Karsten Schmidt

Interdisciplinary open so(u)rcery, computational art/craft/design, landscape photography, electronic music, education. See pinned toots for more info!

Unless stated otherwise, all published images/media (except boosts/linked content) is my own work & copyright by me.

Available for consulting/commissions. Searchable.

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#ThingUmbrella #ComputationalDesign #GenerativeArt #LandscapePhotography #TypeScript #ZigLang #WebAssembly #Clojure #Forth #GLSL #Houdini #DigitalFabrication #Geometry #CellularAutomata #EvolutionaryComputing #PermaComputing #AxiDraw #DemoScene #DSP #Synth #Music4Coding #Hiking #Nature

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2024-10-03 18:03:25

More exciting updates to https://thi.ng/genart-api, an API for browser-based generative artworks:
- added two list param types (numeric & string)
- added support for composite/nested param types, esp. interesting for custom param types declared by artworks and/or platforms
- updated the first (of two) GUI param editors in the reference implementation to support composite params
- added new example showcasing custom & composite param types (oscillators)
New example w/ editor (make sure to select the "imgui" editor):
https://demo.thi.ng/genart-api/param-editors/?url=https://demo.thi.ng/genart-api/param-custom/
Example source code:
https://github.com/thi-ng/genart-api/blob/main/examples/param-custom/src/index.ts
To explain a bit further: The example defines a custom oscillator parameter type, which itself consists of multiple sub-params to configure waveform, frequency, amplitude etc. Using the GenArtAPI messaging protocol, the external param editor (not knowing anything about the artwork or this custom param type) can still provide GUI widgets to customize the 2 oscillators used... Likewise, the artwork is completely decoupled from how those oscillator values are being computed or how they're customized via the editor...
#GenArtAPI #GenerativeArt #Art #API #Interop #OpenSource #ArtMaking #Workflow #TypeScript #JavaScript

2024-10-02 18:59:52

Intense flow
#WaterfallWednesday #Nature #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Autumn
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/239/365/407/979/308/original/ecef8563c06609cb.jpg

2024-09-30 08:53:55

Otherworldy Ascent.
#MountainMonday #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Mountains #Alps #Nature #Color #Glacier
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/225/658/153/544/499/original/1103c904f6aead26.jpg

2024-09-29 02:59:56

Today!!!
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/218/603/838/958/400/original/15226e3009549833.jpg

2024-09-28 08:08:03

Silent Tirol.
(Pre-emptive #SilentSunday posting since not going to be online tomorrow...)
#LandscapePhotography #Photography #Fog #Autumn #Nature
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/214/153/120/350/335/original/d87f0efeacb3f204.jpg

2024-09-25 20:56:37

A couple of 2017 tests/prototypes using Shephard/IDW interpolation[1] to compute "soft" voronoi cells. Reposting this after @npub125j…4as0 was mentioning this method for 3D modeling in recent days. Coincidentally, these tests were for something v. similar, i.e. outsole traction pattern geometry generation — the exponent used in this method acts an easy-to-grok parameter to control softness/sharpness & level of detail... Unlike these examples, which are only using point samples and colors, the idea was to interpolate between line geometries to create a relief surface. E.g. applied to an outsole, we could configure the interpolation to produce softer shapes in the heel region and more detailed ridges in the front foot, where traction is needed most... In the end I didn't use this specific interpolation method for performance reasons and switched to another approach to compute an SDF for v. similar results (see recent posts from yesterday).
(Alt text for more details about these animations)
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverse_distance_weighting
#ThingUmbrella #Interpolation #Image #Color #Voronoi #Geometry
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/200/186/777/447/144/original/edbad33f2ce9f727.mp4
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/200/186/838/161/521/original/59b3dbb535a20478.mp4

2024-09-24 08:28:22

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@npub1lcj…ngku Wow! Also, wouldn't be surprised if spy tech was the original driver for funding R&D of this...

