nrrd
@nrrd.bsky.social
I'm a deep learning researcher with a focus on scene understanding and robotic manipulation. I live in the woods in Washington state.
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in their first appearance, the Borg steal a toilet
October 1, 2024 at 8:50 PM
in their first appearance, the Borg steal a toilet
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You have my attention. Mesmerizing design; nails the aesthetic of a specific era of gaming, among other things. Firelock 198x is a tabletop miniatures game of fantasy warfare in the nuclear age. firelock-team.itch.io/firelock-198...
September 25, 2024 at 4:30 PM
You have my attention. Mesmerizing design; nails the aesthetic of a specific era of gaming, among other things. Firelock 198x is a tabletop miniatures game of fantasy warfare in the nuclear age. firelock-team.itch.io/firelock-198...
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Fun film fact. In Escape from New York (1981) they used reflective tape on a miniature model of the city & filmed it under black light to approximate 'cutting-edge' wireframe CG, which would have blown the budget at the time.
September 25, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Fun film fact. In Escape from New York (1981) they used reflective tape on a miniature model of the city & filmed it under black light to approximate 'cutting-edge' wireframe CG, which would have blown the budget at the time.
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Today I learned that Moebius did illustrations for Maxwell House Coffee magazine ads. And they are amazing.
September 18, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Today I learned that Moebius did illustrations for Maxwell House Coffee magazine ads. And they are amazing.
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Ambient Shipping by Marc Da Costa uses loudspeakers, a synthesized voice, shipping records, and AIS data to speak the contents of cargo ships as they float by. marcdacosta.com/ambient-ship...
September 23, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Ambient Shipping by Marc Da Costa uses loudspeakers, a synthesized voice, shipping records, and AIS data to speak the contents of cargo ships as they float by. marcdacosta.com/ambient-ship...
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perhaps worth noting that this unit was running up until 2019 just fine, and it was only shut down because of cheap gas + no climate regs
"A study funded by the Pennsylvania Building & Construction Trades Council says a reopening would create 3,400 jobs at the plant and in businesses serving it and its workers, and generate $3 billion in state and federal taxes." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Microsoft deal would reopen Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power AI
The Three Mile Island nuclear plant, home of the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history, would restart under a deal in which Microsoft purchases all its power.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 20, 2024 at 6:31 PM
perhaps worth noting that this unit was running up until 2019 just fine, and it was only shut down because of cheap gas + no climate regs
Every character is played by a muppet except Viggo Mortensen, who plays it completely straight and does not acknowledge that he is in a muppet movie.
okay friends, if you were going to make changes to the LOTR movie trilogy, what would you change? my two big things are:
* recast Eowyn (Miranda Otto was not good in the role)
* eliminate the character assassination of Faramir, famed Good Boy of Gondor
* recast Eowyn (Miranda Otto was not good in the role)
* eliminate the character assassination of Faramir, famed Good Boy of Gondor
September 17, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Every character is played by a muppet except Viggo Mortensen, who plays it completely straight and does not acknowledge that he is in a muppet movie.
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THESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE EATING OUR CATS
September 11, 2024 at 1:33 AM
THESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE EATING OUR CATS
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America will never look like the dystopias imagined in cyberpunk fiction because that media imagined American cities as being walkable.
September 8, 2024 at 10:43 PM
America will never look like the dystopias imagined in cyberpunk fiction because that media imagined American cities as being walkable.
My friend, a professional composer, has written an RPG and is creating a soundtrack for it. As far as I know, Gary Gygax wrote no music whatsoever, making D&D obviously inferior.
I’ve launched an official YouTube channel for #Arrhenius and to kick it off I’m debuting the first track of the soundtrack. Called “The White Above,” this video also serves as an introduction to the five different Heritages players can choose from when creating a character.
youtu.be/ivfoN34gRyU
youtu.be/ivfoN34gRyU
Arrhenius Official Soundtrack | Track 1 | The White Above
YouTube video by Dungeonteller
youtu.be
September 5, 2024 at 10:34 PM
My friend, a professional composer, has written an RPG and is creating a soundtrack for it. As far as I know, Gary Gygax wrote no music whatsoever, making D&D obviously inferior.
