If anyone is wondering where all my time and money go, here it is: my first 3D produced "graphic novel", titled as above. I have put it on DeviantArt in low res with watermarks on all pages so you can read it, but if you want the real thing you will need to buy it when it's done or pay by the page which might be expensive (but who am I to complain? this is not a cheap venture folks*).
I decided to use DA since you don't need an ID to look at the pictures unlike Renderosity which does, but then I still post there too since it is where I get a lot of good feedback and a lot of the models used came from there.
Of course, all comments are welcome: critical or otherwise.
Friday, May 31, 2013
Monday, May 27, 2013
A few bits . . .
Been busy with my 3D graphic novel so I haven't posted for a while so things have accumulated:
Here it all is in one lump:
1. DSM V hits the shelves and it is exactly as many people warned: read the dirt here.
2. Bleeding obvious no.2 : Diversity of lifeforms is essential for survival. . . . or put another way "Something other than adaptation is driving evolution".
3. Video: "Theorist and de-growth activist Charles Eisenstein talks about the benefits of a 'gift-based' economy. He argues that such a model aims to bring about a workforce driven by passion rather than coerced by money and profit and he highlights certain co-operative schemes already proving the ideal can be made real" - here.
Here it all is in one lump:
1. DSM V hits the shelves and it is exactly as many people warned: read the dirt here.
2. Bleeding obvious no.2 : Diversity of lifeforms is essential for survival. . . . or put another way "Something other than adaptation is driving evolution".
3. Video: "Theorist and de-growth activist Charles Eisenstein talks about the benefits of a 'gift-based' economy. He argues that such a model aims to bring about a workforce driven by passion rather than coerced by money and profit and he highlights certain co-operative schemes already proving the ideal can be made real" - here.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Mon(k)ey Business
I have been following the whole "economic" situation for a long time, as should anyone who cares about their future: Bitcoin is the most recent development. You can read more about it here from WIRED. A very good article and carefully thought out.
What I don't see written anywhere is what seems to me to be an obvious problem with Bitcoin or any other virtual currency that is "secured" by an encrypted number: computing power is always increasing, so if your money is kept secure by an encryption, eventually those with enough Megaflop muscle will be able to hack it, and fake it.
On the other hand, if that distant event can be kept as far into the future as possible, we can probably expect some sort of VC (virtual currency) to take over from the present mess simply because there are so many parasites and gamblers sucking value out of the world's currencies that it will be necessary just so people can survive.
None of that will solve the basic problem though: the problem of humans wanting to gamble - or worse still, wanting to get money for nothing. Even providing employment for everyone won't fix that, no, what is needed is a trade system that cannot be speculated upon. The alternative is to provide a speculation system that is disconnected somehow from the real economy (consumery) so that the loonies can gamble all they like without wrecking nations or currencies.
Well, that's a nice idea. Not sure how you would do that.
If you think I'm cynical about economics, you should see what Max Keiser has to say.
Search "Keiser report" on Youtube.
What I don't see written anywhere is what seems to me to be an obvious problem with Bitcoin or any other virtual currency that is "secured" by an encrypted number: computing power is always increasing, so if your money is kept secure by an encryption, eventually those with enough Megaflop muscle will be able to hack it, and fake it.
On the other hand, if that distant event can be kept as far into the future as possible, we can probably expect some sort of VC (virtual currency) to take over from the present mess simply because there are so many parasites and gamblers sucking value out of the world's currencies that it will be necessary just so people can survive.
None of that will solve the basic problem though: the problem of humans wanting to gamble - or worse still, wanting to get money for nothing. Even providing employment for everyone won't fix that, no, what is needed is a trade system that cannot be speculated upon. The alternative is to provide a speculation system that is disconnected somehow from the real economy (consumery) so that the loonies can gamble all they like without wrecking nations or currencies.
Well, that's a nice idea. Not sure how you would do that.
If you think I'm cynical about economics, you should see what Max Keiser has to say.
Search "Keiser report" on Youtube.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Where to find my art
For some time I have been working on a graphic novel (as yet unnamed) using a program called DAZ Studio. This post is to point you to where you can see what has been done so far and invite comments and critique.
The work is in my gallery on Renderosity (http://www.renderosity.com) and you will need to create an idee and password to look at them. Once you are there and are registered, log in and go to "member search" and find me that way - my name there is Prof_Null.
Eventually this will be my retirement project : something for a "crazy old dude" to make pocket money out of . . . . . the reason it's pocket money is the time it takes to create even one scene - and don't get me started on the time it takes to create a model. I spent about 8 hours yesterday making a pallet to carry a robot on. The good part? you can use it anywhere after that. One of my freinds asked me last night why I didn't draw the comic, I guess he didn't get the idea of 3D models at first.
If you don't want to get another idee and password, here is one sample:http://i694.photobucket.com/albums/vv309/profnull/Warehouse03B-03_zpscb6f381a.jpg
Have fun weekend!
The work is in my gallery on Renderosity (http://www.renderosity.com) and you will need to create an idee and password to look at them. Once you are there and are registered, log in and go to "member search" and find me that way - my name there is Prof_Null.
Eventually this will be my retirement project : something for a "crazy old dude" to make pocket money out of . . . . . the reason it's pocket money is the time it takes to create even one scene - and don't get me started on the time it takes to create a model. I spent about 8 hours yesterday making a pallet to carry a robot on. The good part? you can use it anywhere after that. One of my freinds asked me last night why I didn't draw the comic, I guess he didn't get the idea of 3D models at first.
