Tag: Tech

  • Making Generative Art

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    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…

  • Initial impressions of Stable Diffusion

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    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…

  • Soundscape I

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    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.…

  • Pop!_OS retrospective

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    $ 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…

  • Circuit Series

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    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…

  • Qtile Chameleon Q&A

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    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…

  • 3D: The Third Dimension

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    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…

  • Qtile Chameleon Update

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    The Catalyst Early this month I updated my computer and rebooted, and all of my clever tweaks and automation turned against me. To be brief it was my fault. There were some issues with my Qtile config and issues with my filesystem.  So I took the opportunity to start fresh with a new operating system…

  • The PinePhone : First Impressions

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    What is the PinePhone The PinePhone is a device in beta for mobile Linux developers. The PinePhone is one of the first attempts at creating a more robust market for Mobile Linux. It costs 150-200 USD, and it’s available from Pine64. Pine64 is a community driven company focused mainly on single board computers and gadgets.…

  • Emacs & Spacemacs

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    What is Emacs? GNU Emacs is difficult to explain briefly. Mostly its a text editor. However, calling it a text editor isn’t totally accurate. Emacs was born out of John McCarthy’s Lisp programming language. As well as the progression of on screen text editing technology at MIT’s AI research laboratory. It uses its own implementation…