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Wednesday, October 31, 2018

"Pipe Dream" - Animusic.com


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyCIpKAIFyo

What a blast.

What a blast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXNPbUyiI64&feature=share

Because sometimes, you just have to...

Because sometimes, you just have to...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIOJdMdS56k&feature=share

Ah yes. luvely!

Ah yes. luvely!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q&feature=share

The Killers - Mr. Brightside


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGdGFtwCNBE&feature=share

Nice harmony.

Nice harmony.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojYK6CW8gdw&feature=share

I'll be watching this tonight. Library DVD so expectations are low.

I'll be watching this tonight. Library DVD so expectations are low.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qruAY1jXNvU

More roads and rails.


More roads and rails. This set is a the dual highway from Urbania West to Scalliwag Island. Note also how the bridge in the background has been moved.

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Monday, October 29, 2018

The Art Institute of Chicago Now Offers Unrestricted Access to over 52,000 High-Resolution Images from Their...


https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2018/10/art-institute-of-chicago-image-collection/

GOSH!!!

GOSH!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuL5yXsOAIA&feature=share

Does that big magnet call you?

Does that big magnet call you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXqPjx94YMg&feature=share

Well used and then overused?

Well used and then overused?
https://vimeo.com/84548119

So today there was a mix-up with my Doctor's appointment and instead of it being at 10:30a, it was actually at 3pm.

So today there was a mix-up with my Doctor's appointment and instead of it being at 10:30a, it was actually at 3pm. Instead of going home and coming back later, instead I saw VERTIGO which was showing at Event Cinema in Glendale.

While I've seen the film several times (though only once all the way through) on TV (mostly on a Saturday/Sunday afternoon time slot) this was the first time I'd seen it on THE BIG SCREEN. Despite a mix-up with the lighting - overhead lights came on 5 minutes before the end of the film - I found this to be an immersive and enigmatic example of late film noir. It has all the characteristics of that genre, but Hitchcock misleads the audience all the way through. We think that Scottie's the hero of the film, but really he's the villain, with the victim being Madeleine Elster / Judy Barton. This is a bit like PSYCHO where the person we thought was the main character gets killed off in the first third of the film. Midge disappears for the final act and it's clear she's given up on Scottie.

Unlike Psycho, Vertigo shot in vibrant colours which somehow seem half real and half painting in quality. The unsung character in the film is San Francisco of the late 50s. When we look out of Midge or Scottie's window we know damn well that it's a trans-light behind, and later a plethora of back-screen projections at various locations, but both enhance a certain dreamlike quality of the film, highlighting perhaps a deliberate focus on the fake or pretence, which matches the theme of the film.

But it's Scottie that draws the audience in, as he goes from nice guy to fall guy to creek, obsessed with an illusion rather than the reality of the person before him. And that makes people uncomfortable, because hey, that could be you or me! Great film.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU1tOILkIP4

Last night I watched the 1998 Godzilla, followed by Batman vs Superman.

Last night I watched the 1998 Godzilla, followed by Batman vs Superman. 8You couldn't get two different films as these. I love the first, because it has Mathew Broderick, Jean Reno, and Hank Azaria in it, and it's a fun if goofy experience. But the Superman vs Batman thing, well it's like someone turned up the "grittiness" dial to max, and everything seemed beaten into dullness because of that. No wonder the next film was dreadful as well.

Sunday, October 28, 2018

!!!

!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-yhwYMoRfk

A vortex appears, unleashed by the crash

A vortex appears, unleashed by the crash
A moment marred by hesitation
Bedazzled surgeon chases the gash
But we don't need that operation
Long distance century buzzes and fades
Elysian Fields not far behind
Find me a witness amongst these shades
They've got to grind, grind it out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQa9MUzI5EE&feature=share

Saturday, October 27, 2018

Urbania-North got revised as well.

