Static Variable

Be careful what you wish for... credit @TopTruthSeeker

Bdelloid Rotifers have been having sex for 50 million years. Except they haven't. Every single one of these microscopic chainsaw mouth creatures you see under a microscope is a female. They clone themselves. Perfect genetic copies, generation after generation, for longer than mammals have existed on Earth. Evolution textbooks will tell you this is impossible. Sexual reproduction exists because it shuffles genes and creates diversity. Without it, harmful mutations accumulate. Populations crash. Extinction follows. Bdelloids missed that memo completely. They survive radiation doses that would liquify a human. They dry out into dust for decades, then resurrect when water returns. They endure temperatures that freeze solid and heat that boils. They've colonized every continent including Antarctica. All while breaking the fundamental rule that sex is required for evolutionary success. The secret lies in their feeding strategy. Those rotating mouth crowns that look like biological chainsaws do more than shred algae. When rotifers eat, they accidentally consume DNA fragments from their prey. Instead of digesting these genetic pieces, they incorporate foreign genes directly into their own genome. They turned eating into horizontal gene transfer. While every other complex animal relies on mating to remix DNA, rotifers steal genetic diversity from their lunch. They've been practicing genetic engineering for 50 million years without realizing it. The implications rewrite what we thought we knew about survival. These creatures prove that life finds ways around rules we assumed were absolute. They've solved the genetic diversity problem without sex, the aging problem without death, and the environmental stress problem without hiding. They're living proof that evolution has backup plans we never imagined.

@FireWoGames Looks cool

If you like Stardew Valley, you'll like our game If you like Cities: Skylines, you'll like our game If you like Mount & Blade, you'll like our game If you like GTA, you'll like our game

A peak career advice:

Spencer Pratt’s LA mayor ads are incredible.

CYBERPUNK-98

oh no, you used the camera to shoot the film. oh no, you used editing software to cut the film. oh no, you used CGI. oh no, you used VFX. oh no, you used dubbing. oh no, you created fake sets. oh no, you used green screens. oh no, you used stunt doubles. oh no, you used makeup and prosthetics. oh no, you color graded the footage. oh no, you used motion capture. oh no, you recorded Foley sounds. oh no, you used background scores. oh no, you used autotune on vocals. oh no, you used wire rigs for action scenes. oh no, you used drones for aerial shots. oh no, you used miniatures instead of real cities. oh no, you used matte paintings. oh no, you used body doubles. oh no, you used teleprompters. oh no, you used render farms. oh no, you used sound mixing. oh no, you used ADR to replace dialogue. oh no, you used stock footage. oh no, you used smoke machines. oh no, you used fake blood. oh no, you used lenses to manipulate perspective. oh no, you used filters to change the mood. oh no, you used playback monitors. oh no, you used digital de-aging. oh no, you used face replacement. oh no, you used animation pipelines. oh no, you used Unreal Engine virtual production. oh no, you used render engines. oh no, you used storyboards. oh no, you used previs animatics. oh no, you used sync sound technology. oh no, you used stabilization rigs. oh no, you used cranes and dollies. oh no, you used subtitles for global audiences. oh no, you compressed the movie for streaming. oh no, you used digital projection instead of film reels. oh no, you used software to simulate explosions. oh no, you used compositing to combine shots. oh no, you used LUTs to create cinematic looks. oh no, you used virtual cameras inside 3D scenes. Traditional cinema mocking AI filmmaking while forgetting it was built on every fake technology before it.

I don't remember where I found this, but its spot on.

Here are five things I learned spending 46 years in the game industry. 1) if they say "we don't need a contract", you NEED a contract. 2) if they say, "don't you trust us?" DON'T trust them. 3) never let an upper-level manager see a game with unfinished art. They won't understand, will make you change things, and throw off your schedule. 4) never, EVER, sign a deal with Electronic Arts. They can and have openly betrayed even the most iron-clad contracts, even when it goes against their own interests. At Satan's command, I assume. 5) focus groups, at least for games, are completely valueless. They're just there for the free sandwiches. I suspect most of these rules apply outside the game industry. AND I suspect you guys can add more useful rules to my short list. Have at it!

@theannalux Proof Left: reviews inside EU, immediately rejected with [ Not published ] Right: reviews outside EU, published fine! Crazy huh?

Palantir but designed by Fisher Price.

Supply and Demand determines the price.

Giving a restaurant a three star review is illegal in Germany.

To achieve success in your profession you just need the right mental disorder: • Finance - ADHD • Computer science - Autism • Engineering - OCD • Law - Narcissism • Journalism - Cynicism • Psychology - Psychopathy • Politics - All the above

Curated list of Blender add-ons, tools, and tutorials github.com/agmmnn/awesome…

this trial is wild. elon: they stole a non profit to make themselves billionaires. openai founder: no way. openai founders journal: man i can’t believe we are stealing this non profit. feels unethical but at least i’ll be a billionaire.

Control Resonant looks cool. Looking forward to it.

The Legend of Zelda: History of the United States (A.I. Video)

May the 4th be with you!