours, while the iCon series is known for its geometric lines. Beyond finishes, closures, and mechanisms, both sinks and furniture, along with all additional accessories, are integral to the functionality of a bathroom. They should not only be resistant to moisture and provide optimal hygiene and cleaning solutions, but also adapt to the needs of the users who will inhabit these spaces.Save this picture!Founded in 1874 in Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland, Geberit is active in over 50 countries, producing sanitary products with a focus on sustainable improvements in people's quality of life. Committed to natural resource conservation and eco-design principles, the company considers every stage of a product's life cycle, from raw material extraction to disposal. Geberit products, like rimless ceramic, TurboFlush technology, and dual-flush valves, are designed to minimize water usage. For instance, Geberit's sanitary products such as dual-flush or stop-and-go cisterns have reduced average toilet water consumption by about 80% since 1952, from 70 liters to just 14 liters per person per day, based on model calculations.To learn more about the features and applications of Geberit's sanitary products, furniture, and accessories, visit the website or check out the product catalog.Image gallerySee allShow lessAbout this authorAgustina IiguezAuthorCite: Agustina Iiguez. "Mix and Match: Creating a Personalized Bathroom Experience" 14 Nov 2024. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1023260/mix-and-match-creating-a-personalized-bathroom-experience&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

Oasis The Cabin / Wiki World + Advanced Architecture LabSave this picture! Yanjun PanCabins & LodgesWuhan, ChinaArchitects: Advanced Architecture Lab, Wiki WorldAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:80 mYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2024 PhotographsPhotographs:Yanjun Pan, Arch-ExistManufacturersBrands with products used in this architecture project Manufacturers: Rothoblaas, IsoplamMore SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Text description provided by the architects. The project is located in Wuhan Ganlushan Culture Creativity City, an ultra-large-scale "ice and snow+" cultural and tourism complex invested in by Wuhan Urban Construction Group, marking the first time we have ventured out of the true wilderness to integrate into a richly contented cultural and tourism complex project. Against this backdrop, we still aim to create an experience of space isolated from the world. Thus, we have joined forces with the client and the community to initiate the "Island Living Plan." This plan will create a series of island cabins and explore the possibilities of returning to nature through different spatial forms. 'Oasis Cabin' is part of the natural co-construction plan and represents the first island cabin completed by Wiki World.Save this picture!An oasis for holidays. The Oasis is situated on a tiny islet in the middle of a lake, so small that it seems to barely accommodate a single cabin. Given its proximity to the surrounding programs, we envisioned the cabin as an introspective space that would encompass the island as much as possible. The client desired a house that would not stand out too abruptly, leading us to envelop the building in a pure green facade, creating a holiday oasis for her.Save this picture!Located on an isolated island in the lake, the Oasis is nearly the same size as the island itself. Perhaps everyone has their oasis within their mind. The Oasis resembles a miniature castle, accessible via a dock that leads to an inward-facing courtyard. Two bedrooms and a living room are connected through a narrow corridor, creating a personal green kingdom, a wilderness home unique to the solitary island. The Oasis also features a private inner courtyard and mysterious hidden spaces. From the expansive terrace, one can gaze out over the water or look up at the starry sky, offering a serene and exclusive retreat.Save this picture!Save this picture!Arriving at the Oasis requires a journey by a small wooden boat. The Oasis boasts its little dock, which serves as a spot for fishing and is the only outward-facing space. Through a narrow corridor at the dock, one can enter their own private, introspective domain. We have designed narrow passageways that blend seamlessly with the outer walls, connecting the two bedrooms, living room, and bathroom. We conceptualize the main functional spaces as individual houses rather than mere rooms. Each house is equipped with its skylight and floor-to-ceiling windows, ensuring that even within the introspective space, one does not feel too confined. Half of the Oasis's space is dedicated to the courtyard, and on the side facing the water, we have set up a framing view. Here, one can enjoy a bonfire, go fishing, and gather for parties, creating a multifunctional area that celebrates the beauty of the surroundings and the tranquility of the island life.Save this picture!Save this picture!The entire building is constructed of laminated wood, and each irregular