2026-10-30T10:43:10Z https://nostr.now Urho Laukkarinen https://nostr.now/npub1dchra5dtvmwvqacdag5kyeah42nh5rdkst3gdf3rp28zdp5swwmqrz3etp https://media.mementomori.social/accounts/avatars/116/798/445/160/414/852/original/57484f614149f264.png https://media.mementomori.social/accounts/avatars/116/798/445/160/414/852/original/57484f614149f264.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8qewcrmdxcwx42j70qfpnj78pjlwmzq2e9az8z70g3pdlkt85nlczyphzu0k34dndesrhph4zjcn8k742w7sdk6pw9p4xyv9guf5xjpemvmxf3aq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxva38xlrcjpdg2ewggd5ald87usk3dwyym6k7wxvechmr308ax3q67c0mv'>nevent1q…c0mv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Kappas, tuttu ravintola 😄. Otin samasta paikasta kuvan maaliskuussa.<br/> <img src="https://media.mementomori.social/media_attachments/files/117/393/979/335/531/490/original/d81b85f93f4dfc5f.png"> <br/> 2026-10-06T12:33:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswdxhyvwuxten4t8r4tqk8vs0rkkj9htm47umenlrj0d6ykklr60szyphzu0k34dndesrhph4zjcn8k742w7sdk6pw9p4xyv9guf5xjpemvra0tgx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswr52u822lau4hgzxd66l38k2kc7ra6s5dyu83l3lzrqqh2h74umqwsn0wc'>nevent1q…n0wc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Onpas hienoja! Minkälaista kameraa käytät? 2026-10-05T05:01:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqueuk96758aqypd8mgyw6nxaecdtcspvgwrxqjqzgl6d5zku9czczyphzu0k34dndesrhph4zjcn8k742w7sdk6pw9p4xyv9guf5xjpemvtqljup In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw0xeuug9dhjy3g76pwjhxx2zqhv5c5vkvy7wm88pttc5342nk84c3m2l02'>nevent1q…2l02</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Onneksi nykyään ei tarvitse enää olla niin tarkka nesteiden kanssa. Nyt reilun puoli vuotta matkustellut, eikä ole kertaakaan tarvinnut ottaa nesteitä ulos repusta. Suurin osa nesteistä on pienessä toilettipussissa, mutta välillä niitä on ollut irrallaan muissakin taskuissa. Kerran unohdin reppuun täyden juomapullon, eikä ketään kiinnostanut 😄. Suomesta lähtiessä oli mukana myös vaihtoterä partahöylään, eikä siitäkään kukaan kysynyt mitään. 2026-09-17T09:54:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqste8n0gzv8z8je3kr4cp4l5kruw86za4nc6ej3vnsphcnlfffpq4szyphzu0k34dndesrhph4zjcn8k742w7sdk6pw9p4xyv9guf5xjpemv52gjk7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfq6n2plujh95plhd90rg5z63xfkpqa4jpmtumkzy945efmrc975qf5em6u'>nevent1q…em6u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>An inevitable step in any graphics engine development: rendering Sponza. Doesn&#39;t look particularly great yet without proper shadows or indirect lighting, but at least the direct lighting looks okay.<br/>I think I&#39;ll look into shadow mapping next. It would be nice to use hardware ray tracing for shadows and reflections, but Vulkan/MoltenVK does not yet support it on macOS. Oh well, this is a learning project anyways, so it&#39;s good to practice different techniques.<br/><br/>#vulkan #graphics #rendering #programming<br/> <img src="https://media.mementomori.social/media_attachments/files/117/154/651/926/418/680/original/045c73a3f62fbaa8.png"> <br/> 2026-08-25T06:18:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2eh2whew87jry4yuh4fe90lg7ac73v4ljaqdjfduwwr2drlcwzzgzyphzu0k34dndesrhph4zjcn8k742w7sdk6pw9p4xyv9guf5xjpemvzqdwvm I&#39;ve seen more cats here in Balikpapan than any other city in Southeast Asia. On the other side of this island is Kuching, the Cat City, where I only saw a single cat in three days :meowlaugh:.