Webcrumbs from September 27, 2024. See all of 2024.
ancient ish history blogger
Maybe too much niche for my interest level, but certainly interesting enough to keep a link around.
Copious references, citations, and pictures of sources.
Commentary on how the top social platforms are just absolutely have an insatiable appetite for your attention and time.
…I am thrust into an environment where I am no longer encouraged to have a good time on my own terms.
"It’s easy, just turn the damn thing off. Ok, ‘easy.’
Onigiri tips
See also Just One Cookbook onigiri recipe.
Rendering technique to give objects fur etc.
I am confused about which parts of these videos are rendered and which parts are video capture. I assume that the park bench scene, stump forest scene, and interior desk scene are real captures and the animations are rendered over/in them. But I’m not 100% sure.
Not a lot of comment traffic, so maybe this is not that exciting. It’s hard to keep track of the state of the art at the moment. There have been quite a few tech demos, but idk what’s really commercial yet. Well this is release on PS5, so I guess that counts.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41671428
Some recommendations for things to watch in here.
RIP Maggie Smith, I enjoyed everything you made.