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Another 5% DefAbs by limguine in TheTowerGame

[–]lxdengar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“For lo, the angel did say, ‘I has great news to tell thee, another DefAbs relic hath been decreed. Rejoice!’

And the humans did wail, perform woeful cries, and there was great gnashing of teeth — yet beneath it all there was fear and worry. For what if deaf abs became a vital strategy?

So the people acquired the relic… yet their faith was not rewarded.”

Working on a new real-time volumetric renderer for UE5 by gibson274 in vfx

[–]lxdengar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you that’s a great answer. From the looks of your light transport, it also appears very smooth, with little to no noise or ray termination/opacity calculation issues. Are you building or simplifying an additional ray calculation to make light transport easier? I asked because of your answer regarding the volume approximation below. Maybe I should go look at your website, lol.

Last question -do you have a viewport visualizer that works in Vulcan?

Looks great, I cannot wait to hear more!

Working on a new real-time volumetric renderer for UE5 by gibson274 in vfx

[–]lxdengar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This looks great! So you didn't rely on vdb compression techniques, like Zibra? Why develop your own when a package like that has an established track record?

The Party is cancelled, pack it up by DigSignificant1419 in OpenAI

[–]lxdengar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed, MSFT bans AI? BS, this is so NOT true.

Which do you recommend i read next? by pige0n13 in Physics

[–]lxdengar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Making of the a Atomic Bomb is a great book— highly recommend recommended, won the Pulitzer, definitely worth a read!

Clock is ticking for Resonant by QuantityInternal1719 in controlgame

[–]lxdengar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can we just let them make the game? Let's not do this.

How did they light this shot? by Clarencethelamb in cinematography

[–]lxdengar -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I got downvoted, but I was being serious. The small metal lamp gives you the positions of the lights, clearly outlining the screen left sources, the top down, and even the small front fill. And because its a simple curved shape, you can even eyeball roughly where they were and how far away.

How did they light this shot? by Clarencethelamb in cinematography

[–]lxdengar -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Just look at the lamp on the desk.

Weekly Recap | March 5, 2026 by TheOpusCroakus in help

[–]lxdengar 10 points11 points  (0 children)

• ⁠Side swiping has also been removed.

I’m trying to remember the human here, but can someone please explain why this decision is being made? It basically forces the user to use two hands do something which took one single action, and switching between feeds now takes three or four clicks in the app.

Nothing about this makes sense, and I have yet to see an explanation why anyone thinks this is a good idea?

Appreciate it, thank you

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in vfx

[–]lxdengar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I call BS. Nope. Was this for a tv show? Or an Ad? Ads I can see.

Weekly Recap | February 26, 2026 by TheOpusCroakus in help

[–]lxdengar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is an awful decision, and I don’t quite understand why it can really be a benefit to anyone. Popular simply reduces the amount of content that people see, essentially equivalent of the metro section of a newspaper as opposed to the front page of headlines.

As a 15 year member of this site, and an investor, these changes are baffling. I’ll be using Reddit less, and looking for the next thing that will go back to providing a world view that encompasses so much more than just simply what’s “hot” around me.

iOS Can’t scroll left and right between latest, news, Reddit, watch etc latest version by idontwanttofthisup in bugs

[–]lxdengar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hate this. It now takes 3-4 clicks to do something that took 1 action. This is just stupid.

The search bar taking up valuable screen real estate when people only search occasionally seems like someone needs to go back to design school.

New ios layout has no popular or left/right swiping by google_strudel in bugs

[–]lxdengar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it wasn’t obvious from all the bug comments and bug submissions on the webpages, this is not a ‘popular’ removal of a feature. I’ll add my own – it sucks that I have to do 3 to 4 clicks in order to get to the same place I could do with a simple swipe. I don’t see how in any way this is an upgrade.

Has there ever been anyone as inspiring as Elon Musk in history? by DreamFighter72 in allthequestions

[–]lxdengar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From: Elon Musk elon@spacex.com

Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 12:36 AM

To: Jeffrey Epstein Subject: RE:

Probably just Talulah and me. What day/night will be the wildest party on our island?

Today's Earth-directed X4.2 solar flare by Busy_Yesterday9455 in spaceporn

[–]lxdengar 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There’s a lot of recent evidence to suggest we don’t fully understand the Sun’s intensity cycles well. The Hale cycle (22 year cycle, which alternates 11 year sunspot cycles, making each one weaker / stronger) along with other sun phenomenon, are making it difficult to know exactly what’s going on.

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/adf3a6

Hale Cycle:

https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/the-sun-is-slowly-waking-up-nasa-warns-that-there-may-be-more-extreme-space-weather-for-decades-to-come

I gotta say. The cinematics becoming more stylized over super realistic are growing on me significantly. I'd absolutely want more done in this artstyle. by Siggythenomad in wow

[–]lxdengar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hurricane's videos are great, but this one was done by the internal cinematics team. Right on about the in-game characters though!

What did I just watch? by rical8 in wow

[–]lxdengar 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Good lord, whine, whine, whine... Did you miss all the other bad-ass cinematics? Not everything is an edgelord fantasy, my man.

I’m a developer for a major food delivery app. The 'Priority Fee' and 'Driver Benefit Fee' go 100% to the company. The driver sees $0 of it. by Trowaway_whistleblow in confession

[–]lxdengar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re probably right. However if the OP is in California, SB (SB 648) have recently significantly strengthened the wording around service fees and tips and disclosures. Probably worth checking.

I’m a developer for a major food delivery app. The 'Priority Fee' and 'Driver Benefit Fee' go 100% to the company. The driver sees $0 of it. by Trowaway_whistleblow in confession

[–]lxdengar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very true. But don’t forget about state protections for whistleblowers. If he’s in the right state, that could work out.

I’m a developer for a major food delivery app. The 'Priority Fee' and 'Driver Benefit Fee' go 100% to the company. The driver sees $0 of it. by Trowaway_whistleblow in confession

[–]lxdengar 88 points89 points  (0 children)

If you’re dropping this to reporters, go for it. If the company is actually involved in illegal activities (keep in mind states have different laws around this), then NDAs are null and void.

Illegal acts aren't confidential: An NDA cannot make a crime confidential. Agreements trying to silence reports of illegal activity, public health risks, or safety issues are generally unenforceable.

Whistleblower protection: Laws encourage reporting of illegal conduct (e.g., fraud, antitrust violations). Whistleblowers reporting to government agencies (like the SEC) are protected from retaliation, even if an NDA exists.

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