Good question

Good question
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Uc-cztsJo&list=PLGuOWuyQR1zQFk8uWz_lNbHtTGvTaHEd-

Raids mounted on fake Indian tech support centres

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/technology-46357007?__twitter_impression=true

There are good reasons to do so.

There are good reasons to do so.
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/cities-going-car-free-ban-2017-8?r=US&IR=T

Ceptre can be viewed as an explication of a new methodology for understanding games based on linear logic, a formal...

Ceptre can be viewed as an explication of a new methodology for understanding games based on linear logic, a formal logic concerned with resource usage. We present a correspondence between gameplay and proof search in linear logic, building on prior work on generating narratives. In Ceptre, we introduce the ability to add interactivity selectively into a generative model, enabling inspection of intermediate states for debugging and exploration as well as a means of play.
http://lambda-the-ultimate.org/node/5216

Because I'm already committed to using Scrivener but it's been a couple of years since I last used it (for my...

Because I'm already committed to using Scrivener but it's been a couple of years since I last used it (for my Masters of Fine Art), I'm working my way through this tutorial.

This time around I got to the bit where you actually write a script using the Screenwriting feature (where it creates a list of standard format options for you to pick) and I discovered that what was in the tutorial [a PAGE ($N)] wasn't on mine! Oops. Done something wrong along the way. However it reinforces the potential ease I saw in Scrivener for breakdowns. You write a general outline, then cut chunks of that over to "Index Cards", and then fill in the scenes that each Index Cards represents.

Sounds complicated but it isn't, and even though I screwed up doing the tutorial, I know I've got the right application for me, so "round two" after lunch!
http://antonyjohnston.com/forwriters/scriveningcomics.php

er, if you say so.

er, if you say so.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a25137453/earth-swallowing-ocean/?utm_source=quora&utm_medium=referral

With ThinkComposer you can apply the power of comprehensive visual documents to get the job done and work better.

With ThinkComposer you can apply the power of comprehensive visual documents to get the job done and work better. Your flowcharts, concept maps, models and other kind of diagrams can be much more than just embedded images in text-docs or presentations, they can represent the insights and knowledge of your very specialized domain or environment.

Good heavens!!!
#Windows
http://www.thinkcomposer.com/index.html

Some even work under other platforms.

Some even work under other platforms.
#Linux #Windows #MacOs
http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Features/Open-Source-Tools-for-Writers

Plenty of bugs in my back yard! Last night I found black beetles and slugs eating bits of dog food.

Plenty of bugs in my back yard! Last night I found black beetles and slugs eating bits of dog food.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/magazine/insect-apocalypse.html

This site has a list of individual bricks, and sets, compatible with LEGO, for 3D printing.

This site has a list of individual bricks, and sets, compatible with LEGO, for 3D printing. Have no idea what LEGO thinks of this!
https://printabrick.org/

Golly!!!

Golly!!!
https://www.sciencealert.com/this-black-hole-could-be-rotating-space-itself-by-spinning-so-fast

AvPainter - SL Clothes Design and Preview Tool - Full Version Version 1.7.4

AvPainter - SL Clothes Design and Preview Tool - Full Version Version 1.7.4
If you're on Second Life or on OPenSim and still have an SL account, it seems you can get this from teh Second Life Marketplace for free. Product page is https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/AvPainter-SL-Clothes-Design-and-Preview-Tool-Full-Version/166800?id=166800&slug=AvPainter-SL-Clothes-Design-and-Preview-Tool-Full-Version. You have to rez it in a sandbox that runs scripts. I haven't got mine to work, yet.
#SecondLife #OpenSimulator #Windows

I'm still on at least a couple of platforms which I discovered, you couldn't quit from.

I'm still on at least a couple of platforms which I discovered, you couldn't quit from. The workaround was to change my emailing preferences so nothing got sent to me.
https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/25/nowhere-to-go/

QAvimator is a pose/animation maker mostly used for Second Life/Open Simulator (see http://www.qavimator.org/).

QAvimator is a pose/animation maker mostly used for Second Life/Open Simulator (see http://www.qavimator.org/). There a new beta version that has the Bento bones.
https://bitbucket.org/QAvimator_Team/qavimator-beta/downloads/

The people who write these articles always get the headlines wrong.