<br/><br/>#catsofmastodon #travel #indonesia<br/> <img src="https://media.mementomori.social/media_attachments/files/117/128/236/063/862/230/original/f7e7d3aff38a3a6b.webp"> <br/> 2026-08-20T14:12:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr4grxhzfl0g8x67kwauhespe7jsaet5lrhjm77ysd4us3mjagk6qzyphzu0k34dndesrhph4zjcn8k742w7sdk6pw9p4xyv9guf5xjpemvmswmll In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfq6n2plujh95plhd90rg5z63xfkpqa4jpmtumkzy945efmrc975qf5em6u'>nevent1q…em6u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Partial glTF loading and normal mapping done, with basic Blinn-Phong shading. I think I&#39;ll do physically based shading next. I&#39;ve only ever implemented that from some tutorials, but this time I want to learn it properly, theory and all.<br/> <img src="https://media.mementomori.social/media_attachments/files/117/104/567/811/602/119/original/cd23a8fb357a0406.png"> <br/> 2026-08-16T09:56:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9wj24lu8ntp5th32luluwz8hethvw0luh8e0sz03rh7r0wjjdzfgzyphzu0k34dndesrhph4zjcn8k742w7sdk6pw9p4xyv9guf5xjpemvhpcdvh Would anyone be interested in some specific sound recordings from around the world? I still have over 10 countries to go to and realised that this could be a good opportunity to record something for others as well. I&#39;m also in need of some inspiration :blob_smile_sweat2: .<br/><br/>#fieldRecording #travel<br/> <img src="https://media.mementomori.social/media_attachments/files/117/097/725/716/190/516/original/cdf0065b6af6f3db.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-08-15T04:51:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstdfcqpsngtlyl2d62cpr9l4namkkk7fjmqj5qkmwpwf8dkt6jw8gzyphzu0k34dndesrhph4zjcn8k742w7sdk6pw9p4xyv9guf5xjpemvny2r3s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfq6n2plujh95plhd90rg5z63xfkpqa4jpmtumkzy945efmrc975qf5em6u'>nevent1q…em6u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Basic texture loading and mipmapping done.<br/>After cleaning up the code a little bit, I think I&#39;ll add actual 3d model loading so I can show something other than a hardcoded cube.<br/><br/>The plan is to eventually have physically based shading, global illumination, reflections, shadows and all sorts of other fancy features.<br/> <img src="https://media.mementomori.social/media_attachments/files/117/088/691/795/380/890/original/826e9146f2cdf7d3.png"> <br/> 2026-08-13T14:51:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstclu5pvne3q2ur648ftsn3pna2h2wwgukycfdmy3rctj6hs9n9nqzyphzu0k34dndesrhph4zjcn8k742w7sdk6pw9p4xyv9guf5xjpemvp3k4ee In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfq6n2plujh95plhd90rg5z63xfkpqa4jpmtumkzy945efmrc975qf5em6u'>nevent1q…em6u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A basic cube done. Next up: textures.<br/><br/>Vulkan has changed a lot since its 1.0 release over 10 years ago. It used to be quite painful to use, but not so much anymore. Less boilerplate-heavy and way more flexible.<br/> <img src="https://media.mementomori.social/media_attachments/files/117/084/018/886/852/437/original/daa5794c3a702314.png"> <br/> 2026-08-12T18:55:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfq6n2plujh95plhd90rg5z63xfkpqa4jpmtumkzy945efmrc975qzyphzu0k34dndesrhph4zjcn8k742w7sdk6pw9p4xyv9guf5xjpemv6qjtm4 Feels good to be doing some low level Vulkan coding with Jai after a long break. Chill music, a distraction-free text editor and Vulkan documentation on the side. Hopefully soon I&#39;ll have a colorful triangle on the screen :blobcat:<br/><br/>#vulkan #programming 