A whole playlist of awesome looking presentations from Graphics Programming Conference 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tostM4-rK6o&list=PLLaly9x9rqjsXLW1tMFruyh_657sh8epk

Includes presentations on Hades 1&2 and Tiny Glade!

Apparently my Mastodon feed has decided "Screw it. We're only doing Pigeon Content now."

Found on BlueSky today from Wannes Vanderstappen: Graphics Programming Conference 2024 presentation on Baldur's Gate 3 https://youtu.be/zuDjcoabX7U?si=k0iBGZUwWdDRC8lN

Not sure how this sign was damaged (sun exposure?) but it gives strong "we'll get that stubborn spot out in exchange for your eternal soul" vibes.

Been falling down the Home Assistant rabbit hole. Most devices I have just work, which is amazing! A few required some annoying setup, but afterwards were fine. And exactly one device apparently has been fighting the HA community tooth and nail for years insisting that you can *only* use their app.

And naturally, guess which of the above has the absolute worst app of the whole bunch?

Got a pre-lit Christmas tree this year which has a few different light patterns, and it offends me deeply that this one is labeled "Twinkle".

Okay, so Wicked (Part 1) was pretty great. It still bugs me the way they've advertised it when it's only half the story, but it's very well done! My only gripe is that they needed to stop interrupting "Defying Gravity" for more action bits and just let the ladies sing!

Relative to the play it hits harder emotionally when you can get closeups of the actresses faces. Cynthia Erivo spends half the movie with tears welling up in her eyes and my goodness does it punch you in the gut.