component and node is designed and customized through digital technology, achieving 100% full assembly construction. The client's identity as an artist-led us to finally decide to understand this cabin as a pure exhibit in nature, a green container made of wooden assembly. There is no standard answer to living, everyone hopes that their residence can convey their own understanding of life, perhaps in the eyes of the artist, the home in the wilderness is also part of her artistic vision.Save this picture!Save this picture!Wiki World continues the natural construction concept, we retain every tree in the site, and keep the path and texture of the original woodland and farmland, all the cabins are self-developed prefabricated wooden structures, built together by the team and the user. The Oasis Cabin achieves the client's expectation of living alone, approached by boat and the process of arriving is especially mysterious and difficult. The pure green wooden cabin will make you feel lost in a trance. Here you only hear the wind, birds and insects. At night you can chop wood and make fire by yourself. You can walk barefoot indoors and outdoors. You may not want to leave, after all, leaving here is also a long journey back to the noise.Save this picture!Wiki World-Build Small, Dream Big. Wiki World has been committed to returning to natural life through natural construction. The sprite cabin continues such a natural wildhouse experiment, jumping out of the inertia of the size of the thinking, focusing on the relationship between living behavior and environment, the answer of space must be far from the daily living experience, even a little paranoid. "Small" brings us closer to the material, so we are more sensitive. Now that we are in the forest, let's go barefoot for a day and listen to the sound of dead leaves being crushed on the terrace.Save this picture!Save this picture!Build Naturally. Natural buildings can be built like Lego. Little cabins, like building blocks, were placed in the forest. We stick to the original wild wood construction technique that we hand-fired the faade of the carbonized wood boards. The cabins are all connected by small metal components that can be repeatedly assembled. We try to create a precise relationship between the cabins and the environment in nature. Each wooden cabin is elevated above the ground, and no walls or artificial landscapes are used. Nature is the best package.Save this picture!Project gallerySee allShow lessProject locationAddress:Wuhan, ChinaLocation to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.About this officeWiki WorldOfficeMaterialsMaterials and TagsPublished on November 14, 2024Cite: "Oasis The Cabin / Wiki World + Advanced Architecture Lab " 14 Nov 2024. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1023419/oasis-the-cabin-wiki-world-plus-advanced-architecture-lab&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save? - / Wiki World + AaLYou've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! 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B2G1 Free J.R.R. Tolkien Books at Amazon Check out our favorite Lord of the Rings books in the sale. See at Amazon The Lord of the Rings fans can save big on some of the best editions of J.R.R. Tolkien's legendary fantasy novel, The Hobbit, and other books about Middle-earth thanks to the latest Buy Two, Get One Free Book Sales at Amazon and Target. These early Black Friday promotions include all three Tolkien Illustrated Editions, which are unique hardcover versions of the author's three best-known books: The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and The Silmarillion. If you add all three to your cart, you'll only wind up paying $86 ($225) total, which breaks down to $28.66 ($75) per book.Plenty of other Tolkien books and box sets are featured in the B2G1 Free Book Sale at Amazon, including The Lord of the Rings Collector's Edition Box Set, which was published on November 5. You can read about our favorites below or check out the Amazon hub we created to see the best B2G1 free LOTR books.Get all three Tolkien Illustrated Editions for $86The Lord of the Rings (Tolkien Illustrated Edition) -- $47.49 ($75)The Hobbit (Tolkien Illustrated Edition) -- $38 ($75)The Silmarillion (Tolkien Illustrated Edition) -- $38.41 ($75) See all Tolkien Illustrated Editions Continue Reading at GameSpot

