I loved Tron because they used really good design to overcome the extremely low-tech tools they had at their disposal. The result was a "inside the computer" world that looked computer-like.
Now we have movies like The Matrix, where they go inside a computer and it looks like San Francisco.
I hope the new Tron remake doesn't got too overboard and make things look too 'realistic.' I'm kind of sick of CGI that looks real. I have real every day.
The one near my house has a back wall full of buckets with bricks sorted by type and color. If you want a big pile of roof tiles, purple bricks, hinges, glass block, whatever, you can get it. They don't always have everything out, and the selection changes, but it's a great way to stock up on bricks.
You can also get the big blue tub which has a bunch of plain bricks.
Actually, I think it was really an 'Execuport' portable teletype that my dad brought home one weekend in 1972 so he could work (he was one of the authors of Gecos.) We dialed in at a blazing 300 baud.
Simply put, he showed me how to play games on the thing and I was hooked. (Star Trek, Adventure, etc...) I demanded he bring that 60 pound execuport home again and again. He got very strong arms and I taught myself Basic so I could write my own games. I then went on to get my first job (at age 16) programming inventory applications on this thing called an Altair.
Games... it's always the games that hooks them in.
One of our years, actually.
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I'm sure as word of this spreads, other people will shun the format as well. Why does Microsoft always put these gaping security holes into their software? Sheeeesh...
I'm sticking to open formats that can't infect my computer.
Get some paper and a sharpie. Write down all the stuff you want to say, and have the camera man flip the pages. They're called cue cards, and they used them way back in the day....
I always find it amazing how people don't just go for the simple hack and over-technologize the solution to what should be a simple problem.
Now this just confuses me more, because if your final output is video, why even bother to author in a game engine when there are much, much, better tools to create 3D such as Maya, Softimage, Max, Motionbuilder, etc...
I watched the Red vs Blue stuff. It was funny and the animation looked OK, but it's nothing to write home about.
I'm an animator and I've made my share of films. Like most filmmakers, I'm interested in getting people to see my work. That usually involves distributing it in the more ubiquitous formats.
I know most people have computers, but game engines can be fussy and platform-specific. This method seems to be more of an idle curiosity than anything. I don't get why people use a format that limits the audience.
Why not go for the most common and stable formats out there - video, streaming video or flash? Make it easy for everyone to see your creation.
Besides, if you don't have animation or art skills, creating your film in a game engine won't make it look all that great. Dragging and dropping motions into game levels just won't cut it. Your characters need to act and emote, which ain't going to happen unless you have acting and animation skills, along with a good set of tools to truly control all aspects of your 3D characters down to the keyframe. Good looking 3D is expensive for a reason.
I just got a super-quet machine. It's an HP 8200 workstation. Dual Xeons, tons of power and it's so quiet I literally have to look at the light to see if it's actually on.
The surprising thing is that it's conventionally cooled. The side panels seem to be a bit thicker and they invested a little bit extra for higher quality fans, but nothing too exotic. This thing really proves you can have a quiet machine and not have to go to alternative processors or liquid cooling. I wish more vendors took a hint from this design.
As someone who makes my living as a digital artist, it's really just a matter of practice, practice, and more practice. Anyone who can write their name can potentially draw a good picture, but it takes time to train your eye and your muscles to accomplish that. Chuck Jones once said everyone has 100,000 bad drawing inside of them, so it's best to get the bad ones out of the way early. It's kind of the same for digital art.
If you don't have the time to practice, I'd say spend a few bucks get some good looking clip art. The stuff you buy at Fry's and Office Depot pretty much sucks, but there are some collections out there that look pretty darn good.
I've heard conflicting reports that you have to have a valid phone # for DSL to work. Is that true? If so, I'm not sure if VOIP's cost effective because I'd have to keep my telco connection and the associated phone bill on top of the VOIP fees.
I liked that the nostrils were a little stylized. They really had the look of stop motion puppets. I also liked the subsurface scattering on the skin - gave it a much richer look.
What bugged me was that their costumes looked a little too much like WB's Freakazoid, and the main villain had a really strong WB look as well.
There is a consistent pattern of fraud and vote manipulation in this election. Read these articles, in fact, looking at them one of them is being hosted by me (I may get slashdotted).
We need to keep this issue in the forefront. if we let this election's shaky results go unchallendged, the next one will be even worse.
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Looks like a fairly large auditorium... I'm scratching my head trying to match the place to the ones I know in the Bay Area.
That his replacement will be even worse.
Don't celebrate just yet.
I loved Tron because they used really good design to overcome the extremely low-tech tools they had at their disposal. The result was a "inside the computer" world that looked computer-like.
Now we have movies like The Matrix, where they go inside a computer and it looks like San Francisco.
I hope the new Tron remake doesn't got too overboard and make things look too 'realistic.' I'm kind of sick of CGI that looks real. I have real every day.
Since I can't see the page, I'm wondering if he just throws a steak over the thing to get rid of the heat.
Not sure about that post, but BIFF is a mail notification program.
I think it was named after the author's dog, who apparently barked at the mailman.
Nov 4, 1997
This will link to it: http://tinyurl.com/6sz2j
Why is it in a strange language?
