tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109872992024-03-13T04:19:38.158+00:00Dawn of RealityAn alternative look at music, technology, current affairs, consiousness, ancient history and anything else that interests me...Technohippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592974918363822565noreply@blogger.comBlogger936125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10987299.post-68295940383774493342014-11-15T09:36:00.001+00:002014-11-15T09:36:22.256+00:00Spam poetry<p dir="ltr">Haven't seen one of these in a while, random prose in a spam email</p>
<p dir="ltr">"Inverted direct acting, balanced to eliminate vibrations. Shan tongues are fanned out. <br>
Foundation and the Open Document Format. The King, in exile, did not hear of the failure and was informed only after reading the reports in the newspapers. "</p>
Technohippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592974918363822565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10987299.post-54188503319962532432012-12-20T20:33:00.001+00:002012-12-20T20:33:59.866+00:00It appears I'm getting esoteric again!<p><a href="http://www.disinfo.com/2012/12/opti-and-i-one-mans-experiences-with-a-hyperdimensional-creature/">Opti and I (One Man’s Experiences With A Hyperdimensional Creature) | Disinformation</a></p><p><a href="http://incunabula.org/ebooks-2/">Ong’s Hat: Incunabula Free eBooks — Incunabula: Ong's Hat</a></p>Technohippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592974918363822565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10987299.post-91466636012000826462012-08-18T07:53:00.001+00:002012-08-18T07:53:17.940+00:00Gloop<a href="http://soundcloud.com/dawn-of-reality/gloop-dawn-of-reality?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=blogger&utm_content=http://soundcloud.com/dawn-of-reality/gloop-dawn-of-reality">Gloop</a><br />
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<iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F50460278&show_artwork=true"></iframe>Technohippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592974918363822565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10987299.post-42948854842931987002012-08-18T07:52:00.001+00:002012-08-18T07:52:05.247+00:00Gloop<a href="http://soundcloud.com/dawn-of-reality/gloop-dawn-of-reality?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=blogger&utm_content=http://soundcloud.com/dawn-of-reality/gloop-dawn-of-reality">Gloop</a>Technohippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592974918363822565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10987299.post-33548277278550601282012-07-06T09:43:00.001+00:002012-07-06T09:43:50.700+00:00rooting<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href='http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1576202'>Universal Gingerbread Root & Unroot 2.3.3 -> 2.3.7+ - xda-developers</a><br/><blockquote/><br/><br/><div class='zemanta-pixie'><img src='http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=78be1a64-76db-86e4-82cb-391fe812d6c9' alt='' class='zemanta-pixie-img'/></div></div>Technohippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592974918363822565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10987299.post-13829158140605714602012-05-31T20:27:00.001+00:002012-05-31T20:27:51.059+00:00been after this for while<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href='http://lokeshdhakar.com/projects/lightbox2/'>Lightbox 2</a><br/><blockquote/><br/><br/><div class='zemanta-pixie'><img src='http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=234c8687-f500-89f4-bd83-2a9b788906a0' alt='' class='zemanta-pixie-img'/></div></div>Technohippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592974918363822565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10987299.post-11338524168169285522012-05-18T09:56:00.001+00:002012-05-18T09:56:19.644+00:00lorien quotes<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href='http://www.azillionmonkeys.com/qed/b5thoughts.html'>Paul Hsieh's Babylon 5 Though's page</a><br/><blockquote>the question isn't it? 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<blockquote>HOW TO ROOT THE FLYTOUCH 3</blockquote></a><br />
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More importantly this blog will be about free software and resources which can help and inspire the aspiring and experienced 3D artist. I'll be honest, I don't use and haven't used any paid for software in my 3D 'lifetime' (My paid work is as an Architectural Technician using paid for 2d CAD packages like AutoCad Lt and Caddie which I consider a necessary evil, I have also had a brief stint on SketchUp Pro at work.) So I don't have any useful experience of 3DS Max or any of the other big industry names. I started out on a free version of Bryce 4 back in the pre-DAZ days and was completely sold on SketchUp 3 when I was first introduced of it and have used it ever since as my main 3d modeller. Last year I was introduced to the Kerkythea rendering engine, and was blown away by the capabilities of this free software.<br />
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This blog is not going to be a 'SketchUp and Kerkythea only' zone, being well aware of their limitations, I am constantly on the look out for new, free, things that will do help me to create the images I want to create.<br />
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So where to start... If you're reading this blog you probably already have a preferred modelling and rendering programme in place so I'm not going to try and convert you to the way of The Freegan quite yet so I'll start off by exploring resources which can support the 3d artist regardless of the software they use.<br />
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Lets start at the beginning. At some point it may be useful to use some pre-made 3d Models to support your already fantastic scene, so short of pointing you towards the SketchUp 3D warehouse (You know where it is, if you don't, google it!), here are some alternative resources.<br />
