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Every morning when you first wake up, take a moment and say to yourself: “I am made of stars.” h/t @BrianRoemmele
If any Tesla owners want to try out a month of free self-driving, happy birthday :-). Get a free month of Full Self-Driving (Supervised) when you use my link. tesla.com/get-app/referral?c…
Phil Read retweeted
Rest in peace captain.
You will be sorely missed.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to:
Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Fund
alzresearch.org/giving/
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Caregiver Resources
alzfdn.org/donate/
Photo Credit: Tommy Garcia
Phil Read retweeted
SpaceX is accusing T-Mobile and other legacy carriers of deliberately trying to harm the company and undermine @Starlink Mobile's expansion by pushing outdated, restrictive satellite-to-phone rules that could prevent millions of people in underserved communities from accessing the service.
"SpaceX has worked extensively with other operators, including T-Mobile. Unfortunately, the misplaced desire to harm a competitor has led many incumbents to oppose modernized rules that would bring direct-to-cell service to underserved border communities. The Commission should recognize that AFTRCC is now purely a lobbying organization whose mission is to protect legacy companies and their comments should not be viewed as independent or objective," SpaceX said in a new filing to the FCC.
Full filing in thread below:
Phil Read retweeted
He built the largest bronze relief sculpture in the Western Hemisphere.
Now he's coming to Nashville to tell the story.
Dec 12th, @SabinHoward live. Tickets available soon.
Part 1 of 2: From Floor Plans to Fixtures: Geometry Creation and Post Production w @ChaosGroup Veras.
What's a Chaos Credit, how much do they cost and what's the cost for a typical task?
youtu.be/tP6oHwy7_CQ
In the first half of this scenario Veras will create a 3D model of a floor plan from an image of a one bedroom apartment. In the second half, Veras will create an espresso machine from five photos of an espresso machine.
After each task completes, we'll consider:
- The total time spent for each task
- How many chaos credits are used for each task
- Consider the cost of those credits relative to the amount of time and budget you'd have to complete each task as a $100/hr intern.
The beautiful thing about Veras is that you can offload and automate time consuming tasks as a first pass, freeing you up to focus on higher levels tasks.
The interns have interns!
From Floor Plans to Fixtures: Geometry Creation and Post Production w Chaos Veras! Veras has just released the ability to create 3D geometry for Autodesk Revit, SketchUp, and more via web and plugin!
youtu.be/H9LuplBydjQ
In this brief video, we'll discuss best practices for turning images into Revit floor plans as well as Family Components for Revit and Components for SketchUp.
But how good is the finished product? Veras is both fast and accurate when turning ordinary photos or plans into native, editable starting content. Geometry from Veras is even assigned with meaningful Revit categories!
Of course, we'll take a moment to validate the results and determine where tips, tricks, and tweaks are to be expected. You'll even learn how to turn nested Revit Families from an RVT project file into a Revit Family Component (RFA) containing those same nested families!
Bottom line? In some cases it may be less costly to create custom elements using Veras compared to searching online!
Hey @jadamthomas what is the company budget for a new car? Asking for a friend…
teapawt.net/i/broadcasts/1yKAPwNgg…
Exhausted last night after nine hours of flying and wasn’t looking forward to a one- hour drive to get home.
Fortunately, the @Tesla and FSD supervised took over. Along the way, @Grok and I had animated discussion re useful workflows with @Bot and created a custom @Dropbox folder for saving tasks and requests. Also connected Gmail account for drafting and sending emails. Successfully tested and sent email. Future connectors w Mac Mail?
Model Y Performance and Grok are good tutors. :)
From the creation of images, to video, and now geometry. Veras 5.2 now supports Agentic Modeling with Astra & Opus. IMO this is a transformational step in the design and construction of buildings. Great design has always been about discussions, not buttons. Welcome to the future.
forum.evolvelab.io/t/veras-5…
One of my guilty pleasures is stopping at @CrackerBarrel on road trips for a cheeseburger. A simple hand-pressed patty on toasted sourdough, tomato, lettuce and cheddar cheese. 👌
Just had a breakfast burger, and they’ve moved on to frozen pre-shaped patties.
The rocking chairs used to be made of wood too.
Uncle Herschel must be spinning in his grave.
One week from today. Not a week spent inside a conference hotel and convention center. Rather, an "unconference" gathering of industry peers who actually run teams, projects, and technology. Surrounded by nature. No sales pitches. No suits. Just honest conversations that immediately save months of costly trial and error.
Sunday arrival. Monday offsite reconnecting on the spring-fed Ichetucknee River. Tuesday through Thursday: Leadership session led by Randy Benn and best-practice roundtables led by recognized industry leaders. Chef Charles Semail crafting each mealtime gathering. Quiet evenings lakeside, fireside, and deck of the Lakeview Lodge.
$1499 covers everything: lodging, meals, sessions, and activities. Limited to 50. Family-friendly and alcohol-free.
If you lead teams and technology in AEC and you need answers that actually fit your business requirements, this is the week.
Register today and see you next Sunday!
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