I've updated the three.js gltf spark loader to use BC5/EAC_RG formats for normal maps, which are not supported in r182.
https://github.com/Ludicon/spark.js
I've also shaved a few more bytes bringing the package size down to 256KB!
#spark
💡✨ Non conventionnel et novateur : le FNS finance 112 projets de recherche dans le cadre de l’appel #Spark 2025. Les projets sélectionnés ont reçu un financement total de 11 millions de francs.
💡✨Unkonventionell und innovativ: Im Rahmen der #Spark-Ausschreibung 2025 unterstützt der SNF 112 ausgewählte Forschungsprojekte mit insgesamt 11 Millionen Franken.
➡️ https://www.snf.ch/de/GNGPIzQcxMWJcMns/news/spark-2025-112-projekte-bewilligt
💡✨ Novel and unconventional: The SNSF is funding 112 research projects as part of the 2025 call for #Spark proposals. The selected projects have been awarded a total of 11 million francs.
Greetings and Salutations!
Today the #goddess of #rivers and #lakes receives the #spark for safekeeping.
Hope you are going well, my friends.
Take care!
GM inicia produção nacional do Chevrolet Spark e Capitiva EV será a próxima: Spark será montado no formato SKD na antiga fábrica da Troller, no Ceará; Capitiva EV será fabricada na mesma planta, mas sem data de início https://quatrorodas.abril.com.br/noticias/chevrolet-inicia-producao-nacional-do-spark/ #Chevrolet #Spark
Petite indiscrétion suite à l'AG d'Ada-France hier soir, il semblerait qu'un des membres veuille reprendre Ironsides, un serveur DNS écrit, à l'époque, en Spark 2012.
L'idée serait de porter vers la dernière version de Spark et d'ajouter les protocoles manquants.
A suivre
Après NVidia, c'est Zenseact, une startup issue de Volvo qui fournit des logiciels pour voitures autonomes, qui choisit Spark pour ses développements.
Nous, on trouve que c'est une bonne idée :)
https://www.just-auto.com/sponsored/meeting-asil-c-and-d-with-formal-methods/
C'est reparti pour le "calendrier de l'avent" en Ada/Spark !!
En plus, vous ferez une bonne action car pour chaque puzzle résolu Adacore donnera 10$ à l'association Ada Developers Academy et 20$ si le code atteint le niveau silver en Spark.
A vos claviers !
https://www.adacore.com/blog/announcing-advent-of-ada-spark-2025-coding-for-a-cause
#ada #adalanguage #contest #programming #spark #sparkada #adaprogramming
Swansea’s Christmas Parade lights up the city — and earns national recognition
Organised by Swansea Council, the event kicked off at the Guildhall where Santa illuminated the building in red and green before launching the first of two fireworks displays. Crowds gathered at the entertainment stage to enjoy live performances, with professional acts and community groups bringing the city centre to life.
This year’s parade followed a new route, travelling down St Helens Road and the Kingsway before arriving at the main stage supported by Specsavers Swansea and Mumbles. Kev Johns MBE kept the crowd entertained before Santa’s grand arrival, where he lit the towering Christmas tree and switched on the city’s festive lights, followed by a second fireworks display.
The procession featured illuminated floats, marching bands, and larger-than-life characters. Highlights included Spark! the light-up band, the Winter Wonderland Birds, and a new addition for 2025 — the Living Snow Globe, complete with a Snow Queen in a swirling wintry scene. The Witches of Oz float also made a magical return, with the Good Witch in pink and the Wicked Witch in green.
More than 40 local community groups took part, including Mellin Theatre Arts, One Heart Drummers, and Bonymaen Kids Play Initiative — showcasing the depth of Swansea’s creative talent and community spirit.
The parade has now been shortlisted for a prestigious national award by the National Outdoor Events Association, recognising its impact, creativity and community engagement.
Councillor Rob Stewart, Leader of Swansea Council, said:
“Swansea truly came alive as thousands joined us for our spectacular Christmas Parade. This event is a highlight of the festive season, and I’m incredibly proud of the effort and creativity that made it possible. It was a wonderful celebration of Swansea’s community spirit and a fantastic way to start Christmas together.”
View our photo gallery of the parade highlights, featuring illuminated floats, performers, and the moment Santa lit up the city.
A Cinderella-inspired illuminated carriage leads the parade past the Royal Court Hotel.(Image: Swansea Council)Parade performers light up the street with glowing shoes and festive costumes.
(Image: Swansea Council)The Grinch makes a mischievous appearance on the Whoville float as fireworks light up the sky.
(Image: Swansea Council)A roller-skating performer dressed as a glowing gift box entertains the crowd.
(Image: Swansea Council)The Grinch returns on a peppermint-themed float packed with festive characters.
(Image: Swansea Council)Giant gingerbread characters bring sweetness to the festive procession.
(Image: Swansea Council)A glowing red dragon puppet mesmerises the crowd with its mechanical movements.
(Image: Swansea Council)A vibrant insect lantern floats above the crowd in a sea of artificial snow.
(Image: Swansea Council)Giant gingerbread characters bring sweetness to the festive procession.
(Image: Swansea Council)A gingerbread girl waves from a candy-themed float decked in festive lights.
(Image: Swansea Council)The Snow Queen poses inside her magical snow globe, surrounded by icy branches and ornaments.
(Image: Swansea Council)A glowing snow globe reveals a wintry castle scene as families gather to watch.
(Image: Swansea Council)A giant inflatable octopus dances through the streets with glowing tentacles.
