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Flow (2024), an Oscar nominated animated fantasy adventure film, co-production of Latvia, France and Belgium, was entirely created with free and open source software Blender.

https://variety.com/2025/artisans/features/flow-animation-oscars-1236304390/

#freesoftware #opensource

'Flow': How a Lone Feline Upended The Feature Animation Oscar Race

"I think we can see more of ourselves through this kind of allegory," says writer/director Gints Zilbalodis.

Variety
Correct. If the birthdate field contains corrupt or mismatched data, it defaults to 1875-05-20, which serves as a flag. May 20, 1875, is the day the international standards and metrics treaty was signed. Everything is a conspiracy when you don’t know how anything works.

"The Gulf of Trump's Delusions"

Make your own at:
https://gulfof.mapquest.com/

Gulf of Anything - MapQuest

Create and share your own custom Gulf maps with MapQuest

Mastodon plans to introduce quote posts, allowing users to share and comment on others' posts, which has been one of the most requested features. It will come with user controls and safety features, to make sure it's not used for malicious purposes.
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/2/mastodon-is-finally-planning-to-add-quote-posts-with-user-controls-and-safety-features/
Fernanda Torres Has Already Won

All of Brazil will tune in on Oscar night — “It will be like the moon landing“ — to see if she takes best actress. But for the 'I’m Still Here' star, bringing the world's attention to a long-suppressed national trauma is the ultimate triumph.

The Hollywood Reporter

Marcelo Rubens Paiva On Walter Salles’ Oscar-Nominated Adaptation Of His Book ‘I’m Still Here’: “It Really Is A Universal Film”
#News #Awardsdialogue #Brazil #FernandaTorres #SeltonMello #WalterSalles

https://deadline.com/2025/02/marcelo-rubens-paiva-walter-salles-im-still-here-fernanda-torres-1236290842/

Marcelo Rubens Paiva On Walter Salles’ Oscar-Nominated Adaptation Of His Book ‘I’m Still Here’: “It Really Is A Universal Film”

Marcelo Rubens Paiva on the Oscar-nominated adaptation of his Book ‘I’m Still Here': "It really is a universal film"

Deadline

Argentinian president Javier Milei promotes memecoin that then crashes 95% in apparent $100 million+ rug pull

February 14, 2025
https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=milei-memecoin-promotion

Argentinian president Javier Milei promotes memecoin that then crashes 95% in apparent $100 million+ rug pull

A tweet from Argentina's president Javier Milei promoted a memecoin called Libra, which he described as a "private project [that] will dedicated to encouraging the growth of the Argentine economy by funding small Argentine businesses and startups". The token quickly soared in price as traders poured in.However, within hours of the launch, insiders began selling off their holdings of the token. The token had been highly concentrated among insiders, with around 82% of the token held in a small cluster of apparently insider addresses. Those insiders cashed out around $107 million, crashing the token price by around 95%.After the crash, Milei deleted his tweet promoting the project. He later claimed he was "not aware of the details of the project and after having become aware of it I decided not to continue spreading the word (that is why I deleted the tweet)."

Web3 is Going Just Great
I complain a lot about Inkscape vs. Adobe Illustrator when it comes to print design. Do you want to do something about it? Do you want us to have nice free software tools for print?

Well Martin Owens
@doctormo is making things better, he's the one working on CMYK and revamped PDF export for Inkscape. It seems like a massive endeavour, and it looks very promising!

https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1061/cmyk-support-in-inkscape-could-be-a-game-changer-for-professional-print-designers

This would open up Inkscape to a whole new sector. Inkscape is pretty good for digital work, but it lacks crucial features for print. CMYK would be a massive step in the right direction.

You can support his work on Liberapay and Patreon. Personally, I would do so, if I had an income
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https://liberapay.com/doctormo/
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https://www.patreon.com/doctormo
CMYK support in Inkscape could be a game-changer for professional print designers

David Revoy

Short Sci-Fi Film: Haedean

Robin Zeeb shares his Sci-Fi horror movie (no gore), that he worked on for more than a year! It has impressive visuals and great sound design. Enjoy!

https://www.blendernation.com/2025/02/15/short-sci-fi-film-haedean/?mtm_campaign=social&mtm_kwd=mastodon

#blender #blender3d #b3d

Short Sci-Fi Film: Haedean

Robin Zeeb shares his Sci-Fi horror movie (no gore), that he worked on for more than a year! It has impressive visuals and great sound design. Enjoy! HAEDEAN is my latest DIY animation project from…

BlenderNation

Bill Clinton banned assault weapons in 1994; mass shootings dropped by 43%.

George W. Bush and the GOP let the assault weapons ban expire in 2004; mass shootings increased by 245%.

These numbers tell the whole story.