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Wisconsin Pharmacist Who Destroyed Hundreds of Covid-19 Vaccine Doses Sentenced to 3 Years Prison

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On Tuesday, a federal judge sentenced Steven Brandenburg, the Wisconsin pharmacist whom police say deliberately sabotaged hundreds of covid-19 vaccine doses last December, to three years in federal prison, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Brandenburg had earlier admitted to tampering with the vaccines over… Read more.

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Hand Tracking Wristband Brings More Detailed Hand Movements To VR & AR

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The minds over at Cornell University’s SciFi Lab , along with help from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have come up with a unique wristband device that uses four small (9.30mm) synchronized thermal cameras to deliver more precise VR and AR hand tracking experiences.

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Using Thermal Cameras to Track Hand Motions Could Be the Key to Interacting with Smart Glasses

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Thanks to new research from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, we could still rely on our… Read more. If this whole smart glasses thing is going to effectively free us from having our heads constantly down and staring at our phones, we’re going to need a reliable way to interact with a virtual screen.

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Zuckerberg Admits That Facebook Screwed Up by Ignoring Milita Group Complaints Before Kenosha Shooting

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Facebook made “an operational mistake” in ignoring reports about a page encouraging an armed militia to “defend” Kenosha, Wisconsin, against Black Lives Matter protestors, CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged in a video post Friday. Read more.

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Milwaukee Is Being Sued Over Mandatory Augmented Reality Permits

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Apparently developing an AR game in Wisconsin isn’t as simple as it seems. Developers of Candy Lab AR took the entirety of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, to court over a bizarre permit requirement they claim impedes on their first amendment rights. Friday was a historic day for virtual and augmented reality.

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Upload LIVE Show Weekly Recap: 10/30/16

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Carrying the Tilt Brush Tuesdays tradition, we had Danny Bittman in from magical studio in Wisconsin to show us his creation in a collaborative Tilt Brush painting for the Doctor Strange Trailer. Since the video is shot on a green screen stage, Az’s green man suit blends in and makes him look totally invisible!

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The Violent Fantasy of Kyle Rittenhouse

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Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois teen charged with shooting three protestors in Kenosha, Wisconsin, gets the fanmail congratulating him on his heroic exploits in juvenile detention, because he is 17 years old. Most stories coming from the Right, which render the kid as a righteous arbiter of justice, bury this fact.… Read more.