2026-08-07T08:31:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0wkyp2uwdtaa0zn23l0jed9g3glmnhc473rtcud5jeyetlp85vkgzyphzu0k34dndesrhph4zjcn8k742w7sdk6pw9p4xyv9guf5xjpemvw3c880 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2sd76yagtrkxcum9ssag3kcpnc9rsrhqkr995f44kx67e7wy4qxqkk378n'>nevent1q…378n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Puolisentoista vuotta sitten kohtasin ihan saman ongelman ensimmäistä kertaa. Tykkäsin silloin kuunnella lofi hip hoppia koodailun taustalla, kunnes eräänä päivänä tajusin kuuntelevani AI-generoitua musiikkia. Sitten huomasin, että lähes kaikki YouTuben minulle suosittelemasta lofi-musiikista on AI-generoitua. Jos nyt etsit YouTubesta &#34;lofi music&#34;, niin Lofi Girl -kanavaa lukuun ottamatta tuloksista on erittäin vaikea löytää oikean ihmisen tekemää uutta musiikkia. En ole enää pitkään aikaan yrittänyt etsiä YouTubesta uutta vastikään julkaistua musiikkia ja jos haluan löytää sieltä jotain uutta kuunneltavaa, niin laitan haun loppuun before:2023, jolloin tuloksiin ei tule vuodesta 2023 eteenpäin julkaistua tavaraa.<br/><br/>Pari päivää sitten YouTube suositteli minulle uutta jazz-albumia. Video oli lisätty pari kuukautta sitten, joten heti oletin, että se on generoitu AI:lla. Kuvauksessa kuitenkin luki, että &#34;We&#39;ll be bringing you our live performance soon!&#34; ja kanavalla oli jopa video, jossa he harjoittelevat yhtä heidän kappaleistaan livenä. Musiikki kuulosti ihan kivalta ja uudenlaiselta, ja kuuntelin sitä parisenkymmentä minuuttia. Katsoin löytyisikö heidän musiikkiaan myös Tidalista. Löytyi. Ja kuinka ollakaan, Tidal oli merkinnyt lähes jokaisen kappaleen AI-tagilla. Ilmeisesti tämä uusi albumi, jota kuuntelin, sisälsi vain osan heidän AI-generoiduista kappaleista, mutta oikeiden ihmisten soittamana.<br/><br/>Jo nykyään on välillä erittäin vaikeaa tunnistaa, onko kappale AI:lla tehty. Toki välillä sen huomaa saman tien, mutta joskus sen tunnistaa vasta paljon myöhemmin, ja todennäköisesti usein sitä ei edes huomaa ollenkaan. Jos näiden kehitys jatkuu samaa tahtia, niin siitä tulee vain entistä vaikeampaa. Itseäni ehkä eniten kuitenkin harmittaa se, että AI-musiikissa ei ole mitään, mitä voisin arvostaa. Melodia ei ole ihmisen keksimä, kaunis lauluääni ei ole tullut oikean ihmisen suusta, eikä kappaleessa kuuluvia soittimia ole soittanut kukaan ihminen. Sillä ei ole minkäänlaista taiteellista arvoa.<br/><br/>Tässä puolisen vuotta maailmaa ympäri reissatessa on tullut AI-generoitua musiikkia vastaan kahviloissa, ravintoloissa, ostoskeskuksissa, takseissa, hotelleissa, ja ties missä muualla. Bangkokissa löysin Mapsista kivannäköisen ravintolan muutaman kilometrin päästä ja päätin kävellä sinne. Sisällä soi niin ilmiselvä AI-musiikki, että ruokahalu katosi ja käännyin ovelta pois 🥲 2026-08-05T17:46:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszmdumkrmk94a83as0nkurnlr7c34hsy9n3zjxxk40pujdn2fzvqczyphzu0k34dndesrhph4zjcn8k742w7sdk6pw9p4xyv9guf5xjpemvsv5a6g Kävelen Phuketissa ja kummasti alkoi yhtäkkiä tehdä mieli vihreitä kuulia :ablobthinking:<br/> <img src="https://media.mementomori.social/media_attachments/files/117/019/715/706/835/833/original/44979b5ffb68832e.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-08-01T10:12:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8c9h9mdtmtz7psy0lxwe4h4gt9s6aamggmrhz2pfsldnygfapxnczyphzu0k34dndesrhph4zjcn8k742w7sdk6pw9p4xyv9guf5xjpemvkrvps7 A couple of days ago I went and bought my very first digital camera, a used Fujifilm X-E4. I&#39;ve been thinking about buying a camera for a long time, but I was never too serious about it. It was always more like &#34;it would be nice to have a good camera and actually learn photography&#34;.