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Horn of Gabriel

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  1. The major studios roll their own software, so you can't get it unless you work there. Otherwise he should learn Tune Boom Harmony, it's used to make the Simpsons, Rick & Morty, etc. It's not cheap, $900/yr, although they have a lite version for $180. Not sure on student pricing. Not sure on tablet; I'm sure at that level they're using a wacom or something similar more than iPads. But really, it's not about the software...it's about other things. #1 the story/plot, #2 interesting characters, and somewhere waaaaay down the list is the quality of the animation. I mean, Red vs. Blue made millions of $'s...look at Southpark, or even the Simpsons. Animation for TV these days is limited to a few key frame animators here in the US, and the vast, vast majority of people doing animation as a job are in Asia working for pennies on the dollar to fill in between keyframes or even storyboards. If he's interested in production, or post-production, have him learn Adobe After Effects or Premiere and work on some of his own projects. You can do a lot in those for a decent price. But really if his heart is set on animation, it's not about the tools, it's about being a good artist. Nail it on paper and those skills will transfer to electronic.
  2. 2D like cartoons or 3D like CGI?
  3. Spurs have been on borrowed time for a long, long time. Robinson to Duncan/Ginobili/Parker gave us what, 2 decades of dominance? Best winning % in major sports? Best management, most coachable players, etc etc. That shit doesn't last, we got very, very lucky against all odds. San Antonio isn't a destination for free agents, and only Pop makes it even a conversation with "stars" like LMA. Otherwise we are a step above Memphis with a lot more history. The Association caught up. Pop's coaches are everywhere, free agents got sick of losing to systems like Spurs and decided to buddy up and create super-teams so they could just out athlete people, and you combine the two and you get the Warriors. I'm actually surprised it took this long, the NBA is traditionally faster to adapt and change systems on a team by team basis than the NFL or MLB.
  4. Not that there was any doubt at this point, but: https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/30/us/st-louis-officers-undercover-assault/index.html The Thin Blue Line is really real. I think more and more Americans are waking up to the fact that the cops aren't your friend, and you should actively work to minimize any interactions with them. When seconds count, the police are minutes away, at best. More likely, they'll be there the next morning to take your report and do paperwork. Today in the U.S. police are revenue generation first (tickets, legalized stealing via civil asset forfeiture), respect mah authoritah! second, and public safety a distant third. What makes it worse is that the "good" cops don't weed out the bad. At best they passively ignore them or even enable them to thrive. As a result, people trust the police less, the cops feel that and it makes them turtle up and talk about how they "fear for their life," and the spiral continues. I don't know the solution to the death spiral we're currently in. But I do know that if I were on a jury and the cop got up on the stand to testify, I'm not giving him the benefit of the doubt one iota because of the uniform or badge - and I believe that many are in a similar place. Big change from a generation or two ago.
  5. https://www.balsamhill.com They make, by far, the best fake trees, and it's not close. They're pricy but built very well (in the US) and ship to you.
  6. My rage bubbles up when I see his mug.
  7. Pics?
  8. Both of these offenses give me the scares for next week.
  9. Anyone have recommendations in the Cedar Park/Austin area? One of our systems crapped out, inspection says it's a leak, likely in the machinery so it makes sense to replace it at this point (15 years old). Got quotes for good/better/best ranging from 6.3K to 10K for Carrier systems up to 20 seer (3 ton, both furnace and outside unit) from Covenant, our normal service provider. We're managing with space heaters for now so would like to get it right - anyone have a trusted provider?
  10. This thread is the epitome of different strokes for different folks. Retiring on a boat sounds like my nightmare. Serious question: those who contemplate this, are you married? How do you plan on surviving for years on a 40-foot boat with a wife who has no one else to talk to and no where to escape? My wife (no pics) and I love each other, but damn, we need time away from each other to retain our sanity. Maybe we're the outriggers outliers!
  11. Loved it. S3 was the best so far, hopefully we don't have to wait as long for S4
  12. Necro bump! The arborist identified this as a "Maverick Mesquite," which apparently is a specially bred variation of Mesquite that is thornless. Cool fact: you can't grow them from seed, they have to be propagated vegetatively to retain the thornless feature.
  13. I wish she looked like this now
  14. "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it."
  15. LOL, "my feelings," ok big guy. Did you go to UT? Because if so I'm embarrassed to share that distinction with you; you're knocking down straw men left and right.
  16. Targeting. Player ejected.
  17. Correct Incorrect I think you're letting your internal SJW read an implication that isn't there. I have no idea the labor rate for warehouse workers like the kind Amazon employs. BTW it is very possible that like any complex issue, there are multiple simultaneous right answers, including: Bezos did this because he's been beat up recently in the media for poor working conditions and low wages, AND, They're having trouble hiring in a scarce labor market and needed to raise wages to get the people they needed, AND, Even though this move may dilute margin in the short-term, the automation trend in general - and Amazon's aggressive automation and investment in technology in the specific will make it moot soon as they eliminate human positions in favor of technology
  18. What? I didn't say anything about the tight labor pool or competing with other employers, which is an obvious point. I'm not sure how you drew that conclusion based on what I wrote.
  19. Bezos gets good pub for awhile, but I bet you over the next five years he eliminates more than enough workers via automation to pay for this raise 3 times over.
  20. It's the most...wonderful timeeeee...of the year.... Seriously, favorite thread ever.
  21. It's the Mack Brown coaching tree. Get a lead then go conservative to keep it. Mack also liked to come back to trail by less than 3, get into FG range, then go conservative and win on a last-second FG. It's the low-risk 2nd half approach instead of continuing to put up points. The "NFL model" of college coaching. I think if you asked a lot of coaches the ideal score for a game it would be 14-10 or 17-14...
  22. I really hope that Disney/Marvel finds a way to bring the universes back together. Maybe in Infinity Wars 2 part of resolving that storyline introduces the XMen back into the timeline somehow.
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