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I'm confused - I wont bother cutting and pasting but on the latest gamer quiz currently making the LJ rounds (The Real Gamers use Dice Test), I score 70%. My sum total of gaming experiance is about 4 sessions of D&D. I guessed shiteloads and remembered odd conversations. Huh?
Oh well. After 1 1/2 days of archane explanations, eldritch typings and mumblings (mainly complaints in a rough german accents about the vagueries of getting programs to compile and run across different systems, why f77 was a perfectly good compiler and why does anyone try and change things which work fine in the first place and why can't they standardise things and various other things, most of which were fairly sensible) I have a set of programs for modelling the atmosphere of a star and establishing the stratification therein. And they compile and run such that they produce an output. What I don't have is a starting model vaguely close to the first star I need to try (formatting and non-mira-like issues) or an instinct for what numbers to change to get iterations to converge on a physically realistic star-like facsimile. Black art or science? I know which my vote is for.
At home, the tent is slowly progressing. Zane was happy to note that at least now we have no more fabric to cut out... Sod cloth is now attached and the doors are hemmed and ready for attachment. So tonight will involve laying out LOTS of fabric in the back yard and pinning on doors. Then complicated seams involving rope reinforcement have to be done (~33m worth). Pole measurement and cutting/carving should start by Sunday, during which I think I get to start on eyelets. Unfortunately ANU Kaos's 1st party intervenes on Sat evening with associated house cleaning, shopping and BBQ etc. And clean up afterwards. Should be fun but sanity is entirely optional at present.
Less than 2 weeks to Festival now (but I am cheating and taking the week before off work - Combination of Canberra Day and Good Friday leading to 3 day week means the place will be deserted.:)
BBQ time.
Oh well. After 1 1/2 days of archane explanations, eldritch typings and mumblings (mainly complaints in a rough german accents about the vagueries of getting programs to compile and run across different systems, why f77 was a perfectly good compiler and why does anyone try and change things which work fine in the first place and why can't they standardise things and various other things, most of which were fairly sensible) I have a set of programs for modelling the atmosphere of a star and establishing the stratification therein. And they compile and run such that they produce an output. What I don't have is a starting model vaguely close to the first star I need to try (formatting and non-mira-like issues) or an instinct for what numbers to change to get iterations to converge on a physically realistic star-like facsimile. Black art or science? I know which my vote is for.
At home, the tent is slowly progressing. Zane was happy to note that at least now we have no more fabric to cut out... Sod cloth is now attached and the doors are hemmed and ready for attachment. So tonight will involve laying out LOTS of fabric in the back yard and pinning on doors. Then complicated seams involving rope reinforcement have to be done (~33m worth). Pole measurement and cutting/carving should start by Sunday, during which I think I get to start on eyelets. Unfortunately ANU Kaos's 1st party intervenes on Sat evening with associated house cleaning, shopping and BBQ etc. And clean up afterwards. Should be fun but sanity is entirely optional at present.
Less than 2 weeks to Festival now (but I am cheating and taking the week before off work - Combination of Canberra Day and Good Friday leading to 3 day week means the place will be deserted.:)
BBQ time.
