Working on a procedural damage modifier in geometry-nodes. Trying... to avoid the use of mesh-boolean cause still too slow IMHO. Full flexibility, plus I'll add control via weight-paint. Might then post it on Gumroad if people show enough interest. #b3d #geometrynodesshow more

I cannot thank you all enough for all the... support you gave me on this post! So many people who I look up to supported me on this silly post. 🥹 I still can't believe it! I'm working on some anims rn but I'll make a vid on the journey of making this stick rig if you guys want!show more

If you think this is just another silly demo... made with AI, read this post. You might change your mind, because this demo is about MATH. What you see on the screen is not a render from Blender (obviously, it’s not that good). It’s a three.js app built with Toolcraft. Available on the web and rendered in real time(link in the comments). But Blender still has a lot to do with it. Blender has Geometry Nodes - a powerful node-based system for creating and manipulating procedural geometry. In other words, it’s math. And math is a universal language. And who do you think is pretty good at math? >>> AI. Now you can download or buy Blender files from marketplaces, and when they contain Geometry Nodes for procedural animations, objects, surfaces, or effects, you can transfer that logic to the web. Make it real-time, make it interactive. Materials are a separate story, of course. They can still suck unless you use the right tricks: PBR, HDRIs, material blending, displacement, and faked surface relief. So why is Blender important here? Blender is open source, and many tools around it are open source too. An AI trained on their code. That means it can translate the math from one environment to another quite accurately. If you’ve been struggling to reproduce some idea with AI that you had in your head or seen in some references, and it has something to do with Geometry Nodes, and you can find that idea or a close one in the Blender ecosystem - it means you can transfer it to the web. Thank me later.show more

I just saw this video on IG now. The... creator obviously does not know what it is. Yet, he's touching it. The main purpose of making this post is to tell you NEVER TOUCH AN ANIMAL OR PLANT YOU DON'T KNOW, most especially at the sea. If it now has bright colour, avoid it until you're sure it's safe to touch. The organism is called velella and it is mildly venomous. The venom doesn't really have effect on humans but some people might be affected by it. When it is touched, using that same hand to touch the the face might cause the face to itch or burn. Officially, it is not found in Nigeria, but I won't rule out its sighting totally. They're usually found in America's, Europe, Asia and Australia. In Africa, they've been found in Tanzania, Mauritius, and South Africa too. Therefore , they might get drifted to coastal areas in Nigeria too. Thank you.show more

This is an example of how NOT to do... lateral raises, and why light weight wins. - Too heavy = momentum takes over The swing/heave does the work, not the delts - Traps steal the rep Once the weight’s too heavy, your traps jump in to shrug it up instead of your side delts doing the work - No time under tension Delts grow best from slow, controlled reps, not swinging weight up and dropping it - Bad leverage, made worse This lift is already hard on leverage (long arm, small muscle) Heavy weight just forces you to cheat it - Shoulder risk That raised-arm position is already rough on the rotator cuff Heavy + swinging adds unnecessary strain Simple Fix: Go lighter, keep your torso still, control the way down If you have to heave it, it’s too heavyshow more

Warning: switching to 4 to 6 reps may cause... the following. - No pump. You will check the mirror twice on the way out. - Sleeves that fit exactly as they did on the way in. - Nothing sore on Monday, which you will read as going soft. - Grief. Real grief, for the fourteen sets you no longer do. - Then the fidgeting, with nothing left to fill the hour. - Then turning up on Friday in one piece and wanting to be there. - Then finding there is nowhere to hide a lazy rep in a set of five. - Then the weight creeping up on everything without you chasing it. - Then working out that the ache was the bill, not the growth. - Six months, and people start asking what you changed. - Two years, and you have earned the pride of your ancestors. Proceed immediately. Tell nobody.show more

Some personal/professional news: I'm launching "When the Facts Change... - economics and politics in a fast-changing world". Click on the link in my X biography to read my first post. I'll obviously continue to write my weekly "Economics Agenda" column for the Telegraph, and co-present the "Planet Normal" podcast each week with the brilliant Allison Pearson I've been encouraged by lots of people, not least on X, to do more writing and broadcasting. So here goes .... "When the Facts Change" will initially be limited to written posts. But, as I find my feet, I'll add audio and video content too. So please check out my launch post via the link in my X biog and feel free to share this news. 🧵 1/2show more

Pixel art was MADE to be viewed on a... CRT TV. The blooming, scanlines, etc are part of the image that smooths it out, blends colors together, and gets rid of the harsh edges. The original game artists created everything with that analog distortion in mind, so the raw pixels aren't necessarily what they intended you to see. Don't get me wrong, raw pixels can look cool too! And if you like that look, then by all means go for it. But it's worth trying a nice CRT shader on them to see if you might like it even better!show more