<br/><br/>I must say it has been a lot more fun taking pictures with an actual camera than with my phone, even if the results are not that good yet. I have a lot to learn...<br/><br/>#photography #travel<br/> <img src="https://media.mementomori.social/media_attachments/files/116/947/492/082/484/710/original/abb08793da47b039.webp"> <br/> 2026-07-19T16:12:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspe369afrvh232v8sjp7yyvhcpxsxpm8fksttnx02gdzhv2u0q67szyphzu0k34dndesrhph4zjcn8k742w7sdk6pw9p4xyv9guf5xjpemvka8n7z Found a suitable enamel pin for my backpack in Vietnam :blobcatcoffee: .<br/> <img src="https://media.mementomori.social/media_attachments/files/116/924/615/513/368/133/original/c3a28f00c84f9071.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-07-15T15:07:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2h4as8lg30mwly7h2tg0hp8jpvp9tf492245qv2nkz4xqtltqfjqzyphzu0k34dndesrhph4zjcn8k742w7sdk6pw9p4xyv9guf5xjpemv5gg90l I&#39;m currently in Laos and they&#39;ve truly embraced generative AI here. Every other restaurant has AI-generated images in their menu and I&#39;m currently sitting in one that plays AI-generated music. AI music was also very common in cafes in South Korea. Makes me a bit sad. 2026-07-10T10:04:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw3t7h9zkn70twjrrxxwyjrsczacdlyvkafhz5k26kpxm65rw3mpgzyphzu0k34dndesrhph4zjcn8k742w7sdk6pw9p4xyv9guf5xjpemvt99pdq Woke up in the middle of the night to two cats having a heated conversation outside the hostel window :blobcat:.<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://media.mementomori.social/media_attachments/files/116/861/872/113/921/901/original/7a50b1007e4ec565.mp4"></video><br/> 2026-07-04T13:20:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8r25kuzhekv8vad88sapp682wv5tfuspefklpfueu438vkpf98wgzyphzu0k34dndesrhph4zjcn8k742w7sdk6pw9p4xyv9guf5xjpemvk99szu Why is naming thing so incredibly hard? I&#39;ve been trying to come up with a suitable name for an app for weeks 2026-06-29T10:13:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9lz5gu782ytyzw257w4suj6e2mm9cjgzcy46pwjg2zmxuupd4tzszyphzu0k34dndesrhph4zjcn8k742w7sdk6pw9p4xyv9guf5xjpemvfqhpxp Got myself a small coffee grinder and an Aeropress so I can brew my own coffee while traveling :blobcatcoffee:<br/> <img src="https://media.mementomori.social/media_attachments/files/116/831/532/601/996/779/original/0719722053fbf62e.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-06-29T04:35:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyzj84r6u6d5qh69fevdwphduknrpdx0wkg0e79m9hk8x7j6zdnrczyphzu0k34dndesrhph4zjcn8k742w7sdk6pw9p4xyv9guf5xjpemvgg5f3y Visited Macau today. Interesting mix of Chinese and Portuguese.<br/> <img src="https://media.mementomori.social/media_attachments/files/116/822/300/495/822/367/original/afe72e163cf58611.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-06-27T13:27:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8ztwhtytzdear6cd0xc9ku6kgktznr39g3wxsml8am0knyly7yjczyphzu0k34dndesrhph4zjcn8k742w7sdk6pw9p4xyv9guf5xjpemvraa40z A few years ago I started building my own toy programming language / creative coding tool, but eventually lost interest and forgot about it. Now I decided to revive it and make it usable in the browser. It&#39;s still very buggy and poorly optimized, but already a lot of fun to play with.