Achieved this week?
Well, it's been a quiet one, so all I can admit to having achieved is having kept the lawn watered. But that despite strict 'instruction' from family. Don't you just love it, when everyone else plans your time?
WPR... (wrist progress report) - no improvement. It has now progressed to the stage where I am almost permanently 'retired' from active painting and testing of sim-flight planes.
Other news - George and Meek are behaving like cats now. Furious chases around the flat, waking me up for food.
All in all life's quiet. Too quiet perhaps. Oh well...
Saturday, June 04, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Well now, there's cheerful!
About time to commit to an update I think. Amongst other amazing things, I have discovered the www.stayfriends.de website. One of the members there uploaded a class photo from around 1963.
It won't be difficult, but see if you can find me
Other news:
I have moved home yet again. This is now something like the 65th postal address change I have undergone in my life. Busy, busy, busy... This newest address is the house my uncle and aunt built in 1963. We've got a big garden here so there's more than enough work to keep me out in the fresh air.
The wrist damage isn't improving and the white-coated faction have more or less given up. Basically, the only option left - according to them - is to fuse all of the wrist bones together. "That might stop the crepitus pain..." with the emphasis on "might".
Well, if you look on the Internet you can find all sorts of things, including fora where people with similar injuries tell there tales. The feedback there is not good and most people who hav had that operation say that if they had the chance again, they'd refuse. That's not exactly a good advertising program for the operation. I think I'll give it a miss...
Notable interest:
I am still beta-testing and painting aircraft for flight simulator, but with the wrist and all that garden, I am low key on the PC. Two aircraft are on test at the moment, but I am becoming disenchanted with the standards of some 3D developers. They use the word "impossible" too much and their quality of research could be a whole lot better. I get the feeling that some young 3D developers think they are "God's Gift"and only want professional hooray sayers to give their new model a "yippee" rating. But they are not prepared to correct errors, glaring errors to some trained eyes or those who look...
The excuse is almost always the same - impossible!
Total and utter BS! I have no real idea about 3D modelling, other than it is indeed time consuming. But I do know that to correct and re-map the wireframe model is neither impossible nor really all that difficult. And of course - enough "real" 3D modellers have fixed model and mapping errors after my beta reports for me to know what can and can't be done within the "pain threshhold".
My view is basically that if you (the 3D modeller) want to make a model and be paid for doing it, then you are honour bound to do good research, plan the project thoroughly and then make the best possible model for customer satisfaction. When I hear things like "impossible" I get really concerned about the developer's true skills. But most of all I get really upset by phrases like "The customer won't notice..."
OK - you can see I am better again - I am ranting over others about things I can't do myself. So I'd better sign off for today.
Your kitchin cynic
EagleSkinner
(Chairman o the irony board)
It won't be difficult, but see if you can find me
Other news:
I have moved home yet again. This is now something like the 65th postal address change I have undergone in my life. Busy, busy, busy... This newest address is the house my uncle and aunt built in 1963. We've got a big garden here so there's more than enough work to keep me out in the fresh air.
The wrist damage isn't improving and the white-coated faction have more or less given up. Basically, the only option left - according to them - is to fuse all of the wrist bones together. "That might stop the crepitus pain..." with the emphasis on "might".
Well, if you look on the Internet you can find all sorts of things, including fora where people with similar injuries tell there tales. The feedback there is not good and most people who hav had that operation say that if they had the chance again, they'd refuse. That's not exactly a good advertising program for the operation. I think I'll give it a miss...
Notable interest:
I am still beta-testing and painting aircraft for flight simulator, but with the wrist and all that garden, I am low key on the PC. Two aircraft are on test at the moment, but I am becoming disenchanted with the standards of some 3D developers. They use the word "impossible" too much and their quality of research could be a whole lot better. I get the feeling that some young 3D developers think they are "God's Gift"and only want professional hooray sayers to give their new model a "yippee" rating. But they are not prepared to correct errors, glaring errors to some trained eyes or those who look...
The excuse is almost always the same - impossible!
Total and utter BS! I have no real idea about 3D modelling, other than it is indeed time consuming. But I do know that to correct and re-map the wireframe model is neither impossible nor really all that difficult. And of course - enough "real" 3D modellers have fixed model and mapping errors after my beta reports for me to know what can and can't be done within the "pain threshhold".
