Open Source Creative

Make cool stuff using free and open source software.

[Open Source Creative @osscreative]

Come listen to episode 50 where we talk with @mairin about designing for and with open source software. She's got some great insights that can be applied both in and outside of design.

https://t.co/7h2tikO4WL

[Jason van Gumster @monsterjavaguns]

The "I'm an artist, I'm not technical" meme needs to die.

https://t.co/O4aah67ryS

[Orange Turbine @orangeturbine]

Yes! If your organization needs help desk support for Blender, now you have someone to call.

Of course, if you need something more involved than that, we're here to help.

[Orange Turbine @orangeturbine]

Announcing the release of the Export to .blend add-on! It's a handy little exporter to get objects, collections, or nodes to their own .blend files... with a few nice bonus features. #b3d

https://t.co/HMhw9jpDj7

[Orange Turbine @orangeturbine]

The full replay of World Blender Meetup Day 2021 has been posted on YouTube. Have a look here for @monsterjavaguns' talk on collaborative workflows for individual artists (and the official announcement of Orange Turbine)! #b3d #wbmd

https://t.co/szIvNTZama

[Hacker Public Radio @HPR]

Calling all Hackers !
The Ninth Annual 26 Hour @HPR New Years Eve Show is about to start.
Listen live, say "hi".
https://t.co/3xMvt1ya3l
Spread the word.

[GIMP @GIMP_Official]

GIMP is 25 years old today!

Artwork by @AryeomHan from @zemarmot project

https://t.co/XBLlNQm8v6

[Open Source Creative @osscreative]

Whee! New episode! We’re talking @NodevemberIO in this episode! @JonasDichelle and @LucaRood explain what Nodevember is, how it started, and how you can be a part of it yourself. #nodevember

https://t.co/fJw94qeL3B

[Open Source Creative @osscreative]

New episode is up! This go-around we've got @GregZaal from @HDRIHaven talking all about 360-degree high dynamic range images that are free for everyone, for anything.

https://t.co/CSsKxrdUh8

[Jason van Gumster @monsterjavaguns]

Today I learned that I can use my @remarkablepaper tablet as a pressure sensitive drawing tablet for my computer. Badass!

https://t.co/hQW5Nlvcjs

[Blender 🔶 @Blender]

🎉 Blender LTS 2.83.7 is now ready for download!

🐞 This update includes 9 bug fixes, 4 of which are crashes related to baking and undo.

📖 Read the changelog: https://t.co/fNvaWGJ9Z4

Blender LTS releases update automatically on Steam, Windows Store and Snap. #b3d #DevFund

[Open Source Creative @osscreative]

Yay! I finally got a comment server (Isso, if you're curious) working on my podcast site. Took a lot more effort than I expected, but it works!

Guess I should make an episode about this. :)
#podcasting #opensource

[Open Source Creative @osscreative]

No new episode today... but I am this -> <- close to getting comments working with Isso.

In the meantime, I had the privilege of being a guest on @TheSurvivalPodc yesterday to talk about open source (it's not as weird of a fit as you might expect).

https://t.co/3IqhUeveYX

[Jason van Gumster @monsterjavaguns]

So... @nvidia is going to buy @arm. Huh. That should make things interesting. Not sure I have an opinion on this just yet. Only questions.

[Open Source Creative @osscreative]

Episode 49 is here and it's a good one! Listen to @patdavid and I talk about @pixlsus, photography, GIMP, and a whole host of other topics around creative work and Free Software.

https://t.co/aDqjh3DjD6

[Open Source Creative @osscreative]

@dillospace @BlenderToday There's an idea! Though from a cognitive load perspective, maintaining a codebase might be just as heavy as maintaining a full forum. 🙂

Still... definitely worth considering.

[Open Source Creative @osscreative]

For a wide variety of reasons, I've opted *not* to re-enable Disqus comments on https://t.co/PteS8YDHgI. However, comments on episodes is still important...

Solutions should be open source, relatively low-maintenance, easy to integrate with @GoHugoIO, and easy for users...

[Open Source Creative @osscreative]

So yeah... I'm looking for options. Toss your recommendations at me.

[Open Source Creative @osscreative]

I could also try using something like @staticmanapp. That's nice because hosting overhead is low, but I'm not sure I want to be so tightly bound to @github for my commenting system. I wonder if it would work with just a plain git repo...