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MAYA has extensive NURBS tools, which means it can import and export CAD data natively. While Blender does support basic NURBS geometry, it lacks tooling to fully support it.

If the idea is to support Blender for use with “Digital Twins” or “World Models” then the first step is to start with accurate geometry. Anything less is slop.

If this is the case, they’ll want to improve the NURBS support within Blender. You can get some amazing results with subd, but digital twins require accuracy and you get that with NURBS geometry. Fortunately, Blender supports it already, it just needs some attention to tooling.

Here’s an article about The Sacramento Music Archive that’s also worth checking out.

https://www.kqed.org/arts/13979518/sacramento-music-archive-...

Go out and support your local live music scene.

Wu-tang + run the jewels sounds like a hell of a show.

What's holding it back? Is there something to be done to make it less frustrating? What would make "The Hardware-Accelerated Web" a breeze to use for developers?

Reminds me of Relefin.

https://brieflands.com/journals/ijhrba/articles/92893

That’s OK. Most got ReST wrong, too.

OpenAI is undergoing a significant strategic pivot toward developing world models.

You don’t need a union to quiet quit or throw a shoe.

It seems strange to talk of attribution without talking about the founders.

You can even spend time and money to acquire a patent and it still doesn’t guarantee profit. It’s called the Miura-ori even though it was patented decades earlier. In this case, the patent acts as a record emphasizing that it’s all been done before.

Don't get hug up on "invented". Ruth Asawa registered for (1956) and received US patent 185,504 on June 16, 1959 at the suggestion of her professor, Buckminster Fuller.

https://theartian.com/ruth-asawa-patent-collaboration/

How about the Iran-Contra connections? The crack epidemic ravaging Baltimore in The Wire has everything to do with Jeffrey Epstein. Ever wonder how he bought that island of his?

https://forum.agora-dialogue.com/2025/12/19/epstein-israel-a...

https://youtube.com/shorts/Z3gHFmdYZ_E?si=KPtbGy9j_whzKX_n

https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB2/index.html

Sounds like an opportunity for co-working lab spaces.

Is it politically motivated or does it have to do with Canadian tech not requiring investment because of its stability?

This is definitely sad news. From I remember, the early Internet seemed to be inhabited mostly by deadheads. When you think of open source, remember the music and the thousands who would tape and share the experience of Bobby playing with the band to millions.

This looks great on a handset. It’s self-contained and elegant. Great job!

While the band Death did evolve into a reggae band and Bad Brains, the undisputed originators of hardcore did have a reggae component, I would have to say that punk rock roots are very much rock 'n roll.

Fun fact, the song "Buffalo Soldier" was directly inspired by The Banana Splits theme song.

I’ve noticed some of these kids can’t tell time on analog clocks nor read cursive handwriting.

I agree with you in all seriousness. The unfortunate thing is we're along for the ride and it's all gas/no brakes.

Punk, too!

The etymology of the word “Jazz” originates on the west coast and migrates east to meet up with the new music as musicians emigrate north to Chicago and New York audiences. Jazz is truly improvisational and very much American in origin.

https://archive.org/details/howirishinvented0000cass

I offer Fred Rogers testifying before the senate subcommittee on communications as a refresher on why we must continue to fund PBS and NPR.

https://youtu.be/fKy7ljRr0AA?si=Wei_cwJcF56rXl_w

The person on the other end of that call is thin skinned and likely not hugged much as a child. Sad.

Their app has drastically improved since it first came out, IMO.

Arduino is as influential as it is controversial and has been from the beginning.

https://arduinohistory.github.io

https://hackaday.com/2016/03/04/wiring-was-arduino-before-ar...

Arduino is as influential as it is controversial and has been from the beginning.

https://arduinohistory.github.io

https://hackaday.com/2016/03/04/wiring-was-arduino-before-ar...

I keep a Mac IIci that I purchased at a thrift store for $12 to remind me that we haven't progressed that far. It's not fast, but it runs Photoshop, Illustrator, and Vim. Not bad for a 35+ year old machine that will do 80% of what you need. No GPU, but I think that's losing the plot when people can't afford to pay their electricity bills while billion dollar companies continue to scale out the data centers that jack up prices for AI slop nobody wants.

And since we normally see with binocular vision, a stereoscopic view adds another layer of realism you wouldn't normally perceive otherwise. Each eye sees subsurface scattering differently and integrates in your head.

def 6 and 7

If you're young and without a job, burritos are definitely in your price range; you just have to be willing to make it yourself. It's not hard to get close to that Mission-style burrito with a little patience and buying in bulk. Get an Instant Pot for the beans. There's a ton of recipes for decent beans on YouTube. Make your own salsa; it's not hard. Grate your own cheese (80g/burrito). Most places bulk up their burritos with rice. Use red/spanish/mexican rice, which is super simple to make. Use a 13.5-inch flour tortilla, which can be found at most restaurant supplies or your local mercado. Pro tip: use roasted veggies instead of rice. You can do it!