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HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

Axis Memes

Posts tagged with Axis

Is It A Flying Egg Salad Sandwich?

Tech Engineering
3 months ago 46.5K views 0 shares
Is It A Flying Egg Salad Sandwich?
The classic Superman intro meets 3D modeling software! This meme shows a bird silhouette in what's clearly a 3D modeling environment, complete with those colorful axis indicators that haunt the dreams of every digital artist. It's referencing the iconic "Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Superman!" while showcasing what happens when you're trying to create a simple bird model but get lost in the technical quagmire of 3D space. Those XYZ axes aren't helping anyone determine if this is indeed a flying egg salad sandwich. The struggle of correctly orienting objects in 3D space is the silent nemesis of digital modelers everywhere—where your "bird" suddenly looks like abstract art when viewed from literally any other angle.

Bird Or Plane? The Coordinate Conundrum

Tech Engineering Science
4 months ago 31.3K views 0 shares
Bird Or Plane? The Coordinate Conundrum
No need for Superman's vision—it's a bird-plane in its natural habitat: the 3D modeling software! That silhouette is trapped in the coordinate system like a specimen in a digital petri dish. The X, Y, Z axes have decided to claim this creature as their own. Next time you hear "Is it a bird? Is it a plane?"—just check if it has RGB arrows sticking out of it!

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My Arduino spins faster when Claude burns more tokens

Repurposed a broken Stirling-engine chassis as a desk toy that spins when Claude Code is busy and dies when I lock my Mac. Arduino + Kasa + Python. Read article →

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