Favorites April 5th 2023

Programming note: Twitter embeds on Substack appear to have broken this evening, so these are images. But as far as parts of Twitter’s system that could fail, somehow this wasn’t top of my list.

Seems concerning, although I guess this isn't the first time they've done this. But at some point this could be how a blockade could start. src

I really wonder why this isn't standard in all filmmaking. src

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Threads

• Interesting thread about a rather impressive new app that can do in a minute what would previously have been a 3 day VFX shot.

• After Trump appeared in court with a stained jacket, details on how to remove stains from menswear. Important: start by figuring out whether it’s water based (sweat/coffee) or oil based (pizza/ranch dressing)

• Thread about how fire departments oppose safe streets.

• Short thread with a tour of the new image segmentation model from Facebook