Gordon C
@vfxgordon.bsky.social
R&D Technical Artist, literally everything I do is under NDA :(
Formerly Industrial Light & Magic and Rhythm & Hues.
He/Him.
Formerly Industrial Light & Magic and Rhythm & Hues.
He/Him.
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Things were better when computer was in room. Now everywhere is computer. This is bad. Computer should never have escaped room.
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
September 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Things were better when computer was in room. Now everywhere is computer. This is bad. Computer should never have escaped room.
Or... just hear me out here... if you're rich enough to regularly drink Champagne, you can probably afford decent healthcare.
April 29, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Or... just hear me out here... if you're rich enough to regularly drink Champagne, you can probably afford decent healthcare.
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*Enya voice*
October 6, 2024 at 2:10 PM
*Enya voice*
I hate dealing with color space issues.
April 25, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I hate dealing with color space issues.
Khorne cares not from where the blood flows.
April 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Khorne cares not from where the blood flows.
I think I *might* be getting the hang of this.
April 18, 2025 at 5:13 AM
I think I *might* be getting the hang of this.
Dude's going to be guilty of building weapons of mass destruction and mobile bio warfare labs by the end of the week.
Got a new one today when the press secretary accused him of being a "human trafficker" just absolutely out of thin air!
Just so we’re clear, everybody calling Kilmar Abrego Garcia a “terrorist” or a “gang member” are lying, and they know they’re lying, and they repeat it for purposes of confusing people who don’t follow this stuff closely into accepting what was done to him.
April 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Dude's going to be guilty of building weapons of mass destruction and mobile bio warfare labs by the end of the week.
I tried to call the SSA earlier today to make an appointment to update some records.
The wait just to get someone on the line was "over 120 minutes"....
Thanks Elon.
The wait just to get someone on the line was "over 120 minutes"....
Thanks Elon.
NEW: The Social Security Administration Is gutting regional staff and shifting all of its public communications to Elon Musk's X
read @zoeschiffer.bsky.social:
read @zoeschiffer.bsky.social:
The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X
The SSA's shift to Elon Musk's X comes as the agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent, WIRED has learned.
www.wired.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I tried to call the SSA earlier today to make an appointment to update some records.
The wait just to get someone on the line was "over 120 minutes"....
Thanks Elon.
The wait just to get someone on the line was "over 120 minutes"....
Thanks Elon.
You want to stop non-citizens voting?
Just cross reference the voter rolls with USCIS/SSA records.
That's it, you're done.
Just cross reference the voter rolls with USCIS/SSA records.
That's it, you're done.
🧵 There are a lot of misleading claims out there about the SAVE Act. Let me set the record straight: I voted for the SAVE Act for the simple reason that American elections are for Americans. Requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is common sense.
April 11, 2025 at 5:31 AM
You want to stop non-citizens voting?
Just cross reference the voter rolls with USCIS/SSA records.
That's it, you're done.
Just cross reference the voter rolls with USCIS/SSA records.
That's it, you're done.
Per the WHO, most of the measles cases in Europe are concentrated in Romania and the Balkans, where the childhood vaccination rate is under 20%
RFK Jr: "CDC has done an amazing job at getting the measles outbreak under control. We have about 680 cases now in 22 states compared to the same outbreak in Europe, which is 127,000 and 37 deaths ... we're trying to refocus the press to get them to pay attention to the chronic disease epidemic."
April 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Per the WHO, most of the measles cases in Europe are concentrated in Romania and the Balkans, where the childhood vaccination rate is under 20%
Tariffs are what you resort to when you realize you've lost the initiative.
As a long term economic policy, they simply don't work.
As a long term economic policy, they simply don't work.
Democratic lawmakers going with "While, actually, tariffs are pretty great, just not like this" are (1) wrong on the merits, but also (2) entirely failing to read the room.
April 6, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Tariffs are what you resort to when you realize you've lost the initiative.
As a long term economic policy, they simply don't work.
As a long term economic policy, they simply don't work.
Remember those two random "variables" they stuffed into the tariff equation?
Turns out the one representing "what percentage of tariffs do consumers pay?" was roughly 1/4 of the value they claimed was used in THE PAPER THEY CITED.
So a 20% tariff costs consumers an extra 18.9%, not 5%.
Turns out the one representing "what percentage of tariffs do consumers pay?" was roughly 1/4 of the value they claimed was used in THE PAPER THEY CITED.
So a 20% tariff costs consumers an extra 18.9%, not 5%.
April 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Remember those two random "variables" they stuffed into the tariff equation?
Turns out the one representing "what percentage of tariffs do consumers pay?" was roughly 1/4 of the value they claimed was used in THE PAPER THEY CITED.
So a 20% tariff costs consumers an extra 18.9%, not 5%.
Turns out the one representing "what percentage of tariffs do consumers pay?" was roughly 1/4 of the value they claimed was used in THE PAPER THEY CITED.
So a 20% tariff costs consumers an extra 18.9%, not 5%.
I mean, if you wanted to vastly reduce America's economic size and consumption of international trade, this is certainly the best way to go about it.
