Category: Technology & Philosophy
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Making Generative Art
Generative art is a form of expression built upon algorithms. Generative art is a new form of collaboration between humans and machines. It is the use of algorithms to create aesthetically pleasing output. Generative art sometimes encompasses artificial intelligence machine learning and data science. However there are many more accessible avenues to explore generative i…
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Initial impressions of Stable Diffusion
Artificial Intelligence Text to art AI is big news in the world of graphic design. Tools like Stable Diffusion expedite processes like prototyping to an instant. Where before it would take hours of laborious sketching. Machine mind can mimic styles of the masters. Such great innovation invites even bigger controversy. Artists are stereotypically passionate and…
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Planet Project
Planet I’ve continued to learn about 3D computer graphics, and as I learn new techniques I like to use them to improve old projects. In this new render of a planet I used two new techniques. First, I used volumetric lighting to make the setting more atmospheric. Then, I used a partical simulation to emulate…
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Soundscape I
Silence of the LAN Many people remember the old noises from operating systems gone by. The bongos in Ubuntu, the chimes of Windows and Macintosh. They became a part of our lives. The beeps, whirs and clicks of computers created a soundscape that gave them personality. However, as time goes on computers make less noises.…
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Pop!_OS retrospective
$ Pop!_OS ~ stat / | grep “Birth” | sed ‘s/Birth: //g’ | cut -b 2-11 127 2021-07-24 Pop!_OS Install I installed Pop!_OS last year after completely borking my Manjaro install. I mean completely. The desktop wouldn’t load, there were corrupt files with no index nodes, and I had automated the login process so the…
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The Nexus II Home Super Computer
What Kind of person owns a Nexus? Are you ready for the home supercomputing revolution? If you are a AI programmer, video editor, meteorologist, or a mathematician you’re probably already involved. A supercomputer can make the most mundane life supremely sophisticated. Introducing the Nexus II. An intelligent person owns a Nexus This is an amazing…
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Circuit Series
Cities of silicon I’ve continued to venture into the exciting frontier of 3D computer graphics. Furthermore, I’ve been experimenting with modeling retro futuristic technology for a project. Computers are interesting to me for their function However beneath the chassis there is a living world of circuit boards. Moreover, they are like miniature cities driven to…
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Qtile Chameleon Q&A
What is Qtile Chameleon? Qtile Chameleon is a curated configuration for the Qtile tiling window manager. Qtile Chameleon was originally a personal project. I began working on it in 2019 when migrating back to GNU/Linux. I use it for general desktop computing and graphic design. As the workflow matured I realized other people might want…
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Wallpapers
Wallpapers A wallpapers package is now available on my github. This package is a part of the qtile-chameleon project. To learn more about qtile chameleon check my old blog posts. My primary focus with these wallpapers was on color. The goal is to provide a good variety of colors for pywal to use in generating…
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3D: The Third Dimension
3D Design 3D computer graphics is one of the most rewarding design spaces. You can use three dimensional graphics in many ways. For instance, you can create photo realistic scenes or convey abstract ideas in an accurate way. Moreover, computer generated images straddle the boundaries of fine art. For example, sculpture and painting could be…