Another show at the Chill N’ Fill in NoPo here in Portland this Friday. I think we have a residency so we should be there mid-month every month moving forward.
Music Mondays: Nile Rodgers & CHIC: Tiny Desk Concert
Oh yeah….
On Marc Andreessen's "techno-optimist manifesto"
Why can't our tech billionaires learn anything new?
“Who is lying to us, Marc? You serve on the boards of trillion-dollar companies. A few of your peers own media companies. A few others have chosen to bankrupt media companies that write mean things about them. You have been celebrated for thirty years as the genius-inventors-of-the-future. If the public is turning against you, who ought to be held responsible for such a change in the public mood? “
“They promised that technology would solve our environmental problems. And there has, just recently, been some real progress in clean tech. But the trend lines are somewhere between bad and cataclysmic. We do not inhabit the future they insisted they were building. For Andreessen, in 2023, to declare that “there is no material problem – whether created by nature or by technology – that cannot be solved with more technology” is an act of willful self-deception. Just how long are we supposed to clap-and-wait while Andreessen’s investment portfolio tries to science the shit out of the climate crisis?
(That line in the manifesto also reads like an unintentional homage to Homer Simpson, btw. Marc Andreessen is worth something like $1.7 billion. He should hire an editor.):”
Really good read and well done reply to that manifesto.
Tech Leaders Say AI Will Change What It Means to Have a Job
More AI stuff piling up over here. The pull quote from this write-up is:
“Earlier Tuesday, Vinod Khosla, a prominent venture capitalist whose firm was one of OpenAI’s earliest backers, laid out a stark timeline for AI’s transformation of work. Within 10 years AI will be able to “do 80% of 80% of all jobs that we know of today,” said Khosla, a tech investor and entrepreneur for more than 40 years. “
Show on Sat the 21st.
Playing live with New Not Normals at Misdemeanor Meadows this Saturday if anyone is looking for something to do. ;)
Show on Friday the 13th
Howdy Portland peeps, anyone feel like seeing some American music, head on over to the Chill and Fill in North Portland for some live music tomorrow.
This is the story of Tim and How The Replacements Blew It.
“In 1985 The Replacements had the potential to become the next big thing. After four years of producing quality pop-coated hardcore, their major label debut Tim was supposed to be their next step, their leap into the mainstream. As stated in the album’s Rolling Stone review: “Tim... sounds as if it were made by the last real band in the world.””
The Replacements set up the template for alt country. Jeff Tweedy once famously said 'everything we do is based on the Replacements' before tearing into a rip-roaring version of 'Color Me Impressed'. Ryan Adams said he listened to nothing but 'Let It Be' while recording Whiskeytown's 'Strangers Almanac'. Uncle Tupelo toured with the band on the 'All Shook Down' tour. Lucero regularly covers 'If Only You Were Lonely' during their live shows.
Some R&D that died
Was working up some stuff with the ripple solver that missed the mark, but it’s kinda interesting. The tricky bit with water and glass is that it is defined by it’s reflections. Anyways, onward…
New Work in the Wild: Specialized Roubaix
Got some new work out there in the wild. Check it out ! Specialized Roubaix. I get to render out all sorts of different backgrounds for this stuff ;)
New Portfolio Posted: Nike Kobe VIII Protro
Just posted some new work we did for Nike, Kobe VIII launch. Shot by Ryan Unruh. We did all the retouching, set builds and renders and then compositing it all together with CG shadows as well. Fun stuff.
Houdini Doodle- Cloth study
I am trying to do a deeper dive into vellum in Houdini when I catch a break between jobs and today I did a quick study on some cloth shapes that is kinda interesting. And purple. Very purple.
Thursday updates. Andy Goldsworthy, New work and some live music coming at ya.
For starters, have some meditational (is that a word?) art by Andy Goldsworthy to ring in the fall season that is about to pop here in Portland.
Also, have been pretty damn busy with work so I have not updated the portfolio in a long time but I am starting to gather up some projects to post there soon. Here is some New work in the Wild teasers on that.
Lastly, any Portland people into Americana music out there? If so, head on by to see one of my bands play this Saturday!
Houdini Hive
Was watching these in the background while working on the doodles yesterday. Good place to bookmark these things I guess, lol!
There is also one on USD lighting up a robot bar scene I need to watch. I keep bouncing off of USD and Karma every time I try it. I can see all the benefits, especially with LOPs and Solaris. But good lord, I can just whip something out with Redshift and when I have to import to the stage and convert, then is it Karma or Material X? It just sorts spins out and I bounce. Anyways, it's something to work towards.
Here is Rich Lord giving his talk on creepy things. So many useful bits in here.
Jakub Spacek makes these amazing particle / liquid sims that are really beautiful.
And here is the USD / Karma thing I wanna watch tonight after work.
Houdini Doodles
Messing around with some Houdini stuff today. Starts off with something abstract and simple and slowly worked up an idea.
I'll be your whatever you want
A bong hit in your reggea song.
Current mood
Yeah, need a break….
One more for music Friday
K, one more here while I steam some jerseys.
Music Friday!
Super busy with work, but have a concert to watch!!
Music Friday
Check out little baby Robert Smith in this concert. THE CURE Apeldoorn, Netherlands 18 Jul 1980 FULL CONCERT
Overlook Porch Fest 2023
Fun little day of music going on here in Portland this Sunday. If you are in the area check it out. I’m playing at 1pm somewhere on this map ;)
