Monthly ArchiveNovember 2006
Programming Steve on 22 Nov 2006
Terrain Editor
| Earlier this year a buddy of mine and I wrote a C++ program for terrain generation as an academic exercise in Computer Science. We designed it to allow users to generate their own terrain using some easy little tools, and I like to think we did an okay job. Incidentally, it turned out to be a fun little program. |  |
You can download it here. (~2.47MB)
If you’re handy enough, you can also convert publicly available GIS elevation data to our simple format and display some pretty impressive stuff (sorry, I won’t do it for you, though we might later change our format to meet a specified standard…take at look at the example files in the installation directory for some already-converted data). Feel free to play around and let me know what you think!
Aesthetics &Programming Steve on 17 Nov 2006
Overhaul
I’ve decided I need something to brush up my JavaScript, PHP, basic social, and MySQL skills.
Over the next (random number of your choosing) months, I’m going to overhaul the look and feel of this site. I’ll change the home page, but the most notable changes will be in the blog…currently the theme is based on the popular ShadedGrey v2.1 theme, but the thought of using a theme that is not (mostly) my doing is far too bothersome for me to bear.
*Edit: As I get deeper into the design, please leave me some comments to let me know what you think of the look and feel of the site!
Entertainment Steve on 16 Nov 2006
The Sexiest Man Alive
| People magazine recently named George Clooney the sexiest man alive. I was unaware Sparky the Dog is in any way attractive, but perhaps it’s because I’m a heterosexual male. Are we allowed to submit nominations for next year? I think I just might have a chance… |  |
Sock Bam Whack Steve on 14 Nov 2006
Dolphins can sing…Batman?
From ABC Science news, the results of two new studies (to be presented at the joint meeting of the “Acoustical Society of America and NOISE-CON 2005 in October) show Dolphins are “the only mammals other than humans to recognise rhythms and reproduce them vocally.” In this case, I think my buddy Craig was involved in the music choice…
Click here for the article.
Pets/Animals &Residential Glee Steve on 06 Nov 2006
Reclaiming My Yard…
Shortly after moving into our current house, my wife and I noticed we were overwhelmed by the inebriating smell of cat poop on any given warm day upon approaching the front door. It only took a few moments for me to spot the source(s); along the base of the house in the flower beds were several curious mounds of dirt, each concealing its own little kitty surprise.
The first time I mowed the lawns (unfenced front and fenced back), I couldn’t help but notice many more morsels and their seeming magnetic attractions to the bottoms of my shoes.
It seems that, while the previous owners occupied the home, the territorial neighborhood animals overtook the yard. I have since begun a quest to establish myself as the local dominant creature and reclaim my property.