2024-09-24 08:24:40

Interactive visualization showing the retreat of select glaciers in the European Alps (specifically in South Tyrol) over the past 100 years. Since 1990 alone, the mean loss has been 816m (24m per year). The Langtaufererferner (which I've just been too, see recent posts), has lost the most: 630m in the last 34 years, and over 2700m since 1920... 😢
The website contains more background info about this data (incl. explanations of the sudden drops in length):
https://www.eurac.edu/en/data-in-action/climate-change-monitoring/changes-in-glacier-length
#Visualization #Glacier #ClimateChange #Mountains #Alps
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/191/569/248/861/729/original/ee37efab555a6907.png

2024-09-24 07:52:27

Last night, whilst researching alluvial fan formation, came across the SAR (Synthetic-aperture radar) imaging technique, and purely from an aesthetic POV, I find the resulting the visualizations very inspirational...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic-aperture_radar
Image source: NASA/Wikipedia (public domain)
#GIS #Radar #NASA #Vulcano #Visualization
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/191/442/551/863/584/original/491e53d49d549d41.jpg

2024-09-20 19:36:10

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@npub14wr…zq7d Yeah, we were lucky! :)

2024-09-17 21:34:26

Absolutely stunning nature documentary about animal life & survival in the Alps, with a focus on wolves (but not only). Beautifully shot & told, and featuring close-up audio to bring these animals even closer! 90mins worth your time...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykhKHl7SxRM
#Nature #Documentary #Alps #Mountains

2024-09-17 18:09:34

JakoJako's minimal music, arps & harmonies keep me sane. Pure modular love!
JakoJako — Objekt (2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4L8aEtGoSA
#Music4Coding

2024-09-17 16:54:45

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@npub17t9…rr3f Absolutely & very much agreed! Also wrote about something related here:
https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/113153181620234514

2024-09-17 16:48:21

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@npub1q53…newp Glad to be of service! :)

2024-09-16 18:31:31

Deep bubbling and buzzing slowly emerging through the calm frozen surface of permapad-induced timelessness, hypnotic MassiveAttack-like beats and warm subs...
Sindh — Galathea (2024)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ulfvqq8NA9k
#Music4Coding

2024-09-16 08:31:40

September, Bavaria, 2024. Surreal.
#MountainMonday #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Mountains #Alps #Hiking
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/146/298/310/468/648/original/883c1081011377b2.jpg

2024-09-15 18:25:14

Not baking that often, but it's been one of these days calling for plum cake... 😋
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/142/958/543/331/093/original/07fc3d73114bc32f.jpeg

2024-09-15 09:14:38

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@npub10mx…hkvc ...are a great way to illustrate the scale! 🤌

2024-09-15 07:37:23

Feeling small among beautiful scenery & colors just one week ago, since Thursday everything's already in white...
#SIlentSunday #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Mountains #Alps #Autumn #Hiking
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/140/422/538/260/135/original/c4152cf1b97753f1.jpg

2024-09-14 22:57:52

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@npub1gf2…g2je Can concur! Sitting on a rock silently watching the sunset over Grand Canyon was a life changing, unforgettable experience too (30 years ago)...

2024-09-14 22:40:41

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@npub1wyu…e4gr Sorry, Martin — forgot to push it... tsss.... It's here now:
https://github.com/thi-ng/umbrella/blob/develop/examples/color-contrast/src/index.ts
👍

2024-09-13 07:30:28

Life, after the ice.
#ForestFriday #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Mountains #Alps #Hiking
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/129/070/709/853/896/original/586ef666795115e1.jpg

2024-09-10 20:34:25

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@npub1gf2…g2je Yes, absolutely & so hard to do it justice... Also wrote about it here and more pics incoming: https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/113104165705267607

2024-09-10 18:13:49

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@npub14zc…64d7 Looking great! Next stage: There goes the neighborhood in Hof... 🤣

2024-09-09 07:30:08

Alpenglow. Last light on Saturday eve, almost like a farewell present at the end of my 12 hour hike/photo expedition...
#MountainMonday #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Alpenglow #Sunset #Hiking
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/106/420/074/265/891/original/df9eff5810e82cde.jpg

2024-09-08 08:23:40

Gaia
#SilentSunday #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Glacier #Alps #Mountains #Hiking
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/100/958/967/792/492/original/2b1144733718927c.jpeg