In January, we lost 15 cows to January Disease.... The dip in Gutu near our homestead is about 10kms away, so the lads on the ground often didn't bother going. Ticks where the cause. I built this app so that I could micro manage all our remaining 35 cows as I was just too removed at the time. Now that I'm here, this tool still is invaluable. I've tided it up and now its available for everyone, free to use. If you're in the diaspora or on the ground, get rid of the spread sheets and whatsapp message scrolling and get in total control of your herd! live now onshow more

Hi FGC friends. I picked up a Brooks Wingman... FGC 2 myself from to test some older sticks on PS5 cause of issues using them on PS5 for some games. Did a quick Firmware update through their website here: (Hold the side buttons while plugged into PC and grab the latest update) I then tested all of these myself that didn't work in game for Avatar before that are now working instantly. Hopefully a patch comes out before the event for legacy controllers but I wanted to test this as a backup option while I chat with Brook Converters directly about getting some loaners for pools at the event. So far no issues, timeouts or anything so this may be your a good option for the mean time to use all of your sticks/controllers on PS5 in general. If you're having issues please let me know what controller/stick you're trying to use and I'll see if I have it to try myself. Yes I'm one the greatest TOs of all time that goes through all the details when needed.show more

NBA 2k27 devs ima post this hoping somone sees... it cause its not talked about enough... If we TAP THE SHOOT BUTTON. We do not EVER want to go in to a full layup animation on DRIVES. it makes 0 sense if layups are TIMING BASED that the system randomly puts us in a full layup animation on a BUTTON TAP If I have to TIME THE LAYUP. TIMING THE LAYUP involves HOLDING the button right?? then why would I ever want it to trigger a FULL LAYUP attempt? For 20+ Years Tapping the shoot button while dribbling always meant to STOP And Pump fake even if you fumble or stumble a bit. It wasnt until the last few 2ks this changed and hasnt been fixed. Your pretty much playing roulette anytime you try to pump fake in the mid range area cause theres a chance the game is gonna put you in a full blown layup animation you dont get a chance to time because you already tapped the button looking for a pump fake or a stop! @Beluba Ronnie 2K 2K27 #Nba2k27 #2kcommunityshow more

If barbecue had a cathedral, this would be it.... The Salt Lick in Driftwood, Texas is home to one of the most iconic open-fire barbecue pits on Earth. Since 1967, brisket, ribs, and sausage have been slow-cooked over live flames in a setting that feels more like Texas history than a restaurant. Some people chase five-star restaurants. I'll take a seat next to an open pit full of smoke, fire, and barbecue. The best barbecue in the world is waiting in Driftwood, Texas. Would you make the trip? 🔥🥩🤠show more

13 years old. making $20,000 a month. working just... 1-2 hours a day. he didn’t work harder. he built a system. every morning, it looks at what’s trending. it finds the best posts from the last 24 hours. then it gives him 10 content ideas, ranked from best to worst. he picks one. one AI writes the post in his style. another checks it for mistakes. another posts it to 5 different platforms. one idea. five platforms. almost no manual work. after each post goes live, the system tracks what people liked, shared, and saved. it uses that data to make the next posts better. so the content keeps improving on its own. the results add up. 5 million views in 2 weeks. 100,000 bookmarks in 2 months. bookmarks matter. people only save posts they want to come back to. when lots of people save a post, platforms keep showing it to more people. that’s why his posts keep getting views… while he’s at school. while he’s sleeping. while he’s doing something else. the biggest advantage today isn’t working more. it’s building a system that works even when you don’t. watch the video. then read the full breakdown below.show more

A moment's rest Thanks for all the nice comments... and follows. I wish using AI was as easy as a lot of people think, but getting the the three parts of this took working on it with all of my free time, and I didn't even have to write it. Credit goes to moonlightbro. Fortunately, he's written another piece that I'm planning on adapting. But the pace is going to slow down a little bit. First I'll edit the three parts into a single video and polish it up. This type of my content isn't my normal content, but I wouldn't be doing it if I didn't want to. You should always just make the content you love, then you will never hate something that is supposed to be fun. This whole Malfoid experience reminded me of when it felt like everything wasn't shit and people were happy. I think I'll still have fun doing it even if it's not trendy anymore. I see another Malfoid story that I want to adapt, so I think there will be at least two more. Thanks everyone. #malfoid #AIイラスト #vidu #viducppshow more

It happened during a slow shift at a retail... counter. An employee leaned against the register, phone tilted just enough to show the screen. On FaceTime with a friend, she laughed and casually read out a customer’s credit card details that were still pulled up on the system, the number, the name, even the expiration date. Another coworker overheard it all, frozen between disbelief and panic, knowing what they were witnessing could ruin someone’s life in seconds. This isn’t a harmless mistake. It’s a serious breach of trust and privacy. One careless moment can lead to fraud, legal consequences, and permanent damage to a company’s reputation. Some lines should never be crossed. How can customers trust businesses with their personal information if employees treat it like gossip?show more

