Too Many Ideas - Archive for 2006
Beware the Giant Wet Sponges of August
Thursday, August 17th, 2006I feel like I’ve been rolled over by a slow moving, giant, wet sponge. I have a cold in August. It’s just a nasty cold. Not the flu. I may not post for the next few days as I’m not feeling particularly coherent.
Characters on the Couch (Part 6)
Wednesday, August 16th, 2006No one can be isolated or an Island The Jester Archetype This Follows on from: Characters on the Couch (Part 5). The first part can be found at: Characters on the Couch (Part 1). “If I can’t dance I don’t want to be part of your revolution.” Jesters joyfully live for the moment. They don’t […]
Plutons
Wednesday, August 16th, 2006I was just reading the BBC article about the three "new" planets in the solar system. I can’t write fanfic to save my life but there would be a great West Wing episode in this somewhere. Something like the episode "Galileo" which by coincidence I watched last night on DVD.
Vue Landscapes
Tuesday, August 15th, 2006I’ve just added three new landscapes made with Vue to my site’s gallery.
Bored to tears by Python DOM
Monday, August 14th, 2006Following on from yesterdays boredom I’m now even more bored. Another hour using Python’s DOM functions to read in data. Yesterday I was learning some new Python stuff getting to grips first with Python’s SAX handlers and then DOM once I decided to use that instead. Today was just repetitive use of a few commands […]
VueDynamics Boring Progress
Sunday, August 13th, 2006There comes a time in any software development that you have to spend time doing boring stuff. Today I’ve been slogging through loading XML configuration files into VueDynamics. I am now officially bored.
RealFlow into Vue Experiments
Saturday, August 12th, 2006I’d been playing with importing sequences of wavefront object files as a way of bringing animations into Vue from other applications. Yesterday someone asked about importing a sequence from RealFlow. Fortunately I have a none commercial use copy of RealFlow that came on a cover disc a while ago. So I’ve been trying to get […]
Friday Night Vice
Friday, August 11th, 2006Went to see Miami Vice earlier. I thought the set piece action sequences were on a par with those in Heat or other Mann films. If you want to see some nice technothriller scenes with all the hardware and SOPs this film delivers everything you could ask for. However while the cold professionals without any […]
Unnamed Vue Picture
Thursday, August 10th, 2006I’d left Vue rendering this one today while I was at work. While it originally estimated 15 hours for the print size size image it turned out to need less than 5 in the end. I don’t normally use global radiosity but I did with this picture for a change. It made the roadside bushes […]
Characters on the Couch (Part 5)
Wednesday, August 9th, 2006The Care Giver Archetype This Follows on from: Characters on the Couch (Part 4). The first part can be found at: Characters on the Couch (Part 1). “Love your neighbour as yourself.” Care Givers are unselfish, ethical providers of protection who do things for others. They are compassionate saints and helpers. They are healers of […]