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Filmmaker in Oregon. Adult blond man. Profile pic by @BrianFukushima

Oregon
Joined May 2010
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I think a lot about how James Cameron started as a matte painter
"But can't AI just be used to complete unimportant backgrounds or clean up animation?" No. Those are entry level positions that turn into long careers. Bg painters become art directors. Clean up artists become animation leads. Stop trying to cheat.
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This has been one of the operating theories of my career: Millennials bring a fundamentally generational sense that better things are possible into everything they do.
AOC: A note for Gen Z. If you want to understand millennial cringe, what you all call millennial cringe, this earnestness, imagine all the seats we flipped last night. That feeling, plus, on top of it, electing the first Black president ever. And on top of that, you did it the first time you ever voted. That hits generationally. You’ve been chasing that feeling ever since. And because you did it the first time you ever voted, you’re like, ‘Yeah, we can change the world. Why not? We did it the first time. Let’s just do it again.’
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KAMALA HARRIS PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS AS A SIGN TO RUN AGAIN
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Hot take from someone who writes software for a living and uses AI tools: an AI label in VRChat would mostly punish the honest creators. VRChat can't detect AI. So the label is an honor system. The creator who used AI for one texture checks the box and gets dogpiled. The slop farm just doesn't check it. What players actually want is to stop landing in garbage worlds. That's a discovery problem, not a disclosure problem. Just solve the problem of how people discover high quality worlds. teapawt.net/archer_uwu/status/2115…
so lets get this straight, they ran this giant feedback form for weeks, came back with a 95% "yes we want labels to mark if something was made with ai" result, and said "nah we aint doin that". incredible leadership from the people on the vrchat team
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Ashley Padilla and I just got back from the salon! We like it! 💙
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I wonder if the scariest thing ever would even phase my brave ass
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As automated hacking starts to take off, AI company employees are saying that now is a good time to start recording audio logs to leave scattered around
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Oh my gourd! Look at how cute my baby picture is. 🧡😂🎃
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lighthouse remains to this day - despite its cost, its setup time, and now, the fact that nobody manufactures it anymore - the best home motion tracking solution, bar none, and no incoming tech will beat it farewell internal combustion engine, we're going back to horses
VALVE INDEX UPDATE Valve has formally announced that they will be sun-setting Valve Index. Coupled with this announcement is a new page where you can order the last remaining stock of certain Valve Index hardware. After these are out of stock, Valve Index will no longer be sold on Steam. The products listed are as follows: Valve Index Headset Valve Index Replacement Left Controller Valve Index Replacement Tether
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I don't see enough people talking about this, Steam is one the lightest VR Headsets Ever Made, and currently the Lightest Wireless VR Headset on Earth. It's the most comfortable headset i've ever used. #vr #gaming
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James Umber🐞 retweeted
me seeing literally any Mad Men frame
great blocking here
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Discussing Digger with the boys
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How about someone starts decompiling Photoshop and Premiere Pro?
Halo 3 has been fully decompiled
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why does it look so perfect on him
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“Camp Miasma” and “Tony” coming out on the same day is Barbenheimer for people with complex opinions on Ivy Wolk
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Shit is getting insane!
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Frankly Taco Bell has built up a lot of goodwill from me. I forgive them
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Sony PlayStation how dare you
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the kind of image that fades on screen while gregg turkington is getting his ass beat
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i love her. i dedicate my heart to her
they are calling her the modern kristen wiig
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