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Texturing 3D models in real-time with oil painting

youtube.com/watch?v=fdI1ZJtAJmI

if you like that, he did followups on dynamic lighting and shaders for 3D objects with oil-painted textures

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It took a week and a half on the waitlist, but I’ve now got new Siri AI enabled on my phone. Seems to work so far. Not totally sure what to use it for yet.

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Text • Jason Kottke

Lifts in Film : a collection of movie & TV scenes...

Lifts in Film: a collection of movie & TV scenes featuring elevators, including Speed, The Shining, Drive, Mad Men, Die Hard, Pulp Fiction, The Silence of the Lambs, and many more.

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Text • Andy Baio

The Pudding’s early history of U.S. restaurant dining

pudding.cool/2026/06/menu-story/

don’t miss the interactive map of 5,000 historical menus pulled from the NYPL’s Buttolph collection

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Text • Charlotte Beach

Gabi Campanario’s Annual Sketcher Fest Brings the Global Travel Sketching Movement to Seattle

Sketcher Fest brings travel sketchers from all over the world to Seattle for a weekend in July to share original sketchbooks, learn techniques, and connect with the global sketching community.

The post Gabi Campanario’s Annual Sketcher Fest Brings the Global Travel Sketching Movement to Seattle appeared first on PRINT Magazine.

The New Stack | DevOps, Open Source, and Cloud Native News
Text • Doug Sillars

Agentic infrastructure operations begin with accurate, reliable infrastructure data

An abstract, high-angle view of glowing orange and white light trails stretching across a dark, grid-patterned metallic surface, evoking futuristic infrastructure or high-speed data transmission.

Organizations are racing to apply AI across the enterprise, and infrastructure is one of the most compelling targets: automated provisioning,

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Text • Sarah Borus

Summer Is For Baseball, Hot Dogs, And Watching A Bunch Of Horny Teens Get Murdered In The Woods

Summer Is For Baseball, Hot Dogs, And Watching A Bunch Of Horny Teens Get Murdered In The Woods
I spent 11 summers at sleepaway camp, first as a camper and then, once I turned 17, as a counselor. Every year around this time, I get nostalgic for the days that moved along to the soundtrack of 2000s pop and Dean Friedman songs, and the freedom of a world where the greates...

The Brian Lehrer Show
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Primary Day Results

Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent and Michael Lange, New York City based writer, researcher, strategist, and political organizer, and Debralee Santos, editor-in-chief of The Manhattan Times and The Bronx Free Press, talk about the results from New York's p...

The Brian Lehrer Show
Audio • WNYC

CUNY's Chancellor on the Job Market and More

As graduation season wraps up, Félix Matos Rodríguez, CUNY chancellor, talks about the tough job market new grads are entering and what CUNY is doing to help, funding for the system and more news related to New York City's public system of colleges and universities.

Photo: Group of Graduates during commencement. Concept education congratulation in University. Graduation Ceremony, Congratulated the graduates in University during commencement. Credit: Rattankun Thongbun

 


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Inside the Trump White House

Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, White House correspondents for The New York Times and the co-authors of Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump (Simon & Schuster, 2026) talk about their new book and the inner workings of the Trump White House.

Photo: WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 22: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump signed two orders on quantum computing. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

 


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Text • Jason Kottke

Gerrymandle is a daily game where you “draw electoral...

Gerrymandle is a daily game where you “draw electoral district lines to win more seats than your opponents and win the election”.

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Read: In the Woods by Tana French ★★★ 📚 Doorstop of a police procedural. Lots of psychological twist & turns. Vivid characters. Maybe too much horror in the crime, like most thriller books and movies nowadays.

The Brian Lehrer Show
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American Culture Shock

International fans traveling to North America for the World Cup are experiencing wholesome "culture shock" by discovering everyday American staples like ranch dressing and large supermarket aisles. Listeners call in to share when they've experienced culture shocks, whether as immigrants or moving to another city or region.

Photo: Scotland fans walk on board a boat cruise in Miami ahead of their FIFA World Cup 2026 group match against Brazil on Wednesday. Picture date: Tuesday June 23, 2026. (Photo by Andrew Milligan/PA Images via Getty Images)

 


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Text • Albert Burneko

What If Your Kid Tells Dirty Dirty Lies?

What If Your Kid Tells Dirty Dirty Lies?

Welcome back to Minor Dilemmas, where a member of Defector's Parents Council will answer your questions on surviving family life. Have a question? Email us at minordilemmas@defector.com.

This week, Albert answers a question about kids and lying.


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Text • Maitreyi Anantharaman

The Chicago Sky Have Nothing To Look Forward To

The Chicago Sky Have Nothing To Look Forward To
Technically, the Chicago Sky are not the worst team in the WNBA right now by record; that honor would belong to either of the teams with one fewer win, the Connecticut Sun or the Seattle Storm. But after Monday's WNBA slate, which featured the Sky's 92-63 loss to the Sun, an...

Defector
Text • Chris Thompson

Putting The “Buster” In Buster Posey

Putting The “Buster” In Buster Posey
The San Francisco Giants have permission from Major League Baseball to wear Pride-themed gear. This was explained by commissioner Rob Manfred in a recent letter to Josh Hawley, Republican senator from Missouri. The Giants and Dodgers have a special exemption: Other teams hav...

WIRED
Text • Louryn Strampe

These Prime Day Gift Card Deals Are Basically Free Money (2026)

If you were planning on spending anyway, these deals are essentially free money for your favorite restaurants and stores.

McSweeney’s
Text • Lisa Zucker

Human Visibility Scale

15-Year-Old Girl: Fully visible
15-Year-Old Boy: In your face!

25-Year-Old Woman: Lookin’ good
25-Year-Old Man: Bro!

35-Year-Old Woman: Partially obscured
35-Year-Old Man: BRO!

45-Year-Old Woman: Oops, sorry, I didn’t see you there
45-Year-Old Man: Loud and clear

55-Year-Old Woman: Foggy
55-Year-Old Man: Still hangin’ in there!

65-Year-Old Woman: Translucent
65-Year-Old Man: How ’bout them Cubs?

75-Year-Old Woman: Invisible
75-Year-Old Man: You’re still around? Looking dapper, bro!

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Text • Mikala Narlock

DRP Receives "Documents to the People" Award

The DRP Steering Committee is delighted to announce (officially!) that the Data Rescue Project has been selected to receive the 2026 ProQuest/GODORT/ALA "Documents to the People" Award. We are honored to receive this award, and are so grateful to all of the nominators. 

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Text • Daniel X. Cohen

Q&A: Here’s What Pride Was Like in a California Prison

A photo shows silhouettes of two people holding hands through a LGBTQ pride flag.

“I think that Pride is important, especially for the prison community,” said Mattie Nicholson, a transgender resident. “It helps us be visible and shows that we are proud of who we are.” 

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