Some of us joke about it in the mirror.... Others watch our partners rest a hand on a padded stomach and feel the ache of something real underneath the bit. This isn’t just camp. It’s the moment before the invoices, the agency calls, the country that might still say no. Plenty of straight people fall into parenthood. We have to decide to walk through fire for it, then pretend the fire was cute. The belly gets the laughs today. Tomorrow it’s the bank account, the legal gray areas, and the quiet fear that “blessed” might stay theoretical. That’s the part we don’t post.show more

Have you ever looked at your paycheck, looked at... your bills, and wondered where all the money went? There's something a lot of people don't talk about enough when it comes to being a man in today's world. For many men, there's still a strong desire to be able to provide, build a stable household, take care of the people they love, and have something left over at the end of the month. The problem is that doing that can feel harder and harder when the basic cost of living keeps eating up more of every paycheck. Rent or a mortgage, groceries, insurance, utilities, gas, car payments, repairs, medical expenses, and everything else can add up incredibly quickly. Even a man who works hard and tries to be responsible can sometimes feel like he is running just to stay in the same place. Then there are the unexpected expenses that always seem to show up at what feels like the worst possible time. That creates a lot of pressure. A man may feel like he is supposed to have everything figured out, even when he's dealing with the same rising costs and financial uncertainty as everyone else. He might not want to complain about it because he feels like he is supposed to simply handle it. But struggling financially does not automatically mean someone is lazy, irresponsible, or not trying hard enough. At the same time, there is something admirable about a man who keeps working toward a better situation instead of giving up. Maybe that means learning a new skill, taking on extra work, starting a business, cutting unnecessary expenses, or simply being patient while trying to get ahead. It may take longer than expected, and sometimes progress can be painfully slow. It's also important to remember that a man's worth should not be measured by the size of his paycheck. Providing for family is important of course, but being a good husband, father, friend, neighbor, and member of a community matters too. In a world where so many people are quietly struggling to keep up, maybe we should ask ourselves whether we are expecting ordinary working people to accomplish the extraordinary just to afford an ordinary life.show more

Pro-Palestinians who dared to find workarounds to lawfully protest... were later found and swarmed by cops and escorted out (if they weren’t arrested, this happened too simply for walking in an area) This cop in particular had a “no fear” tattoo in Hebrew so I looked him up out of curiosity. Full on Zionist. 43 division. Pass it on if you’re in the Scarborough area. Muslims and Palestinians will want to avoid there if they need to report anything (Also, I fully support the way they’re speaking to the cops. In fact, I think it’s quite restrained. If I had to face someone who ideologically and/or financially was supporting the people who murdered my family, while also preventing me from lawfully protesting about it, while also treating me like a second class citizen, I don’t imagine I would have this type of control.)show more

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Reports of a U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt II going... down near the Strait of Hormuz raise a key question: how easy is it to bring one down? At first glance, the A-10 looks like an easy target. It is slow, flies at low altitude, and lacks the stealth and speed of modern jets. But it was never designed to avoid fire. It was designed to survive it. Every part of it reflects that idea. The pilot sits inside a titanium armor “bathtub,” critical systems are duplicated, and the engines are placed far apart to reduce the chance of a single hit taking it out. Even the fuel system is built to limit severe damage. Its combat record proves it. During the Gulf War, A-10s often returned with heavy damage, damaged wings, failed hydraulics, and barely working systems, yet still made it back. Modern air defenses can hit an A-10, but destroying it is a different challenge. Flying low through terrain and battlefield clutter makes targeting harder, and its strong build means one hit is rarely enough. That durability is what keeps it relevant. While newer jets rely on stealth and speed, the A-10 depends on pure survivability. It is not invincible, but it was built with one expectation: it will take fire and still return.show more

BDX is live on Privacy Gateway cards and swaps.... That is a spend rail, not another listing screenshot. You can route supported assets into BDX, then use it at the card layer. The native token leaves the explorer and hits a checkout path. It does not replace BChat or BelNet. Those still live on the privacy stack. This just gives the asset a way out of “only useful inside the wallet.” If the card flow is clean, BDX stops being a closed-loop coin. If it is clunky, it is just another wrapper. The blog on is the place to check the actual steps. Beldex.bdx is still trying to make the default quieter across a whole day: messages on BChat, routing on BelNet, browsing in Beldex Browser, a readable name on BNS. A card integration only matters if it sits next to that stack instead of replacing it. The direction is less exposure by default ... not a single shielded send. Daily infrastructure is harder to ship than a slogan. It is also the only test that counts once the token can be spent.show more