Urbania-North got revised as well. The bit at the top is now the Void Port and refinery. Think Space Port, but for the void. The only entrance to this in the world Urbania exists in, is about 700m above the memorial. Anything going in or coming out usually goes via the Void Port. This is run by McGuffin Industries, which is owned by one of the five "old families" of Urbania (the others being Moreau, Buggle, Weston, and Bogan). The railway connects it with the rest of Urbania.

Most of the islands there have been created from reclaimed land, so have a rather artificial flatness on top.

I did a lot of revised terraforming with Urbania-West today.

I did a lot of revised terraforming with Urbania-West today. It's hard to see the difference on the in-world mas but it's there.

And side by side in silence

And side by side in silence
Without a single word
It's the loudest sound
It's the loudest sound I ever heard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltqglw5lZeQ&feature=share

In the cafes and shopping malls I see your face

In the cafes and shopping malls I see your face
Turn into mist on evening dew
But a book and a photograph just aren't the same
There is a train that's leaving soon

Budapest by blimp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNtTX5bPKyo&feature=share

The romance of yooth.

The romance of yooth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KYkGVZM5w4&feature=share

The spookiest music relies on a little ditty monks used to sing about the apocalypse


https://qz.com/quartzy/1429949/devils-interval-what-makes-music-sound-scary/

I've been watching the BBC miniseries of this on SBS.

I've been watching the BBC miniseries of this on SBS. I quite like it. The slower pace allows me to follow the story lines. They've just setting up to fight the battle of Borodino. Golly, I wonder how that will go?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOIT4yHNyYQ&feature=share

Nine years ago? I wonder if the record's been beaten by now?

Nine years ago? I wonder if the record's been beaten by now?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPjjZCO67WI&feature=share

Steeleye Span - Seven Hundred Elves (1974)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--gpp4K-AbU&feature=share

Wonder what the power bill was like?

Wonder what the power bill was like?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TawQoAeCKbw&feature=share

The Alan Parsons Project - Dreamscape


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tnRWoe2Ug8&feature=share

Everybody knows...

Everybody knows...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm-dqWhvUFI&feature=share

Time to move on? I think their opus is SENS8.

Time to move on? I think their opus is SENS8.
https://thefilmstage.com/news/with-no-projects-in-development-wachowskis-close-their-production-offices/

A year later, I don't think anything came of this.

A year later, I don't think anything came of this.
http://blog.nalates.net/2017/09/18/second-life-to-kill-opensim/

The stories we never saw...

The stories we never saw...
http://comediva.com/rejected-nancy-drew-mysteries/

I'm satisfied with the work I've done on these regions today.


I'm satisfied with the work I've done on these regions today. Lots of fiddling, and new roads -- otherwise how do people get to it? And I moved the memorial south enough so that it no longer crosses the sim border.

Friday, October 26, 2018

god's some old white guy? r-i-g-h-t.....

god's some old white guy? r-i-g-h-t.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbQh11oUh6s

Despite frustrations, I managed to do some work on the memorial today.

Despite frustrations, I managed to do some work on the memorial today. Mostly, a parking lot, and walkways were added. The walkway to the tree may need to be moved though, because there's a sim border at one end, and every time my AV would walk there she'd fall into the interior of the prim! D'Oh!

Monday, October 22, 2018

I've visited here before, but am still impressed by Sunbeam Magic's build of AACME CITY in 3rd Rock Grid.

I've visited here before, but am still impressed by Sunbeam Magic's build of AACME CITY in 3rd Rock Grid. It looks lived in, so much so that maybe the inhabitants are merely off the streets for an emergency drill, and will be back soon.
https://3rg.changeip.org/region/AAcme%20City%20Southside/23/41/28




! ! !


! ! !

Originally shared by DeviantArt.com

"Venture Bros Series 1"by Phobos-Romulus: http://bit.ly/2xo0vLF

Ooooh. Involves using a demo prgram at http://cvl-demos.cs.nott.ac.uk/vrn/

Ooooh. Involves using a demo prgram at http://cvl-demos.cs.nott.ac.uk/vrn/

In the first six minutes of watching this film, I already knew who Neil and Chuck were, and exactly what Neil had...

