Weekly Digest – 2011-12-26
- The Prometheus trailer just blew me away… and now here's a side by side comparison to the original Alien trailer: http://t.co/GhexnS65 #
- Paper stop-motion badassery: http://t.co/kAdP4KEl #
Weekly Digest – 2011-12-19
- Sculpting in 3D is now CHEAP. $100 off 3D Coat. http://t.co/eTx4VnHH #
- "That which is to give light, must endure burning." – Dr. Victor Frankl [thx Bob] #
- Loved to have seen the Transformer films look more like this (who wouldn't?): http://t.co/t7nSTvUP #
- Royalty free music sources that I've used in the past: http://t.co/P7yvlGqR #
- I bathed in a glacier fed river, then took cold showers and keep it up. Why? Coffee substitute or http://t.co/7G9oGolx #
- The Mill's "Dix" is on Vimeo and HD on their site here. Watch it! Chop chop! http://t.co/c2tWmgH4 #
Growing Unique Products
3D printing is making life interesting.
I need to look up some of these custom jigsaw puzzles that they are talking about.
Inspirational Quotes
These have been sitting around in my notes for awhile, so I figured it was time to post them.
Randy Pausch
“It’s not about how to achieve your dreams. It’s about how to lead your life. If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself. The dreams will come to you.”
http://blog.cliffano.com/2007/
Leon Botha
“I am trying to work and focus, not letting the outer world speak more loudly than my inner. Because I think we tend to forget.”
http://boingboing.net/2011/06/
Sakyong Mipham (Turning the Mind Into an Ally)
“Many of us are slaves to our minds. Our own mind is our worst enemy. We try to focus, and our mind wanders off. We try to keep stress at bay, but anxiety keeps us awake at night. We try to be good to the people we love, but then we forget them and put ourselves first. And when we want to change our life, we dive into spiritual practice and expect quick results, only to lose focus after the honeymoon has worn off. We return to our state of bewilderment. We’re left feeling helpless and discouraged. It seems we all agree that training the body through exercise, diet, and relaxation is a good idea, but why don’t we think about training our minds?”
http://www.amazon.ca/Turning-
Paul Valéry
“The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.“
Weekly Digest – 2011-12-12
- Calling it Card "Tricks" doesn't really do this justice. [thx @NorthwestMel] : http://t.co/2wHicZ2I #
- How to make living bridges. http://t.co/H0E5PW2H #
- Consciousness on one big mental loop. http://t.co/7I1FKpkg #
Nice Shot, Ace
I started to walk home from the studio down the street, but heard music from the gym at the corner.
Through the window I saw costumed heroes playing dodge-ball? It was Ace (mascot for Toronto Blue Jays). I left and came back with my camera. Nothing like filming, as your camera gets hit by a ball… at 60 frames per second. I took many photos of his peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and banana birthday cake, which was arguably one of the best birthday cakes I have ever had. Serious “yum”, especially when followed up by shots of vodka and pineapple.
The 5 hour super-hero dodge-ball event has comes to a conclusion at 1am. With a smile on my face, I walk home and within a minute, I run into a guy that is looking for… a “house” party. I’m talking about a “house music” party… in a loft, less than 1 block away.
HAH.
1:45, walking into the party I run into (for the first time outside the tea shop) Marco and Juan, the owners of the establishment that I spend over a dozen hours a week at. The $20 cover charge is immediately waved.
I just got home.
Big thanks to Ace, Jason, Juan, Marco and Michael for unintentionally setting up an epic evening.
I am somewhere between Yes Man and Number 23.
Btw… Ace sent me a link to the video of his recent wedding proposal. Now THIS is how it’s done.
pid : stylized 2D platformer
Original game concept and fresh look. Can’t wait to give this game a whirl. [thx Zak]
Web Programming with Python
Going to go super geek for a moment here, but I will keep this very short.
I know that I need to be versed in web programming, because nearly everything that I have done, either personal or project related, ends up on the web in some format. I’m realizing that WordPress, Drupal, Joomla or other content management software solutions will not give me the flexibility that I need.
I’m turning to Python, due to it’s simplicity, use of PERL style regular expressions (w00t) and (most importantly) it’s integration in nearly every 3D animation package that’s out there. Is Python programming for the web going to be more of a pain than just utilizing Ruby or PHP? Maybe, but there’s always frameworks, like Django.
Without further adieu, here’s a blog, made in 8 minutes.
Weekly Digest – 2011-11-28
- World of Goo for Android! After Nov 28th's $5 purchase, my Galaxy Tab is about to get a game workout. http://t.co/w6Wb2lvY #
- Too warm to ski? How about a single rail coaster down the slopes of Austria: http://t.co/z25gpBiS #
- Retro graphics in closing credits for X-Men: First Class. Simple tech beauty: http://t.co/tQtfS3s8 #
- Look ma! No hands! Zee lil bike riding robot: http://t.co/25PWQxUD #
- PHRRRRT! http://t.co/ewKlLRzT #
Masks in Inkscape
This tutorial helped me figure out masks and clips in Inkscape, using tiled object. Just what I was looking for!