The people who write these articles always get the headlines wrong. It's not Science that confirms stuff, it's RESEARCH and there's a difference.
https://brightside.me/wonder-animals/science-confirms-that-dogs-can-recognize-a-bad-person-538410/?utm_source=fb_brightside&utm_medium=fb_organic&utm_campaign=fb_gr_brightside

A "better' Courier font, in TTF format, and it's free.

A "better' Courier font, in TTF format, and it's free. Actually, there's 5 free fonts top download: Courier Prime, Courier Prime sans, Courier Prime Code, Courier Prime Cyrillic; and Courier Prime Medium & Semi-Bold; and they come in italic as well.
https://quoteunquoteapps.com/courierprime/

A directory of Open-Source projects for the VFX community

A directory of Open-Source projects for the VFX community
http://opensourcevfx.org/

I know a few furries. Can't see how this is anyone's busiess but their own.

I know a few furries. Can't see how this is anyone's busiess but their own.
https://www.grahamcluley.com/high-tail-hall-data-breach-exposes-over-400000-furry-fans/

social media

social media
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p21YfobjaVA&feature=share

They're not always wrong.

They're not always wrong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0TpRGXKdog&feature=share

Mind you, the demo real is impressive!

Mind you, the demo real is impressive!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKmSdY56VtY&feature=share

Um, I have a plethora of 2D animation applications.

Um, I have a plethora of 2D animation applications. I have: Moho 12, Clip Studo Paint (forgot the number), Pencil 2.0, Photoshop CS6 and even After Affects CS6 (yes, old kit). But this works in Blender.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3iyy-gGeIU&feature=share

Is there nothing science can't do?

Is there nothing science can't do?
https://futurism.com/purple-photosynthetic-bacteria-poop-power/amp/

So long as it was peer reviewed.

So long as it was peer reviewed.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/in-1975-a-cat-coauthored-a-physics-paper?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=atlas-page

And while we're talking about funky vehicles...

And while we're talking about funky vehicles...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phFij-01hBk&feature=share

YES, we've HAD THEM FOR YEARS!

YES, we've HAD THEM FOR YEARS!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRZNLBL7Px4&feature=share

I borrowed this from Lake Macquarie Libraries recently.

I borrowed this from Lake Macquarie Libraries recently. A good graphic novel, with a Tintin / Snowey analogue to assist you in understanding the implications
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2165556419

Solar panels could increase productivity on pastures that are not irrigated and even water-stressed, a new study...

Solar panels could increase productivity on pastures that are not irrigated and even water-stressed, a new study finds. The new study published in PLOS One by researchers at Oregon State College finds that grasses and plants flourish in the shade underneath solar panels because of a significant change in moisture.

Interesting.
http://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2018/11/solar-arrays-can-create-prolific-microclimates-on-dry-farmland/

I suspect that it will be a "dumb" AI that might do this.

I suspect that it will be a "dumb" AI that might do this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Irmtk5QG8s&feature=share

This sort of explains it, but I must watch it properly later.

This sort of explains it, but I must watch it properly later. I was gob-smacked by the narrator unfolding the cube!!!! :P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydgpVmsQAIM&feature=share

This video does make it seem that Blender 2.8 is a lot easier to use!

This video does make it seem that Blender 2.8 is a lot easier to use!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBffAMQh1Qc&feature=share

Kilogram set to be redefined, heralding a new era of measurement

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-11-16/the-definition-of-the-kilogram-is-about-to-change-heres-why/10502194?smid=Page:+ABC+Science-Facebook_Organic&WT.tsrc=Facebook_Organic&sf202432886=1

Ah, now this is more interesting!

Ah, now this is more interesting!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgSZA3NPpBs&feature=share

...a smart toy replica of the AI robotic weapons platform that appears in the animation "Ghost in the Shell", is...

...a smart toy replica of the AI robotic weapons platform that appears in the animation "Ghost in the Shell", is fully movable and can move around by it’s own robotic feet and wheels. It is the first Ghost in the Shell product,(*) with the perspective of the world of "Ghost in the Shell S.A.C." that realizes electric movability of each joint, pod, manipulator, and wheel. It features a speech recognition function that allows users to communicate with TACHIKOMA in natural language, reproduces the "synchronization" ability between all other TACHIKOMA(s) and has a walking/running function controlled via smartphon

And just in case you thought you were being left out...
https://tachikoma.cerevo.com/en/

Powered by a 65-hp twin-cylinder Hirth engine, its nine-blade axial-flow ducted fan propels the craft up to 45 mph...