In the first six minutes of watching this film, I already knew who Neil and Chuck were, and exactly what Neil had been flying, because as a child in the 60s I had a booklet on the X-15. Not only that, I had several projects about Apollo 11. This film, despite the main actor having the least amount of lines, was MEANINGFUL to me. The hardest part is knowing what disasters are coming up. I wanted to shout GET OUT OF THE CAPSULE, but but history happens as remembered.

For me, this was very very cool. I cried several times, because those were the times I lived in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Eimb4cy7UY&feature=share

Saturday, October 20, 2018

Centrail Urbania. Black dashed line is railway, and white line is major road.


Centrail Urbania. Black dashed line is railway, and white line is major road.

The revised Urbania, with consistent terrain.


The revised Urbania, with consistent terrain.

We had massive thunderstorms last night so I turned all the PS (and NAS) off but one.

We had massive thunderstorms last night so I turned all the PS (and NAS) off but one. Time to turn them back on and run SECONDS again. Then I can restore the modded terrain. Expect an in world map at some point.

A revised version of what was once the Twin Islands and now Urbania West, in Leveller.


A revised version of what was once the Twin Islands and now Urbania West, in Leveller. This used to be 6x5 512x512 area, but is now a 4x4 area instead. So, a lot simplified. The estuary with the island in the middle came from mistake applying a Perlin4 filter on it. The intent was to roughen a mound that was there, but the filter ate it instead, And I though, what the hell, that's more interesting than a mound!

All of this had been edited in L3DT first and then exported back to Leveller, before being further modded and exported back to Seconds. Before I did that, I created a select based on a height range of -19 to -2, which selected most of the oceans, and the replaced this with Perlin noise. Chaoitc seas!

The Northern Straights in Leveller.The bottom half of this will be re-used in another tile set soon.


The Northern Straights in Leveller.The bottom half of this will be re-used in another tile set soon.

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Another library comic I've recently read.

Another library comic I've recently read. Much better than expected. I thought it was going to be some half arsed adaptation of the film featuring Tom Cruise, but this is an original story by the same writer who was on Hellblaser for years. VERY Hammeresque. They ought to make THIS into a film.
http://www.britishfantasysociety.org/reviews/the-mummy-palimpsest-graphic-novel-review/

I've started exporting the terrain files. This proved simpler than expected.

I've started exporting the terrain files. This proved simpler than expected.

For example. Buggles-North terrain is exported via this text:

change region bi-03
terrain save c:\GRIDS\SECONDS\(BACKUPS)\Terrain\OStoL3DT\bi-03.ter
change region bi-04
terrain save c:\GRIDS\SECONDS\(BACKUPS)\Terrain\OStoL3DT\bi-04.ter
change region bi-13
terrain save c:\GRIDS\SECONDS\(BACKUPS)\Terrain\OStoL3DT\bi-13.ter
change region bi-14
terrain save c:\GRIDS\SECONDS\(BACKUPS)\Terrain\OStoL3DT\bi-14.ter
change region bi-23
terrain save c:\GRIDS\SECONDS\(BACKUPS)\Terrain\OStoL3DT\bi-23.ter
change region bi-24
terrain save c:\GRIDS\SECONDS\(BACKUPS)\Terrain\OStoL3DT\bi-24.ter
change region root

I just copy and paste this into the BuggleNorth console and it executes one line at a time and the files are saved. I have a set of these for each Region group, created by ALT-Selecting the names column in the Buggle-North console, copy and pasting that into Notepad++, and then running a macro to cut the name on a line and paste the value in with standard text. I only have to make this text once.

To load modified terrain back into the the grid, it's simply a matter of writing the reverse by coping this text and replacing terrain save with terrain load and \OStoL3DT\ with \L3DTtoOS\ (which is a separate directory with modified versions of the terrain). There's a couple of advantages to doing this. Firstly I won't be working on the files in \OStoL3DT\ directly. Rather I'll copy that to another PC where I have L3DT installed, and copy various files into sub-directories to work on different blocks. That way if I stuff it up, I have a clean copy of the terrain on this PC. But also it means I can finely tune the terrain on the other PC for several blocks, and later copy the finished versions back to \L3DTtoOS\ for reloading.

Sounds messy but it's not, and it gives an extra level of backups for the terrain. We'll see how it works in practice.

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Out of all THE YOUNG ONES sketches, the one starting at 1:07 stuck in my mind.

Out of all THE YOUNG ONES sketches, the one starting at 1:07 stuck in my mind.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIHUvfdG-nk&feature=share

This second map shows how I plan to export and later import regions between Opensimulator and L3DT.


This second map shows how I plan to export and later import regions between Opensimulator and L3DT. I've written a series of tutorials for doing this with Leveller (see https://asstnotesideas.blogspot.com/search/label/daylonleveller) but it's pretty much the same process with L3DT. In both cases you can import/export a rectangle of 1x1 or larger regions and if these are named correctly, the terrain editors will load those terrains in the correct spot.

For example, I could save the Northern Straight regions terrain as follows...

un-15 to ns_x0_y0.ter,
un-25 to ns_x1_y0.ter,
un-16 to ns_x0+y1.ter, and
un-26 to ns_x1_y1.ter

...and L3DT will load them correctly.

Now I'm using L3DT here for the changes because it's a bit better at doing finicky details on a 3D view. Leveller is far better at planning an original terrain set, and in fact the original of Urbania was done using Leveller. But rather than throw that away I've just re-used the terrains and OARs (in the case of the purple core area) instead, and that's why I'm using L3DT to make it a smooth transition from one region to another.

I'm in the planning stages for major Terraforming using L3DT.


I'm in the planning stages for major Terraforming using L3DT. This requires a bit of planning ahead, or I'll get into a terrible mess. The planning image below was created by adding region names to a screenshot of the in-world map using Photoshop. The newer regions created last weekend are conspicuous as being pin islands, and the dotted lines show planed changes to the coastlines.

As you can see, Urbania west has its own grid numbering, but Urbania South, East and North all have different prefixes but a consistent numbering. (XY locations in terms of 512x512 regions from us-00). It's important to be consistent here to avoid mistakes! I'f I'd used names like "West Elm" and "East Elm" I'm more likely to get confused as to which is where.

I see this in real life a lot. People will get on the West Wallsend bus thinking that either they're going to Wallsend or to a suburb right next to it. It's the same bus number to either, but West Wallsend is 15km west of Wallsend! Personally I think they should either rename one of these places, called West Wallsend "Westies" on the bus sign, or change the bus number depending on the direction it travels (267 to Wallsens and University, 265 to West Wallsend).

Anyway, these Regions can always be renamed later, or just rename the parcels in them.
Title

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

The End of Days is coming for G+. Will you be ready?

The End of Days is coming for G+. Will you be ready?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzSUfLOUzwk&feature=share

Yeah.

Yeah.

Originally shared by David Denny

Grab a copy of Existential poetic misery FREE! And realise just how good things are for you!
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/682740

This would have to be one of the dopiest live action Japanese films I've seen this year.

This would have to be one of the dopiest live action Japanese films I've seen this year. Based on a manga I haven't read, I kept watching to see how worse it got. Make a good video for a drinking game - take a ip when someone in the film crosses their arms or stands in a wrestling pose!

So glad this was a library DVD.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6L3D4bwfj4&feature=share

"This is NOT the Federation you're looking for"

"This is NOT the Federation you're looking for"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVstesjCqEg&feature=share

The back end of the The Forks is no longer a flat building area, but a mass of mountainous terrain.


The back end of the The Forks is no longer a flat building area, but a mass of mountainous terrain. And look, there's the rest of Urbania East behind it.

