Gabriel GAB Fonseca
@gabrielgabfonseca.bsky.social
Astronomy Undergrad (UFRJ) ⬢ Producer & Science Advisor for The Sojourn Audiodrama ⬢ Retired Minerva Rockets/Sats ⬢ Occasional writer-of-things
He/Him ('They' in a pinch)
Blog: https://orangehexahedra.blogspot.com/
He/Him ('They' in a pinch)
Blog: https://orangehexahedra.blogspot.com/
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I'm always surprised when anyone asks me for advice on making cel shaded renders as I'm very much still learning #Blender3D myself and scraping by on tutorials. 😅
But of course, everyone needs to start somewhere, so here's a thread with what I've learned so far and some good tutorials I've used! 🧵
But of course, everyone needs to start somewhere, so here's a thread with what I've learned so far and some good tutorials I've used! 🧵
February 3, 2026 at 5:44 PM
I'm always surprised when anyone asks me for advice on making cel shaded renders as I'm very much still learning #Blender3D myself and scraping by on tutorials. 😅
But of course, everyone needs to start somewhere, so here's a thread with what I've learned so far and some good tutorials I've used! 🧵
But of course, everyone needs to start somewhere, so here's a thread with what I've learned so far and some good tutorials I've used! 🧵
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Saw Adobe Animate was going down, so I figured I'd help anyone still using it with this immortal handy dandy graph
February 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Saw Adobe Animate was going down, so I figured I'd help anyone still using it with this immortal handy dandy graph
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Indrasil has shared these amazing LEGO builds! This is what the Stratios and Astero look like once you unlock Industry VI, and they've never looked better. Builds are available on Rebrickable, thanks Indrasil for the inspirational project!
January 25, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Indrasil has shared these amazing LEGO builds! This is what the Stratios and Astero look like once you unlock Industry VI, and they've never looked better. Builds are available on Rebrickable, thanks Indrasil for the inspirational project!
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Okay this is super super cool. According to this new paper, the enigmatic pillar-like prototaxites (which has for a while been thought to have been some kind of giant fungus) is actually not only *not* a fungus but seems to not be related to any modern branch of life!
Our paper on the mysterious Devonian organism Prototaxites has now finally been published! See the paper here (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...) and our explainer thread below!
Prototaxites reconstruction by Matt Humpage
Prototaxites reconstruction by Matt Humpage
January 21, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Okay this is super super cool. According to this new paper, the enigmatic pillar-like prototaxites (which has for a while been thought to have been some kind of giant fungus) is actually not only *not* a fungus but seems to not be related to any modern branch of life!
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Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
January 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
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Before Newton: How the Islamic Golden Age Shaped the Physics We Know
by Matt Whittaker
www.thecollector.com/how-did-phys...
Books in Physics at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books...
#books #science #physics #history
by Matt Whittaker
www.thecollector.com/how-did-phys...
Books in Physics at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books...
#books #science #physics #history
January 18, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Before Newton: How the Islamic Golden Age Shaped the Physics We Know
by Matt Whittaker
www.thecollector.com/how-did-phys...
Books in Physics at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books...
#books #science #physics #history
by Matt Whittaker
www.thecollector.com/how-did-phys...
Books in Physics at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books...
#books #science #physics #history
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Wikipedia turns 25 today! 🎂📚
To celebrate, we’re looking back at its baby pictures—some of the earliest captures of the site, preserved in the #WaybackMachine.
Take a nostalgic peek at early Wikipedia ⤵️
web.archive.org/web/20030301...
#WikipediaDay #Wikipedia25 @wikipedia.org
To celebrate, we’re looking back at its baby pictures—some of the earliest captures of the site, preserved in the #WaybackMachine.
Take a nostalgic peek at early Wikipedia ⤵️
web.archive.org/web/20030301...
#WikipediaDay #Wikipedia25 @wikipedia.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Wikipedia turns 25 today! 🎂📚
To celebrate, we’re looking back at its baby pictures—some of the earliest captures of the site, preserved in the #WaybackMachine.
Take a nostalgic peek at early Wikipedia ⤵️
web.archive.org/web/20030301...
#WikipediaDay #Wikipedia25 @wikipedia.org
To celebrate, we’re looking back at its baby pictures—some of the earliest captures of the site, preserved in the #WaybackMachine.
