Dropbox’s Lepton lossless image compression really uses a ‘middle-out’ algorithm

 The “middle-out” algorithm that has its roots in the most infamous (and probably funniest) scene in HBO’s “Silicon Valley” may have been fictional, but something like it can be found in Lepton, a cool new lossless image compressor created by Dropbox. Read More

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Dropbox’s Lepton lossless image compression really uses a ‘middle-out’ algorithm

Are you ready for a Game of Thrones prequel TV series?

While HBO wonders what the hell they’re going to do if (or when, more likely) their hit show catches up to the books, the network is already thinking about more Game of Thrones TV — author George R. R. Martin says the network is considering a prequel series, possibly based on his Dunk and Egg short stories, which are set 90 years earlier. Read more…

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Are you ready for a Game of Thrones prequel TV series?