Stephen Miller: The United States is 36% of global consumption, and we are more than 25% of the world's economy. Just the United States alone. That means we get to set the rules and terms for international trade.
April 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I mean, if you wanted to vastly reduce America's economic size and consumption of international trade, this is certainly the best way to go about it.
Ironically, Nintendo announced in 2019 that they were moving production to Vietnam in order to avoid tariffs on China.
... and then Trump slapped 46% tariffs on Vietnam (vs China's 34%) because he doesn't he thinks trade deficits mean one country is taking advantage of another.
... and then Trump slapped 46% tariffs on Vietnam (vs China's 34%) because he doesn't he thinks trade deficits mean one country is taking advantage of another.
Nintendo Halts Switch 2 Pre-Orders Over Trump's Tariffs
New tariffs threaten massive price hikes on gaming hardware and other consumer goods
New tariffs threaten massive price hikes on gaming hardware and other consumer goods
Nintendo Halts Switch 2 Pre-Orders Over Trump's Tariffs
New tariffs threaten massive price hikes on gaming hardware and other consumer goods
kotaku.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Ironically, Nintendo announced in 2019 that they were moving production to Vietnam in order to avoid tariffs on China.
... and then Trump slapped 46% tariffs on Vietnam (vs China's 34%) because he doesn't he thinks trade deficits mean one country is taking advantage of another.
... and then Trump slapped 46% tariffs on Vietnam (vs China's 34%) because he doesn't he thinks trade deficits mean one country is taking advantage of another.
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Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
April 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
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April 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Deleting my posts about domains, because it does look like this dataset is the underlying source.
It’s obvious that they didn’t bother studying the data in any kind of detail, however.
It’s obvious that they didn’t bother studying the data in any kind of detail, however.
www.census.gov/foreign-trad...
It might be based on the US Census Bureau data. "Svalbard, Jan Mayen Island" is in that dataset. As is "Heard and McDonald Islands" - with the penguin's seasonally adjusted imports and exports shown.
It might be based on the US Census Bureau data. "Svalbard, Jan Mayen Island" is in that dataset. As is "Heard and McDonald Islands" - with the penguin's seasonally adjusted imports and exports shown.
International Trade
www.census.gov
April 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Deleting my posts about domains, because it does look like this dataset is the underlying source.
It’s obvious that they didn’t bother studying the data in any kind of detail, however.
It’s obvious that they didn’t bother studying the data in any kind of detail, however.
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Summary rounded to 1 decimal w/ global dataset at bottom: www.census.gov/foreign-trad...
Also, somehow the US had $13,589 of imports from and $58,879 of exports to the ***uninhabited*** Heard Island & McDonald Islands in 2024
Not the only year with figures—costs of scientific visits/equipment?
Also, somehow the US had $13,589 of imports from and $58,879 of exports to the ***uninhabited*** Heard Island & McDonald Islands in 2024
Not the only year with figures—costs of scientific visits/equipment?
International Trade
www.census.gov
April 3, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Summary rounded to 1 decimal w/ global dataset at bottom: www.census.gov/foreign-trad...
Also, somehow the US had $13,589 of imports from and $58,879 of exports to the ***uninhabited*** Heard Island & McDonald Islands in 2024
Not the only year with figures—costs of scientific visits/equipment?
Also, somehow the US had $13,589 of imports from and $58,879 of exports to the ***uninhabited*** Heard Island & McDonald Islands in 2024
Not the only year with figures—costs of scientific visits/equipment?
Coal wasn't killed by the EPA, it was killed by fracking.
Natural Gas is significantly cheaper per KWh than coal.
Natural Gas is significantly cheaper per KWh than coal.
March 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Coal wasn't killed by the EPA, it was killed by fracking.
Natural Gas is significantly cheaper per KWh than coal.
Natural Gas is significantly cheaper per KWh than coal.
Everything I have learned about cmake has been against my will.
March 10, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Everything I have learned about cmake has been against my will.
If anyone asks, this is due to RSI from flipping off Cybertrucks.
March 7, 2025 at 6:32 AM
If anyone asks, this is due to RSI from flipping off Cybertrucks.
Look at these fake ass Perlin clouds...
.. if I tried to get these through dailies I'd be told no.
.. if I tried to get these through dailies I'd be told no.
March 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Look at these fake ass Perlin clouds...
.. if I tried to get these through dailies I'd be told no.
.. if I tried to get these through dailies I'd be told no.
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Interesting: the State Department’s procurement forecast detailing a $400 million order for "armored Tesla" has now been edited to "armored electric vehicles." The document shows the edit was made tonight at 9:12 p.m. -- after it was highlighted in reports
February 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Interesting: the State Department’s procurement forecast detailing a $400 million order for "armored Tesla" has now been edited to "armored electric vehicles." The document shows the edit was made tonight at 9:12 p.m. -- after it was highlighted in reports
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Kendrick Lamar deserves to win the very first Nobel Hate Prize
February 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Kendrick Lamar deserves to win the very first Nobel Hate Prize