I came here to say exactly this. Delighted that it’s the top comment (or at least it was when I saw it!). Other examples are Parry (ap Harri), and Pugh (ap Huw)
I wonder if there are similar examples from our Celtic cousins? e.g. from Mac or Mc in Scotland, or the O’… in Ireland?
It's not completely false at all - but it does depend greatly depends on which country you're based in.
Where I am, in Spain, your network, and your reputation within it, are _everything_. Good jobs will sometimes not even be advertised, as the first thing a hirer will do is ask around their network for recommendations, and those recommendations count for _a lot_. On the other side, when you are looking for work, the first thing you do is ask your network for an intro - and again, that intro counts for a lot.
That's not to say that the traditional interview process will be skipped, but candidates coming from recommendations will have a massive head-start over others.
You can still cultivate all these people in random places in your network. Apparently you are in a line of work where other country corporations will do fine, and these people will still need you in their next ventures or posts.
For rendering an individual piece, maybe not; but as part of much larger scene with many objects, animation, and rendering effects, it would place an unnecessary burden on the GPU.
It would be much easier to simply have a 3D artist create the object anew from scratch, in a format and resolution that best fits the game.
it should curve at the top, its too pointy. this example looks like mountain peaks and not wave peaks. also the color should be patchier somehow when zoomed out, with darker blue gradient. otherwise I like it/ its almost convincing
Squatting occurs almost exclusively in second residences, abandoned properties, and places reclaimed by the banks, etc.
If you can prove that the house is your primary residence, the police will oust the squatters promptly. As a result, squatters will not target a house that is clearly 'lived in'.
No, we can’t explicitly establish that. It is of course true that many squatters do so out of financial necessity, but others do so for other reasons: a lifestyle choice, a political choice, or plain freeloading and financial gain - in a squat in my village there were people living there with full time jobs and driving brand new Audis!
I would add further that the responsibility of paying the utilities and tax falls on the building owner even if it is occupied by squatters.
None of this diminishes the fact that housing is increasingly expensive in Spain, particularly in Madrid and Barcelona, and this is causing real problems.
But the situation is definitely more complicated than just ‘build more houses’.
I wonder what the split is here? Lets say 1000 squatters how many can afford housing but choose not to?
Of those who can afford to rent how many have jobs and cars but do this so they can save for a house deposit rather than all 60% of thier income going to housing?
I'm not "pro squatter" or anything I just think you could solve 90% of this problem if you built much more housing.
I disagree. Anyone with a basic understanding of how perspective projection matrices work will understand the article, especially with the code samples and equations. (Edit: and anybody without this understanding won’t be interested in the article anyway).
I thought it was great, and had a full-on “smack my forehead” moment as to why I had never realized something so simple and effective, after 20 years of programming 3D graphics!
I suspect what the author takes joy from is more the satisfaction of learning a new skill.
Like many things, bike maintenance eventually becomes a chore. Most of my (many) bikes over the last 30 years have been built from the ground up, including the wheels. And I don’t (or won’t) trust any shop mechanic to touch them. But now, the thought of doing any sort of maintenance fills me with dread - I want to ride my bikes, not spend hours fiddling with brake hydraulics and suspension seals!
> I want to ride my bikes, not spend hours fiddling with brake hydraulics and suspension seals!
Not a problem! Why not...
> I don’t (or won’t) trust any shop mechanic to touch them
Oh. That explains it.
Have you considered reverting to simpler bicycles that require less frequent and simpler maintenance. Rigid frame, cable-actuated brakes, possibly a gearbox?
This is very Japanese. My experience was that if you ask for help directly from a stranger, they will stammer and be flustered and not be so helpful; but if you stand around and look like the lost tourist you are, within a minute or two somebody will approach you and offer to help.
I suggest, respectfully, that you make an effort to understand the wider context before you make such an aggressive comment.
Many people in BCN do not own a car. If they do own one, it is used almost exclusively for getting out of the city at weekends. For journeys within the city, the public transport system is excellent, and the climate lends itself to walking, cycling, and scooters. As such, parking two blocks away is not much of an issue.
Finally, as a resident you are still allowed to drive within the superillas to access your building’s car park, if it has one, and also for loading/unloading.
The superillas were controversial at first but now they are very popular the people who live within them.
I wonder if there are similar examples from our Celtic cousins? e.g. from Mac or Mc in Scotland, or the O’… in Ireland?