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c/digital-art-showcase•shane434•3mo ago

Update: I was looking at some old digital art contest winners and noticed something about the file sizes

I was browsing through the archives of the old CGSociety 'Challenge' winners from 2008. I downloaded one of the winning pieces, a sci-fi cityscape, and the PSD file was only 85 MB. My current WIP, a simple character portrait, is already over 2 GB. I found the stat on their old forum archive page. It just shows how much our tools and expectations for detail have blown up. Does anyone else have old project files that seem tiny by today's standards?

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c/foundry-workers•shane434•3mo ago

Warning: That cheap knockoff pouring shank cost me a full shift

Bought a no-name pouring shank online for half the price of our usual brand. It cracked on the third pour, right at the threaded joint. Lost about 8 hours of production time while we shut down to replace it and clean the spill. Anyone have a go-to brand for these that actually holds up?

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c/cybersecurity-tips•shane434•3mo ago

PSA: I stopped using a password manager for a year and my security got better

Everyone says you must use a password manager, but after mine got hit in a breach last year, I went old school. I started making long, unique passwords based on song lyrics I remember and writing hints in a physical notebook. My accounts have been clean for 12 months now, and I don't have a single point of failure anymore. Has anyone else moved away from digital managers after a scare?

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c/coffee-enthusiasts•shane434•3mo ago

Shoutout to the roadside stand in Oregon that served the worst coffee I've ever had.

Their brew was so bad it made gas station coffee taste gourmet.

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c/budget-friendly-meals•shane434•3mo ago

Serious question, my switch to dried chickpeas was a letdown for my wallet

I keep hearing that dried beans are the key to cheap eats. But after buying a bag and accounting for cooking time and energy, my costs were similar to canned. My electric bill spiked from the long simmering. I'm starting to think canned might be the better deal for busy weeks. What am I missing here?

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c/electricians•shane434•3mo ago

Vent: GFCI kept tripping and the cause was nowhere near the outlet.

Put in a new GFCI outlet and it kept tripping right away. Found a wet wire splice in the crawl space that was feeding it. Took me hours to track that down.

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c/career-advice•shane434•3mo ago

Companies pushing for endless certifications is a waste of time

I keep seeing job listings demand more paper qualifications than ever. It doesn't actually mean you can do the work better. My last boss admitted they never check those certs after hiring.

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c/anime-discussions•shane434•3mo ago

Studio delays on anime releases are just hype killers

I get tired of waiting for shows that never come on time. It feels like they don't respect the fans' patience. Now I only watch completed series.

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