mintCast 186 – Sonic’s Blender

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• Linux Mint Monthly News – November 2013 – The KDE edition was approved for an RC release, the Xfce edition is almost ready, MATE 1.6 and Cinnamon 2.0 are being backported to Linux Mint 13, and work is starting on LMDE UP8. (linuxmint.com)

• Linux Mint 16 OEM Has Been Officially Released – OEM images are for computer vendors and manufacturers. They allow Linux Mint to be “pre-installed” on a machine which is then used by another person than the one who performed the installation. (softpedia.com) (linuxmint.com)

• Linux Mint 16 “Petra” KDE RC released! – The highlight of this edition is the latest KDE desktop, KDE 4.11. (linuxmint.com)

• New Linux worm targets routers, cameras, “Internet of things” devices – Researchers have discovered a Linux worm capable of infecting a wide range of home routers, set-top boxes, security cameras, and other consumer devices. The worm exploits a PHP vulnerability to propagate itself in the wild. It uses an old vulnerability that was patched in May 2012. (arstechnica.com) (tripwire.com)

• Temperfect mug Kickstarter – The Temperfect mug brings your freshly-brewed beverage to the perfect drinking temperature within minutes, and, using the energy it stores, it maintains that temperature for hours. It requires no batteries or cords, and it’s infinitely reusable! (kickstarter.com) (joeveo.com)

with guest host Sonic4Spuds (callizera.com)

• Blender (www.blender.org) is a free and open source 3-D animation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3-D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, even video editing and game creation.
• The Blender Foundation’s open projects is used by many hardware and software demonstrators due to the Creative Commons license.
• People share models, shorts, and finished renders on community sites like blenderartists.org
• Project London: 774 visual effects produced with Blender in a super low budget live action film.
• Dynamo a SciFi short film web series in progress
• References:
  • www.blender.org/support
  • wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:2.6/Manual
  • www.blendernation.com Blender related news
  • blenderartists.org/forum Community Forum
  • Winners Hall of Fame: Some really good renders made with Blender
  • Green Woods: One of the most stunning photorealistic renders ever.

• Blender – (http://www.blender.org)

• Terminator Ends the Terminal Window Blahs by Jack M. Germain, LinuxInsider
• Terminator has its own, innovative approach to providing a user interface. If no other feature appeals to you, the multi-pane display should be priceless. For example, Terminator can divide each terminal window horizontally or vertically. You can open as many panes as you need within the single-window display. You can drag the split windows to resize each one to fit your needs. (linuxinsider.com) (launchpad.net)

• Hacker Public Radio will be running a 24-hour New Year’s show again this year. Remember this is not an “HPR Show”, but rather we are providing a platform for the community to get together to wish each other a happy new year. (hackerpublicradio.org)

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