First English mention is Nov 14, 1997.
http://tinyurl.com/5snrm
The one near my house has a back wall full of buckets with bricks sorted by type and color. If you want a big pile of roof tiles, purple bricks, hinges, glass block, whatever, you can get it. They don't always have everything out, and the selection changes, but it's a great way to stock up on bricks.
You can also get the big blue tub which has a bunch of plain bricks.
Actually, I think it was really an 'Execuport' portable teletype that my dad brought home one weekend in 1972 so he could work (he was one of the authors of Gecos.) We dialed in at a blazing 300 baud.
Simply put, he showed me how to play games on the thing and I was hooked. (Star Trek, Adventure, etc...) I demanded he bring that 60 pound execuport home again and again. He got very strong arms and I taught myself Basic so I could write my own games. I then went on to get my first job (at age 16) programming inventory applications on this thing called an Altair.
Games... it's always the games that hooks them in.
A martian 'year' is much longer...
...for me at least.
I'm sure as word of this spreads, other people will shun the format as well. Why does Microsoft always put these gaping security holes into their software? Sheeeesh...
I'm sticking to open formats that can't infect my computer.
Palm pilot - $100
Lead Box - $30
Still woould cost (and weigh) less than the APC.
I bet someone could write an emulator that runs on a Palm or something similar.
I know a really cheap solution...
Get some paper and a sharpie. Write down all the stuff you want to say, and have the camera man flip the pages. They're called cue cards, and they used them way back in the day....
I always find it amazing how people don't just go for the simple hack and over-technologize the solution to what should be a simple problem.
From the article:
Another thing that causes computer failures on tropical islands is bugs or gecos getting inside.
I didn't know they ported the GECOS operating system to X86. Thought it only ran on Honeywell and GE mainframes from the 70s.
OK... I see...
Now this just confuses me more, because if your final output is video, why even bother to author in a game engine when there are much, much, better tools to create 3D such as Maya, Softimage, Max, Motionbuilder, etc...
I watched the Red vs Blue stuff. It was funny and the animation looked OK, but it's nothing to write home about.
I'm an animator and I've made my share of films. Like most filmmakers, I'm interested in getting people to see my work. That usually involves distributing it in the more ubiquitous formats.
I know most people have computers, but game engines can be fussy and platform-specific. This method seems to be more of an idle curiosity than anything. I don't get why people use a format that limits the audience.
Why not go for the most common and stable formats out there - video, streaming video or flash? Make it easy for everyone to see your creation.
Besides, if you don't have animation or art skills, creating your film in a game engine won't make it look all that great. Dragging and dropping motions into game levels just won't cut it. Your characters need to act and emote, which ain't going to happen unless you have acting and animation skills, along with a good set of tools to truly control all aspects of your 3D characters down to the keyframe. Good looking 3D is expensive for a reason.
Just my 2 cents... sorry for the rant.
I just got a super-quet machine. It's an HP 8200 workstation. Dual Xeons, tons of power and it's so quiet I literally have to look at the light to see if it's actually on.
The surprising thing is that it's conventionally cooled. The side panels seem to be a bit thicker and they invested a little bit extra for higher quality fans, but nothing too exotic. This thing really proves you can have a quiet machine and not have to go to alternative processors or liquid cooling. I wish more vendors took a hint from this design.
Here's an article fron the NYT on how heroin production has shot up since we overthrew the Taliban.
Afghan Poppy Growing Reaches Record Level
Why isn't this bigger news than porn addiction is beyond me.
...and they're worried about a unproven addiction to pictures of naked people. Jeeez....
This is just a GOP way to get us talking about things that are totally unimportant so we ignore the real problems.
As someone who makes my living as a digital artist, it's really just a matter of practice, practice, and more practice. Anyone who can write their name can potentially draw a good picture, but it takes time to train your eye and your muscles to accomplish that. Chuck Jones once said everyone has 100,000 bad drawing inside of them, so it's best to get the bad ones out of the way early. It's kind of the same for digital art.
If you don't have the time to practice, I'd say spend a few bucks get some good looking clip art. The stuff you buy at Fry's and Office Depot pretty much sucks, but there are some collections out there that look pretty darn good.
Thinking of getting VOIP, but I have DSL.
I've heard conflicting reports that you have to have a valid phone # for DSL to work. Is that true? If so, I'm not sure if VOIP's cost effective because I'd have to keep my telco connection and the associated phone bill on top of the VOIP fees.
I know Pixar always likes to put John Ratzenberger in their films as well as the beat up Toyota pickup from Toy Story.
Ratzenberger did the voice of the Underminer villain, but where is the Toyota?
I liked that the nostrils were a little stylized. They really had the look of stop motion puppets. I also liked the subsurface scattering on the skin - gave it a much richer look.
What bugged me was that their costumes looked a little too much like WB's Freakazoid, and the main villain had a really strong WB look as well.
Paper Ballot
Ink pen
Ballot Box.
Cheap, reliable, fair, honest.
Damn... I wish I had mod points.
There is a consistent pattern of fraud and vote manipulation in this election. Read these articles, in fact, looking at them one of them is being hosted by me (I may get slashdotted).
We need to keep this issue in the forefront. if we let this election's shaky results go unchallendged, the next one will be even worse.