Powered by a 65-hp twin-cylinder Hirth engine, its nine-blade axial-flow ducted fan propels the craft up to 45 mph and 9" off the ground without harming grass, allowing immediate crossing of a pond or stream to follow-up a cross-water shot.

For aspiring Bond Villains, maybe?
https://www.hammacher.com/product/golf-cart-hovercraft

Two water jets mounted behind rotating louvers at the front of the vehicle provide steering and lift and propellers...

Two water jets mounted behind rotating louvers at the front of the vehicle provide steering and lift and propellers at the rear provide forward movement up to 2 knots at depths down to 33'. The two built-in scuba tanks and diving regulators allow two people to remain underwater for an hour. The zero-emission vehicle uses a 54 kW 160 NM electric motor powered by six 48-volt Lithium-ion batteries, allowing it to reach a maximum speed of 75 mph
https://www.hammacher.com/product/submarine-sports-car

I get this a lot on social media.

xkcd: AI-Box Experiment

https://xkcd.com/1450/

I've downloaded and installed the beta Windows version of Scrivener.

I've downloaded and installed the beta Windows version of Scrivener. It looks like there might be LOTS of additions to the last version I've used (1.9.2)!!
https://www.literatureandlatte.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=40621

There's now a computer that predict the future

https://rxscience.org/computer-predict-future/

Scientists update four key fundamental constants

https://phys.org/news/2017-10-scientists-key-fundamental-constants.html#nRlv

So my RecRoom PC has turned itself off again.

So my RecRoom PC has turned itself off again. I was running SANSAR which was updating itself. I went out 6he back to feed the pets and when I came back it was OFF.

I may be able to check the temperature that the CPU was at, as I found a* log function* on a monitoring utility I was running on it (it adds to a log at certain intervals) , but I suspect the issue's one of updating the graphics card driver.

Sansar is graphically demanding, but I'll check log any way (if I can find it) after dinner.

AC3D has a new beta version update which is now 64 bit so that you can enjoy working on larger models (requires a 64...

AC3D has a new beta version update which is now 64 bit so that you can enjoy working on larger models (requires a 64 bit operating system).
http://www.inivis.com/downloads.html

The results show that 56 (80 per cent) of the 70 teaspoons disappeared during the study, and that the half life of...

The results show that 56 (80 per cent) of the 70 teaspoons disappeared during the study, and that the half life of the teaspoons was 81 days (that is, half had disappeared permanently after that time).
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-07/spoons-disappearing-from-the-office-kitchen/10469728?smid=Page:+ABC+Science-Facebook_Organic&WT.tsrc=Facebook_Organic&sf201723336=1

Nah, can't see it catching on.

Nah, can't see it catching on.
https://medium.com/@johnsmart/our-amazing-aerial-future-how-when-and-why-air-taxis-and-air-deliveries-will-change-our-world-2fc67d6b669

yep

yep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_XaJdDqQA0

Rather than being carried to Heaven in an instant, the crippled vessel kept sailing upward for another three miles...

Rather than being carried to Heaven in an instant, the crippled vessel kept sailing upward for another three miles before its momentum gave out, then plunged 12 miles to the ocean. The crew was, in all likelihood, conscious for the full two and a half minutes until it hit the water.

I heard about this for the first time last night watching an episode of SECONDS TO DISASTER that mentioned that the crew section was recovered intact and that at least three emergency air supplies had been activated. So someone was alive for a while, but the impact of the crew section hitting the ocean would have killed everyone. VERY UPSETTING.
http://gawker.com/thirty-years-ago-the-challenger-crew-plunged-alive-and-1755727930

The answer is yes, but not like this!

The answer is yes, but not like this!

Yet another spontaneous power-down!

Yet another spontaneous power-down!!! Once again this happened while I was using FirestormOS x64 viewer with the Seconds grid. The other day I spent most of the day using the Singularity viewer doing exactly the same stuff and no power downs. My guess is still a driver issue with the graphics card.

I might try using Firestorm at a slightly lower graphics level, or just stick to using Singularity. I'm only laying roads and rails at this stage.
#Firestorm #Singularity #Windows10

Paraplegic patients walk again with spinal cord implants

https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2018-11-01/neurotechnology-restores-walking-spinal-cord-injury/10446050?smid=Page:+ABC+Science-Facebook_Organic&WT.tsrc=Facebook_Organic&sf201286146=1