To all the people who don’t understand why I hate pixel art: Game artists used to work around the old CRT TVs. This technique allowed them to reach more detailed and smooth lines, some effects are lost now that people just play the games on a normal screen most of Read more…
Taking the excuse of this shitty person called Roslyn to talk about something. I know that bold takes go viral on social media, especially twitter, but I’ve seen a lot of stuff said about writers. Non-black writers shouldn’t write about black characters, and other idiotic takes. First of all, that’s Read more…
Medium sent me a suggested article from Unwriter. He seems to be a very decent developer in the crypto space, and he details out the infighting of the teams in Bitcoin Cash forks. Read it here The resolution of the Bitcoin Cash experiment. It’s a very good article and has Read more…
After reading the Bitcoin Standard, the part that shook me the most was the following realisation: Hard money makes wars inefficient, whereas soft money makes them bloody and endless. If anything, the takeaway from every thing Seifedean Ammous says should be the following. I’m using a thread reader app to Read more…
If you’re like me, you’re constantly baffled by the utter crap that’s been peddled as art for insane prices, sometimes millions of them. My general rule is that if someone tries to act superior and “Oh, you wouldn’t get it,” then they’re full of pretentious crap and you should stay Read more…
Generally these articles are absolutely stupid. “Oh, if you had invested $100 in Apple in 2011 you would be a gazillionaire right now,” or, “If you had bought 100 bitcoins in 2010 you would have a private island and whatnot.” Those arguments are absolute garbage. Yes, you missed out on Read more…
Okay, now that the clickbaity title got you here, we’re gonna give a double disclaimer here: I’m not certified to give financial advice, and you probably can’t get rich on bitcoin. And to top it all off, it’s not quick. On the contrary, it requires you to take a huge Read more…
I wrote a guide with some of the things I’ve learnt over the years. Let me know if it helps. Here it is: How to Make a New Product Every Day 2: SEO for Authors Search Engine Optimization for Authors.A guide for the digital self-promoter, the self-published author, the one Read more…
There’s a cute little show on Netflix, Emily in Paris. It has caused quite a stir in French people because they’re portrayed as snobby and rude. Which is absolutely true, and I know that after visiting Paris twice. The show is full of cliches but it’s a nice modern take Read more…
When posing characters, 3D programs like Poser and Daz3D help out a lot by introducing joint limits. It’s a complicated way to say that your model’s wrist can’t spin all the way around, or their fingers can’t bend in weird angles. But the problem is, that they kinda can. You Read more…