If you are at SIGGRAPH, reach out.

Every time some elected democrat sucks off Reagan, I think about Duane.

Sam Altman says GPT-4.5 has "a magic to it i haven't felt before." I'm reminded of Peter Nagy and Gina Neff's article about "the conjuration of algorithms—a strategically deployed narrative device that uses the principles of magic to manipulate the public perception of technologies."

I post over on Mastodon because I’m reluctant to labour for free for yet another bunch of tech bro billionaires. I also respect that not everyone will use Fediverse apps. bsky.app/profile/troy...

Ottawa fans booing the American anthem is what we all need.

"how do I match these cameras" "why do smartphones look like this" "why are these skin tones different" "how come these PTZ cameras have weird contrast" "why do broadcast cameras use these charts" the real question: where is the tonemapper?

Capitalism, working as designed.

And here I was thinking the United States second amendment was potentially an anachronistic clause…

A key part to dismantling the notion around stimuli - the electromagnetic radiation - as *colour*, is to focus on a multi-pronged assault on the myths we’ve been sold. The first, pervasive myth, is the “Eye as a Camera” myth. Gilchrist has called this the “Eye as Photometer” myth.

Ok… one for BlueSky. Everyone talks about “The Abney Effect”, right? The truth is, few realize that it’s not a single effect. This false myth stems from our misunderstanding of stimuli *as* colour. Always remember: Anyone who tries to tell you that “Uniform Colour Spaces” or “Colour Appearance

Lots of familiar faces. Would like to see more folks embrace the social media protocols that cannot be hijacked, like so much of our crucial cultural surface, by billionaires.

How the heck does one control the notifications on this app?!

What is the time allocation set to the point where this new billionaire social media implodes like the rest?

I have thoughts.