Lars Andersen: A new level of archery
Danish archer Lars Andersen revives ancient archery with historical techniques like shooting on the move and holding arrows in one hand. Prioritizing accuracy, he can shoot three arrows in 0.6 seconds, drawing inspiration from old manuscripts.
Read original article
Danish archer Lars Andersen is bringing back ancient archery techniques by incorporating historical methods like shooting on the move and holding all arrows in one hand. He prioritizes accuracy over speed and has honed his skills to shoot three arrows in just 0.6 seconds. Andersen draws inspiration from old manuscripts to enhance his shooting abilities, as he believes modern archery practices are inadequate for historical archery.
Related
A New Kind Of Dance Science (combinatorics of social dancing)
Zack Maril, Lab Director at Zack's Dance Lab, uses 3D modeling to document dance moves. He uncovers 15 hand connections and 240 configurations for partner dancing, enhancing understanding and notation methods.
Hans Hollein: Everything Is Architecture
Hans Hollein redefines architecture as encompassing communication, environment, and psychology. He advocates for architects to embrace new media and technologies, moving beyond physical structures to intangible spatial elements like light and smell. Architecture must evolve to include diverse disciplines in the modern era.
Netflix's bet on advanced video encoding
Anne Aaron, Netflix's senior encoding technology director, drives bandwidth savings and quality improvements through innovative encoding methods like per-title encoding and machine learning models. Netflix's commitment to optimizing streaming quality remains strong.
Tracing garbage collection for arenas
Tracing garbage collection in systems programming languages like C++, Rust, and Ada is compared to reference counting. A simplified tracing garbage collection approach inspired by Mark-and-Sweep is proposed for languages like Zig or Odin.
Everything I Knew About Stretching Was Wrong
Tyler Tringas shares his journey from strength training to prioritizing mobility and flexibility for overall well-being. Neglecting flexibility caused mobility issues and pain. Seeking expert advice, he learned effective stretching techniques and tools for improved flexibility and health.
0 commentsRelated
A New Kind Of Dance Science (combinatorics of social dancing)
Zack Maril, Lab Director at Zack's Dance Lab, uses 3D modeling to document dance moves. He uncovers 15 hand connections and 240 configurations for partner dancing, enhancing understanding and notation methods.
Hans Hollein: Everything Is Architecture
Hans Hollein redefines architecture as encompassing communication, environment, and psychology. He advocates for architects to embrace new media and technologies, moving beyond physical structures to intangible spatial elements like light and smell. Architecture must evolve to include diverse disciplines in the modern era.
Netflix's bet on advanced video encoding
Anne Aaron, Netflix's senior encoding technology director, drives bandwidth savings and quality improvements through innovative encoding methods like per-title encoding and machine learning models. Netflix's commitment to optimizing streaming quality remains strong.
Tracing garbage collection for arenas
Tracing garbage collection in systems programming languages like C++, Rust, and Ada is compared to reference counting. A simplified tracing garbage collection approach inspired by Mark-and-Sweep is proposed for languages like Zig or Odin.
Everything I Knew About Stretching Was Wrong
Tyler Tringas shares his journey from strength training to prioritizing mobility and flexibility for overall well-being. Neglecting flexibility caused mobility issues and pain. Seeking expert advice, he learned effective stretching techniques and tools for improved flexibility and health.