∞ Tumbleweed as Dodgeball
A tumbleweed is a structural part of the above-ground anatomy of a number of species of plants, a diaspore that, once it is mature and dry, detaches from its root or stem, and tumbles away in the wind.
You can find tumbleweeds tumbling along I-5. They are impressive and fun to see from your high speed vehicle. You can even play dodgeball.
∞ Blender 2.8 Beta Is Here
They should really call it Blender 3. What a massive upgrade:
No other release of Blender has been met with so much anticipation! It’s the accumulation of 3 years of time and hundreds of months of work by developers from the Blender community.
After I tried making a 2D game, my heart still belongs to 3D.
∞ The history of Jews, Chinese food, and Christmas, explained by a rabbi
Rabbi Joshua Eli Plaut, rabbi of Metropolitan Synagogue in New York, interviewed by Jamie Lauren Keiles from Vox, says
In Chinese-American cooking, if there is any pork [which is not a kosher food], it is usually concealed inside something, like a wonton. A lot of Jews back then — and even now — kept strict kosher inside the home but were more flexible with foods they ate at restaurants. Sociologist Gaye Tuchman wrote about this practice. She described [the plausible deniability of non-kosher ingredients] as safe treyf. [Treyf is the Yiddish word for non-kosher.] A lot of Jews considered the pork in Chinese food to be safe treyf, because they couldn’t see it. That made it easier to eat.
I always thought the only reason it was Chinese food is because there was only Chinese restaurants open on Christmas Eve back then. I didn't realize there is another reason that made it a tradition.
∞ Five Photo Book Printing Services
I have printed a few photo books from Google Photos, they are absolutely gorgeous.
What's more impressive, the service is available in so many countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, and United States.
∞ VR Planet Defense Is One Of Best 15 Free Mobile Virtual Reality Games
Mark Metry, founder of VU Dream, listed VR Planet Defense as one of best 15 free mobile VR games ^_^
Steady Drop v1.4 Is Out on App Store
Release notes:
- Changed the default character to Giraffe. Now two characters are unlocked by default.
- Updated app icon.
Happy Giraffing on App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1119424609?mt=8
Steady Drop Is Out On Google Play
Download this hard core arcade game on Google Play!
The first two things I did after opening a P.O. box:
- Send a physical mail to myself 😁
- Create a mailing list without knowing what the mailing list would be. By the way, you can sign up here: https://eepurl.com/gbJJuX
Seeking Beta Testers for Steady Drop on Google Play
After testing an alpha version of Steady Drop by myself alone, everything seems to be working. So I promoted it to beta.
Now, I am seeking beta testers! If you feel generous about your time and like to join this secretive club, opt-in here: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.doleearts.steadydrop
Thank you in advance, and happy beta dropping ^_^
∞ Airpod Stickers on Etsy
What a unique category of tiny things, and so much creativity.