No matter how digital the electronics got, the companies that made the gadgets were still stovepiped; suites of devices worked in perfect harmony – as long as they all wore the same corporate logo. If you managed to force a Sony receiver to work with a Panasonic TV, you lived in a rat’s nest of cables with a coffee table covered in remotes and a spouse who couldn’t turn on the television without a briefing. | Why didn’t consumer electronics firms compromise on standards for interoperability? Because they’re jerks…. This is where the PC industry comes in and the golden age begins. —Sonia Zjawinski
—The Golden Age of Gadgets (Wired)
Mmmm… gadgets.
A quick Sunday visit to #fortligonier with my history-loving son.
The choreographer daughter is doing a thing.
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters.
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve…