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Saturday, November 19, 2022

In This Edition:
Intel deepfake detector, bopping rats, digital accessibility guide, px vs em vs rem, & clock time!

I love a good crossover, and this podcast my friends is a stellar crossover!

Intel Deepfake Detector

Image: Intel

Intel launched a deepfake video detector called FakeCatcher. The deep learning system boasts 96% accuracy by detecting and modelling the blood flow in the face.

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Bopping Rats

Image: Ito et al, University of Tokyo

Researchers at the University of Tokyo conducted experiments that show rats nodding their heads in sync with musical beats, marking the first innate time beat synchronisation has been observed in animals.

Digital Accessibility Guide

Image: web.dev

Google, through the web developers website, published a handy digital accessibility guide covering topics like motion, colour contrast, & page structure.

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PX vs EM vs REM

Image: Josh Collinsworth

Josh Collinsworth published a post describing why the best unit to use for font sizes in CSS is definitely not px.

Clock Time

Image: Tom Critchlow

Tom Critchlow describes in his book The Strategic Consultant, the difference between operating on clock time versus narrative time in an organisation, and how an independent consultant can hack the system.

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About Found This Week

Found This Week is a curated blog of interesting posts, articles, links and stories in the world of technology, science and life in general.
Each edition is curated by Daryl Feehely every Friday and highlights cool stuff found each week.
The first 104 editions were published on Medium before this site was created, check out the archive here.

Daryl Feehely

I’m a web consultant, contract web developer, technical project manager & photographer originally from Cork, now based in London. I offer my clients strategy, planning & technical delivery services, remotely & in person. I also offer freelance CTO services to companies in need of technical bootstrapping or reinvention. If you think I can help you in your business, check out my details on http://darylfeehely.com

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