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Hijack.
What is your take on Schöfferhofer: Hefeweizen Naturtrüb[^]? Going to pick up a carton on the way home tonight regardless of what you say, but always good to see how it is viewed by locals.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Personally, I used to like that sort of beer very much, I just had too much of it since I came to Munich. It still hast some of the yeast left, which will give a richer taste. Leave a small rest in the bottle when pouring it, then roll the bottle on the table. Pour in the rest after that. It will contain much of the yeast that had settled at the bottom of the bottle. That's also the reason why it's never drunk from the bottle and poured in one go (except the tiny rest to wash out the yeast) into a tall right sized glass.
Pouring that stuff and getting just the right amount of foam is a little tricky. If you have the right glasses, moisten them with some water and then old them almost horizontally when you begin to pour, then straighten them up as they fill. Good luck. 
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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...was my son's first Calvin and Hobbes[^] day - as bedtime story. He's 9 (and yes we still do bedtime stories). I have to translate them to him (in French), so some jokes get lost in translation, but he loves it so far, so the tradition (of good taste) passes on the next generation.
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From ages 7 through 8 I read my son Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. My translation was to simplify some of the English. It left a mark . . .
He plans on doing the same for his son, when old enough, using the same set of books.
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I read them by myself with 9...
and with 11, 13, 14, 17, 19...
there was a time I almost knew the book by heart
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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That is one seriously cool comic. Did you know it has different meanings to kids and adults? Sad that Bill Watterson stopped making any more, he's clearly a genius.
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My son has taught himself Blender [^] really well and will be graduating high school next year. I have searched to see what kinds of jobs are available and the best I can tell is Blender is used by freelancers who do jobs for companies that need a little work or as a full time 3D Modeler.
1. What job titles, except for 3D Modeler, would one search for if they wanted to use Blender as their primary tool (or any 3d modeling engine)?
2. What specific college degrees might one look into who has this interest?
If any of you have experience in this area, I'd love to hear some advice and feedback.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Animator perhaps. I don't know much about that, but I've ran Blender jobs for some friend-of-a-friend types who were into that sort of thing, rendering frames for animated videos.
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RyanDev wrote: My son has taught himself Blender [^]
Maybe in a smoothie bar ?
OK, I leave, I leave ...
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There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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More seriously, I'd have a look at companies doing virtual reality, like this[^]. (This is also a shameless ad for an old friend's company, but the job opportunity is real, if your son like Paris - I do not think he needs to speak french). OK, nevermind, the job is taken. But anyway, VR is the next black, and there are currently many job opportunities for 3D designer in this field.
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It really depends; there tends to be a set of specialisations in the 3D world and Blender can be used in quite a few of them. So, it could be that he's a compositor, a modeller or an FX guy.
This space for rent
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OK. Thank you.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Blender is just a tool.
Most "hard" 3D animation and modeling is done with Maya, SoftImage, 3Ds Max and Z-Brush for modeling (and tons of others)
What is most important for your son to do is to create a portfolio, a blend (pun intended) of 2D drawings and sketches and 3D modelings and renderings of those sketches.
He can even learn real sculpture with clay (natural or artificial) to learn his modeling skills.
Job titles:
3D Modeler, 3D Character Modeler, 2D/3D Artists...
As to what he needs to learn:
University/College: Fine Arts, Film Studies (with or without animation and/or game design specialization university start offering those programs now)
I'd rather be phishing!
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Great. Thanks for the advice.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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RyanDev wrote: What job titles, except for 3D Modeler, would one search for if they wanted to use Blender as their primary tool (or any 3d modeling engine)?
Homeless.
Jeremy Falcon
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Let's hope not.
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There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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I printed a screenshot of your reply so I could share it with my wife.
There is such art in the succinctness! Thanks for the laugh I needed today.
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Cheers,
Mike Fidler
"I intend to live forever - so far, so good." Steven Wright
"I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met." Also Steven Wright
"I'm addicted to placebos. I could quit, but it wouldn't matter." Steven Wright yet again.
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You're welcome.
Jeremy Falcon
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Saw your question, thought I might add my two cents. Do a google for 3D game design/software and look for game design software that has marketplaces. For example, Unity which is a big player that targets a wide range of platforms has a marketplace where designers can sell their wares. Might be worth a look and see if he can earn some money on the side while waiting to secure full time employment. All the best in his journey.
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As a person who uses Blender at work on regualar basis I will throw my 2 cents into the mix.
Before you start searching for jobs, have a chat with your son.
Work out what exactly he does in Blender and what part of that process he enjoys the most. There are number of type of 3D artists: Generalist (most freelancers), Animator, Concept atrist, VFX, Character creator, asset creator and so on. All equally important in a big company to deliver a final product.
But, please, start with good college. This will give him theoretical knowledge he lack right now, lets him experience other tools industry uses and by the end he will end up working in a small team to learn dynamic and process flow. This will gives him few years to polish and improve his portfolio.
As with programming you won't win the job in C++ with CV oriented in VB, in 3D world if you apply for concept artist position, do not bother with your assets or characters: focus on concepts.
My specialisation is Architectural Visualization as I have years of experience in AutoCad, 3DMax, Blender and now Revit. I can't stand character creation/animation, but can spend hours finetuning perfect shot for new building.
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Great feedback and advice. Thank you.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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I don't care about degrees [in IT] anymore, just the person and her/his skills matter... We run a 3D content creation pipeline (see below), perfectly designed for collaborative work/off-shore cooperations. Our modeling guys are using Blender... If he wants to give it a try just call me...
Off topic, my son doesn't like 3D but loves TypeScript, node etc. So he's in my company and we're working with the same tool chains, sometimes even on the same project. That's pretty COOL. Doesn't have a degree either...
Ekki
Cloud-based 3D Modeling using IG.Creator - YouTube[^]
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Cool. Thank you for the feedback. 
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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