Dion Moult @thinkMoult@mastodon.social

2017 wins the award for second hottest year since we started measuring in 1850. 6 scientific groups dedicated to measuring #climate #change all measure the same result. #sustainability

Any experienced #nethack players want to help guide my character to the Amulet of Yendor on the #Australia Hardfought server?

My article on photorealistic light simulation with Radiance has been featured on #BlenderNation!

https://www.blendernation.com/2019/06/09/photorealistic-rendering-with-radiance/

It describes workflows using #blender on how to do scientifically accurate renders. It also includes the world's first #opensource model repository for photometrically accurate model assets.

This thing is called a choko.

Or chayote if you're south american.

Supposedly I can plant it like this and it's a vine.

#plants

Excellent reading on compromises between #gopher and the modern #web. It describes the fundamental technological decisions that turned the web from a document retrieval system into a ad-riddled, surveillance-funded, weaponized client-side application platform.

https://jfm.carcosa.net/blog/computing/gopher-and-the-lynx-web/

If you're a web developer, test it on Lynx!

AI and digital forgery presents a completely different world where trust has a whole new meaning.

https://giorgiop.github.io/posts/2018/03/17/AI-and-digital-forgery/

This article presents two very compelling strategies to know the truth: greater adoption of crypto, and fighting AI with AI.

If you're reconstructing a mesh from a point cloud, there's generally only a few algorithms you can choose from. A few years ago, I discovered that using metaballs actually results in a good reconstruction too! Here's a short article describing the technique.

https://thinkmoult.com/point-cloud-mesh-reconstruction-with-metaballs.html

You can try it for yourself too with #blender - it works out of the box!

I've attached a picture of the Stanford bunny - left with metaballs, right with zipper. Notice the level of detail!

#opensource #3d #art

I'm releasing a free, #opensource #3d model of a patch of crabgrass! It's basically grass with runners that make it look like a crab.

https://radiance.thinkmoult.com/html/crabgrass.html

Having multiple grass species in your model repository is vital to creating realistic looking grassy fields. This grassy patch is special, because it's been defined using #radiance photometrically accurate material definitions.

#art #blender #mastoart #creativetoots #creativecommons

Design Futures Council in #australia #sydney have just held a small conference on open source architecture.

It is clear that people in AEC are frustrated with interoperability, proprietary monopolies, closed data, and unnecessary rework.

Push #openbim. Push #opensource. Push #ifc. Push #blender. Push #freecad. Push #openstreetmaps. Push #radiance. Push #openfoam. Push #energyplus.

We can change this.

Today, I'd like to present over 6 months of work on a hobby project: a proof of concept of photorealistic #3d #rendering with #radiance.

https://thinkmoult.com/photorealistic-rendering-with-radiance.html

My article above describes this technique which is not yet marketed in the #architecture industry. More honest design, less make believe.

All work is #opensource, from the code that describes the simulation to the #creativecommons free #models you can download.

#blender #mastoart #art #creativetoots

Great news! My brand new Gopher site has been added on Floodgap's list of "New Gopher servers since 1999"! You can check it out here:

gopher://gopher.floodgap.com/1/new

... or if you want to check out my brand new gopher site directly:

gopher://thinkmoult.com

So I've just created a new ebuild to install #Gophernicus on #Gentoo #Linux! It's available on the Gentoo bugtracker if anybody is interested in trying out their own gopher server. There is also sgopherd, which is very charming and lightweight too.

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=685072

Go and create your own #Gopher server now!

So it is possible, but very annoying to browse and be product on Github with elinks :) Gitlab is marginally better. The best, by far, is gitweb.

Speaking as someone who did full-stack web development ... web developers nowadays have forgotten the meaning of HTML and the HTTP request - response cycle.

Anybody else here familiar with Extinction Rebellion? Any plans for something happening in Australia apart from Melbourne?