Pem's Code Blog

Just a small Saturday project inspired by crypto NFT collections.

Wrote a python script to generate 19,683 NFT’s.  Posted on solsea just to try it out.

Started on a simple DOGE one which does layers.

I used a modified version of https://github.com/Jon-Becker/nft-generator-py.git to generate the above images.  The basic idea is to have layers like background, foreground, accessory layers, etc.  PNG’s in a folder with white background as transparency (alpha).  Then combine the layers to do different variations.

The original popular version of this style of NFT was CryptoPunks June 2017.  The "bored ape yacht club" is a more recent popular example.  There’s already a DOGE version called "The Doge Pound".

According to https://www.nft-stats.com/collection/the-doge-pound , "The Doge Pound NFTs were sold 294 times in the last 7 days. The total sales volume for The Doge Pound was $4.28M. The average price of one The Doge Pound NFT was $14.6k" as of 2021/11/01.

From https://thedogepoundnft.com/

> Each Doge Pound has constructed algorithmically by mixing a variety of properties with different possibilities in the following categories:
Background, Clothing, Earring, Eyes, Eyewear, Mouth, Fur, and Hat.

> The Doge Pound was founded by three friends who set a goal and want to achieve it. Three oddly matched people expressing themselves via art and creating something interesting and hilarious.

mepem37 :: 2021/10/31 (Sunday, October 31, 2021) :: misc side projects :: No Comments »

My primary home development desktop is becoming an antique.  I have newer Android/iOS tablets and phones, Chromebook, Windows laptop, Kindle, Intel NUC mini desktop, etc.  A newer desktop and laptop at my day job.  A second (also old) Ubuntu desktop.  But it’s been over 8 years since I replaced my big desktop.

The motherboard is ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 Socket AM3+ DDR3 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 AMD 990FX ATX Motherboard, which I appear to have purchased in 2013 (how the time flies).  Over the years, I upgraded the RAM, GPU, CPU, hard drives.  Oculus Rift required upgrading the CPU.  The motherboard has a 5 year warranty (I specifically ordered components with longer warranties), but I still had to replace the motherboard one time.

The original SSD is only 222 GB, and as it filled up I started using symlinks to other drives (I have seven total).

It was always kind of slow for Unreal Engine stuff.  And I seem to have evolved a habit of keeping an increasing amount of stuff (on multiple desktops) open at all times.  I considered putting web browsing, chat programs, notes etc on my Intel NUC (remote desktop) then just use the main desktop for Unreal and games.  But probably the saner thing is to just buy a new desktop every 3-5 years such as 2017 when Ryzen first came out.

The obvious choice is a 16 core Ryzen 5950X or a 12 core Ryzen 5900X with 32GB RAM.  Could definitely get something reasonably high end for under $4,000 (maybe under $3,000).  However, I might get a Threadripper 3990X (64 cores) instead.  It definitely seems like overkill (waste of money), but it sounds fun.

3990X was released Feb 2020.  I’ve been staring at rumors of "Threadripper 5000" series, but I don’t want to wait another 6+ months…

My old desktop with 16GB and 4 cores seems pretty weak for how I currently use my computer most of the time (especially when I use Unreal Engine).  I suspect 16 cores 32GB would be good enough.  So I don’t think I really have a good reason why I need a Threadripper with 64 cores and 128GB.  References:

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Unreal-Engine-AMD-Ryzen-5000-Series-CPU-Performance-1967/#BenchmarkAnalysisCompilingSourceCode

https://www.techspot.com/review/1980-amd-threadripper-3990x/

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-threadripper-3990x-review

https://www.cgdirector.com/amd-threadripper-3990x-review/#Should_you_Buy_the_3990X_Is_Intel_even_a_consideration

https://techgage.com/article/maxon-cinema-4d-cpu-performance/

The last two links give an example where Threadripper 3990X is worse than Ryzen 59050X possibly due lower clockspeeds – Cinema 4D Viewport Benchmark

Either way, it’s a long overdue upgrade which will make it easier to do more fun stuff with Unreal Engine, Unity, etc.

2013:
 

2021:
 

mepem37 :: 2021/10/17 (Sunday, October 17, 2021) :: hardware and tools :: No Comments »