Search results

I’ve recently started hardcore learning of Houdini (after two small attempts of dabbling with it.) SideFX Houdini is a 3D animation/simulation software package. Everything and anything is possible in Houdini. If you can dream it, you can do it. It's primarily used for VFX in...

My name is Cory. Back when I was a little kid, I remember some kid once mocked me for having a "girl's name." Throughout the years, though, most of the Cory's who I've met are guys, so I agree about it being more masculine.

We all know about the concept of a snob, "a person with an exaggerated respect for high social position or wealth who seeks to associate with social superiors and looks down on those regarded as socially inferior." Snobbery isn't really a thing. That's not to say it doesn't exist, but it...

The problem is feminism. When low fertility rates are framed as a good thing, people openly acknowledge it's caused by women's education. When framed as a bad thing, human extinction, people suddenly act as if they have no idea what's causing it, something else must be done, because they don't...

Yes, foreign films and television are on the rise. The pandemic sparked a rise, such as the popularity of Squid Game, although the pandemic also sparked a rise in learning a foreign language, which would contribute to a rise of watching foreign movies. I think there could be the effect that more...

I recently learned about a theory of platform decay. It applies to social media, but also Amazon, Spotify, and ride sharing apps. First, a platform is good to users, to draw people in. Then, once enough people are locked in, they will screw over users to cater to business users. Once...

Stable Diffusion is the best AI image generator. I've been using Stable Diffusion for six months, looking into how I can use AI within my art pipeline. In support for my assertion of it being the best, Stable Diffusion is free and open source, runs locally on your own computer, has thousands of...

In general, you should do you, and live an honest life. But there are two times when accents are useful -- when you're learning a foreign language, and when your native accent causes you problems. Your accent does affect how people treat you and having a disfavored accent can open you up to...

Thank you, and I hope your dinner was good.

In my studies, about a year ago, I found a website called Old Maps of Paris. This map was drawn in the 1700’s of how Paris may have looked in 360 AD. I spent hours trying to cross-reference the map with Google Earth and verified three things as true. 1) There were four islands in the Seine...

I want to add that French is not widely spoken in the United States, except for Louisiana and the New England states. Because of limited real world situations, outside of meeting with a French group or language exchanges, I'm just fine with my limited goals.

Language exchanges are an excellent technique and I appreciate the advice. I do meet up with a French group about twice a month, and make efforts at talking, but talking is NOT a major goal of mine. My interest is watching movies/TV, communicating over social media, and collaborating with...

Bonjour. Talking helps you find gaps in your language, and you do need to talk a lot if you want to speak with sophistication. Although, in the words of Dr. Stephen Krashen, "talking is not practice." "If you want improve your Spanish, it will not help you to speak Spanish out loud in the car...

You might be interested in this video which shows a development of more realistic AI physics control.

I'm back with two more suggestions. Learning while you're sleeping It's possible to learn a language while you're sleeping. Language learning can be a 24 hour endeavour, clocking in more hours than a child. Your subconscious is still listening when you're sleeping and language acquisition...

But how? From a technical perspective, it's very difficult for the military to shoot down a balloon which is 60,000 feet in the atmosphere, which is out of range of most air defense systems, and systems were not designed for balloons. Balloons act like clouds or chaff, and systems were designed...

The French have a reputation for being rude. In the theatrical play "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," written by Steve Martin, there's the funny line, "You can’t just insult somebody out of the blue," to which someone replies, "But I'm French!" There was a restaurant waiter in Vancouver who...

Environment modeling and texturing, with an aim towards architectural visualization, is my niche field of expertise. I’ve spoken to many guys in real-life over the years about 3D modeling, so I know some of you reading this are interested in this topic. Scale Centimeters are the most stable...

For clarity, I'm talking about commercial art jobs. The standards to get into commercial art are already high.

I read a comment by a senior concept artist who said it will get harder for junior artists to break into the industry. There are many artists who are better described as technicians. They know the tools, have technical knowledge, and enjoy the technical process, but creativity and art direction...