Ed Carrotta
@pointbe.ing
He/him. Web developer @ WPI and incorrigible graphics enthusiast. Relieved to be here. 🏳️🌈
◈ https://pointbe.ing/ ◈
Opinions are mine and you can't have them because mom says it's my turn on the opinions
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Opinions are mine and you can't have them because mom says it's my turn on the opinions
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Ed Carrotta
@pointbe.ing
· Nov 22
Fine I'll do one.
◈ Shaders + CGI
◈ Game dev + critique
◈ Retro tech
◈ Accessible design
◈ 3D art
◈ Indie games (Stardew my beloved)
◈ Nintendo (Mario, Splatoon, Zelda)
◈ Alt rock
◈ Travel
◈ Origami / paper crafts
◈ Sewing + embroidery (VERY amateur)
#promosky
Am I one of those "blue skies" now?
◈ Shaders + CGI
◈ Game dev + critique
◈ Retro tech
◈ Accessible design
◈ 3D art
◈ Indie games (Stardew my beloved)
◈ Nintendo (Mario, Splatoon, Zelda)
◈ Alt rock
◈ Travel
◈ Origami / paper crafts
◈ Sewing + embroidery (VERY amateur)
#promosky
Am I one of those "blue skies" now?
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Bringing it to 🦋 by request:
People hate their own art because it looks like they made it. They think if they get better, it will stop looking like they made it. A better person made it. But there's no level of skill beyond which you stop being you. You hate the most valuable thing about your art.
People hate their own art because it looks like they made it. They think if they get better, it will stop looking like they made it. A better person made it. But there's no level of skill beyond which you stop being you. You hate the most valuable thing about your art.
December 13, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Bringing it to 🦋 by request:
People hate their own art because it looks like they made it. They think if they get better, it will stop looking like they made it. A better person made it. But there's no level of skill beyond which you stop being you. You hate the most valuable thing about your art.
People hate their own art because it looks like they made it. They think if they get better, it will stop looking like they made it. A better person made it. But there's no level of skill beyond which you stop being you. You hate the most valuable thing about your art.
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The older I get, the more likely it is that I will quit a bad series or movie mid-scene.
Life’s too short to waste watching terrible tv.
Life’s too short to waste watching terrible tv.
December 13, 2024 at 1:20 PM
The older I get, the more likely it is that I will quit a bad series or movie mid-scene.
Life’s too short to waste watching terrible tv.
Life’s too short to waste watching terrible tv.
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Reposted by Ed Carrotta
stardew valley puts a wizard in your rural farming town and he sometimes does magic but his main thing is he had a messy divorce
December 1, 2024 at 4:20 PM
stardew valley puts a wizard in your rural farming town and he sometimes does magic but his main thing is he had a messy divorce
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Can't believe it's already time for a new @adventjs.itch.io! Last year I was thrilled to be among the artists for the 2023 calendar (on day 10). It's such a fun community project.
@vividfax.bsky.social and @mtrc.bsky.social are doing an amazing job bringing joy and wonder to creative coding.
@vividfax.bsky.social and @mtrc.bsky.social are doing an amazing job bringing joy and wonder to creative coding.
We're less than 12 hours away from the launch of @adventjs.itch.io 2024!!! Our artists have once again blown us away with their creativity. Before we launch, I wanted to take a look back at last year’s calendar
November 30, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Can't believe it's already time for a new @adventjs.itch.io! Last year I was thrilled to be among the artists for the 2023 calendar (on day 10). It's such a fun community project.
@vividfax.bsky.social and @mtrc.bsky.social are doing an amazing job bringing joy and wonder to creative coding.
@vividfax.bsky.social and @mtrc.bsky.social are doing an amazing job bringing joy and wonder to creative coding.
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99% of the advice people give for using Bluesky amounts to “don’t willingly have a terrible experience”, and the messed up thing is that peoples experience online has gotten so bad they legitimately need to be reminded of that
November 28, 2024 at 2:21 PM
99% of the advice people give for using Bluesky amounts to “don’t willingly have a terrible experience”, and the messed up thing is that peoples experience online has gotten so bad they legitimately need to be reminded of that
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finally sorting the cards @karenhan.bsky.social got at magiccon, and she was completely blindsided to hear that she bought a fortnite card
November 28, 2024 at 8:50 PM
finally sorting the cards @karenhan.bsky.social got at magiccon, and she was completely blindsided to hear that she bought a fortnite card
These were supposed to be selfies but thank god I pointed my phone the wrong way /j
November 27, 2024 at 7:18 PM
These were supposed to be selfies but thank god I pointed my phone the wrong way /j
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Reposted by Ed Carrotta
I sometimes think about how amazing it must have felt, being Bill Watterson, and saying no to every request and proposal to expand the Calvin & Hobbes IP to tv, movies, merch, you-name-it. To be in that position, in need of nothing more, and to just say no thanks.