Microsoft's Xbox Wireless Controller lineup continues to expand with each passing year, giving Xbox and PC users a wide selection of controller colors and patterns to chose from. Most recently, Xbox introduced transparent clear and blue models that are sure to appeal to those who grew up in the '90s. Ahead of Black Friday, major retailers are offering discounts on a bunch of first-party Xbox controllers, including the new Ghost Cipher Special Edition. Amazon also has an awesome Xbox controller bundle deal.We've rounded up the best Black Friday Xbox controller deals below. Walmart, Amazon, and Target are all offering discounts on select models alongside their early Black Friday promotions. We'll continue to update this roundup as more controller deals go live.If you're in the market for an Xbox console, Best Buy has the Xbox Series X 2TB Galaxy Black Special Edition in stock. Meanwhile, the 1TB Xbox Series X is on sale for $450 at Target and Best Buy. Xbox Controller + 4K Fire Stick + Game Pass Ultimate$75 ($131-$136) See at Amazon Perhaps the most notable Xbox controller deal, this bundle initially appeared during Prime Big Deal Days, and you can still take advantage of this terrific Amazon offer now.The $75 bundle includes an Xbox Wireless Controller, Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K, and one month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. This is essentially an Xbox Cloud Gaming Starter Kit, as you don't even need a console or PC to stream hundreds of games in the Game Pass library, including the recently released Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.Amazon's 4K Fire Sticks now support the Game Pass app. Keep in mind you need to be a Game Pass Ultimate subscriber to stream Game Pass games. You get 30 days of access with this bundle, but Woot has 3-Month Game Pass Ultimate codes for $36.49, which saves you over 20 bucks compared to subscribing directly through Microsoft.Five controllers are eligible for this bundle, including the Sky Cipher Special-Edition, which costs $64 (was $70) on its own right now.Choose your controller:Sky Cipher Special Edition ControllerAstral Purple ControllerRobot White ControllerShock Blue ControllerDeep Pink Controller Xbox Controller + 4K Fire Stick Max + Game Pass Ultimate$80 ($141-$147)For five extra bucks, you can upgrade to the 4K Fire Stick Max, a slightly more premium option with better overall performance. See at Amazon Choose your controller:Sky Cipher Special Edition ControllerAstral Purple ControllerRobot White ControllerShock Blue ControllerDeep Pink Controller Ghost Cipher Special Edition$60 ($70)The Ghost Cipher is the newest Xbox Wireless Controller. It just released in October, but you can grab one for $10 off at Amazon and Walmart. See at Amazon See at Walmart Xbox Elite Series 2$141 ($180)The Xbox Elite Series 2 is the best controller for Xbox and one of the best controllers for PC, too. This pro-style controller offers a more premium build and feel, four remappable back paddles, trigger locks, and swappable thumbstick caps and D-pads. The controller and its swappable components are packaged inside a hardshell case.Amazon sold out of the Elite Series 2 at this price, but Walmart still has the deal, for now at least. See at Walmart See at Amazon (sold out) Sky Cipher Special Edition$64 ($70) See at Amazon See at Walmart Nocturnal Vapor Special Edition$60 ($70) See at Walmart Xbox Elite Series 2 Core (Red)$96 ($140)Note: The best discount is at Target, though Walmart is also offering a slight price cut. See at Target See at Walmart Xbox Elite Series 2 Core (White)$107 ($130) See at Amazon See at Walmart Velocity Green$44 ($65) See at Walmart Shock Blue$44 ($65) See at Walmart Pulse Red$44 ($65) See at Walmart See at Target Carbon Black$44 ($60) See at Amazon See at Walmart Robot White$44 ($60) See at Amazon See at Walmart Xbox Elite Series 2 Core (Blue)$116 ($140) See at Amazon See at Walmart Deep Pink$51 ($65) See at Amazon See at Walmart Electric Volt$53 ($65) See at Amazon See at Walmart Astral Purple$56 ($65) See at Amazon See at Walmart Arctic Camo$64 ($70) See at Walmart Mineral Camo Special Edition$62 ($70) See at Walmart Daystrike Camo Special Edition$64 ($70) See at Walmart Gold Shadow Special Edition$65 ($70) See at Target

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Following the release of Elden Ring Runes last month, players discovered that the most recent FromSoftware game shares more than just surface-level similarities with it's Souls predecessors. A notorious Dark Souls bug can still be discovered into the bowels of Elden Ring's program, and it could also provide the possibility of exciting new possibilities for speedrunning enthusiasts.The f

Robots transporting heavy metal at a Toyota plant. Yaskawas robots working alongside human coworkers in factories. To advance efforts like these virtually, Rikei Corporation develops digital twin tooling to assist planning.And if that werent enough, diversified retail holdings company Seven & i Holdings is running digital twin simulations to enhance customer experiences.Physical AI and industrial AI, powered by NVIDIA Omniverse and Isaac and Metropolis, are propelling Japans industrial giants into the future. Such pioneering moves in robotic manipulation, industrial inspection and digital twins for human assistance are on full display at NVIDIA AI Summit Japan this week.The arrival of generative AI-driven robotics leaps couldnt come at a better time. With its population in decline, Japan has a critical need for advanced robotics. A report in the Japan Times said the nation is expected to face an 11 million shortage of workers by 2040.Industrial and physical AI-based systems are today becoming accelerated by a three computer solution that enables robot AI model training, testing, and simulation and deployment.Looking Into the Future With Toyota RoboticsToyota