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4D Reconstruction of Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Oil Blockade
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i built this 4d reconstruction of iran's chokehold on the world's oil. almost nothing is getting through the strait of hormuz.
— Bilawal Sidhu (@bilawalsidhu) 5 avril 2026
you can clearly see the path ships took before/after the blockade, and can even detect & track "dark vessels" getting through.
0:00 – clearly see the… pic.twitter.com/UMXcnm1C0Li built this 4d reconstruction of iran's chokehold on the world's oil. almost nothing is getting through the strait of hormuz. you can clearly see the path ships took before/after the blockade, and can even detect & track "dark vessels" getting through. 0:00 – clearly see the before/after route change 0:26 – tracking iran's new tollbooth 1:31 – dark vessel detection 2:17 – tracking ships going dark mid-transit
→ View original post on X — @bilawalsidhu, 2026-04-05 03:06 UTC
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Strait of Hormuz Crisis: Oil Routes Blocked, Prices Surge
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I turned on ship tracking in God's Eye View and watched the Strait of Hormuz go dark.
— Bilawal Sidhu (@bilawalsidhu) 3 avril 2026
Ship crossings went from hundreds a day to a handful. Some days, none. You can see the new route clearly — Iran's tightly run "toll booth."
Built dark vessel detection to track ships going… pic.twitter.com/anYOEmQzpSI turned on ship tracking in God's Eye View and watched the Strait of Hormuz go dark. Ship crossings went from hundreds a day to a handful. Some days, none. You can see the new route clearly — Iran's tightly run "toll booth." Built dark vessel detection to track ships going silent mid-transit. Then I layered in the strikes. Both sides. Vessels getting hit. Oil refineries. Before and after satellite imagery. Synced it all to oil futures — watched Brent crude rip past $100 as the timeline plays out. One chokepoint. A fifth of the world's oil. And almost nothing is getting through.
→ View original post on X — @bilawalsidhu, 2026-04-03 22:44 UTC
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Pika’s New Real-Time Video Chat Skill for AI Agents
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Cool to see pika reinventing itself. Now I kinda wanna embody my open claw agent and jump into a real time video call. https://t.co/Oi98CNnjGl
— Bilawal Sidhu (@bilawalsidhu) 3 avril 2026Cool to see pika reinventing itself. Now I kinda wanna embody my open claw agent and jump into a real time video call. Pika (@pika_labs) Conversations tend to go better with a face and a voice. That’s why we’re thrilled to release the beta version of the first video chat skill for ANY agent, powered by our new real-time model, PikaStream1.0. The skill preserves memory and personality, and enables real-time adaptability. And if you use it with your Pika AI Self, they’ll be able to execute agentic tasks during the call 💅 — https://nitter.net/pika_labs/status/2039804583862796345#m
→ View original post on X — @bilawalsidhu, 2026-04-03 02:28 UTC
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3D Gaussian Splats Improvement with MRNF and PPISP
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3d gaussian splats suddenly looking way less splatty! high frequency details look so much better with MRNF + PPISP https://t.co/hMBrdgWsyB
— Bilawal Sidhu (@bilawalsidhu) 31 mars 20263d gaussian splats suddenly looking way less splatty! high frequency details look so much better with MRNF + PPISP Tavius Koktavy 🌐💿🔆 (@TaviusKoktavy) In @lichtfeldstudio the new MRNF strategy plus PPISP is great. Compare MCMC (left) to MRNF (right) on a quick 20 second scan. Full-screen recommended Fine details pop, backgrounds are much more clear, and the color space is true-to-life. — https://nitter.net/TaviusKoktavy/status/2039061893722091533#m
→ View original post on X — @bilawalsidhu, 2026-03-31 21:00 UTC
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3D Gaussian Splat of Maritime Plaza San Francisco
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captured this 3d gaussian splat of the maritime plaza in san francisco
— Bilawal Sidhu (@bilawalsidhu) 31 mars 2026
came out pretty damn crispy for a handheld 3d scan!
– 334 stills taken with a sony a7iii + 18mm prime lens
– imagery posed w/ epic's reality scan
– radiance field trained w/ litchfeld studio pic.twitter.com/MQN7RzPslJcaptured this 3d gaussian splat of the maritime plaza in san francisco came out pretty damn crispy for a handheld 3d scan! – 334 stills taken with a sony a7iii + 18mm prime lens – imagery posed w/ epic's reality scan – radiance field trained w/ litchfeld studio
→ View original post on X — @bilawalsidhu, 2026-03-31 01:55 UTC
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Prediction Market for Strait of Hormuz Ship Transits
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prediction market to bet on how many ships are let through the strait of hormuz. who's building this? https://t.co/IHoUxqqGli
— Bilawal Sidhu (@bilawalsidhu) 30 mars 2026prediction market to bet on how many ships are let through the strait of hormuz. who's building this? Bilawal Sidhu (@bilawalsidhu) Visualizing the Strait of Hormuz shutdown using AIS tracking data. Wild to see the precipitous drop off in transits from 100's of vessels per day to a handful. The craziest part is zooming in to track a single Indian LPG tanker and watching it intentionally go dark — turning off its AIS to sneak through the chokepoint, before popping right back on the radar on the other side. OSINT is too much fun. Pulling this together to a bigger 4D god's eye view of the gulf region. — https://nitter.net/bilawalsidhu/status/2038143105493348730#m
→ View original post on X — @bilawalsidhu, 2026-03-30 20:30 UTC
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Getting Started with 3D Gaussian Splatting Tutorial
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Wondering how to get started with 3d gaussian splatting? nitter.net/bilawalsidhu/status/20… Bilawal Sidhu (@bilawalsidhu) 3d gaussian splatting is really fun! If you've been curious about how to create radiance fields using your phone, DSLR, 360 cameras, or high-end LiDAR-based rigs, then I think you'll enjoy my new deep dive. Watch it here: piped.video/ctraRclNiZA — https://nitter.net/bilawalsidhu/status/2014775576981098748#m
→ View original post on X — @bilawalsidhu, 2026-03-29 17:38 UTC
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3DGS Support Gaps in Epic Games and Sketchfab Platforms
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So true. Makes zero sense that Epic Games Reality Scan app doesn't support native 3D gaussian splat training. Nor does it make sense that Sketchfab doesn't support viewing/sharing of 3DGS files. Could be two layups. Instead, so many users pose/register their 3D scans in RealityCapture and export to Litchfeld or Postshot for 3DGS training. Azad Balabanian (@Azadux) my supersplat profile is taking place of my sketchfab account as i've stopped producing photogrammetry meshes and focused on 3DGS superspl.at/user?id=azadbal kinda sad that it's not all in one place — https://nitter.net/Azadux/status/2038040599451017315#m
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