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it's time to change the game
and make the nft game
i've been dreaming of for 5 years
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trust me, you will not want to miss an irl Giant Swan performance!
All locked in to come to Marfa as part of @GTSewell's Plastic Cactus
Coming from the other side of the world to share something cool with ya's
Who's gonna be in town?
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@ScrappyTea with the random act of generosity - ty ser
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life moves pretty fast. if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
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jack squaring the circle once again
full circle, x money is a product only available to verified x users, which used to cost $8 back in 2023
it is not like ethereum in that it is private (meaning no broadcasted transactions) by default, requires kyc to use, and only available in the USA atm
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replace three.js with solidity, javascript, php - whatever
it’s how a lot of developers feel rn
we’ve lost our magic, our superhero geek power
when you do create something, it doesn’t feel the same: that europhic feeling when you’d beat that fucking bug at 3am that sucked the life out of you for days
or finally ship a project you worked repeated 16 hour days on for almost a year (e.g chonks)
i’ve personally struggled to get going again after a lot of personal distractions
but i’m hoping my balls deep dive into coding-with-ai this round does give me that moment of joy… we’ll see, i’m on the fence rn
I think it's time to hang up my Three.js hat.
First of all, this is not a pity post—I'll be fine. I'm also not 100% confident about this.
But I'm an over-sharer and like to talk out loud, so I thought I would share some thoughts on where I see things going and why I'm considering quitting Three.js development.
Some signals I've noticed lately that have gotten me thinking:
- Since Astra was released, I've probably seen at least 10 posts from different people that have achieved similar quality to Three.js Water Pro or better.
- Someone downloaded a video recording of one my posts, fed it to Astra and recreated it with 90% accuracy
- I've had less and less clients referrals
- A Three.js developer I respect very much is retiring from the industry due to impact of AI and lack of interest
- I've heard 2nd hand accounts of other developers losing majority of course/plugin sales due to AI
- I've noticed Three.js posts have shifted from work created by seasoned developers to vibe-coded games and demos.
Fundamentally, I no longer really see value in what I do when it can be replicated so easily.
I've always enjoyed working on hard problems. Naturally, outsourcing the hard part to an agent takes away a lot of the enjoyment for me. High-level orchestration of agents does not tickle my brain in any special way.
At the end of most days I feel unfulfilled and bored. I honestly feel like I've lost much of my critical thinking ability as I've stopped coding. I find it harder to focus on tasks and my attention-span and comprehension is noticeably dropping.
My plan right now is to finish up Water Pro v4 and see how that performs. After that, I think it's time to start thinking about what else is out there for me.
I'd love to hear thoughts from other developers & freelancers on the matter, positive or negative.
Feel free to vent!
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From the start, @normiesART has been built differently from the ground up. I realized that by customizing two Normies, I could create a stereoscopic 3D PFP. I discussed this possibility with @serc1n and @AdamWeitsman, and together we set off to make it a reality.
Having created stereoscopic 3D works for 20+ years and having a deep love and respect for the craft, I created NORMIE 3D as a nod back to the 1980s when red/blue 3D glasses were the go-to way to see depth in an image. The awesome thing about these two imges are they are future-proof 3D, meaning it can also be seen in 3D on VR and any future stereoscopic tech that comes in the future, on-chain forever.
You can explore the different ways of viewing this in stereoscopic 3D at coldie.normies.art
Burning 84 Normies to create this pair is symbolically fitting. Form & Function together.
Huge shout-out to Serc and Adam for doing a lil FAFO session in 3D with me. I'm really excited to see this come to life, and honored to have this work added to the Legendary Canvases collection alongside really great artists @beeple @lphaCentauriKid @ArtOnBlockchain @deekaymotion @jackbutcher @TimpersHD @piv_piv @serc1n
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Co-organizing Processing Community Day Shanghai with @mrgohai ,@avantcontra and a few others this year, plus did some visual design work. The winding generative system demos I've been posting lately are largely created for the event.
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the most contemporary artist rn by a long way
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an open edition on x money
send $8 to @jackbutcher
enter your eth address in the memo
your transaction id is the seed for your artwork
closes 8pm est tomorrow
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I wish I could say I was surprised.
After spending some time around him when I first came into this space, I knew I wanted to keep my distance.
Somehow people are already making her the problem. If your FIRST instinct is to discredit someone sharing their experience, you’re part of the problem.
Speaking up is hard enough.
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