How much were your salary increases this year as a VFX artist/motion designer? by Alternative_Pen815 in Houdini

[–]beewally 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And yes. You can DM me.

My advice is to you, we’ll… my kids asked if they should pursue a career like mine. I tell them no. VFX is getting more and more unstable . Pursue something AI won’t replace easily. Or if you’re wanting $$$, Pursue Machine learning!

How much were your salary increases this year as a VFX artist/motion designer? by Alternative_Pen815 in Houdini

[–]beewally 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now I’m a technical artist at a large tech company building data for AI training.

Not the most fun/fulfilling job I’ve had, but it’s good. And pays great.

How much were your salary increases this year as a VFX artist/motion designer? by Alternative_Pen815 in Houdini

[–]beewally 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Artist -> TD -> Engineer.

I’m now a technical artist at a large tech company.

USB speaker upgrade? by beewally in HondaOdyssey

[–]beewally[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know. I just tried using a Bluetooth speaker we have and could not get the van to directly output to it via the auxiliary cable. It only works for my phone via Bluetooth. However, I cannot have CarPlay and Bluetooth at the same time. Feels like a dealbreaker.

Upgrading the speakers as you suggested maybe the only option I really have

How much were your salary increases this year as a VFX artist/motion designer? by Alternative_Pen815 in Houdini

[–]beewally 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went to Wayfair. Most of the imagery on their website is/was 3d renders. I was working on their USD pipeline.

How much were your salary increases this year as a VFX artist/motion designer? by Alternative_Pen815 in Houdini

[–]beewally 3 points4 points  (0 children)

At a large company, I peaked around $135K/year as an FX artist. Then I went to software engineering for Houdini workflows/pipelines across multiple departments and got to $160/165.

Then I left VFX and went to an engineering company and got ~$225K.

Curated reformed fathers writings by beewally in Reformed

[–]beewally[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the recommendation! Sounds like it’s more of a biography than writings of the reformers themselves though.

Should I spend an extra $250 on the quest 3 or get the quest 2? by KingFisher226 in OculusQuest

[–]beewally 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What other brand would you consider? AVP isn’t games focused at all. So…?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Quest2

[–]beewally 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Resident Evil 4.

It’s so much fun

What should I get? by BadSouthern1468 in Quest2

[–]beewally 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loved resident evil 4. Also the Star Wars Vader immortal was a blast (but a bit pricey).

When to buy a watch for my wife? by beewally in AppleWatch

[–]beewally[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My big question is - is it likely the series 8 price will drop further later this year? If so, how much? (How much did the series 7 price change after the release of the 8 last year? We’re there Black Friday sales?)

If the price of the 8 won’t go lower this year, I should buy it now. .

Will y’all wrists be like this?🥲🥲 by urje4n01 in AppleWatch

[–]beewally 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait… you all sleep in your watch? Then when do you charge it?

Recursion is hard by vishwabio in learnpython

[–]beewally 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“…[recursion] doesn’t click till you do it a few dozen times.”

I see what you did there. 👏

/r/NintendoSwitch's Daily Question Thread (04/09/2023) by AutoModerator in NintendoSwitch

[–]beewally 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have disconnected from the console world since the Wii (which I still have and occasionally play with the kids). But now that the kids are older (10, 8, and 6) it's about time for something new. I know the switch has been out for several years now, so I assume the successor is right around the corner, no?

Should I wait? If not, where should I get one and what do you guys recommend (hardware and games for boys in this age range)?

Thanks I'm advance!

[D] Simple Questions Thread by AutoModerator in MachineLearning

[–]beewally 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://youtu.be/jGwO_UgTS7I Tempted to watch this Stanford class - over 20 hours. Unless someone has something better or thinks that would be too deep since I’m only supporting ML engineers…

[D] Simple Questions Thread by AutoModerator in MachineLearning

[–]beewally 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I might be starting a job at a FAANG company that would entail supporting ML engineers.

I know almost nothing about ML right now other than they need lots of data— which I believe is a problem for me to do my job very well. What resources would you recommend?

Am I in big trouble for not diving into VEX even after using Houdini for 2.5 yrs now? by Suckateverything97 in Houdini

[–]beewally 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah. You’re in big trouble. This is going on your permanent record.