i'm working out all the contextually specific behavior now. it's going to work with mixed heights, too. here's a high building (with the new special case bridge handling) connected to a low building.

i liked this intermediate state of the renderer, so i saved off a build.

ok this is promising- with shadows (not rendering) for everything, it's at 10ms. but that's only with inlined point samples, not interpolation. if i turn on interpolation w/ a function, it's 23ms or so. i'm going go try inlining.

ok it's buggy, but i did mostly get cloud scrolling working. unfortunately, it ends up breaking a lot of my optimizations (up to 25 ms per frame from 17), so i'll have to leave it on the cutting room floor for now.

ok i got individual layer colors working with precomputed! (actual colors are messed up at present.) i don't yet know if this is actually faster than the other approach. it depends where the bottlenecks are. if array lookups are where it's binding, then this is no better. if it's per ray math, good.

there, i got drop shadows working for all layers.

with this approach to color, one thing that's a little tricky is haze. here's a first pass. normally i'd have channels stored separately, and i could perform per-channel operations and combine. but as a stylistic decision / self-imposed challenge i'm seeing how feasible it is to do it without.

ok i inlined the sampling for all upper bookended layers, and they cast drop shadows now (onto terrain only) and my new rendering function is still only at 12ms! that's really promising, net was 30 for terrain + two bookended pairs before. time to render them.

i maybe found a hazeless tuning set i like. it's not 100% but there is something there.

if your color is "dirtier", eg more of the bits have 1s in them, then bitwise tricks like this work better. this is fainter than i want, but see this is darkening more of the colors now.

Americans are working harder & longer & still can't make ends meet. I'm proposing a bill to cut taxes for 130 million workers, paid for by a surtax on income over $1 million a year. It's time our tax code worked for working people & the wealthiest pay their fair share.

Drunk off my rocker playing ASSAULT SHELL for the first time & I STILL got the goods! The AS series is excellent & challenging. Very unique combination of classic bullet/weapon/enemy styles. Recommended!! #SHMUP #Drunk #STG #BulletHell

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CPAC wants you to pump out kids you can’t feed.

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Explore the depths of stress in the latest Skeletal Leap episode with Laadi Ojas. Understand the biological and psychological aspects of stress, and learn how chakras and skeletal postures can lead to a lighter, healthier existence. Tune in today!

Swedish Gripen fighter jets escort PM Modi’s aircraft as he enters Sweden

Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng says questioning leaders is standard democratic practice in Norway. During the Modi-Støre press event in Oslo, she attempted to ask a question because visiting leaders, including Macron earlier, normally take questions from reporters.

A New York City nightclub, The Matador, becomes the site of a high-profile murder that attracts the attention of an obsessive detective, a T.V. news reporter and an elusive being living outside the realms of time and space. Join us Friday! www.facebook.com/share/14f35S...

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Flynn es demasiado loquillo jajajaja. / Flynn is such a weirdo, hahaha. #Kingdomhearts3

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our campaign launch party last week! Schuller’s Tavern was an incredible host, and it meant so much to celebrate with neighbors and friends.

Happy Mother's Day to all moms...including cat moms and mom cats! Thank you for your hard work, unmatched care, and love. 💐 #MothersDay

The old robot stop sign trick. I've seen variants of this inc a guy w a stop sign shirt from ~2 years ago. Still hard to believe Waymo robots are this unaware though. "disclaimer: we found this stop sign on the side of the road, we did not take it off its pole" OP: tiktok.ataxingwoman

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Wab Kinew: "There's so much to love about this country. There's so many unique cultural aspects of this place. And we're the first nation of hockey."

greens4palestine: PM Meloni looks nervous... @bonelli.angelo and The Italian Greens have the courage to call her out. We must see where the world is heading, where war is dictated by two men. Netanyahu and Trump. Bombíng civilian infrastructure and schools, violating the Geneva Convention.

More than $10 billion will be spent to secure Australia's near-term fuel and fertiliser security.  Tonight's budget will introduce a permanent, Government-owned, fuel reserve which will expand our fuel reserves to at least 50 days.

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I refuse to believe this is a real video. I've seen the Williams sisters beside ordinary people and they are a regular height and size.

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Ok, just a sneak peek of WIP for what we’ll be able to do to avoid enemies. Ugly green squares for now. Each time the player blinks green, stamina is being used. Sprint + jump, very Dwarf Fortress inspired. Shout out to the OG. #gamedev #indiedev #WIP #darkfantasy #roguelike #DFE

We'll have chances for pop-up showers ahead of cooler temps tomorrow and Wednesday.

Nvidia is not acquiring its competitor, Groq. Antitrust makes AI deals complicated, so let me explain.

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Lesnar is not done with Femi yet #WWERAW #prowrestling

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Woke-Ideologen fordern Anti-Diskriminierungsstellen auf Straßenfeste: Die Kölner Ratsmehrheit aus Grünen, SPD und Linken fordert von Veranstaltern künftig ein „Awareness“-Konzept. Dies könne etwa eine Person sein, die sich auf Festen um Menschen kümmert, die sich diskriminiert oder unwohl fühlen 🔽

One man and his Lucky goat

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There are no days off when you’re running for governor - but that’s because Texas deserves a leader who works as hard as Texans do. A few shots of life on the road but we’re still moving - see you soon.

Once again, Imran Khan's sisters were not allowed to meet him in jail. The last time one of his sisters was granted access for a brief visit was on December 2nd, 2025.

An orca pulls off a stunning mid-air sideswipe on a dolphin in Baja California Sur, showcasing the raw power of nature. What a breathtaking moment!

Irã divulga vídeo feito por IA de 'briga' entre Estátua da Liberdade e Cristo Redentor.

Any opp dont believe in abstract hopes or grand ambitions but believe in physical needs&survival 1st in Netflix ATLA, Marvel, DC, Witcher, GoT, Shogun, Legend of Zelda, Last of Us, Star Trek, Star Wars, One Piece? Opp:Dreams do not fill a man's stomach or make soft the packed earth on which he beds!