#Manifold v3.3 is out! This is a huge update to our #npm package and ManifoldCAD: you can now import libraries from Node.js, CDNs, and local scripts. This #3D compiler is now included in our manifold-3d package for use via Node, web, and CLI.

#Manifold v3.2 is out, with various fixes and performance improvements. But most exciting, Manifold is now part of @blender.org 4.5, and we even topped the release recap! youtube.com/clip/Ugkxb-c...

#Manifold v3.1 is out! We now have a proper performance suite following EMBER's example, and have *doubled* our performance over v3.0. Also lots of improvements on decimation, properties, faces, and more: github.com/elalish/mani...

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Wow, @godotengine.org just integrated my #Manifold library! A lot of work on both sides to make this happen, and real proof of how production-ready our library has become. github.com/godotengine/...

Fix mesh corruption of CSG by using elalish/manifold by fire · Pull Request #94321 · godotengine/godot

Fixes: godotengine/godot-proposals#9711 Fixes: elalish/manifold#91 The goal is to supersede #91748. Work was done as part of the V-Sekai development community, which is focused on providing social ...

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#Manifold v3.0 is out! This is a huge release - we have removed *all* required dependencies. Our npm package is half the size and twice the speed. Our #SDF LevelSet is much faster and higher quality. And so much more: github.com/elalish/mani...

<model-viewer> v4.0 is out! Release notes: github.com/google/model... We've updated our default tone mapping to Khronos PBR Neutral for vibrant and precise colors. We've also added a headset #AR mode you can try on e.g. #Quest3:

How can we teach the world to be #software #literate? My ideas for reforming #education and #MOOCs for the masses:

Teaching Software Engineering

7 minute read. I firmly believe that in the near future, the ability to read and write code will be viewed as a component of basic literacy....

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I wrote a post on #research, #patents, and #startup advice: a skeptic's perspective.

Crusher of Dreams

7 minute read. I

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Manifold v2.4 is out! We added RefineToLength(), and you can now share your ManifoldCAD.org projects! Remix the model from the video here: tinyurl.com/243mjxr9

What can we learn about free will from the development of machine learning and AI?

Machine Learning and the Brain

4 minute read. Simplicity can generate vast complexity - the Mandelbrot fractal is a wonderful example. Iterating one tiny equation leads t...

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Are you worried about #AI taking over the world? I'm not:

AI apocalypse?

5 minute read. My previous post on Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence might have come across as a bit foreboding, but I actually fi...

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Manifold v2.2 is out - my free 3D geometry library. Huge release with lots of fixes now that we have significant usage - thanks for the bug reports! We now have a whole 2D subsystem, a new glTF extension for lossless roundtrip, and we've even published Python bindings to PyPI. Release notes:

Release v2.2.1 · elalish/manifold

This is another significant update, bringing 2D support, lossless roundtrip of Manifolds through glTF, Python bindings published on PyPI, and a whole new triangulator that fixes lots of geometric e...

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Does anyone else feel like debates about what #conciousness is are pointless? I wrote a very short blog post: elalish.blogspot.com/2023/09/the-...

The Egotism of Consciousness

2 minute read. We used to say humans were the only conscious beings, so it didn't matter how we treated animals. In fact we even labeled man...

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Ah, how fickle fame is! Here's an old post about the closest I ever came. #thingiverse, #3Dprint elalish.blogspot.com/2021/01/inte...

Internet Fame

My boss and I had a career conversation where he asked about what motivates me. I realized it’s not really money, as I’m already so far bey...

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I like to write, both prose and software. If you'd like to get to know me, my blog is a decent place to start. Here's an early post of the treehouse I made for my kids. elalish.blogspot.com/2020/07/tens...

Tensegrity Treehouse

When we bought our house, I had decided already that the huge, twin-trunk pine tree overhanging our sidewalk desperately needed a treehouse...

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