2024-09-06 21:32:14

If this track with its super gentle sound design, composition and amazing evolution is not perfection, I really don't know what is... no more words, just feels!
loscil — Dote (2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSM5h-JRgEM
#Music4Coding

2024-09-06 19:06:37

Feeling so very seen... I'm one of those cowards! 🫣 Even repeatedly so (a few dozen times), with some of these projects been staying at 0.* for literally 5+ years, but actively maintained! My excuse is that I'm relying on fully automated version bumps and these libs simply have not received any breaking changes thus far (may it's time for some manual override to catapult them to a 1.0.0...)
https://chaos.social/@jacqueline/113088942058591061

2024-09-06 12:00:19

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@npub18mz…g6tq You're welcome! :) There's been a fair bit of logging in those woods (already for centuries), but generally it's still a very nice forest/valley...

2024-09-06 11:48:33

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@npub1c5c…644a Thanks you & be safe! Let's exchange notes next week... :)

2024-09-06 06:34:02

Morning walk
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/089/206/745/612/650/original/7df727e06b61958b.jpeg

2024-09-05 15:19:55

Oh, btw. it's #ReleaseThursday too:
https://thi.ng/ramp
Added new curve interpolation method using arbitrary easing functions
https://thi.ng/imgui
Added new ramp/curve editor GUI widget (see [1] for example)
https://thi.ng/vectors
Added nD Cosine similarity metric (as the 10th distance function in this pkg)
[1] https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/113085054643750092
#ThingUmbrella #OpenSource #TypeScript #JavaScript #UI

2024-09-05 08:57:34

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@npub15g0…e07m Hehe... not quite, here it's a bus stop! :)

2024-09-05 08:47:43

Easy living!
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/084/070/891/665/557/original/761aca4774267d81.jpeg

2024-09-04 13:13:24

One more shot of last Sunday's magic morning light & scenery... 😍
#LandscapePhotography #Photography #Allgäu #Bavaria #Hiking #Fog
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/079/458/421/992/207/original/de4a515a0bb77254.jpg

2024-09-03 22:01:18

Good night with one of my fave tracks of late: absolutely hypnotizing, seemingly endless, both in terms of time (20 mins) and layers, depth, atmosphere... slow, minimal, non-clichéd dubby sound blanket, with too much detail to comprehend during one listen only, all carried by a slowly introduced central percussive phrase... headphones recommended!
Toki Fuko - Depo (Destination One, 2023)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfhMUOEK_tU
#Music4Coding

2024-09-01 19:32:33

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@npub1u0f…el8f Thanks for this, there're also a few more recommendations in the replies of this thread here (incl. Sculpteo :)...

2024-09-01 14:11:18

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@npub1ju5…typd 😅

2024-09-01 13:52:39

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@npub1ju5…typd Thank you very much, Tomasz! It means a lot coming from a B&W master like yourself! 🙏 Just really wish I'd have some sharper glass, feeling quite let down by my current lens...

2024-09-01 13:52:39

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@npub1ju5…typd Thank you very much, Tomasz! It means a lot coming from a B&W master like yourself! 🙏 Just really wish I'd have some sharper glass, feeling quite let down by my current lens...

2024-09-01 13:27:40

In the lands & layers of Via Claudia Augusta.
#SilentSunday #LandscapePhotography #Photography #BlackAndWhite #NoirCountry #Bavaria #Fog
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/062/521/593/310/819/original/fd1577bef3ea8300.jpeg

2024-08-29 20:52:49

This guy just can't get it wrong, ever, it seems... Lucrezia, my fave track from Donato Dozzy's Magda EP (2024), which is also warmly recommended in its entirety...
Almost 10 mins of endlessly evolving layers, sequences, atmos...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsLTBveDN14
#Music4Coding #DonatoDozzy

2024-08-29 14:13:11

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@npub1wyu…e4gr Thank you! Will check it out!

2024-08-29 14:12:28

Updated internal state handling of the https://thi.ng/parse parser generators & DSL to define parsers. Seeing a 1.2 - 1.6x speedup of parsing performance in example projects (see project readme for links), especially for larger inputs...
#ThingUmbrella #ReleaseThursday #Parser #DSL #TypeScript #JavaScript

2024-08-28 22:20:41

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@npub107f…a96v Thanks & bookmarked! :) Also just saw ponoko.com is offering 3DP too by now (they used to do similar delegation to local fabricators, not sure if still the case)...

