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I've been doing some 3D modeling tutorials for Blender recently, and I wanted to upload some of it here.This is a die.
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The dice's. Ahh that makes sense and yes having a typical set up makes things have a certain flow and repetitive pattern that simulates your art style. Plus I would adjust them accordingly as well. Yeah I can't seem to stay in programming or 3D modelling for too long so I have moved to sustainability for now and will return when I get the chance. Oh you too!
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What is sustainability? o-o
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What will keep the planet from running out of resources. It is supposed to save humanity from itself. I want to get a Ph.d in this so I can become better than all of the people I dislike and I am actually doing something worthwhile insted of being some loser. I could build wells in Africa to help people in need. Then I could go back to school and get my 2nd degree in computer science.
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Ah, that kind of sustainability. It's kind of hard to figure out what a lot of things mean, because half the time they make sense, and the other half, it's fancy word play that has nothing to do with it.
I'd argue that you can't save Humanity from itself. Humanity's behaviours are a result of evolution ( biological, and otherwise, in the evolution of states sense ), so if Humanity destroys itself via resource depletion, that is just how our behaviours ended, and we were a unfortunately temporary height. If we "save ourselves", that's another matter. Though, I'd probably still call it saving ourselves for ease of discussion. I think it comes down to my annoyance at the double standard. A bee colony's hive is perfectly natural, but a building is an artificial construct orchestrated by the Humans. There is nothing less natural about the house than the hive, or even that to a skyscraper, or intercontinental transportation system.
Personally, I'm a solve-the-problems-here-first kind of guy, because honestly, I don't really care about people in Africa. Sure on a basic level across Humanity, I do, but, most of the world is, and has been suffering from major issues, especially here in North America, where our past glories are decaying into considerable sums in debt ( USA/Canada, don't know about Mexico ), and our aging infrastructure is at best being maintained, and at worse, being barely patched as it slowly falls into ruin. This, while we claim to care about each other, but are more interested in saving a few dollars than saving the lives of the unfortunates around us, all the while ( in the USA's case ), funding a massive war effort on top of the usual huge expense on the DoD, and never mind debt from past wars. On top of that, there's unemployment, and issues with homeless people, and far more to that. If any effort should be invested, it should be invested here, rather than in trying to help people across the planet, who pretty much lost the civilization game. It's a bit callous, but there are many reasons why attempting to help those worst off just isn't in our best interests.
What you find worthwhile may matter absolutely not a tiny bit to others. Considering that and that you will, at best, be a slightly smarter and more educated "monkey", who will probably never do anything of consequence that wouldn't have been quickly replaced by someone else, or which will matter in the grander scheme. Whenever you're calling someone else a loser, it's best to reflect on why you think that, and what it ultimately says about you. I'm not saying it's always some negative thing, but self-reflection, self-criticism, and truly giving thought to others is important.
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Yeah and it isn't final I haven't yet decided. That for sure sounds like something worthwhile. Good point. Very true and everything comes from nature. All humans do is take what they can from nature and turn it into what they want it to be. Solving the problems now is a good thing. I would always like to see something accomplished in my lifetime. Sustainability can do with the whole world, not just Africa. I just think that some of the simplest things have to be done to keep humanity going. I agree that North America is doing poorly and considering the fact that Mexico and lots of countries south or around Mexico want to become a part of us says that they are doing just as poorly if not worse. I can see your point about not helping them but what if I say... The planet is screwed anyway but we can attempt to outlast and hold on to what we have until we can either leave or miraculously come up with something amazing like Hydrogen producing algae. Then when it bonds with the oxygen in the atmosphere it creates water. Who knows I am not willing to give up on humanity yet. Let's be honest I don't like humanity alot but I can't just sit around and watch people suffer while I am in America "livin the life." But what do I know? I am just a kid in High School who tries all he can. Not really ready to take on much. I guess the best I do is take AP and Honors level courses but there is so much more to the world. Yeah unfortunately we don't even care much about our education. We are money hungry at these times. NASA is falling apart. Last time I checked Canada wasn't receding from space.
