“Never try to outstubborn a cat.”
― Robert A. Heinlein
I’ve never seen a character who can deliver the word “bread” with as much intense emotion as Ben Sisko
May 16, 2011 — The Space Shuttle Endeavour hurtles toward a rendezvous with the ISS. (NASA)
Jamaharohn : TNG “Captain’s holiday”
- The Horga'hn is for a friend -
- I see. Someone close to you? -
- That’s right -
- Someone you love? -
- I wouldn’t go that far -
Dabo tables aren’t comfortable for sleeping.
Perhaps you should have pillowed your head on something more tangible than pathos and broken dreams, Damar.
Your beautiful abdominals, Sir?
Tiny Isles
I have a vested interest in island generators, so I was already interested in the Tiny Isles Twitter bot by Paul Newton and
Chris Beard.
But then one of them sent me a link to a write-up of the development process, and the one thing I like better than talking about a procedural generator is talking about how it works and the process the developers went through to put it together.
It’s a peek at the drama of making a generator, which feels very familiar to me. I especially like that it doesn’t shy away from describing the frustrations and dead ends along the way. These are a part of every generative project, but they usually get glossed over. I think it’s important to sometimes acknowledge them, especially for people who are just starting out and don’t realize how normal it is to run into frustrations like that.
The generator itself is quite interesting: though small, the eventual result is a simple but effective application of noise and shading to create convincing-looking relief maps of tropical islands.
https://plaxdev.wordpress.com/2017/05/04/procedurally-generating-islands/
For my half of a trade with @howardtjmoon :)
They requested Dr Bashir in Dr Crusher’s labcoat, I really hope I did it justice! And I hope you like it!!
Good evening, folks! Welcome to the inaugural episode of Curl Up With Tinsnip!
Tonight I’m reading @bmouse‘s “A Long-term Plot”, one of my favourite Garashir fics. It’s well-constructed, light-tasting, future-contemplative post-canon Cardassia.
Enjoy!
(Production note: of course, youtube ate the first fifteen seconds. What you missed: “Hello, folks! Welcome to Curl Up With Tinsnip, where I will read you bedtime stories. They won’t always be bedtime stories. They might be happy, or sad, or dramatic, but in all cases they’ll be stories I’ve enjoyed, and would like to share with you. I’ve been told I have a good face for reading…”)
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