2024-08-28 22:12:54

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@npub1kud…7jrr Ohhh, that's fantastic news! Back to the cradle (well, at least same town :)! Thank you for this!

2024-08-28 22:01:40

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So if Shapeways would still be going (RIP), you actually purchase the above beauties and help me raise funds for my open source work... Is there a comparable 3D printing service/marketplace these days (looking for SLA/SLS, not FDM)?
#LazyWeb #3DPrint

2024-08-28 21:19:46

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@npub13lq…yzw8 🤣

2024-08-28 20:33:17

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@npub1lcj…ngku That view! Looks like you had an incredible week! 🤩

2024-08-28 19:06:48

Re-posting for #WaterfallWednesday... (even though an iPhone 6 wasn't doing that scenery any justice...)
https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/112625100423175648

2024-08-28 12:39:42

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@npub1nmh…wl2u Yeah, was the same year (I think — (re)building the soundtoys website from scratch took almost an entire year)... I first used the fisheye for the Levis and then Lateral.net websites...

2024-08-25 21:09:06

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@npub15xu…rad0 Can imagine! (and same here, it's been 5 years since we were last in that area... explored more on the other side, near Sustenhorn/Tierberglihütte...)

2024-08-25 20:40:28

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@npub15xu…rad0 Thank you & hats off! This looks like an amazing tour/adventure!

2024-08-25 20:10:36

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@npub15xu…rad0 Wonderful! Can I ask, did you go up via Urbachtal or the other side (which looks intense/T4)? One more reason to revisit Innertkirchen...

2024-08-25 19:35:14

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@npub1f2m…h630 Is it already that time of the year again? I noticed first (faint) signs here already too this weekend...

2024-08-25 11:57:49

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@npub1xal…yhqa Hehe... This thought never crossed my mind, but now that you've said it... 👀

2024-08-25 08:43:41

Entering the realm of giants.
#SilentSunday #LandscapePhotography #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #NoirCountry #Mountains #Alps #Hiking
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/021/774/728/225/392/original/7deee2f655951261.jpg

2024-08-24 21:55:45

New documentary about Lee Felsenstein[1] (creator of the SOL-20[2], the VDM-1 video module[3] and key member of the Homebrew Computer Club) and the ethos of the early DIY personal computing movement...
The Daydreamer - Lee Felsenstein (2024)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU7BfeXaeuE
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Felsenstein
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sol-20
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VDM-1
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homebrew_Computer_Club
#RetroComputing #Documentary

2024-08-24 14:41:30

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@npub1ewf…ml6m Thanks for the link! MDs _always_have been temperamental, maybe also one of the reasons they never caught on/became mainstream... 🤷‍♂️

2024-08-24 14:37:31

Maybe next life.
"i wasted 22 years of my life with a talent, that has never been one."
A touching track & production, both sad & uplifting, and so very much can relate, from time to time...
Keith303 (2017)
https://soundcloud.com/keith303/maybe-next-life
#Music4Coding

2024-08-20 10:36:38

Another day, another longish user support answer... 😊 This time a little deep dive into potential pitfalls and solutions related to the recursive teardown behavior of https://thi.ng/rstream reactive subscription pipelines/graphs/topologies. Esp. for UI use cases, these are important aspects to be aware of...
https://github.com/thi-ng/umbrella/issues/491#issuecomment-2298492699
#ThingUmbrella #Reactive #UI #Documentation #TypeScript #JavaScript

2024-08-19 14:06:54

What follows #ReleaseSunday? #ReleaseMonday of course!
The new additions are mainly what was mentioned in my previous toots of the past 24h:
https://thi.ng/color
Configurable CSS default conversions/serializations (e.g. `CSS_LEVEL3` [initial default] vs `CSS_LEVEL4` [supported])
https://thi.ng/transducers
Added `syncTuples()` transducer, a useful companion (post-processing step) for `multiplex()` transformation pipelines
#ThingUmbrella #OpenSource #TypeScript

