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Hi I'm Anthony. I'm a freelance Houdini / FX artist near Chicago. Big Linux and self-hosting advocate. Check out my work at da-am.com.

So I need to consent to the US government (and a private entity, ID.ME) using my "Biometric Data" so I can tell them I don't want to receive my child tax credit throughout the year but there isn't any need to show id for voting. Seems about right.

#privacy

Good reminder that if you use any biometrics to secure your device a judge can force you to unlock it (in the US at least): https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/21/politics/capitol-rioter-unlock-laptop/index.html

Always use a password and encrypt.

Me looking for the Home folder on Windows 😕

I've been really enjoying the new Firefox ( 89 for me). I really like the new design and the built-in pdf printer is much nicer. I've been off of Chrome for 4 or 5 years now and don't miss it at all. There are choices.

#privacy #firefox

I got a year + of Netflix free from a professional group I'm a part of. I haven't had Netflix in maybe 4 years. Does the auto-starting of everything bother anyone else? Like how do I just surf around without having everything start playing? Can I disable it somewhere?
#netflix

Academy Software Foundation adopts MaterialX · CG Channel http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cgchannel/nHpU/~3/IAqw-E8kIJY/

#cg #vfx

All I see around me are messages of hate. If you want someone to see your side of something maybe you should try to not call them hitler within 15 seconds of talking to them. This goes for both sides.

93,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2020 in the US. Big pharma is fine though... really great leaders.

Call me emotional but if a song has random quotes from a semi recent philosopher I love it.
https://open.spotify.com/track/0D8fDJoX1EG7ittvPdUzpN?si=727f6cdc239d4f68

AMD ships Radeon ProRender 3.2 for Blender and Maya · CG Channel http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cgchannel/nHpU/~3/S5Dtb1_T11g/
#3d

Alexey Vanzhula releases Modeler 2021 for Houdini · CG Channel http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cgchannel/nHpU/~3/wSQ4H8cwMFM/

Also funny is that ID.me is now in charge of IRS logins.

So id.ME won't let me register with a .ME email. That right there is funny.

If a news article doesn't link to the research article they are talking about we should, collectively as a people, ignore that article.

Jupiter’s Legacy: VFX Breakdown by Important Looking Pirates · The Art of VFX https://www.artofvfx.com/jupiters-legacy-vfx-breakdown-by-important-looking-pirates/

Amazing ocean shots!
#vfx