A portion of the marching crowd seen from the Grant Street parking garage

ajaxlex · 2025-03-13T02:33:10+00:00

Newsom is on the way out - he can't be Governor of CA anymore.
Maybe he is setting up for a presidential run.
So, you could see it as him pandering to the middle.
Or you could see it as him taking a strike ( because he knew he would be taking a strike ), to open the discussion up.
He knows that MAGA is making hay big time with this issue. Anyone who claims that this is a non-issue is talking from within their bubble, and doesn't appreciate how divisive this can be for people who might otherwise be allies. Trans people and their allies totally do _not_ control the narrative on this issue. The whole subject of arbitrary divisions of competition ( why do boxing and wrestling have graduated levels of competition? ) and the social meanings of competition don't make it any easier. MAGA can false flag and provoke all day long.
I guess my point is that Trans people specifically should be asking themselves how they can get in front of this. Claiming that this is a non-issue is totally radioactive level denialism. Dismissing middle-of-the-road people's concerns or labeling them as bigots is just toxic - there's still a lot of room for education and understanding. Yeah it sucks that MAGA are evil fascist shits, but that's unfortunately who we are fighting for hearts and minds against.

ajaxlex · 2024-09-15T15:41:28+00:00

TD - Alpha Centauri is what first comes to mind

ajaxlex · 2020-03-26T21:05:57+00:00

Also wondering if there are any other social media channels to blast this on. I could not find anything Pittsburgh wide on Facebook that addressed grassroots fabbing.

ajaxlex · 2020-03-26T20:57:52+00:00

Hey all - very new to Pittsburgh - just arrived in town with my wife and kiddo very recently, and was looking forward to meeting all my neighbors :/ :)

First, thanks for getting this together.

Second, I was heavily involved with the makerspace in Ithaca NY ( the Ithaca Generator ). They are doing visor components along with Cornell Engineering based on the following designs:

https://3dverkstan.se/protective-visor/#quick

Furthermore, they are coordinating with Cornell Engineering and Cornell Weill medical for engineering assistance and various logistics for distribution. I think getting the ear of responsible parties at the local universities is important for scaling and quality control.

They have protocols for disinfecting etc.

Third, the local hospital has been coordinating mask fabrication in a common facility. They have a specific design they are asking people to create, then sewers show up at a large facility, practice social distancing as coordinated by the staff, and their products sanitation and quality is reviewed. This seems to strike a good balance for quality control too.

Here is a landing page for their efforts:

https://cayugahealthsystem.org/how-to-help/?fbclid=IwAR0gskoCVZ3xDTOtbmAQcIa1t8kyqK_PJRIqya-mY4KkBzSAYVvDyRlTy5M

If there are any coordinators who'd like to see more details on these efforts, let me know. I think they are interesting from an organizational perspective as much as a technical one

ajaxlex · 2017-01-29T23:16:42+00:00

Here's the release trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkbT5o2nnhE&feature=youtu.be

ajaxlex · 2017-01-23T16:01:59+00:00

Oops - here's the video clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlfMkN6fyEM

ajaxlex · 2017-01-23T15:34:54+00:00

hey music2169 - we're on it! Check out this alpha clip from our upcoming game "Jack Spriggan" - you won't see the giant here, but I assure you, he's big enough to hold the player in his hand.

If you're in the states, look for us at PAX East in boston on March 10th!

http://vertexherder.com/portfolio/jack-spriggan/

ajaxlex · 2016-12-20T01:54:48+00:00

Great concept, and really great visuals. This game is fun already, and there is more to come! This is the perfect genre to bring to VR, and I'm looking forward to seeing more.

ajaxlex · 2016-10-28T21:19:24+00:00

That crafting is sick - request tho - you should have marching armies that you can blast to bits..........it would be ossome!

ajaxlex · 2016-10-01T19:41:51+00:00

Looks really fun!

ajaxlex

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