2024-08-18 12:01:03

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...if you're liking this, you might also like "Orange morning" to boot/complement 🌅
https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/112919297387008051

2024-08-18 10:37:11

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Another great track (also far too short/fleeting) with a similar aesthetic & mood by Norwegian artist Sunjammer:
Sunjammer — I understand now (2009)
https://soundcloud.com/doomsday/i-understand-now
#Music4Coding

2024-08-18 10:22:01

Beautiful sound & melodies. Still one of my fave short synth solo live performances I come back to regularly, by one of Detroit's finest:
Erika — Solar Rise (2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7beQLlU478Q
#Music4Coding #Moog #Mother32

2024-08-18 07:35:52

Blue morning.
#SilentSunday #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Mountains #Alps #Lake #Hiking
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/981/871/843/149/668/original/69aeed211f71f807.jpg

2024-08-16 13:45:13

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@npub1gf2…g2je Hehe, then I'm glad I'm not seeing things alone here...

2024-08-14 13:01:42

Takes a lil' while to get going, but this track just made my day (again)... a gentle, minimal, melancholic melody/progression carrying all the way through, beats & bassline slightly reminiscent of golden era IDM... just great!
Yuto Takei — Svalbard (2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVGDba43rtA
#Music4Coding

2024-08-12 18:19:47

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@npub1gf2…g2je Thank you very much! Maybe next year... :)

2024-08-12 10:26:52

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@npub1gf2…g2je Ha! ...maybe I should rename my account to that! :)
Btw. What month of the year do you think is best to visit that National Park (i.e. during flower season, May/June)?

2024-08-12 07:19:26

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@npub1gf2…g2je My kind of photography/art! Superb!

2024-08-11 04:45:54

Lake view
#SilentSunday #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Lake #Fog
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/941/558/263/449/782/original/1f2076dad3693f57.jpeg

2024-08-09 15:36:51

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Also, please do let me know if you'd want to see a screen recording showing how to best use this tool for exploration... 👍

2024-08-09 06:44:30

It's gonna be (actually, was) a bright, bright, sunny day... 🤩
#ForestFriday #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Hiking #Mountains #Alps #Forest
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/930/709/070/823/912/original/6bdcf86e5ccaef66.jpg

2024-08-08 06:39:25

Slow evolution with increasingly ethereal, but also deep, slightly haunting, multilayered chords/soundscapes, hypnotic, syncopated beat... 🤌
John Plaza — Sabia (2023)
https://annulledmusic.bandcamp.com/track/sabia
#Music4Coding

2024-08-07 06:29:33

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@npub1npy…3sf4 Same. Beautiful Allgäu!!!

2024-08-07 06:22:19

Just after sunrise. (6:04am)
#WildWednesday #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Fog #Bavaria #Sunrise
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/919/297/253/560/544/original/7c877f746efe35ee.jpg

2024-08-04 07:30:54

Altitude.
#SilentSunday #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Mountains #Alps #Clouds #Abstract
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/902/579/967/179/312/original/88d31d7192364a32.jpg

2024-08-02 19:43:36

Sliver.
#ForestFriday #LandscapePhotography #Photography #BlackAndWhite #NoirCountry #Alps #Lake
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/894/135/075/812/164/original/5ae7ad3d7d2bd635.jpeg

2024-08-02 17:53:43

This beautiful calm track — Universum by Aventuré (2019):
https://soundcloud.com/axen-1/universum
...always very much reminds me of the final scene of Danny Boyle's Sunshine (1997), featuring Cillian Murphy with score by John Murphy:
https://youtu.be/TBzVPXr8SNY?t=94
#Music4Coding

2024-08-02 16:53:19

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@npub1y8y…hjdu 🫠

2024-08-02 15:39:45

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@npub1y8y…hjdu Thank you for using the hashtag (even though I just saw it now 😇) - looking great!!

2024-08-01 21:42:45

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@npub10cg…l04d Ohhh, I remember that well! Also, here's a quick shameless plug of the Lemmings clone I wrote for the Atari XL/XE in '93 during my last year of high school...
https://youtu.be/q46nTcTfv3k?t=7

2024-07-29 15:39:05

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@npub1x24…x5wm Ohhh, Winchester Mountain! Loved the view of Mt. Baker from up there! Also so, so amazingly colorful in fall (esp. some stretches on the Yellow Aster Butte trail... 🤌)

2024-07-29 13:56:03

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@npub1gf2…g2je Thank you! Look forward to seeing _your_ impressions (at some point)! :)

2024-07-28 12:17:18

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@npub1gf2…g2je Hehe, can only highly recommend it! Here's another shot from a different side (there's a great day hike/loop circling the whole massif)..
https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/112427124549770702

2024-07-28 11:52:55

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@npub1gf2…g2je Thank you, Marlene! Means a lot! What Drei Zinnen are to you, my soft spot is Langkofel...! :)

2024-07-28 09:10:07

Cloud catching at Sassolungo
#SilentSunday #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Mountains #Alps #Dolomites #Clouds
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/863/333/934/547/030/original/0855a6303d22c5c7.jpg

2024-07-26 10:17:03

Floating sonic particles suspended in calm weightless ether, vibrating to beautifully warm minimal sub-bass rhythms. On perma-repeat today! 10/10!
(H/t to Gilles @ Moon Patrol)
https://yt.artemislena.eu/watch?v=e29d6wsXxGQ
#Music4Coding

2024-07-23 11:07:51

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@npub1vex…zx8h If you mean like a DOM-to-canvas or DOM-to-SVG conversion, nope, unfortunately don't have anything on offer even remotely in that direction, but there're plenty options on NPM, they don't help?

2024-07-23 07:12:16

Tree of reflection.
(Loving the colors and feel of this scene, taken during a rest stop on Sunday's hike...)
#NaturePhotography #Photography #Tree #DOF #Lake #Reflection
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/834/559/004/743/209/original/397955ea8e5907da.jpg

2024-07-22 14:17:02

This is _exactly_ the kind of work I was always hoping/aiming for thi.ng libraries to be used in! Super inspiring & thank you so much @npub1wyu…e4gr for sharing a glimpse of this (and for your ongoing fantastic support!) 🤩🙏
https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@made/112825363244378489

2024-07-20 21:25:50

Oki, 55 commits are enough for a Saturday... 💪 Enough of coding, tomorrow 5AM rise & shine...
READY
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2024-07-19 10:45:31

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@npub18ea…p4gw Yeah, a risk worth taking — sorry not sorry! :) Just trying to share the beauty while it lasts...

2024-07-19 09:04:48

Morning walk (another pic from yesterday AM) 🤌🤩
#LandscapePhotography #Photography #Lake #Mountains #Alps #Bavaria #MorningWalk
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/812/352/236/575/376/original/bf60ca6f911fac55.jpg

2024-07-18 13:37:55

Superb, emotional, but way too short, remix by MOY of Jonny3snares' "Signal Drive" (2023)...
https://yt.artemislena.eu/watch?v=MkiJU7SIpXI
#Music4Coding

2024-07-18 12:59:14

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@npub1y8y…hjdu Very pleased & excited to hear that! And thank you very much for sharing what you're working on — always a pleasure to see!

2024-07-18 07:32:42

Morning walk. Main route along the rocky side of the lake still closed from weather damage. Alt route was also beautiful this AM...
#LandscapePhotography #Photography #Lake #MorningWalk
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/806/309/057/213/635/original/64868c11b79bcb8d.jpeg

2024-07-17 20:42:06

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@npub17fz…m6hz You're right! Now I can't unsee this! :)

2024-07-17 20:19:16

Bergaicht upper section — one of the tallest waterfalls in Austria
#WaterfallWednesday #WildWednesday #NaturePhotography #Photography #NoirCountry #Monochrome
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/803/679/763/931/507/original/efc9654bb302c941.jpg

2024-07-17 14:29:18

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@npub1vln…xa7e This one has ~1.6x more names to remember (compared to the HTML quiz) — let's how much of a thi.ng user you truly are/were... ;)

2024-06-23 08:44:32

Roaming wild & free in the Ammergau Alps... ❤️
"All paths are the same: they lead nowhere... Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn't, it is of no use." — Carlos Castaneda
#SilentSunday #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Hiking #Mountains #Alps #Bavaria
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/112/665/052/466/788/729/original/418ef424da68385e.jpg

2023-12-17 09:15:38

No fishing.
#SilentSunday #LandscapePhotography #Photography #WinterWonderland #Lake
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/111/594/998/119/992/159/original/2a0919095a825c77.jpg

2023-11-26 20:40:16

Säuling. In today's last light...
#SilentSunday #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Alps #Mountains #Winter #Snow
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/111/478/781/658/832/433/original/84a6a0e02ad660ad.jpg

2023-09-03 12:14:50

A short spell of Golden hour light over Heiterwanger See
#SilentSunday #LandscapePhotography #Austria #Alps
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/111/001/160/164/398/302/original/eb8814a201b6afa1.jpg

2023-08-27 13:34:32

Wetterspitzen shrouded in clouds (October 2021)
#SilentSunday #NoirCountry #LandscapePhotography #Alps
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/110/961/837/403/010/094/original/7ecc76ae7fa3370f.jpg

2023-08-25 17:57:13

Friday evening walk
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/110/951/535/736/844/640/original/f7ccd327044fcb86.jpeg

2023-08-20 21:47:42

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@npub1yyx…qa5g R.I.P. John! With the somewhat re-interest/renaissance in #Forth and other related concatenative langs, I sometimes wonder why there also isn't more of that happening for #PostScript... Where are all the oldskool graphics coders and generative artists who were cutting their teeth with this beautifully expressive language?
PostScript tutorial:
https://staff.science.uva.nl/a.j.p.heck/Courses/Mastercourse2005/tutorial.pdf

2023-08-17 11:25:08

Schmidt @ Smith Rock during Golden Hour (carefully avoiding the danger noodles 🐍)
#ThrowbackThursday #LandscapePhotography #Oregon #PNW
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/110/904/705/350/548/680/original/7ed9f16507de2519.jpg
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/110/904/705/445/911/713/original/4173e6d3963fdab3.jpg
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/110/904/705/444/076/418/original/e062e06c05cc8584.jpg
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/110/904/705/320/036/435/original/bec7bff6bfab126c.jpg

2023-08-13 15:32:20

Finished a major update[1] of the https://thi.ng/shader-ast-js shader-to-JavaScript transpiler & shader runtime and created a new little example[2], showing how to render a raymarching scene into a text canvas (aka HTML <pre> element) via https://thi.ng/text-canvas. Use the hotkeys to toggle options (and see transpiled shader source in console)...
Demo:
https://demo.thi.ng/umbrella/ascii-raymarch/
Source:
https://github.com/thi-ng/umbrella/blob/develop/examples/ascii-raymarch/src/index.ts
[1] This update completely avoids temporary allocations for all vector operations and uses pre-allocated pools now...
[2] This is example #124 in the https://thi.ng/umbrella repo
#ThingUmbrella #ASCIIArt #Raymarching #TypeScript #Demoscene
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/110/883/028/039/898/694/original/8648ffd612d097fa.mp4

2023-08-12 11:11:13

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@npub1c5c…644a Enjoy your hike! Though, all those large burnt forests in the Cascades make my heart bleed: Detroit/Breitenbush/Mt.Jefferson, Eagle Creek, Cedar Creek, Flat Fire and all the other vast areas destroyed in the past few years... will take decades to recover...

2023-08-11 21:11:44

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@npub1c5c…644a Mt. Hood, my love! And wow, all the way to Elk Cove in a single day! Isn't that like 30 miles or so? You also must have come past Cloud Cap Inn. I went up Tilly Jane to top of Cooper Spur some years ago and always dreamed about doing the whole Timberline trail. Maybe still one day... Thank you for sharing these beautiful views & moments! 🙏🫶
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/110/873/038/079/011/918/original/b6ef0f794b58356a.jpg
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/110/873/038/079/965/538/original/4b2c2a83b66a11ef.jpg
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/110/873/038/035/130/244/original/738042f5bacec000.jpg

2023-08-06 15:49:01

A window into the flat lands (from 1200 meters above) near Füssen...
#SilentSunday #Alps #LandscapePhotography
https://mastothing.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/110/843/457/661/884/585/original/540cd84e59b301d5.jpg