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First up is Archive3d.net http://archive3d.net/ This is a fairly massive library of over 25,000 3d models in a very wide variety of categories. <br />
The models all seem to be of a reasonable quality and are supplied in *.3DS and *.GSM formats. Importantly, these can be used in commercial projects if that’s what you need. A word of warning, any site like this which collects their models from many sources is likely to have a certain amount of variability in what they catalogue. and I have found some models that don't appear to work to well with my software.<br />
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3D Meshes Research Database http://www-roc.inria.fr/gamma/download/download.php - 80000 models to choose from including a lot of Sci-Fi (I found myself reminiscing after seeing a Starfury or two from Babylon 5). This site allows non-commercial use only, so remember its only polite to attribute. This one was suggested to me by nanaki-murasaki http://nanaki-murasaki.deviantart.com/<br />
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As good as these models are, there's a good chance you will want to texture them to your own tastes. One of the best places to start (other than the masses of textures on deviantART) is CGtextures.com http://www.cgtextures.com/ this is an amazing site full of some great textures and I suspect the large majority of you are already aware of it and I am mentioning it just for those who don't know about it. Whilst you can pay for membership, non members get to download up to 15mb on texture per day, and whilst you don't get access to the really large textures, what you get is access to over 50,000 textures over 3000 of which are tiled.<br />
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As an alternative to the all conquering cgtextures.com, you may want to try Mayangs Free Texture Library http://www.mayang.com/textures/. This is a much smaller library at 3800 textures, but useful as it provides a different perspective.<br />
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Now, I could start going on about the massive amount of resources here on deviantART, but that subject has been covered extensively already, see =Cymae's excellent post here http://3d-artists.deviantart.com/blog/32889203/ its a must.<br />
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I think I've taken up enough of your time for the moment, I look forward to hearing your comments. And if you have any suggestions for additional resources for models and textures that I've not covered here, then please mention in the comments... its good to share!Technohippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592974918363822565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10987299.post-84597860648355256022010-12-07T23:52:00.002+00:002010-12-07T23:52:40.160+00:00wiki3dpedia<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_computer_graphics_software">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_computer_graphics_software</a>Technohippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592974918363822565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10987299.post-49355842278966256592010-05-24T14:02:00.001+00:002010-05-24T14:02:17.998+00:00Love After Love by Derek WalcottLove After Love by Derek Walcott<br />The time will come<br />when, with elation<br />you will greet yourself arriving<br />at your own door, in your own mirror<br />and each will smile at the other's welcome,<br /><br />and say, sit here. Eat.<br />You will love again the stranger who was your self.<br />Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart<br />to itself, to the stranger who has loved you<br /><br />all your life, whom you ignored<br />for another, who knows you by heart.<br />Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,<br /><br />the photographs, the desperate notes,<br />peel your own image from the mirror.<br />Sit. Feast on your life.Technohippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592974918363822565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10987299.post-41519601229147737512010-05-20T08:23:00.000+00:002010-05-20T08:24:00.331+00:00CAD texture resources<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href='http://www.cadyou.com/searches/downloads/type:texture/sort:id/direction:desc'>Cadyou: Search Downloads</a><br/><br/><a href='http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?t=514'>Free Texture Images - AutoCAD Forums</a><br/><blockquote/><a href='http://textures.forrest.cz/'>Textures library - free surfaces for 3ds Max, LightWave</a><br/><blockquote/><a href='http://www.cgtextures.com/'/><a href='http://www.cgtextures.com/'>[CG Textures] - The worlds largest free texture site</a><br/><blockquote/><a href='http://www.3dxo.com/list/53/1.htm?sid=4b4781dbeded56709827aeca9129c4eb'>3DXO - Textures - Wood - Wood Textures in various structures and materials, Beech, Maple, Old Wood, Pear</a><br/><blockquote/><br/><br/><div class='zemanta-pixie'><img src='http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=b3db4949-f797-891a-8a45-3043c0165afc' alt='' class='zemanta-pixie-img'/></div></div>Technohippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592974918363822565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10987299.post-14978749423315706392010-04-15T21:38:00.001+00:002010-04-15T21:38:07.770+00:00Tiny Mode by Dawn of Reality<object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fdawn-of-reality%2Ftiny-mode"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fdawn-of-reality%2Ftiny-mode" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/dawn-of-reality/tiny-mode">Tiny Mode</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/dawn-of-reality">Dawn of Reality</a></span> Technohippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592974918363822565noreply@blogger.com0