They have something called the "Rider" bus system here. I think it's six different routes, all color-coded. I needed to get to the train station last week, and I hate driving, and didn't want to leave my car at the train station anyways, so I decided to take the bus. My train left at 10:55.… Continue reading The bus in Concord
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New school project
Not too long ago, I grumbled on here about how no teacher wanted me to come to their class and do a free project with them. I am adept at grumbling, so why hold back if you're good at something? And besides, I can't just write about when I'm full of hopes and everything is… Continue reading New school project
Making an apple in Blender
Not a kitchen blender, mind you, but a 3D apple. This was a nice tutorial for it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3INXsREoYk0 There were two others I found, but they just seemed weird. I like this one. At the end, I think the coloring of the apple to make it red got a little mixed up, but as far… Continue reading Making an apple in Blender
Get out the vote with teenagers
I met with four teenagers from the Concord Multicultural Community Student Union the other day. It was a wonderful time. They brought up issues they care about, then we plotted out how to make an effective or catchy or emotional post/video for each issue. Then, I called my dad and he rushed over to bring… Continue reading Get out the vote with teenagers
more fun stuff in Blender
I already wrote about easy panning and zooming in Blender, and now I've learned how to shorten the image on the screen so you can, for example, put a black bar of captions at the bottom. And I just now realized I can even rotate photos! In this miserable time of hopelessness and evil, this… Continue reading more fun stuff in Blender
How to pan and zoom in Blender
When you're making an animation, you actually have to "render" each frame of the film. So for example, this little snippet .... is actually composed of lots of images like this, all strung together and flipped through: It's a super nice way of getting things done, but the process of getting your computer to "render"… Continue reading How to pan and zoom in Blender
Parchment scroll in Blender 3D
I wanted to make something that looked like a constitution: That was what I came up with. I like it. However, while making an animation, the thing mysteriously unraveled and I couldn't figure out how to stop it. I thought, no biggie, I'll delete it and make another. Well! I was using this tutorial and… Continue reading Parchment scroll in Blender 3D
Failures
Failure #1. I have a PhD in science, tons of skills both technical and creative, and tons of experience, but I was rejected from a 3-month internship. Yes, that stung. They contacted me for an interview, and because of the time difference, I was dragged out of bed before dawn to prepare for it. I… Continue reading Failures
Helpful satellites
I came across this today on Twitter: THREAD In July 2018, a horrifying video began to circulate on social media. 2 women & 2 young children are led away by a group of soldiers. They are blindfolded, forced to the ground, and shot 22 times. #BBCAfricaEye investigated this atrocity. This is what we found... pic.twitter.com/oFEYnTLT6z… Continue reading Helpful satellites
Hummingbirds and butterflies
I saw a monarch butterfly happen upon our red roses a few weeks ago. And I have seen also a butterfly with glossy silky sapphire wings, and one with lemon-yellow wings. And we have a hummingbird friend that comes at least once a day, or several times a day, to our red roses. I know… Continue reading Hummingbirds and butterflies
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