is tapping into NVIDIA Omniverse for physics simulation for robot motion and gripping to improve its metal forging capabilities. Thats helping to reduce the time it takes to teach robots to transport forging materials.Image courtesy of Toyota.Toyota is verifying to reproduce its robotic work handling and robot motion with the accuracy of NVIDIA PhysX with Omniverse. Omniverse enables modeling digital twins of factories and other environments that accurately duplicate the physical characteristics of objects and systems in the real world, which is foundational to building physical AI for driving next-generation autonomous systems.Omniverse enables Toyota to model things like mass properties, gravity and friction for comparing results with physical representations of tests. This can help work in manipulation and robot motion.It also allows Toyota to replicate the expertise of its senior employees with robotics for issues requiring a high degree of skills. And it increases safety and throughput since factory personnel are not required to work in the high temperatures and harsh environments associated with metal-forging production lines.Driving Automation, Yaskawa Harnesses NVIDIA IsaacYaskawa is a leading global robotics manufacturer that has shipped more than 600,000 robots and offers nearly 200 robot models, including industrial robots for the automotive industry, collaborative robots and dual-arm robots.Image courtesy of YASKAWA.The Japanese robotics leader is expanding into new markets with its MOTOMAN NEXT adaptive robot, which is moving into task adaptation, versatility and flexibility. Driven by advanced robotics enabled by the NVIDIA Isaac and Omniverse platforms, Yaskawas adaptive robots are focused on delivering automation for the food, logistics, medical and agriculture industries.Using NVIDIA Isaac Manipulator, a reference workflow of NVIDIA-accelerated libraries and AI models, Yaskawa is integrating AI to its industrial arm robots, giving them the ability to complete a wide range of industrial automation tasks. Yaskawa is using FoundationPose for precise 6D pose estimation and tracking. These AI models enhance the adaptability and efficiency of Yaskawas robotic arms, and the motion control enables sim-to-real transition, making them versatile and effective at performing complex tasks across a wide range of industries.Additionally, Yaskawa is embracing digital twin and robotics simulations powered by NVIDIA Isaac Sim, built on Omniverse, to accelerate the development and deployment of Yaskawas robotic solutions, saving time and resources.Creating Customer Experiences at Seven & i Holdings With Omniverse, MetropolisSeven & i Holdings is one of the largest Japanese diversified retail holdings companies.The Japanese retail company runs a proof of concept to understand customer behaviors at its retail outlets with digital simulation.Seven & i Holdings is pushing its research activities by tapping into NVIDIA Omniverse and NVIDIA Metropolis to better understand operations across its retail stores. Using NVIDIA Metropolis, a set of developer tools for building vision AI applications, store operations are analyzed with computer vision models, helping improve efficiency and safety. A digital twin of this environment is developed in an Omniverse-based application, along with assets from Blender and animations from SideFX Houdini.Image courtesy of Seven & i Holdings Co.Combining digital twins with price recognition, object tracking and other AI-based computation enables it to generate useful behavioral insights about retail environments and customer interactions. Such information offers opportunities to dynamically generate and show personalized ads on digital signage displays targeted to customers.The retailer plans to use Metropolis and the NVIDIA Merlin recommendation engine framework to create tailored suggestions to individual shoppers, responding to customer interests based on data like never before.Virtually Revolutionizing, Rikei Corporation Launches Asset Library for Digital TwinsRikei Corporation, a systems solutions provider, specializes in spatial computing and extended reality technology for the manufacturing sector.The technology company has developed JAPAN USD Factory, which is a digital twin asset library specifically for the Japanese manufacturing industry. Developed on NVIDIA Omniverse, JAPAN USD Factory reproduces materials and equipment commonly used in manufacturing sites across Japan in a digital form so that Japanese manufacturers can more easily build digital twins of their factories and warehouses.Image courtesy of RikeiRikei Corporation aims to streamline various stages of design, simulation and operations for the manufacturing process with these digital assets to enhance productivity with digital twins.Developed with OpenUSD, a universal 3D asset interchange, JAPAN USD Factory allows developers to access its asset libraries for things like palettes and racks, offering seamless integration across tools and workflows.To learn more, watch the NVIDIA AI Summit Japan fireside chat with NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang.