Confessions of a researchaholic

2022-04-07

Everybody brings their pitchforks

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 4:25 pm
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The reason for my NVIDIA-bye subject line is that my then manager John Danskin once sent out an email with subject everybody brings their pitchforks and content about a team member who broke the code check-in protocol of a chip we were working on, so I thought I should reciprocate with another quote.

John is also a former student of Pat Hanrahan, and one of the smartest people I have worked with.
It appears that he designed not only GPUs but also his own car and home.

2022-04-04

Mask-lamp motion graphics

Filed under: Imaginary,Real — liyiwei @ 8:17 pm
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An acquaintance who has known me for a very long time told me that this photo reminded him of me, which inspired me to create a simple motion graphics.

2022-04-03

Timed-model gesture drawing exercises

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 9:15 pm
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Tonight I finished an entire sketch book (Strathmore, 11×14, medium, 50 sheets) mostly for practicing visual analysis of human postures.
To be honest, I am still not sure what I am doing, but I plan to keep on the progress.

2022-03-27

Character morphing exercise

Filed under: Imaginary — liyiwei @ 9:14 pm
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This is part of the exercises for lesson 6.

2022-03-26

Dictator meeting room

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 9:07 pm
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In a meeting few days ago a colleague was sitting alone in a conference room, which, due to camera angle, appeared much deeper than it really is. We joked to the colleague that he looked like a dictator sitting at the end of a long table, and he immediately moved closer to the camera.

2022-03-24

Burnout from a thousand little tasks

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 4:05 pm
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A task might not seem to take much time or efforts to complete, but if we take on all of these coming our way, we will run out or bandwidth before too late.
Better judge each task as part of the whole (work-life) optimization.

2022-03-22

Azalea

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 9:47 pm
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Every flower is a unique wonder if we care to observe.

https://youtu.be/mShFEQ-OJHo

I can hear you but not see you

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 3:49 pm
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This frog was clearly in a good mood, and, maybe also confident about his camouflage, continued his loud vocal even when I got close.

https://youtu.be/XjHsC1Az8lQ

2022-03-20

Sapping tree wound

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 9:34 pm
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A branch has been recently chopped from this tree leaving a wound still dripping fresh sap, whose touch and smell I wish I can record.

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