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Already facing scandal, the Washington Post‘s new-ish CEO and publisher, Will Lewis, has announced that the newspaper will be pivoting to artificial intelligence to turn around its dismal financial situation. […] The paper’s chief technology officer, meanwhile, announced to staffers that going forward, WaPo is to have “AI everywhere in our newsroom,” according to Tani. It’s unclear,…
Three different sized buildings. Still working on variations for the biggest one. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:A Note of Recognition for: Filmation's ''Star Trek'' AnimatorsEven if the animation of Star Trek was l…AestheticsThey figured it out.PersonalFont vs Typeface: bold and italics are fonts, but Arial and Times New Roman are typefacesAestheticsSnowfall at the White House (Official…
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More modular, swappable building components. I’ve got to work on the sides of these mid-sized buildings next. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Merchant of Venice Part 2 live, now! #PPTPlaytimeDramaWhy No One Clicked on the Great Hypertext StoryIt’s not that hypertext went on to becom…CultureAI researchers find AI models learning their safety techniques, actively resisting trainin…Researchers had…
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More modular low-poly background buildings. I’ll do some more facades then move to the next size larger. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Greebles make me happy.Before CGI, filming a science-fiction st…AestheticsLeftovers from the food my colleagues brought in to bribe/reward those few students who sh… Leftovers from the food my colleagues b…AcademiaFacebook’s News Feed: Often Changed, Never…
Added multiple swappable upper storeys. Next I will make slightly fewer variations of a slightly larger building. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:A question I find myself thinking all the time.PersonalOh , potatoes and molasses. If you want some, you can ask us. PersonalShort-range #neovictorian excursion craft, now with glowing power orbs! Over the past year…https://youtu.be/-cJp-kelrL8 AestheticsThe Royale…
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Modular components to mix and match. The upper storeys are next. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #gettingbetter Similar:Narnia board game — enjoyable family activity (but it's weird that the Pevensies compete …It’s weird that in the Narnia board game…BooksMeet octobot, a soft-bodied robot that looks like the futureOur future robot overlords never looked …Aesthetics"I think the Exposition…
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Weirdly beautiful. Wonderful bit of game history exploring why the code for the 1993 game Doom uses a slightly wrong value for pi (the programmer recalls that he misremembered the 10th digit), and a bizarre exploration of what happens to the gameplay when you deliberately change pi to different values. We all know that the…
I guess now we know why for the past decade or so Google doesn’t seem to be valuing what used to be magical about Google — the ability to rank pages so effectively and connect users to web pages that met their needs. That’s just not what’s driving Google these days. With AI search results…
Enjoyed making a 3D print of the captain’s chair from the #steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my now-adult kids. Similar:Is this Wonka's factory, or the presidential picnic @setonhilluniversity ? PersonalTake a look at the moon tonight!I wish I had the time or energy to get o…AestheticsThings that have made me start singing "Tradition!" in…
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This actually happened the other day when I was offline. Similar:Lounge area of a steampunk villain’s lair. Still needs a light fixture or two. #blender3dAestheticsToday's 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel went pretty fast. At this stage I'm mostly re…One of many steampunk control panels I’v…AestheticsParadise Blue (so glad to be seeing more live…
Modular low-poly medieval buildings. Ground-level storefronts have more detail than the upper storey windows and interiors. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #gettingthere My second try is definitely better than my first from a few weeks ago. I’ve told myself at this stage, no props! No barrels or crates or hay bales, wall sconces, procedurally-generated random street…
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