One thing I think we should do is just leave this planet and go to another one. I still have a passion for computers and programming as well as robots. One reason I considered Sustainability was because my dad wanted me to and I don't want to fail him. Plus I intend on becoming a higher form of human. There are two ways to do things: Keep trying like some insane person or be SO extraordinary that you can do anything you want. Think what you want... Maybe you are right but I have to try... There has to be more to life then this. I can't just stay some insignifigant human all of my life. Trust me I am negative but when it comes to humanity I have to help them because I am a human myself and I can't change that so I am stuck trying desperately to do everything I can to do something that matters. Yeah I know calling someone else a loser isn't the best thing to say but after everything the humans that have tried to make something of humanity have done it was my form of respect to them. Yeah I get angry at other people but I don't always call people losers especially if I am one myself. Considering as I am in High School and can't go to college yet I still have some time to think things through. I need to self-refelct more often and I will note your advice (considering as I hate it when other people bring me down too!)
This was a rather pessimistic conversation and a mind opening one as well.
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Water shortages are not the biggest issue facing Humanity, and purification of existing water supplies for Human consumption is my bet on the future. After all, we have a lot of water, it's just we can't use much of it.
I agree that education needs serious reform, and a more individual and systematic focus. Basically, learning shouldn't rely on teachers. Move it more to a university approach. Major points can be given as lectures, but learning should be pushed towards individual responsibility, with teachers as a general resource when problems arise, rather than the immediate source for all the things as they so often are. On top of that, the loose class structure is useless, and I feel it should be replaced with more of a tree, or network structure, with a set of mandatory nodes, and then nodes extending off that as each school, or district develops new material. I imagine this as a three-tiered structure, with mandatory courses being developed and refined on a national level. Each region within the nation then can develop a core set, and each school can then develop it's own nodes. In this way, each takes advantage of a solid set of learning material from a higher level, and then can add to it in a way personal the school. In this way, learning still covers mandatory topics, but doesn't wrap them in the arbitrary class system, instead having each individual topic be it's own node, built on others. This also means the education can extend as far as is desired, possibly extending much farther than the current system allows. This means that there's support for students who want to learn far ahead in a certain area, and the entire structure supports them using the resources independently, and problem solving on their own.
We can't leave the planet. There's no feasible way to mass transport people. We could probably have sufficient infrastructure to full-on support people on another planet ( say, mars ), in three to four decades, but actually getting people there is an even bigger concern when you're talking about a couple billion.
Insignificance is part of it. Of all the greats remembered, so many more lived, contributed, and died. Some of them quite greatly. Many of those on par with those we remember are now also lost to time.
I'm post-HS. Took time off because I'm not sure where to go, and I'm now sure of the field, but not where or what program specifically. There are many options, and many factors to consider.
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Yeah we could always desalinize the ocean water but it takes a while. So not every school is the same? Interesting that could lead to definite competition and possibly sucess. I am always interested in new ideas. Yeah even as it stands right now about transportation we have only teleported a millimeter of matter. 
Yeah I just wish something would go right in humanity for once.
The world is complex in some ways just choose what best suits you.
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Yes, but then again, we also need a lot of salt, so, solution: large scale water purification installations on the coasts that can utilize solar energy for the heat source. Gets you both sea salt, and fresh water.
Yes, though the focus should be on allowing for what each school's body is interested in, and avoids issues of conflicting programs by not forcing them to be handed down from higher up. Schools could share them between each other as needed, but that's another issue. Also, competence of one node is required to consider it set. That means no 50% pass. Pass has to be at least 80% as a minimum.
I doubt teleportation will ever be viable. Even ignoring the technological aspect, there's the issue of trying to justify why it transports you instead of killing you, and tearing you apart, and rebuilding you somewhere else. Never mind that you'd need the ability to perfectly reproduce anything on a molecular level on the end side.
