In this age of information abundance and overload, those who get ahead will be
the folks who figure out what to leave out, so they can concentrate on what’s
really important to them. Nothing is more paralyzing than the idea of limitless
possibilities. The idea that you can do anything is absolutely terrifying.

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make excuses for not working—make things with the time, space, and materials
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Progress report on animations

"sarge? I thought you was dead"
"i aint got time to be dead"
- mini militia

Operation lana del rey failed
We commence operation SZA this year

if you are able to explain what you do for a living in under a sentence when the layman asks, you probably don't get much value from doing it

pilots and anything related to leadership/management not included

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This is the real world version of testing a new weapon or skill on an NPC

Muluken is funny

simpler way that duolingo does it

If you're creating lip-sync animations without an audio file, you can rely on common viseme patterns that often appear in typical speech. Visemes are visual representations of phonemes (speech sounds). Here are some that repeat consecutively and form the foundation of natural-looking lip movements:

1. Open/Closed Patterns:
- "Ah" → "Ee" → "Oh" → "Ah"
- Mimic mouth opening and closing cycles. These general shapes fit vowels, which are common in speech.

2. Closed-Lip Sounds:
- "M" → "P" → "B"
- These involve fully closed lips and can be interspersed randomly to simulate pauses or labial consonants.

3. Slightly Open Shapes:
- "F" → "V" → "Th"
- These involve teeth meeting the lips or tongue against teeth, adding variety to lip positions.

4. Wide and Narrow Shapes:
- "Ee" → "Oo" → "Ah" → "Ee"
- These cover exaggerated vowel shifts often seen in enthusiastic or expressive speech.

5. Fast Repeats for Staccato Sounds:
- "T" → "D" → "N"
- Used for rapid, bouncy movements, mimicking consonant-heavy sections.

6. Rest or Neutral:
- Incorporate a neutral or barely open position between more dynamic movements to simulate natural pauses.

Example Loop:
1. Start with "M" (closed) → transition to "Ah" (open).
2. Move to "Ee" (wide) → blend into "F" (slightly open).
3. Return to "Oo" (round) → rest in neutral for a beat.

Randomize and blend these visemes smoothly to keep the movement dynamic and natural