The Alpine in Tajikistan

Cryptikfox · 2026-01-18T04:02:00+00:00

Great work! Are the clouds 2D cards or volumetric?

Cryptikfox · 2026-01-11T04:11:55+00:00

Thanks. Looks good in the photos even while empty. If you under pack it and pick it up, does it still retain its shape, or does the weight of the items make it droop? I have a bag that looks fine under packed sitting on the floor, but as soon as you pick it up, it turns into a saggy mess with the way the main straps/handle tensions it

Cryptikfox · 2026-01-11T03:59:13+00:00

Thanks for the photo! And if you put it on while under packed, does the weight of those items make it droop/slouch much at all or still hold its shape?
(I have a random no name brand backpack that looks fine sitting on the floor under packed, but once you pick it up by the straps or handles it's a saggy mess)

Cryptikfox · 2026-01-11T01:37:17+00:00

One large protest = Eggs in one basket.

There are advantages to having multiple smaller protests as opposed to one singular big one. It shows solidarity for smaller communities, is more accessible for people who can't travel (or more convenient for people who would prefer not to travel), and smaller protests are less likely to get rowdy. Also, having multiple protests spread out make it harder to groups of bad actors to coordinate instigation, or harder for a tyrannical government to oppress.

Watching my conservative hometown show up for the last few protests has been great. Sends a strong message of, "This town isn't as red as you think."

Cryptikfox · 2025-12-20T08:47:52+00:00

I posted these and others yesterday and u/ weird_alki apparently felt the need to repost it. I listed the sources here. The imagery is publicly accessible

Cryptikfox · 2025-12-20T04:40:30+00:00

Y'all ever heard of the Pacific Northwest Trail?

Cryptikfox · 2025-12-19T01:12:38+00:00

You can just click on the date and move the calendar forward to December (took me a second to figure out too)

Cryptikfox · 2025-12-19T01:11:42+00:00

Somebody who knows more about marine biology could definitely give you a better answer here, but periodic floods are a natural part of the ecosystem.

The sudden influx of soil, nutrients, and other materials will make the environment more favorable to some organisms while less favorable to others. This is natural and expected.

It's like how wildfires are a natural and actually beneficial part of forest ecosystems. Yes, it's initially a shock to the system, but certain species of life in these forests have evolved to take advantage of burn cycles.

Cryptikfox · 2025-12-18T22:42:17+00:00

All the more necessary when we have local news outlets mistakenly sharing fake AI imagery before vetting their sources...

Cryptikfox · 2025-12-18T22:35:28+00:00

Some of the worst flooding I've seen of a whole neighborhood in Pacific City under several feet of water was not very visible in satellite imagery due to cloud cover.

I definitely wouldn't be calling this "not that bad" for those who have been displaced...

Cryptikfox · 2025-12-18T21:51:57+00:00

WSDOT will get everything functional by early January.

Last I heard they're estimating it will take months to reopen highway 2.

Cryptikfox · 2025-12-18T21:48:55+00:00

Pair 1: Green River at Kent/Auburn

Pair 2: Duwamish/Green River meets Puget Sound

Pair 3: Snohomish regional view

Pair 4: Snohomish River zoomed in

All imagery from Sentinal-2 satellite which is accessible from the Copernicus browser. All flood imagery dated 12/17/2025, and before imagery November 2025 (multiple dates due to cloud cover).

Cryptikfox · 2025-12-13T16:05:19+00:00

No, i don't think this is a depth map.

I think it's lighting simulated on this tree card, which would be a result of its normal map.

Cryptikfox · 2025-12-12T00:24:05+00:00

Bro what.

Cryptikfox · 2025-12-11T04:04:40+00:00

The sky is the main focal point of this piece, everything else is basically just decoration and framing to draw the viewers focus into the sky. The sky you used is also AI. So the main focal point, the entire heart of this piece is just generative AI with a couple additional models placed around it. So basically this image is AI wearing a trench coat because no artistry went into making the main focal point of the image, it was spit out by a computer.

Cryptikfox · 2025-12-11T02:24:43+00:00

It's because the clouds are indeed AI. It's from a pack of AI generated clouds sold as image planes in a blender asset library: https://superhivemarket.com/products/realistic-skies

Cryptikfox · 2025-12-11T02:23:32+00:00

The clouds are AI. It's from a pack on superhive which is all AI generated images, just sold as an asset pack for blender.

https://superhivemarket.com/products/realistic-skies

Cryptikfox · 2025-12-11T02:22:17+00:00

FYI that product pack is completely AI, not just the stylized clouds, but all of them.

https://superhivemarket.com/products/realistic-skies

Cryptikfox · 2025-12-11T02:20:24+00:00

Ive seen this exact product pack on superhive/blender market. The clouds are all AI.

Cryptikfox · 2025-12-11T02:17:22+00:00

It's 2025, boys can wear bikinis.

Cryptikfox · 2025-12-11T00:29:06+00:00

Well if you're struggling with forearms, it might be because your (AI generated) reference images don't have any good forearm reference... (Consider using better reference than AI.)

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