We could not blow up the planet with all the weapons on Earth. Planets are not so delicate, and they're basically a typical rocket with an explosive device.
Even with near-c transportation, it's just not that viable unless we're willing to not get results for hundreds to thousands of years. We truly need super-c travel if we want inter-system travel to be viable.
Not really. Look at the curiosity rover. It took some of the best minds a long time to build and develop something to safely transport even, what was it? a metric ton? of machinery, and if it didn't work out in any single area, the entire mission would have been a failure. No, any given time frame is at least several decades off.
I'm pretty sure no-one actually knows what best suits them. I know that I am interested primarily in game development, but I want to know programming, not game developing. I don't want to go learn how to design 3d models, and use the Unity engine for a few years. I want to actually know how to build a game engine, or at least have the programming knowledge to approach it from that side.
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That's a good idea.
Ahh I see. Do you mean like a score for people to go on?
True and I think that there may be another way but as it stands now we can't.
Well I meant a chunk and if you set nukes up correctly in the right location then you could.
I agree with the transportation idea but that still remains and option if that's all we had.
But imagine if the entire world worked together on it. Well actually more realistically the smartest and best people not just from the U.S.A. but also China/Japan and other places worked together on it. Perhaps you are right because all of the manpower it would take would be more of the world... I still stand by desirability and feasability it would probably take most if not all of the world. It is possible but not realistic.
Some do or at least are satisfied. I understand what you are saying. Me too because the Unity engine limits you. But learning how to make 3D models comes in handy for me at least.
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I have no idea what you mean by score, nor what you were referring to. If the education, I mean grades.
We don't, and it's an option I feel few would take. No matter how you come down to it, you are destroyed as part of the process. This is part of a larger debate on what you really are, but that's another issue for another day.
It doesn't matter. You can't get the technology developed, tested, manufactured, transported, set up, etc. in a short amount of time. Never mind issues with long term space travel on Humans, and other effects we'd need to consider. No. You can't avoid the need for large amounts of time no matter how you attack the issue. On the other hand, I feel it would be feasible to have a small but fully functional colony on Mars by 2050. The majority of the technology already exists, it just needs to be integrated, and refined to the task. There's already sufficient backing and interest in the topic by the crazy rich people of the world. It's just a matter of getting it all together. Whether it will actually happen? Doubtful, but it certainly could. Keep in mind, they only send stuff off to Mars about every two years, as it's during this time the planets are closest together, meaning the shortest journey. That's still in the area of 5-10 months travel though, and you have to consider that it won't be transported all in one go. Getting a colony set up could take a decade, or longer, in it's own right. Especially when you consider that the first couple of shipments will probably be very small, as they test out the technology, and make sure everything works out reliably. That's IF it works out reliably. If it doesn't, you're talking further set backs as they figure out what went wrong, and find solutions, and then have to test those out in turn.
Yes, all those things are handy, but they're things you can learn on your own, as needs fit. Why would I spend tens of thousands of dollars on that? I have no desire to.
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It was education sorry.
Oh you mean quantum teleportation ok.
True and very true. People have lives and there are so many variables that it's best to wait a while.
I would just go on youtube but some things you do have to pay for.
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.... no. I mean any teleportation.
Most people on youtube doing that stuff just aren't very good at it. The lectures generally might be, but they obviously are only a part of the learning experience. Still though, it's perfectly viable to learn everything you need to from resources freely available.
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Blender is a good tool to use. I like the lighting. A good dark shadow trailed behind magnifies it's boldness.
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Magnifies what's boldness?
Thanks. I did some Blender stuff a long time ago, and there was a tutorial on thinking about lighting, and such. The set-up used in this deviation is basically the same I've used for the others as a sort of "studio lighting" generic set up to use to show off models. Adjusted for each, of course.
Unfortunately, I've moved away from 3d modeling for now to focus on other interests, some of which will eventually end up back at 3d modeling. Primarily that I'm interested in game development.
Have a nice day.
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