Sunday, October 14, 2018

Getting there!


Getting there!

I saw a question of DO YOU REGRET YOUR ART DEGREE on Quora yesterday and this was my answer.

I saw a question of DO YOU REGRET YOUR ART DEGREE on Quora yesterday and this was my answer. The issues I raised for myself are still pending. What do you think? I would value you reading my answer to this, your opinions on it here
https://www.quora.com/Do-you-regret-your-art-degree/answer/Laura-Anne-Seabrook

Filling in some gaps. Cyan lines are planned rail ways, black are major roads.This is NOT the final terrain!


Filling in some gaps. Cyan lines are planned rail ways, black are major roads.This is NOT the final terrain!

Friday, October 12, 2018

Reloading OARs precedes at a slow pace.

Reloading OARs precedes at a slow pace. So far so good. Of course just restoring these isn't a final step. The terrain still needs to be edited properly, but it's filling in the coastline and the spaces in-between. Once that happens I can mae "fault lines" like the one here go away. This happens because the oars restored to tthese regions were in different places and rotation in the original design. Not that's a cliff and half!

An update of the planning map, showing the names of the regions with imports over them.


An update of the planning map, showing the names of the regions with imports over them. Anything in BOLD is a new region that would need to be created. Out of those, ue-44 and us-40 are probably optional. A bit of added whimsy so that I could (one day) set up ferry routes along those coasts. It'd be cool to have some form of automated ferry from the Welcome region to the mainland, for visitors who might want to take their time..

Assuming I'm up to it this afternoon, I'll start loading OARs to existing regions.

Always a bouncy number.

Always a bouncy number.
#TheLoop #Australian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugA5bLqivkY&feature=share

But of course...

But of course...
#TheLoop #Australian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7bDeQ4UJIU&feature=share

Also on the Loop.

Also on the Loop.
#TheLoop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-WP6POdTgY&feature=share

Good Heavens, this just turned up on THe Loop.

Good Heavens, this just turned up on THe Loop. Not a Rick Roll, but the real thing. I'm taken by his faun dust coat. Iw
#TheLoop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&feature=share

Greg founded The Chaosium in 1975, and from the outset (to quote his own words) “was never content to imitate, but...

Greg founded The Chaosium in 1975, and from the outset (to quote his own words) “was never content to imitate, but instead published games that were original in their style of play, content and design”. Under his leadership, the company quickly became renowned for its originality and creativity, and was responsible for introducing numerous things to the hobby that are standards today. As John Wick (7th Sea, Legend of the Five Rings) memorably said, “The older I get, the more I hear young RPG designers say ‘Never been done before!’ And then I just point at something Greg Stafford did a few decades ago.”

Greg’s work in roleplaying games, board games, and fiction have been acclaimed as some of the most engaging and innovative of all time. There will doubtless be many valedictory messages over the coming days from the countless people that Greg inspired and enthused across his many interests and passions - Glorantha, Oaxaca, King Arthur, shamanism, mythology and more.

A pioneer in Role Playing and other games.
#Rip #Chaosium


https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-greg-stafford-1948-2018/

whoops

whoops
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/6116385/

Thursday, October 11, 2018

I'm not up to it today, but I'm thinking of reusing terrains/regions I made for the old version of Urbania.


I'm not up to it today, but I'm thinking of reusing terrains/regions I made for the old version of Urbania. This is what that Urbania used to look like.The purple area is a the aftermath of a great Void Disaster, with a memorial in the middle of it.

Tuesday, October 09, 2018

I was going to do housework all day today.


I was going to do housework all day today. I sat down after tidying the bedroom up, to have a 30 minute break fiddling with Seconds. Three hours later I have a revised Teleport grid.

Monday, October 08, 2018

Spent some time restoring Scallywag (nee Scum) Island and surrounds.

