Anthony

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Architectural, engineering, and construction software guy. Reads a lot of different kinds of books, RPG player for more than 40 years, designs tabletop games for fun.
AnthonyFeb 16, 2023
At my company Hypar, we've been working on text-to-BIM with increasing success on broad language to describe a project. Here's what's coming soon.
AnthonyFeb 11, 2023
Rings that shouldn't be there are on my mind. Space remains interesting (NY Times gift link):
https://tinyurl.com/55nnssja
Dwarf Planet Quaoar Has a Ring That Shouldn’t Be Where Astronomers Saw It

Quaoar, which orbits the sun in the distant Kuiper belt, is the latest small object shown to have a ring like the ones around Saturn.

AnthonyFeb 4, 2023
I'm investing in new ice futures:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-have-created-a-new-type-of-ice-180981579/
Scientists Have Created a New Type of Ice

It looks like a white powder and has nearly the same density as liquid water

Smithsonian Magazine
AnthonyJan 26, 2023

What if you could use #AI to generate a whole 3D building model, instead of just 2D images?

This is just an early experiment but it shows the possibilities of bringing together parametric design, BIM, and AI.

Watch for how you can try this out next week when we make this public at hypar.io. You'll also be able to make your own text-to-building generators.

At #Hypar, we’re here to make buildings. Join us on the journey.

#ai #design #generativedesign #bim #revit #ifc

AnthonyJan 26, 2023
Great long read on USA Executive policies attempting to bring antitrust law back from the dead in my home country:
https://prospect.org/economy/2023-01-25-pitched-battle-corporate-power/
A Pitched Battle on Corporate Power

Biden’s expansive executive order seeks to restore competition in the economy. It’s been a long, slow road to get the whole government on board—but there are some formidable gains.

The American Prospect
AnthonyJan 25, 2023

A message for our times:
"...unfortunately, the macroeconomic environment has shifted in ways none of us could have foreseen, from an economy in which I did feel like paying you, to one in which I’d rather not."

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/macroeconomic-changes-have-made-it-impossible-for-me-to-want-to-pay-you

Macroeconomic Changes Have Made It Impossible for Me to Want to Pay You

Our 2nd most-read article of 2023. - - -Originally published January 24, 2023. - - -“Google announced plans to lay off 12,000 people from its work...

McSweeney's Internet Tendency
AnthonyJan 17, 2023
The drought coming for a southwestern community near you (gift link):
https://wapo.st/3kona6c
Arizona city cuts off a neighborhood’s water supply amid drought

Historic shortages of Colorado River water and a bitter political feud have conspired to leave a Scottsdale, Ariz., neighborhood in a desperate scramble to find enough water to sustain themselves.

The Washington Post
AnthonyDec 16, 2022
Today I'm thinking about... SPACE HURRICANES!!! (gift article)
https://wapo.st/3W5FyPd
‘Space hurricanes’ swirling over the Earth surprise scientists

When we think of auroras, we often picture narrow and elongated curtains of light. Space hurricanes, too, shine brightly in the same green, red, blue and pink hues.

The Washington Post
AnthonyDec 5, 2022
Off the back deck just now.
AnthonyDec 1, 2022
Andrew WhitehouseNov 30, 2022
Waxwings have arrived in Aberdeen in better numbers than we've had for a few years. This was one of at least 60 in Kincorth this morning.