Truchet Tiles
done in #Blender with geometry nodes and two tiles set up on a collection.
Truchet Tiles
done in #Blender with geometry nodes and two tiles set up on a collection.
Chosen Herald Archon -
To the Chosen, archons were the pinnacle of the moral, social and physical purity that came from exemplifying each of the seven castes.
It's important for a tiling window manager to be expressive enough to handle applications which don't always follow established development practices
For example, #Blender gives every single popup window the same class as its main window - this is not a good practice, but it we should still be able to find a workaround
With komorebi, we get around this by using a composite rule to float every blender.exe window which does not include "- Blender" in the title
Is it the prettiest solution? Not really
But ultimately, it works, it is reliable, and it enables users to achieve their goals
FOSS NEWS
FreeBSD 13.5 released with updated packages, support for Purism keyboards with Coreboot and other improvements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/freebsd-13-5-released-as-the-final-update-to-the-freebsd-13-series/
A Latvian film titled "Flow", made with Blender, won Oscar, beating Disney:
https://proton.me/blog/open-source-flow-oscar
(Now we have something to show for the elitist normies, who laugh at FOSS, think that only proprietary software can be good ️)
Bluesky adds support for uploading videos up to 3 minutes long, option to accept/reject chat requests from unknown users, support for muting account directly from a post etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/bluesky-now-lets-users-upload-videos-up-to-3-minutes-long-and-enhances-dm-spam-filtering/
Audacity 3.7.2 released with improvements for AppImage bundle for 22.04 LTS, option to turn off automatic tempo detection, new “get effects” button next to the ‘Upload Audio’ button, UUID instance support, bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/audacity-3-7-2-improves-the-linux-appimage-bundle-for-ubuntu-22-04-lts
Framework Mono 6.14 released as the first release under WineHQ, with native ARM64 support for macOS, System.Windows.Forms improvements, improved Clipboard and Drag and Drop features etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/framework-mono-6-14-released-with-native-arm64-support-and-stability-boosts-under-winehq/
Spotube 4.0 released with redesigned UI, support for yt-dlp and NewPipe, home screen widget support for Android, custom editable Piped and Invidious instance support, bug fixes:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/spotube-4-0-brings-a-redesigned-ui-and-other-improvements-to-this-free-spotify-client/
(Linux news in original post)
we watched #flow last night. very cool and interesting. it looks SO MUCH like a #videogame.
afterward, we realized it was made in #blender
do not get into a blender #hyperfocus do not get into a blender hyperfocus do not....
Picked up the MakeHuman add-on for Blender (MPFB) - It's not as powerful as Human Generator, but it *does* let you make children.
Marco Pavanello / Wolf Studio make really cool CGI videos and animations with Blender. You can follow at:
There are already 23 videos uploaded, you can browse them all at https://makertube.net/a/marco/videos. You might particularly want to check out the short films "The Spark" (https://makertube.net/w/qPzyWiJPBhej8WfgYFPz2j) and "Pebble" (https://makertube.net/w/tihdkkgvmKHsxkr9QgJHYe).
You can also follow Pavanello's general social media account at @nacioss
If you sometimes work in DaVinci Resolve and need a solution to convert Blenders color settings into DaVinci, then this hint is THE best ever! Basically Blender already comes with a solution, but you just need to know where to find it. And this hint shows how:
#davinciresolve #blender #b3d #compositing #colorgrading
Breaking Ground
The Chosen were the remnants of a paracology destroyed by the Host, and as such, they had one, overriding directive as a culture -
Expand to the point where they can never lose their home again. The Chosen found new Settlements like the Host made deals for souls.
Household Shrine -
Every Chosen home had some sort of heptagonal shrine space laid out, where morning and evening prayers and reflection could take place in the seven lights of harmony.
I'm definitely interested in playing with this intersection of "cyber" and "old timey".