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I’m finally watching season 2 of Andor and I have a question about Imperial Stormtrooper armour. What is it for?
It doesn’t stop blaster bolts. It doesn’t stop gunfire. It doesn’t even stop a good punch.
So what does it actually do? Lock in freshness?
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The Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City has a stunning collection of art and artifacts from Mesoamerica. Toltec, Olmec, Aztrec, Maya, and Mexica peoples along with so many others.
But the more I looked at Olmec carvings, the more they reminded me of Jack Kirby art — especially characters like Galactus, Kang, or the Sentinels. Now I’m wondering if Mesoamerican art was a big influence for him.
(A quick web search tells me that I am not the first person to notice this)
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On November 26 I will be speaking at a meeting of the Visual Effects Society (Toronto Chapter) along with a group of my ex-colleagues from Alias Research about the early days of computer graphics in Toronto, the secret origins of Maya*, and what a weird and wonderful company Alias was. The event is open to the public but tickets are limited.
*Okay, it’s not a secret but most people don’t know it.
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TFW you make a perfect batch of creme caramel in the sous vide, and while it's cooling you realize that you forgot to grease the jars before you started.
They look great now, but it's gonna be ugly when I try to serve them up tomorrow.
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Une petite question de politesse francaise --
Quand j'ecris à un connection de Mastodon, que je n'ai jamais rencontré en personne, est-il correct de le tutoyer? Au Canada, nous aimons être polis, et les anglophones ici (comme moi) n'ont aucune idée de quand c'est correct. (Et je croix que les regles de tutoyer/vousvoyer est un peu different entre Québec et la France.)