If you don't want to get another idee and password, here is one sample:http://i694.photobucket.com/albums/vv309/profnull/Warehouse03B-03_zpscb6f381a.jpg
Have fun weekend!
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Automated Stupidity
Today's news is full of the drop in the US stock markets caused by . . . . . . a tweet.
This tweet caused automated algorithms running on stock trading systems to sell shares so efficiently they caused the stock markets to plunge. Read more detail here
The financial vampires have not gone away folks, they won't until we get rid of them.
Sure, they lost a few members of their team but the rest are going great. The vampires have a lot of power in Washington so the pollies don't dare attack them. If we had a non- money leader e.g. a King or Queen or something who could hit these monsters without fear we might actually be able to at least control them a little, but the whole idea of a monarchy or non-money leadership of countries has been given a bad name by that same bunch of vampires and their well-fed consorts.
Remember, "blood" is addictive.
These bloated parasites who contribute nothing to our society since they don't produce, manufacture or even invest (?) in anything have now reached the amazing situation where they "must" use automated trading to compete against each other in the race to suck the financial world dry ( . . . . and thus ultimately destroy all those who actually work honest jobs to create the things we need to eat, wear and work with. )
Recently I have seen it promoted that the answer is for everyone to become a vampire: "Sink your riches into the stockmarket, get your free money now !!" (Note the word "sink"!)
Personally, I find the whole thing hilarious, I'm laughing all the way to the graveyard.
The sooner we can get our real living needs and real budget away from these vampires the better: but then the whole thing will probably need to collapse completely first, and even when a new social order is created, you would probably need to threaten people with instant death to prevent some people scheming to get free money.
No, not everyone wants a free lunch, just the stupid and greedy ones.
Just remember that parasites are not intelligent folks: You never saw a vampire buying sunscreen did you?
This tweet caused automated algorithms running on stock trading systems to sell shares so efficiently they caused the stock markets to plunge. Read more detail here
The financial vampires have not gone away folks, they won't until we get rid of them.
Sure, they lost a few members of their team but the rest are going great. The vampires have a lot of power in Washington so the pollies don't dare attack them. If we had a non- money leader e.g. a King or Queen or something who could hit these monsters without fear we might actually be able to at least control them a little, but the whole idea of a monarchy or non-money leadership of countries has been given a bad name by that same bunch of vampires and their well-fed consorts.
Remember, "blood" is addictive.
These bloated parasites who contribute nothing to our society since they don't produce, manufacture or even invest (?) in anything have now reached the amazing situation where they "must" use automated trading to compete against each other in the race to suck the financial world dry ( . . . . and thus ultimately destroy all those who actually work honest jobs to create the things we need to eat, wear and work with. )
Recently I have seen it promoted that the answer is for everyone to become a vampire: "Sink your riches into the stockmarket, get your free money now !!" (Note the word "sink"!)
Personally, I find the whole thing hilarious, I'm laughing all the way to the graveyard.
The sooner we can get our real living needs and real budget away from these vampires the better: but then the whole thing will probably need to collapse completely first, and even when a new social order is created, you would probably need to threaten people with instant death to prevent some people scheming to get free money.
No, not everyone wants a free lunch, just the stupid and greedy ones.
Just remember that parasites are not intelligent folks: You never saw a vampire buying sunscreen did you?
Friday, April 12, 2013
Diversity, huh?
According to this article from Wired, there may be something other than the oft- cliched "survival of the fittest" driving evolution.
Don't be sucked in by the vampires who claim that "survival of the fittest" means they have a right to rip everyone else off either folks.
Don't be sucked in by the vampires who claim that "survival of the fittest" means they have a right to rip everyone else off either folks.
Everything's goin' south . . . . .
First, I must mention that I don't own a lot myself: no cars, houses or shares. I don't really want any of that stuff either since it seems to me that most of it is as much a burden as it is a supposed source of money - I ascribe to the view that "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch" (or tanstaafl", usually attributed to Robert Heinlein).
To put it another way, we have a society where the obscenely rich have organised for themselves a money flow from everyone else and it has only got worse as things have failed due to this activity.
Read one article on the Beltway Vampires here or you can always catch up on the latest global news of the vampires from Max Keiser, who at least tries to make it entertaining.
I have a problem with the whole "money market" thing: I just don't think it should happen at all. Anything that can be gambled on becomes another "market" and this immediately leads to it being manipulated by big players who proceed to suck the market dry for no other reason than that they can.
This does not in any way excuse people from sitting around expecting "the government" to provide riches for them, please note: I am not happy about a shortage of jobs for people who want to trade their services fairly for a decent life. Society is built from fair trading. Note the word "fair". Where does "speculation" come into that? Nope, it does not.
To put it another way, we have a society where the obscenely rich have organised for themselves a money flow from everyone else and it has only got worse as things have failed due to this activity.
Read one article on the Beltway Vampires here or you can always catch up on the latest global news of the vampires from Max Keiser, who at least tries to make it entertaining.
I have a problem with the whole "money market" thing: I just don't think it should happen at all. Anything that can be gambled on becomes another "market" and this immediately leads to it being manipulated by big players who proceed to suck the market dry for no other reason than that they can.
This does not in any way excuse people from sitting around expecting "the government" to provide riches for them, please note: I am not happy about a shortage of jobs for people who want to trade their services fairly for a decent life. Society is built from fair trading. Note the word "fair". Where does "speculation" come into that? Nope, it does not.
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