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Nvidia and DLSS5: Or, We Used to Make Things
A week ago at time of writing, NVIDIA released the following demo. If you haven’t seen it, it’s like a minute long and it broke the internet for a few days. Watch it. https://youtu.be/OZ60vkCH-o4?si=GrW5-nH1cB7d0_D2 For the uninitiated, I will wildly oversimplify where we’ve come from…
Episode 1: Have I Taken Halloween Too Far?
Based on Have I Taken Halloween Too Far? from November 30, 2018. Apple Podcasts Spotify Pocket Casts RSS Feed It’s somehow mid-October already. The weather is getting cooler, the leaves are changing, and I am 110% in the autumn headspace. I’m embracing my most…
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"Software Brain"
I’ve talked about the way that technology is becoming increasingly hostile to its users, and how so much of it feels kind of fake. While that’s not entirely what Nilay is talking about here, it does dig into the mindset that produces that outcome.
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"Software Brain"
I’ve talked about the way that technology is becoming increasingly hostile to its users, and how so much of it feels kind of fake. While that’s not entirely what Nilay is talking about here, it does dig into the mindset that produces that outcome.
Nvidia and DLSS5: Or, We Used to Make Things
A week ago at time of writing, NVIDIA released the following demo. If you haven’t seen it, it’s like a minute long and it broke the internet for a few days. Watch it. https://youtu.be/OZ60vkCH-o4?si=GrW5-nH1cB7d0_D2 For the uninitiated, I will wildly oversimplify where we’ve come from and what we’re seeing. DLSS, or Deep Learning Super Sampling,…
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Parenting
The Velveteen Rabbit
Tonight, C’s bedtime story was The Velveteen Rabbit. Fresh from a bath and rosy-cheeked, she curled up under the covers and held her own stuffed bunny close under her chin, her eyes gleaming in the low light. Serene and soft and warm in that way that only tired toddlers get. I have always loved The…
Impressions in the Snow
There have been several big snowfalls in a row this winter. I came home from a rare Sunday spent at the office and could barely get the car into the driveway. I didn’t want to shovel. The teens were occupied, hanging out with their cousins; my wife wanted to nap. I wanted to spend some…
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Projects
Workbench Time Lapse – Painting the Lizardman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4XCtdJddCs&list=UUcOmw7GAsFqcCifF0C6canA After casting, sculpting, more casting, laying in latex, and pulling the prosthetic from its mold, it’s finally time to paint the big creature makeup! I use what I learned painting the Bajoran nose appliance and turned an indistinct green blob into an alien creature. This has been a real ride. If you have questions…
Workbench Time Lapse – Kids' Workbench Build
As promised in the last video, here’s a project the kids and I did a few weekends ago! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPuxvrRwG9U After dismantling the kids’ abandoned workspace in the shop, my eldest and I reclaim a bunch of scrap in the basement and get to work building a new desk for their crafts and homework. We had…
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Writing
Your smug takes on writing content hurt new writers. Stop it.
There is a growing pattern I’ve noticed of both creators and commentators. More established writers are creating a wildly hostile environment around entry-level writing content and message boards. And it should stop.
How I Wrote My Best NaNoWriMo Draft Yet
https://youtu.be/mxFmRUFTuM0 I have had a number of successes with National Novel Writing Month – NaNoWriMo. I wrote a novel with only a drawing to guide me, learned some lessons, lost, and won. I’m getting practiced now, and have completed three novels in five years. My hands-down best performance came in April 2021, during Camp NaNoWriMo.…
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Recipes
Simply the Best Peanut Butter
I don’t lightly say that things are “the best” anything. But we’ve been on this peanut butter for a few weeks now and it’s so cheap, so easy to make, and so delicious that I don’t think we’re ever going back to the store-bought kind.
Cheddar Buttermilk Biscuits
If you’re counting calories, you may want to become temporarily innumerate. Believe me, it’ll be worth it. These cheddar buttermilk biscuits are comfort food at its best. Flaky, soft, salty, rich, and absolutely the kind of thing where you’ll finish one and immediately reach for another.