Thomas W

VFX pipeline dev, composer of mediocre orchestral music, and devout urbanist. Current: Vancouver BC. Former: DC, London, LA, Cleveland, Pittsburgh.

[Thomas W @tomdanewag]

@LaurenGoode @snackfight @WIRED @gadgetlab @Knibbs Re: tech eating our jobs, it’s worth noting that my industry (VFX) has been creating crowds of digital humans for 20 years. You’re right that it means fewer background actors, but it’s for the same reason you offer an auto-transcript of your podcast: it’s cheaper.

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@TheBicycleValet Your website has the wrong location. The RBC parking lot was full of people who had no idea where to find you.

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@JeffSpeckFAICP @berkie1 @ShabazzStuart I had 560sqft in downtown Vancouver and it was amazing! Now I have 900 and it feels huge.

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@staalkrage @SCP_Hughes Out my window in Copenhagen.

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@PlannerTuck @schmangee Hear hear. Capital Bikeshare in DC encouraged me to try cycling for the first time as an adult and it changed my life — especially as lots of bike lanes and paths were being created simultaneously.

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@j_mcelroy Regardless of who they are playing, yes!

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@WhatTheSchmuck To me Joe Rogan is still the guy convincing people to eat bugs on Fear Factor.

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@girlnamederin_ Thinking of you my friend.

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@createstreets Hard to pick just one, but Place du Marché in Obernai, Alsace is a great one.

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@jahorne Never have I felt that so strongly as at the Atlantic City Bus Terminal.

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@WhatTheSchmuck Haaaaaaappy new year KS.

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@joshtpm @PatDoyl62546418 These seal beautifully (unless your face is too small), which is the reason they don't fog. But they do have a lot of space in front of your mouth, which is comfortable.

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@CharlieArtsGuy @SpitfireAudio *right

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@CharlieArtsGuy @SpitfireAudio How eight you are — happy holidays and happy new year to you.

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@WhatTheSchmuck @maddie_ben BJ. No.

[Shabazz Stuart @ShabazzStuart]

The ebike revolution depends on secure bike parking!

[John Surico @JohnSurico]

Articles about e-bikes often cite their no-sweat appeal and thrill. Great! But I think that overlooks what, to me, is their most important aspect: that they challenge the fact that nearly half of all car trips are under 3 miles.

In the @nytimes today:

https://t.co/FoVFsYeliF

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@tim_waterman @Ayan604 Also see “Panoramas of Lost London”, which is an even larger printing of 280 of those photographs.

[Thomas W @tomdanewag]

@tim_waterman @Ayan604 Lost London - 1870-1945 by Philip Davies. 500 beautifully preserved photographs of the vast swathes of London that were swept away in the name of ‘urban renewal’ and by the blitz. https://t.co/i9ty9xZhx5