(Image: Swansea Council)Spark! performers energise the crowd with illuminated drums and theatrical flair.
(Image: Swansea Council)Giant illuminated stars float above the crowd as artificial snow blankets the parade route.A performer in a tropical costume waves to the crowd, bringing warmth to the winter parade.A traditional pipe band in full Scottish regalia marches through the city centre.A glowing float of lantern animals — including an elephant, zebra and monkey — delights spectators.Spark! performers energise the crowd with glowing drums and futuristic costumes.A character car resembling Lightning McQueen leads the way, followed by a glowing double-decker bus.Swansea’s towering Christmas tree glows with blue and white lights as crowds gather to celebrate.Fireworks light up the sky above the Guildhall as Santa kicks off the city’s Christmas celebrations.A team of LED-lit drummers perform in formation, energising the crowd with rhythm and light.A glowing snow globe float sparkles with artificial snow and icy decorations.Parade participants dressed as glowing Christmas presents light up the street with festive joy.A fierce red dragon puppet rolls through the snow as spectators cheer.Children and families line the parade route, capturing the magic of the night on their phones.Kev Johns MBE brings sparkle and humour to the parade in his iconic pantomime dame costume.
Related stories from Swansea Bay News
Swansea’s Christmas Parade shortlisted for national award
The city’s festive spectacular has been recognised nationally for its creativity and community impact.
New route announced for Swansea Christmas Parade
Find out how this year’s parade took a fresh path through the city centre.
#christmas #christmasLightSwitchOn #christmasLights #christmasParade #cllrRobStewart #fatherChristmas #featured #floats #kevJohns #santa #sionCorn2 #spark #swansea #swanseaChristmasParade #swanseaChristmasParade2025
Newsletter #5
Pixel im Nanobereich, E-Autos im Rekordrausch, Streaming-Frust trotz Prime, ein hoffnungsvoller Blick auf das neue Windows-Startmenü und die Frage, ob eine Steam-Machine der nächste Gaming-Schritt ist – in Newsletter #5 geht es um Technik an der Grenze des Sinnvollen und um Alltagsentscheidungen, die plötzlich ziemlich politisch wirken. Dazu ko
https://www.mcsnake.de/newsletter-5/
#Newsletter #eOS #Batman #Battlefield6 #cometbrowser #enttäuschungen #ludex #spark #StarWarsTcg
🎉 Excited to Share a Milestone!
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve successfully earned the Databricks Academy Platform Administrator accreditation! This achievement validates my ability to manage and administer the Databricks Lakehouse Platform effectively.
Looking forward to continuing to explore advanced analytics, AI/ML integration, and generative AI workflows within Databricks.
#Databricks #DataEngineering #Spark #DeltaLake #UnityCatalog
https://credentials.databricks.com/bb9c88f7-d446-4a30-9115-b7bf5df5567c#acc.XmSM63zT
Простой Python, автоматический Spark: минус Kubernetes, плюс продуктивность
Установка и эксплуатация приложений Spark в облаке зачастую становятся препятствием для дата-инженеров (Data Engineer, DE): сложная работа с Helm-конфигурациями отвлекает внимание от анализа данных и замедляет подготовку среды. Но полностью отказываться от Spark зачастую нерационально, поэтому многие команды стремятся найти свое решение для обхода существующих сложностей. Привет, Хабр. Меня зовут Юрий Орлов. Я руководитель команды разработки ML Platform в VK Tech. В этой статье я расскажу о том, как мы автоматизировали развертывание Spark в облаке и создали клиент на Python, который снижает требования к знаниям в области DevOps и Kubernetes, необходимым для начала работы со Spark.
https://habr.com/ru/companies/vktech/articles/966586/
#vk_cloud #spark #ml_platform #vk_tech #k8s #kubernetes #машинное_обучениe #python #Apache_Livy #apache
Data engineering will be 𝟭𝟬𝘅 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗿 if you do these Projects!
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#SurrealPoetry #MindBendingArt #ChaoticBeauty #CosmicWonder #AbstractThoughts #PoeticUniverse #ExistentialVibes #MysticalMindset #WhimsicalWorlds #CreativeChaos #RandomMagic #SpiritualAesthetic #Firelight #Monkey #Spark #Poetry #Poem #Prose #Poet #Words #Thoughts #Writing
Ironclad OS tops the news: a Unix-like kernel crafted in Ada and SPARK, bringing formal verification to a real-time, POSIX-friendly world. 🧠🔐 Debian/GLIBC-like familiarity, MAC security, and growing portability—plus Gloire on top. Learn more: https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/10/ironclad_os_unix_like_kernel/ #IroncladOS #Ada #SPARK #UnixLike #OSDev #newz
Spark Mail ganha assistente IA integrado para revolucionar a escrita e gestão de emails
🔗 https://tugatech.com.pt/t74093-spark-mail-ganha-assistente-ia-integrado-para-revolucionar-a-escrita-e-gestao-de-emails
#android #blog #chave #ia #ios #produtividade #sem #spark #windows
New “Canva of AR” iPhone app aims to make augmented reality design easy
image via creativebloq.comAfter Meta shut Spark at the start of the year and Adobe retired Aero this week, it seemed there was a space for a simple no-code app for creating augmented reality (AR) experiences and effects. Right on cue, along comes Trace looking to fill the gap. Described by its developers as the “Canva of AR”, the iPad and iPhone app is intended to allow people to create high-fidelity location-based AR experiences without code and without needing specialist knowledge.
https://www.creativebloq.com/3d/vr-ar/a-new-canva-of-ar-aims-to-let-anyone-design-ar-experiences
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