Spent some time restoring Scallywag (nee Scum) Island and surrounds. I had to carefully load 256x256 OARs into 512x512 regions.Still lots of fiddling to be done, but all the regions are up, even though many are still pin islands or empty.

I plan to make a few additions/ changes to the forks, and the new location for he Seconds region will probably be its permanent home. You can now fly directly to the Urbania mainland (such as it is).

Cool!

Cool!
https://unitedfederationofpla.net/s/

Saturday, October 06, 2018

After lots of help, I have the revised version of the Seconds Grid.


After lots of help, I have the revised version of the Seconds Grid. Sratis has been renamed back to Urbania, but I might make it the name of one of the larger urban areas. As mentioned before, the Twin Islands is now Urbania West and Urbania City is part of that. Expect skyscrapers and slums.

The image below shows the region groups set up. Most of the terrain hasn't been made for these areas yet, but will be by the end of the week. It's unlikely that I'll have all the groups running at once.

Friday, October 05, 2018

Next door to Sculpted Earth is this huge Astronomy region (https://hypergrid.org/region/Astronomy/121/116/24)

Next door to Sculpted Earth is this huge Astronomy region (https://hypergrid.org/region/Astronomy/121/116/24) ! The images show, in, next to and above this installation. Described as:

Astronomic exhibitions, information, images, and models, under construction, at present an interactive, rotating starry sky, an orrery (solar system model) and two observatory buildings.

#MetropolisGrid



In and at Sculpted Earth in the Metropolis Grid (https://hypergrid.org/region/Earth/134/64/141).

In and at Sculpted Earth in the Metropolis Grid (https://hypergrid.org/region/Earth/134/64/141). According to the region information:

The planet Earth with 3D topography to scale 1:100,000, with altitude attenuated by a factor of 100 to 1:1,000, 128 meters diameter from 288 sculpted prims, hovering above the sea, with observation decks, gliders and teleporters.
#MetropolisGrid





MB Sea B2 in Metropolis (https://hypergrid.org/region/MB%20Sea%20B1/108/97/49).

MB Sea B2 in Metropolis (https://hypergrid.org/region/MB%20Sea%20B1/108/97/49). At first I thought this was an airport, but...
#MetropolisGrid

I expect all sorts of reactions to this font.

I expect all sorts of reactions to this font.
https://laughingsquid.com/comic-papyrus/

Obvious in search of the "next Game of Thrones".

Obvious in search of the "next Game of Thrones".
https://deadline.com/2018/10/amazon-robert-jordans-the-wheel-of-time-1202474485/

One day...

One day...
https://vimeo.com/120708397

Luvely.

Luvely.

Originally shared by CG Shorts

Every Star
by Yawen Zheng

SEE LINK BELOW TO VIEW THE FILM
https://vimeo.com/131883183

The story of a mysterious boy who collects stars and sends them to every city child who is unable to see the stars through the foggy sky.

#everystar #shortanimatedmovies #cgshorts #animation #3danimation #film #shortanimatedfilm #animatedshortfilm #animatedshort #animatedfilm #shortanimatedfilms #shortfilms #shortmovies #movies #animatedmovies
https://vimeo.com/131883183

Thursday, October 04, 2018

Often people are unaware of the high-quality immersive learning environments in virtual worlds because they lack...

Often people are unaware of the high-quality immersive learning environments in virtual worlds because they lack accurate and up-to-date search tools. Educators often waste time “reinventing the wheel” without awareness of the educational content created by other educators. By collaborating, sharing resources, and pooling skills and talent, real learning can take place on a larger scale and best practices can be better understood.

This is a good thing.

Originally shared by Talla Adam

Virtual Library opens branches in OpenSim
The Second Life-based Community Virtual Library is opening two branches in OpenSim next summer, on the Kitely and Avacon grids...
https://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2018/10/virtual-library-opens-branches-in-opensim/

The JUPITER 8!

The JUPITER 8! #Fandom http://www.startrek.com/article/take-a-ride-in-the-jupiter-8