November 27, 2024 at 6:17 PM
I sometimes think about how amazing it must have felt, being Bill Watterson, and saying no to every request and proposal to expand the Calvin & Hobbes IP to tv, movies, merch, you-name-it. To be in that position, in need of nothing more, and to just say no thanks.
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We have got to stop acting like everybody is getting information in some sort of pure form and then making illogical decisions. Unrestrained algorithms and growth hacking are the largest scale ecological disaster in history and we are finally beginning to pay for it.
One lesson of the Information Age is that information does not solve the problem of human irrationality.
It's disheartening that in an age where knowledge has never been more accessible - the United States is about to be governed by an administration so primitive and ignorant as to believe that tariffs are good and that vaccines are bad.
November 27, 2024 at 3:37 AM
We have got to stop acting like everybody is getting information in some sort of pure form and then making illogical decisions. Unrestrained algorithms and growth hacking are the largest scale ecological disaster in history and we are finally beginning to pay for it.
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Wait a minute! This site has VIDEO now! I can show the sprites I made for Savant Ascent Remix here!
This is the Scarecrow. Reanimated metal ghoul that throws its own spirit essence to reap you. The tiny spirits are called called Eeps! #pixelart
This is the Scarecrow. Reanimated metal ghoul that throws its own spirit essence to reap you. The tiny spirits are called called Eeps! #pixelart
November 22, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Wait a minute! This site has VIDEO now! I can show the sprites I made for Savant Ascent Remix here!
This is the Scarecrow. Reanimated metal ghoul that throws its own spirit essence to reap you. The tiny spirits are called called Eeps! #pixelart
This is the Scarecrow. Reanimated metal ghoul that throws its own spirit essence to reap you. The tiny spirits are called called Eeps! #pixelart
Fine I'll do one.
◈ Shaders + CGI
◈ Game dev + critique
◈ Retro tech
◈ Accessible design
◈ 3D art
◈ Indie games (Stardew my beloved)
◈ Nintendo (Mario, Splatoon, Zelda)
◈ Alt rock
◈ Travel
◈ Origami / paper crafts
◈ Sewing + embroidery (VERY amateur)
#promosky
Am I one of those "blue skies" now?
◈ Shaders + CGI
◈ Game dev + critique
◈ Retro tech
◈ Accessible design
◈ 3D art
◈ Indie games (Stardew my beloved)
◈ Nintendo (Mario, Splatoon, Zelda)
◈ Alt rock
◈ Travel
◈ Origami / paper crafts
◈ Sewing + embroidery (VERY amateur)
#promosky
Am I one of those "blue skies" now?
November 22, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Fine I'll do one.
◈ Shaders + CGI
◈ Game dev + critique
◈ Retro tech
◈ Accessible design
◈ 3D art
◈ Indie games (Stardew my beloved)
◈ Nintendo (Mario, Splatoon, Zelda)
◈ Alt rock
◈ Travel
◈ Origami / paper crafts
◈ Sewing + embroidery (VERY amateur)
#promosky
Am I one of those "blue skies" now?
◈ Shaders + CGI
◈ Game dev + critique
◈ Retro tech
◈ Accessible design
◈ 3D art
◈ Indie games (Stardew my beloved)
◈ Nintendo (Mario, Splatoon, Zelda)
◈ Alt rock
◈ Travel
◈ Origami / paper crafts
◈ Sewing + embroidery (VERY amateur)
#promosky
Am I one of those "blue skies" now?
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it would be extra special if i got another order before the end of the month 🖤✨
consider checking out my work if you’re planning on shopping small for the holidays!
#art#shopsmall#craft#artist
consider checking out my work if you’re planning on shopping small for the holidays!
