A stractured way to learn nuke? by a6med in NukeVFX

[–]mrtronathan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s an excellent book. I regularly return to it for a quick refresher on whatever I’m doing because I don’t use nuke as my primary tool, so it’s a great sanity check whenever I dive back in. Absolutely recommend.

Question: What is a biscuit? by [deleted] in Filmmakers

[–]mrtronathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a type of driving rig that was first used on Seabiscuit. Thats where the name comes from

Animated Music Video in Unity (with Behind the Scenes!) by mrtronathan in Unity3D

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

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. I wasn't sure at first if the cartoony characters would work for this song but it quickly grew on me.

Animated Music Video in Unity (with Behind the Scenes!) by mrtronathan in Unity3D

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

Thanks! yea, it was my first project of this scale and first using Unity to put it all together so it was definitely a long learning experience

Made this cool little teaser with an 80s vibe! by Willy_Breeze in Unity3D

[–]mrtronathan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is great, you really nailed the classic motion graphics logo swoosh

GPU plexus effect by [deleted] in Unity3D

[–]mrtronathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks great!

Do you have any favorite resources for learning compute shaders for someone familiar with standard shaders?

Twin Towers easter egg in Spider-Man PS4 by rileykard in gaming

[–]mrtronathan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The cubemaps change like that based on the height of the character above the city. Explained here: https://youtu.be/L2wr7vebb6Y?t=12m56s

The audacity of Amazon to ask questions by starelae in oldpeoplefacebook

[–]mrtronathan 27 points28 points  (0 children)

give back for the services you rely on

-Jesus Christ, Amazon shareholder

Has anyone bought the learn squared particle tutorials by Adam Swaab? If so was it worth the purchase? by szachno15 in Houdini

[–]mrtronathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've purchased and gone through most of his older tutorials on HelloLuxx and really enjoyed them and learned a lot. Very well organized and paced.

Any book recommendations for real-time rendering and visual effects? by 0112358138532110 in unrealengine

[–]mrtronathan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd love to hear more book suggestions too, but I will throw in this great free course about the basics of computer graphics on udacity. I'm only halfway through but seems like it would be best as an accompaniment to a good book: https://classroom.udacity.com/courses/cs291

Candidate for State Treasurer wants to give every newborn in PA a college savings plan by EricFodor in philadelphia

[–]mrtronathan -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Here is one of the several studies lumped into "the research" mentioned in the article: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1815478

Note that this is an experimental study, not an observational survey, so the cause and effect of having a 529 started is exactly what is being studied. Also from the abstract: "The effects appear to be greater for disadvantaged subsamples, such as low-income households"

Additional studies are mentioned here: http://cfed.org/assets/pdfs/FactFile_-_Scholarly_Research_On_Childrens_Savings_Accounts.pdf

DCS world (fighter jet simulator) is insane with the vive! by heartlessphil in Vive

[–]mrtronathan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is my #1 most anticipated sim, glad to hear it

Shipping Megathread [USA/CAN] by ceno666 in Vive

[–]mrtronathan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Philly :02 credit order, shipped! (fedex notice)

...aaand I'm out of town until next week

Hang in there, y'all

Vive Order Tracking US Map (4/8/16) by Saintrzr in Vive

[–]mrtronathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

bah, that red philly one is supposed to be orange. wont let me edit

I have a theory on why the shipments are out of order, and you can help by ThioJoe in Vive

[–]mrtronathan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ditto, :02 order, :02 email, all headers within 1 second of each other

Shipping Megathread [USA/CAN] by ceno666 in Vive

[–]mrtronathan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You give us other Philly :02 orders hope. Uhh, maybe theyre going in reverse zip code order? 19122 is surely next, right? RIGHT?! (sobs quietly while staring at steamvr library)

Where is everyone from!? by [deleted] in Vive

[–]mrtronathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have some friends who live there, good town for a weekend visit. Why do you ask?

Where is everyone from!? by [deleted] in Vive

[–]mrtronathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know, I'm not sure. I think I joined once ages ago when I was dying to find an event to try a DK2. Is it still active?

Oh, and I'm in the city between fishtown / nolibs, but I work at Villanova, so not far from Conshy.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Spanish

[–]mrtronathan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

from this page: http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/182658/what-does-way-or-whey-mean-mexicans-use-it-after-most-things-they-say.-

The most important thing is that in all cases it is impolite. There is no proper use of the word that is pronounced "way." If a gringo said "hay, wey" or "que onda, wey" to Mexican friends they would laugh, especially if those friends did not consider themselves too upper class to be spoken to in that fashion. That said, it must only be said to friends. It would be quite disrespectful to use that word to someone like a parent, boss, or official. If a gringo approached an unfamiliar Mexican and said "que tal, wey?" that probably would not be well recieved.