Having a quick look at what’s happening on Mastodon. I’ve got out of the social media habit this last few years. And to think I used to use Twitter so much back in the day I used to find myself thinking in 140 character chunks.
Heading out to do some fieldwork recording some medieval crosses in high resolution 3D to study their chi-rho inscriptions.
There is hope still for Sketchfab, I think, according to
https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/fab-content-marketplace-launches-in-october-publishing-portal-opens-today "Sketchfab’s licensable content will move to Fab over the coming months, while Sketchfab.com will remain dedicated to its services that enable creators to upload 3D models and share them publicly or privately via the web." They need to provide more clarity and reassurance if Sketchfab has a long term future. Let us all learn from this.
I'm a little late finding out that Sketchfab is going to disappear next year. I shouldn't be surprised, but I am disappointed. So many cultural heritage orgs have their amazing content on there. I have used it since 2014. If your org has content currently on Sketchfab - what's your migration strategy?
Aaaand it’s cancelled. We might be able to get there, but not back again…
Tomorrow is supposed to be the first (and maybe only) time I’m being taken by helicopter to do a 3D survey on an island. Except that the weather forecast now reckons heavy heavy rain, 50mph gusts, and the site is on the highest point on the island (45m). Not fancying my chances!
Does anyone know of a paper or dataset that compiles the earliest known dates of agriculture in a given region? Globally, ideally, but I'd settle for a continent or two...
(I know there are several options for the European Neolithic, but beyond that?)
#archaeology #opendata
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Opened ZBrush for the first time in a few years. I still hate the UI. Tempted to sell the license, except apparently it's now owned by Maxon and my license isn't listed in my 'migrated' account, and there was for a while docs on transfers, and a hefty fee, whose URLs are now 404-ing. What a mess.
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