Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Off topic wednesday: Immaterials: Light painting WiFi;

This is way cool.  Visualizing how wireless networks interact with architecture. Essentially built a 4m signal strength bar, and walked around with it using long exposure photography.   As one commenter points out, remember that its really a negative of the networks -the densest parts of the image are the least constrained parts of the networks -the holes/blank areas are the boundaries. Enjoy !

Immaterials: Light painting WiFi

 http://yourban.no/2011/02/22/immaterials-light-painting-wifi/

 

Monday, April 4, 2011

Non-Ranting Adventurer Post.....

So, I've got a pdf available for the AAACS (Alternate Adventurer Abstract Combat System) available for perusal; and yes, I'd appreciate comments, and any actual playtest reports will get me to buy you a beer if we ever meet.

http://www.box.net/shared/tzgjs9vyrm

(UPDATE:  Links disabled.  check latest posts for current version)

Sunday, April 3, 2011

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ONLINE FANS

Dear god, time for a rant.  remember the funny, whimsical post about WW buying a traveller license ?  Remember ? Actually funny, right, but not overly mean or sarcastic ?

Well, over on the main Traveller Forum, the latest  obsessed Sock puppet Traveller hating attentionseeking terrible infant has managed to turn it into a very mean spirited stab at Travellers author, and gotten most of the thread dissapeared and locked. BUGGERBLOODYIDIOTICMORON !

I suppose its just as well that the Mods did what they did, but honestly......

What is it about the web that makes ATTENTION CRAVING IDIOTS just have to make sure that EVERYONE KNOWS about their IMPORTANT PERSONAL ISSUES regardless of what is going on. 

Why is this IDIOT even posting about all the things he hates about traveller on one of the OLDEST most established TRAVELLER WEBSITES ?  What, not enough attention from mommy when he was a BABY ?

OH WAH WAH I HATE TRAVELLER AND MY PERSONAL ISSUES ARE SO IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE HAS TO KNOW AND APPRECIATE THEM PLUS MOMMY ONLY EVER FED ME FROM A NASTY COLD BOTTLE EXCEPT WHEN SHE JUST BLEW FORMULA POWDER UP MY NOSE WITH A STRAW !!!!!!!!!!!!!


Gahhhhhhhh.

Okay. Rant over. (well, probably not)

Friday, April 1, 2011

White Wolf to acquire Traveller license from Far Future Enterprises

Priceless.  It looks like edition wars are on everyones mind, today of all days.
White Wolf to acquire Traveller license from Far Future Enterprises 

TSR/WoC kills OSR with new 5e release !!!!!!!!!

And how ?  Not by slavishly copying back to basic backward-looking static tropes, but by being SO MUCH COOLER AND FORWARD-LOOKING !  5e Rules !  Do you hear me !  RULES ! Burn all your old crap, this is the 80's RPG juggernaught all over again !