<br/><br/><a href="https://urholaukkarinen.fi/shaper/">https://urholaukkarinen.fi/shaper/</a><br/><br/>#generativeart #creativecoding<br/> <img src="https://media.mementomori.social/media_attachments/files/116/814/946/122/609/043/original/de0e58a792a08218.png"> <br/> 2026-06-26T06:24:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs954l8734dqweee3367q4dv5ceqfaysmjjjsuutm4lpqs4grqmqwgzyphzu0k34dndesrhph4zjcn8k742w7sdk6pw9p4xyv9guf5xjpemvay8gha Landed in Hong Kong. There&#39;s a huge sleeping cat at the airport :blobcat:.<br/> <img src="https://media.mementomori.social/media_attachments/files/116/812/260/096/899/639/original/ef3a2f18d85d4aad.png"> <br/> 2026-06-25T18:58:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfm8qs3rghpf4jlr94g8trdpcd0fyhpq20fqau0sednn9mur7suagzyphzu0k34dndesrhph4zjcn8k742w7sdk6pw9p4xyv9guf5xjpemvrm3xje In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsygv4l80g080lgkeelg38y2yc7ppulfxm02l6lz9cm9hwulkhvr7g4zvzeh'>nevent1q…vzeh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I started my travels from South Korea. From there I have been going through East Asian countries like Japan and Taiwan, and I&#39;m currently in the Philippines. The plan is to visit many more countries in the Southeast Asia and then continue to Australia, New Zealand and all the way to the Americas.<br/>The mode of travel depends largely on the price and duration, but I try to mix a bit of everything 😄. Probably still mostly flying though. 2026-06-23T16:38:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0t3zd38uwyq63yyhss58jtk70ksmcq23z7p3s0ygrzqlymgqd27gzyphzu0k34dndesrhph4zjcn8k742w7sdk6pw9p4xyv9guf5xjpemvllluva After a long time of struggling with studying Korean, learning Spanish feels super easy in comparison 😄. I&#39;m trying to prepare myself for when I get to Mexico at the end of the year. 2026-06-23T15:10:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9v54ujs5pmdqcs7u0ycr7wd9ap2w6w88cw5ldvrs5d0zk8fa5mdqzyphzu0k34dndesrhph4zjcn8k742w7sdk6pw9p4xyv9guf5xjpemvq4zyz7 Hello, I guess it&#39;s time for some sort of an #introduction.<br/><br/>I&#39;m Urho, 30-something software engineer from Finland. Traditionally I&#39;ve been more of a lurker on various social media sites, never really posting anything, but now I figured I would join the #fediverse and actually try engaging from time to time :blobcat:.<br/><br/>In February I quit my job, put my belongings in storage and left for a year-long trip around the world. I do field recording as a hobby, so I took a recorder and a couple of microphones with me. The plan is to record all sorts of soundscapes from different countries, both urban and nature. I haven&#39;t really posted any of my recordings anywhere yet, but now I am planning on putting some of them (and some photos too) up on my personal website, as soon as I learn how to use Wordpress properly.<br/><br/>What else... I enjoy running, watching TV-series, occasionally playing video games, and practicing the piano (a little over 2 years now). Although, I don&#39;t really have a lot of time for any of those until I get back from my travels :meow_smile_sweat:. <br/><br/>That&#39;s about it, I guess. Happy to be here! 2026-06-23T14:24:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsge02hakf7epv38sltq8689f2pz24ml83lytrchrwdxw232resfcszyphzu0k34dndesrhph4zjcn8k742w7sdk6pw9p4xyv9guf5xjpemv9d798m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0hwevd4q7vcp4rmx3tk668yufccmuamfva88u7v87uxg86yw9nrc4serty'>nevent1q…erty</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thanks :blobcat: 2026-06-23T10:04:16Z