Physics simulation demo: crate made up of mostly loose boards. #Blender3d #design #practice

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A brief respite from grading.

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As Twinkle Twinkle is to Suzuki musicians, so is a wooden shipping crate to CGI modelers. #Blender3D #design #practice

I have certainly made more complex scenes, but this time, I modeled each board, getting the grain of the wood at least plausibly right on each face, and placing each nail realistically. Following the workflow for creating game assets, I converted the completely realistic 3D simulation with 3D boards and nails into flat images. The…

As Twinkle Twinkle is to Suzuki musicians, so is a wooden shipping crate to CGI modelers. #Blender3D #design #practice

I have certainly made more complex scenes, but this time, I modeled each board, getting the grain of the wood at least plausibly right on each face, and placing each nail realistically. Following the workflow for creating game assets, I converted the completely realistic 3D simulation with 3D boards and nails into flat images. The…

Snowfall at the White House (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour, Jan 7) Tweeted by WH on Jan 12

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Facebook paid Teen Vogue to run a fake article praising Facebook for “helping ensure the integrity of the 2020 election”

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Feeling classy while I lose.

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Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy.

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Picking up books for another term

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Volunteering at our local food bank

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Emily Dickinson Fun Page #literature #amusing #dashes

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Hitting the weekend with just 6 ungraded papers. #partylikeaprof

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#Blender3D rendition of the bridge of the æthership that featured in the musical #steampunk bedtime role-playing campaign I ran for my kids 2007-2012.

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Siblings gotta sib.

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Parent: “Why don’t you use one of your stress balls?” The girl: “They don’t like me.”

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Facebook exec erroneously cites The Lord of the Rings when comparing the social network to the One Ring

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To my daughter for 2020: “You shall prevail.”

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Wooden document holders. Pretty routine, but practice is practice. #Blender3D

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My son, volunteering at the local food bank.

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