Ben Houston
@benhouston3d.com
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Personal. https://benhouston3d.com Serial Entrepreneur. Founder: https://MyCoder.ai (agentic coder), https://Threekit.com (3D for eCommerce), http://Clara.io (online 3D editor), Exocortex, and Frantic Films Software.
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TSL shaders in WebGPU have horrible compilation times. When it made it into ThreeJS proper @mrdoob.com modified it so that they no longer block the main thread: threejs.org/examples/web...
three.js webgpu - materialx loader
threejs.org
New #ThreeJS PR: high quality 3D procedural wood materials via TSL. Includes maple, oak, walnut, cedar, poplar, cherry wood types and also includes raw + coating variants.

Full detais: github.com/mrdoob/three...
A series of wood blocks of different wood types and finishes.
New Github PR to #ThreeJS that adds much improved #MaterialX support.

New nodes & properties supported: thin film, sheen, transmission, rotate, determine, inverse, floor, reflect, refract, opacity, specular, anisotropy, etc...

Full details: github.com/mrdoob/three...
I can have a look.
That move has actually has significant stymied progress towards a 2SS though. So in a way it did work.
In my experience, anyone who focuses on their own IQ and the IQ of others has toxic personality.
Having fun this evening making passion fruit ice cream. #parenting
Victoria Day Fireworks captured on my DJI Neo drone. #drone #dji #djineo
Three hard-won lessons for entrepreneurs I learned in my journey from VFX to Enterprise SaaS.

My talk at the Ottawa Network last night (May 22, 2025)

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Congratulations on the win! Nice to have you in parliament in this coming session!
Link for tickrts is broken
This raises my opinion of Carney.
He probably bought when Trump said to. Probably so did a lot of other insiders who are now quite happy.
Yum! Buffalo and honey garlic wings for supper.
I wrote this for myself but figured I would share it:

TanStack Router provides powerful data loading capabilities through its beforeLoad and loader functions. Understanding their behavior is critical for effective use of TanStack Router in your projects.

benhouston3d.com/blog/tanstac...
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This @ludocene.bsky.social thing seemed pretty cool, so when they reached out to see if I wanted to do an expert profile - well, I did. Hopefully it helps you find some games you like!

www.ludocene.com/expert-56
Ludocene - Game Discovery From People You Trust
Game discovery for people who want to find amazing video games to play.
www.ludocene.com
Has the CMA ever yet made a statement on Gaza yet? You seem very preoccupied by other countries except Gaza. I notice this statement after the Oct 7 attacks and then not a peep again even though Gaza’s healthcare system has been destroyed. Why? www.cma.ca/about-us/wha...
CMA statement: Standing Together
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) joins other organizations in unequivocally condemning the recent terrorist attacks by Hamas and in calling for all involved to respect and adhere to internationa...
www.cma.ca
This morning's personal website update: added an RSS feed and OpenGraph metadata. Old school stuff, but still interesting to do.

benhouston3d.com/api/rss
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it's been years upon years of labored "campus culture" op-eds from salaried writers hectoring students about free speech, and now the state is kidnapping students for their speech in broad daylight
Having fun with AI image generation/editing from real photos.