#art#shopsmall#craft#artist
November 22, 2024 at 3:00 AM
it would be extra special if i got another order before the end of the month 🖤✨
consider checking out my work if you’re planning on shopping small for the holidays!
#art#shopsmall#craft#artist
consider checking out my work if you’re planning on shopping small for the holidays!
#art#shopsmall#craft#artist
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So there's been a LOT of chatter about whether AI-generated poetry is distinguishable from human poetry😯😵💫🤨🫠
Yes, it definitely is!
For CHR 2024, we compared thousands of poems by GPT-4, 3.5, and humans, and we quantified the differences.
2024.computational-humanities-research.org/papers/paper...
Yes, it definitely is!
For CHR 2024, we compared thousands of poems by GPT-4, 3.5, and humans, and we quantified the differences.
2024.computational-humanities-research.org/papers/paper...
November 22, 2024 at 3:40 PM
So there's been a LOT of chatter about whether AI-generated poetry is distinguishable from human poetry😯😵💫🤨🫠
Yes, it definitely is!
For CHR 2024, we compared thousands of poems by GPT-4, 3.5, and humans, and we quantified the differences.
2024.computational-humanities-research.org/papers/paper...
Yes, it definitely is!
For CHR 2024, we compared thousands of poems by GPT-4, 3.5, and humans, and we quantified the differences.
2024.computational-humanities-research.org/papers/paper...
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People who are new to submitting to conferences, or people who have been struggling to get in... please don't think using ChatGPT to generate your abstract will get you in.
It won't, they're generic and easy to spot, and therefore actively rejected.
"In this <verb> world... Delve"... with emojis
It won't, they're generic and easy to spot, and therefore actively rejected.
"In this <verb> world... Delve"... with emojis
November 22, 2024 at 11:15 AM
People who are new to submitting to conferences, or people who have been struggling to get in... please don't think using ChatGPT to generate your abstract will get you in.
It won't, they're generic and easy to spot, and therefore actively rejected.
"In this <verb> world... Delve"... with emojis
It won't, they're generic and easy to spot, and therefore actively rejected.
"In this <verb> world... Delve"... with emojis
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Reposted by Ed Carrotta
Sam Altman is saying AGI is coming next year.
You just need to keep giving him money, then it's surely happening! It's inevitable! No, definitely! This time, the singularity is real! It will be your fault for not giving him enough money if eudaimonic utopia doesn't spontaneously burst out of him!
You just need to keep giving him money, then it's surely happening! It's inevitable! No, definitely! This time, the singularity is real! It will be your fault for not giving him enough money if eudaimonic utopia doesn't spontaneously burst out of him!
November 22, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Sam Altman is saying AGI is coming next year.
You just need to keep giving him money, then it's surely happening! It's inevitable! No, definitely! This time, the singularity is real! It will be your fault for not giving him enough money if eudaimonic utopia doesn't spontaneously burst out of him!
You just need to keep giving him money, then it's surely happening! It's inevitable! No, definitely! This time, the singularity is real! It will be your fault for not giving him enough money if eudaimonic utopia doesn't spontaneously burst out of him!
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"Peek through the Peaks" - my code art from mathematically exact diffraction curves. Arranged on a circle, as if there was a diffraction grating in the center of the structure and light of different colors was captured on screens of different radii. Created with JavaScript/threejs, no AI #SciArt
November 21, 2024 at 3:42 PM
"Peek through the Peaks" - my code art from mathematically exact diffraction curves. Arranged on a circle, as if there was a diffraction grating in the center of the structure and light of different colors was captured on screens of different radii. Created with JavaScript/threejs, no AI #SciArt
Social media feeling mildly accessible again for the first time in, what, eight years? Go figure.
I still can't promise I'll be terribly active here, but "not physically repulsed" is definitely a step in the right direction. Hoping we can be good neighbors and keep it this way? :)
I still can't promise I'll be terribly active here, but "not physically repulsed" is definitely a step in the right direction. Hoping we can be good neighbors and keep it this way? :)
November 21, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Social media feeling mildly accessible again for the first time in, what, eight years? Go figure.
I still can't promise I'll be terribly active here, but "not physically repulsed" is definitely a step in the right direction. Hoping we can be good neighbors and keep it this way? :)
I still can't promise I'll be terribly active here, but "not physically repulsed" is definitely a step in the right direction. Hoping we can be good neighbors and keep it this way? :)