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With the influx of Brazilians, Bluesky has finally fulfilled its destiny and become the new Orkut
September 3, 2024 at 3:24 PM
With the influx of Brazilians, Bluesky has finally fulfilled its destiny and become the new Orkut
Sweet! Robots have come for my job (robotics research): arxiv.org/pdf/2408.06292
arxiv.org
August 29, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Sweet! Robots have come for my job (robotics research): arxiv.org/pdf/2408.06292
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It's #SelfPromotionSaturday! To celebrate, I wanted to share the soundtrack I've been writing for the Arrhenius #ttrpg. I'm half done, but I think it's coming along well.
You can check the soundtrack out here: play.reelcrafter.com/1_wEFl0hRvqm...
You can check the soundtrack out here: play.reelcrafter.com/1_wEFl0hRvqm...
Jesse Harlin’s Reel
play.reelcrafter.com
August 17, 2024 at 4:46 PM
It's #SelfPromotionSaturday! To celebrate, I wanted to share the soundtrack I've been writing for the Arrhenius #ttrpg. I'm half done, but I think it's coming along well.
You can check the soundtrack out here: play.reelcrafter.com/1_wEFl0hRvqm...
You can check the soundtrack out here: play.reelcrafter.com/1_wEFl0hRvqm...
Oh my god, it's a literal "please don't put in the newspaper that I got mad"
August 16, 2024 at 1:38 AM
Oh my god, it's a literal "please don't put in the newspaper that I got mad"
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PSA: Katamari Damacy, the greatest game soundtrack of all time, is now on Spotify
open.spotify.com/album/7KHPyc...
open.spotify.com/album/7KHPyc...
Katamari Damacy (Original Soundtrack) -Katamari Fortissimo Damacy
Album · Katamari Damacy Series SOUND TEAM · 2024 · 21 songs
open.spotify.com
August 10, 2024 at 11:55 PM
PSA: Katamari Damacy, the greatest game soundtrack of all time, is now on Spotify
open.spotify.com/album/7KHPyc...
open.spotify.com/album/7KHPyc...
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IEEE Spectrum picked up on my blog post explaining my three laws of robotics and republished it. Thank you! And especially for the 12 year old photo of me -- actually I still feel decades younger than that! spectrum.ieee.org/rodney-brook...
Rodney Brooks’ Three Laws of Robotics
Famous Roboticist Rodney Brooks has Three Laws of Robotics from decades of experience in real world robot deployments.
spectrum.ieee.org
August 7, 2024 at 12:11 AM
IEEE Spectrum picked up on my blog post explaining my three laws of robotics and republished it. Thank you! And especially for the 12 year old photo of me -- actually I still feel decades younger than that! spectrum.ieee.org/rodney-brook...
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Timber and Thorn can climb beary high
April 16, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Timber and Thorn can climb beary high
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Okay no big deal but I THINK I’M DONE WITH #ARRHENIUS.
Up next: an ISBN and barcode, then I’m all set to get it up for sale on DriveThruRPG and itch.
2024 is the #AgeOfArrhenius.
Up next: an ISBN and barcode, then I’m all set to get it up for sale on DriveThruRPG and itch.
2024 is the #AgeOfArrhenius.
April 3, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Okay no big deal but I THINK I’M DONE WITH #ARRHENIUS.
Up next: an ISBN and barcode, then I’m all set to get it up for sale on DriveThruRPG and itch.
2024 is the #AgeOfArrhenius.
Up next: an ISBN and barcode, then I’m all set to get it up for sale on DriveThruRPG and itch.
2024 is the #AgeOfArrhenius.
Ah, I see someone else has been watching "The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy."
If AI is any indication, we will have transporters sooner than they're actually ready, and people will be reassembled in grotesque blobs with hands coming out of faces, and the tech sector that sunk billions into it without testing or ethics will browbeat everyone to accept it anyway
April 1, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Ah, I see someone else has been watching "The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy."
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Book of Hours, Flanders, c. 1485 CE (Kraków, MNK, 3025 1, p. 469-470)
March 22, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Book of Hours, Flanders, c. 1485 CE (Kraków, MNK, 3025 1, p. 469-470)