HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. But what does that mean? Marmoset Skyshop (which I blogged about here) makes a big deal about its use of HDR images. But what are they? Where can I get them? Can I produce them? If I can’t get them and I can’t produce them, is it a deal-breaker
The Blind Shrine Maiden (not rly)! My fav C&C: “(it) doesn’t make real sence… why the screen is so dark.” https://youtu.be/0U4M6bDO3QI //update 2020: For some reason the video is set to private. Oh well. Look for a Throwback Thursdays! post in the future (2020) to see some indie reviews. The Blind Shrine Maiden, where you
Keep indie start-up costs down by always killing 2 birds with one stone. Buy Marmoset Skyshop instead of Toolbag! Time is money. If you spend less of one, you’ll have to spend more of the other. If you have all the time in the world you can learn skills that render software applications irrelevant. Often
Programming is powerful. It gets its power from variables, functions, and conditionals. A variable is storage for dynamic information. A function is one or more instructions that perform a specific task. A conditional expression decides what should be done in the event that specific information meets particular criteria such as being true or being a
What is bitcoin? In simplest terms, bitcoin is digital currency. It can be exchanged for goods and services over information networks. Bitcoin has a number of interesting features that make it different from the digital dollars you use when shopping online, however. Most notably, bitcoin is decentralized and pseudo-anonymous. Bitcoin has no issuing authority. No
Like its namesake, cloud computing can seem distant and amorphous. In reality it is easy to understand and readily accessible. When we talk about “the cloud,” we’re talking about computer processing and/or storage that is done remotely. In the early days of the information age, most computing was done remotely. Mainframes were big and costly