Take a nostalgic peek at early Wikipedia ⤵️
web.archive.org/web/20030301...
#WikipediaDay #Wikipedia25 @wikipedia.org
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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Love this from Guillermo del Toro
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
My evergreen post
This isn't the future I was promised, I would like a reimbursement please.
January 3, 2026 at 8:11 PM
My evergreen post
It sure would be great to start 2026 without the ghost of the 60s–70s hovering over Latin America, but I suppose that'd be too much to ask, huh?
January 3, 2026 at 1:57 PM
It sure would be great to start 2026 without the ghost of the 60s–70s hovering over Latin America, but I suppose that'd be too much to ask, huh?
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It's fascinating to see the changes in one company's logo over the years.
January 3, 2026 at 2:47 AM
It's fascinating to see the changes in one company's logo over the years.
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2 years of Tinderkell! 🎆🎆🎆
January 1, 2026 at 10:09 PM
2 years of Tinderkell! 🎆🎆🎆
A story in two acts, offered without further context:
December 27, 2025 at 1:55 AM
A story in two acts, offered without further context:
I know this is the linguistic prescriptivist in me speaking, but it really drives me INSANE when people use “compute” as a noun, let alone an adjective.
We had a word for that, it's called COMPUTING.
“We need more compute.”
“Our system has compute.”
WORDS DREAMT UP BY THE UTTERLY INSANE.
We had a word for that, it's called COMPUTING.
“We need more compute.”
“Our system has compute.”
WORDS DREAMT UP BY THE UTTERLY INSANE.
December 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I know this is the linguistic prescriptivist in me speaking, but it really drives me INSANE when people use “compute” as a noun, let alone an adjective.
We had a word for that, it's called COMPUTING.
“We need more compute.”
“Our system has compute.”
WORDS DREAMT UP BY THE UTTERLY INSANE.
We had a word for that, it's called COMPUTING.
“We need more compute.”
“Our system has compute.”
WORDS DREAMT UP BY THE UTTERLY INSANE.
Whaaaaat...? Why can't we have this here too...!
December 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Whaaaaat...? Why can't we have this here too...!
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Pirate the series. Make your own physical media. That's the only answer when this happens and they haven't put it out any other way.
‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power’ is scheduled to leave Netflix on February 21, 2026.
(source: www.whats-on-netflix.com/leaving-soon...)
(source: www.whats-on-netflix.com/leaving-soon...)
December 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Pirate the series. Make your own physical media. That's the only answer when this happens and they haven't put it out any other way.
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from the article about the Brazilian alcoholic drink "Axé" on Portuguese Wikipedia ("The cat and dog wait for their owner at the bathroom door while he feels unwell after ingesting Axé.")
December 20, 2025 at 1:15 AM
from the article about the Brazilian alcoholic drink "Axé" on Portuguese Wikipedia ("The cat and dog wait for their owner at the bathroom door while he feels unwell after ingesting Axé.")
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SEASON'S GREASONS
December 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
SEASON'S GREASONS
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as of this week it has officially been 18 years since an anonymous user uploaded this bizarre image of an opossum cornered in a baby grand piano to Wikimedia Commons
December 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
as of this week it has officially been 18 years since an anonymous user uploaded this bizarre image of an opossum cornered in a baby grand piano to Wikimedia Commons
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Hi everyone.
I have one other gift to share for my 40th Birthday: TrekCaptains. I'm releasing the first version of my perfect Star Trek game publicly, for free, for testing and play.
I've talked a lot about this game over the past decade. now it's time to share
www.patreon.com/posts/145782...
I have one other gift to share for my 40th Birthday: TrekCaptains. I'm releasing the first version of my perfect Star Trek game publicly, for free, for testing and play.
I've talked a lot about this game over the past decade. now it's time to share
www.patreon.com/posts/145782...
December 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Hi everyone.
I have one other gift to share for my 40th Birthday: TrekCaptains. I'm releasing the first version of my perfect Star Trek game publicly, for free, for testing and play.
I've talked a lot about this game over the past decade. now it's time to share
www.patreon.com/posts/145782...
I have one other gift to share for my 40th Birthday: TrekCaptains. I'm releasing the first version of my perfect Star Trek game publicly, for free, for testing and play.
I've talked a lot about this game over the past decade. now it's time to share
www.patreon.com/posts/145782...
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I think about rocket frog often
December 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I think about rocket frog often