Realised I haven't made a post here for a while, I'd say the biggest thing of note since last writing here is how the discord has taken off. I mainly use the discord to occasionally text chat, post a link, but there's a vibrant core community now ...
2021-06-14 07:11:59 +0000 UTC View PostBeen on a tops spree at work last few weeks, have gone from seething hatred to quite enjoying it. Lots of rough edges still, but has definitely enabled me to get a LOT of work done that would have been very hard otherwise.
Updated a lot of t...
2020-12-20 23:07:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey all,
As you probably heard by now I've taken a new job with Ryot focusing on AR and realtime. I've had to hit the ground running on some areas I wasn't too familiar with, but was probably well overdue for covering.
Most places I've...
2020-09-14 20:29:57 +0000 UTC View PostMy next wave of activity has been around PDG/Tops. We need to get farm support going for our students this year, so I've done a lot of investigations around Tractor support within PDG.
It's been a bumpy ride, but it feels like its calm...
2020-06-26 02:47:20 +0000 UTC View PostI assume you've all seen this by now, Patreon HQ is sending me increasingly panicky messages to remind you all about this update, so I've copied their form letter and pasted it below as our Patreon overlords have demanded.
Basically GS...
2020-06-12 02:29:40 +0000 UTC View PostWell, probably closer to 5.0 if you look into the full timeline going back to about 2001, but as far as most people know, 2.0.
I installed MediaWiki in 2014, added some plugins and skins since then, but the core software hadn't been refreshe...
2020-05-26 00:08:14 +0000 UTC View PostHey all, I don't use this handy post thing enough, time to dust it off and say hi.
So like everyone it's been interesting dealing with all this covid stuff. Our uni got 1 week warning to take everything online, luckily our IT stuff (all 2 of...
2020-05-17 11:49:10 +0000 UTC View PostA few of you have boosted your monthly pledge, which is awesome, but not the point of my twitter post. To be clear I don't expect my current patreon folk to pay more money, I'm perfectly happy with whatever you're comfortable to pledge. It w...
2020-02-08 01:09:34 +0000 UTC View PostJust thought I'd drop you all a quick note. How are you? Yeah? Oh I'm fine, thanks for asking. :)
You might've seen my twitter post poking folk for Patreon support. I noticed I lost a lot of supporters over January which I understand; it's a...
2020-02-05 23:12:06 +0000 UTC View PostWell that was fun! Amazed that SideFx invited me for a second time, and even more amazed that I got to be part of a panel about the history of Houdini, which is crazy considering how little time I've used it. Still, managed to share some stories (and...
2018-08-23 13:53:30 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patreots (that's a thing right?)
So I'm 4 month into this new teaching thing, still really enjoying it. Interestingly I've noticed my wiki updates slowed once I joined the university. Most of the wiki updates were directly related to a producti...
2018-06-17 12:35:10 +0000 UTC View PostOn advice from my legal team (ok, a offhand comment from a friend), I've added $1, $5, $10, $20 tiers.
There is absolutely no difference between them, no exclusive content, no tshirts, no one-on-one web chats, its just a easy way to set a pay...
2018-04-20 23:25:41 +0000 UTC View PostWell that was a crazy month. The vex tutorial was pretty popular, I started a new job teaching at the UTS-Animal Logic Academy, and the new discord chat is a winner. Also there was an amazing increase in Patreon supporters, thanks to all of you who h...
2018-03-31 22:12:03 +0000 UTC View PostIf you use the one in the email link its expired. I updated the post on patreon but it doesn't re-send an email. Ugh, computers.
Anyway, this link should work:
2018-02-28 23:44:50 +0000 UTC View PostOk nerds, come at me:
That's a free-for-all link until I work out how to limit the invites and stuff, don't share it around for the moment.
I ...
2018-02-27 23:44:37 +0000 UTC View PostIt's pretty simple to make a discord.
I could see the vex tutorial benefiting from us all interacting, would you folk be interested in a private discord? Patreons only, keep it small, I rule it with an iron fist.
Well, 17 and a half at the moment, but thats the plan.
I had a bit of a chat with Grant Inouye when he became a supporter, talking about how there's a reasonable number of Houdini folk who are comfortable with sops and dops, but still avoid V...
2018-02-27 22:53:22 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://twitter.com/thecgwiki/status/960420648097955840
... well, at least until the next one...
Like an idiot I didn't save the file that made th...
2018-02-05 08:18:45 +0000 UTC View PostAww, little fireballs, cute. :)
Gif preview:
https://twitter.com/thecgwiki/status/960269285003165697
Here, while I tidy them up and think of more interesting examples for the wiki. :)
edit
Oh, and the flap one too, forgot that! Tho I think I left all the previous versions in each file, so the shockwav3d file has all the bits needed ...
2018-02-04 05:58:34 +0000 UTC View PostLots of responses in comments, private messages, even some people on the q2a site itself, that's a pretty clear 'live the wiki alone'. Done.
I think a S.O. style site has lots of potential, but as a few of you have suggested, feels like it'd ...
2018-01-30 11:10:11 +0000 UTC View PostFirst of all, I'm amazed at the update in people supporting me; something happened in the last month or two where there's been a tipping point, and growth is starting to get exponential. Don't know if it'll last, and its still not enough to quit my d...
2018-01-29 23:12:13 +0000 UTC View PostA work challenge became a fun little diversion, became a super fun time hole.
I just blatted all this down in the last 2 hours, have a read, let me know if anything isn't clear before I share this on twitter n stuff.
An odforce post (and some recent work stuff) led me to look at for loops a bit closer, started to sketch out a longer tutorial.
Still a work in progress, needs more images, more text, more hips. If you have any feedback/questions, lemme know!
I've been asked to help out with finishing Peter Rabbit, which is interesting in that I'm running shots (I haven't really run shots in years), and do simulation (I don't really like simulation, and simulation under end-of-show pressure, when I haven'...
2017-11-19 12:20:03 +0000 UTC View PostNathan contacted me via Twitter, asking if I could help him with a particle droplet problem. The kids were quiet(ish) and I was keen to test the streaming, so thought we'd try a live session. I think it worked pretty well after a few teething issues....
2017-09-29 22:55:49 +0000 UTC View Postjust kicking the tyres on all this stuff (obs, twitch, things), only just noticed that i can do it with youtube too, and its apparently pre...
2017-09-29 02:13:30 +0000 UTC View PostSo apparently The Young People are into twitch streams. Along with fidget spinners and 'fast and the furious' films, these are things I don't understand cos I'm old, but I can appreciate others enjoy.
I realised that while I don't have enough time ...
2017-09-28 09:46:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Been a while since doing anything fun or silly with Houdini (work is keeping me busy with UE4 atm), but made this after some chat in the Houdini Discord chat. I think this might be the worst thing I've done to that poor pig.