My view is basically that if you (the 3D modeller) want to make a model and be paid for doing it, then you are honour bound to do good research, plan the project thoroughly and then make the best possible model for customer satisfaction. When I hear things like "impossible" I get really concerned about the developer's true skills. But most of all I get really upset by phrases like "The customer won't notice..."
OK - you can see I am better again - I am ranting over others about things I can't do myself. So I'd better sign off for today.
Your kitchin cynic
EagleSkinner
(Chairman o the irony board)
Saturday, May 14, 2011
I've been away...
After a busy last year, I have not been online recently. A move to a new home, the wrist injury and a whole host of niggly problems have held me back.
But worry not - you can keep up with me on "the other blog" over at Facebook.
But worry not - you can keep up with me on "the other blog" over at Facebook.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Murphy's Laws
(as remembered by Chris Brisland)
Introduction
Everyone should have heard of Murphy’s Law by now – you know, the one that goes: “If it can happen, it will.” You haven’t? Oh! Murphy’s Law proven again!
Who was Murphy anyway?
Who was Murphy anyway?
Does it matter? It certainly wasn’t the Robocop Murphy – although in the end he does prove a few Murphyisms in his films…
He was probably related to Kilroy (you know – that pair of eyes peering over the wall with the words “Kilroy woz ‘ere” written across the top…) In other words, Murphy is probably a Nom de Plume for anyone with a word to say about the probability of something happening being inversely proportional to the value of the part that can go wrong. I have read various tales that Murphy was a WWII aircraft mechanic, a building engineer, a worker on the Ford production line…
With the passing of years, the real Murphy has faded into legend. Like Kilroy and Odysseus Kostoglakis.
What? You’ve never heard of Odysseus? And yet you use his name thousands of times each day. OK, his real name might not have been Odysseus Kostoglakis, but he was a Greek gent with those initials who was chief of a Boston Newspaper many decades ago. Whenever he okayed a feature for publication he would do so by writing his initials of the reporter’s copy.
O.K. Got it?
On the other hand – the Greek Words “Ola Kala” mean “All Good”… It makes you wonder, doesn’t it? O.K? Perhaps his name was Giorgos Mitsoglou? Perhaps he just couldn‘t write “all good” in English? So perhaps he just abbreviated Ola Kala?
But I digress… I was going to talk about Murphy. Like all good stories, there is a clear beginning” – there is one law, just like the one ring, to bind and form all other Murphy’s Laws. One Law to lead them all and in confusion bind them. I wrote that one law right at the beginning of this feature...
Six simple to understand words arranged in such a well known saying that anyone who reads them for the very first time immediately understands the total truth and depth they convey. And that phrase is something that engineers and designers have been trying to combat since the dawn of time. Our Murphy is reputedly a twentieth century character and his law, with all its amendments (just like the US constitution) is a twentieth century “life form”, but there was certainly some pre-historic Murphy who uttered the same sentiments as he tried to make a flint axe and ended up with a spark to ignite a fire.
Now quite a few readers might comment that Murphy’s Law really states “If it can go wrong it will.” A mere technicality of semantics – it’s just that the Law appears to cause more negative situations than positives… as you will see.
He was probably related to Kilroy (you know – that pair of eyes peering over the wall with the words “Kilroy woz ‘ere” written across the top…) In other words, Murphy is probably a Nom de Plume for anyone with a word to say about the probability of something happening being inversely proportional to the value of the part that can go wrong. I have read various tales that Murphy was a WWII aircraft mechanic, a building engineer, a worker on the Ford production line…
With the passing of years, the real Murphy has faded into legend. Like Kilroy and Odysseus Kostoglakis.
What? You’ve never heard of Odysseus? And yet you use his name thousands of times each day. OK, his real name might not have been Odysseus Kostoglakis, but he was a Greek gent with those initials who was chief of a Boston Newspaper many decades ago. Whenever he okayed a feature for publication he would do so by writing his initials of the reporter’s copy.
O.K. Got it?
On the other hand – the Greek Words “Ola Kala” mean “All Good”… It makes you wonder, doesn’t it? O.K? Perhaps his name was Giorgos Mitsoglou? Perhaps he just couldn‘t write “all good” in English? So perhaps he just abbreviated Ola Kala?
But I digress… I was going to talk about Murphy. Like all good stories, there is a clear beginning” – there is one law, just like the one ring, to bind and form all other Murphy’s Laws. One Law to lead them all and in confusion bind them. I wrote that one law right at the beginning of this feature...
“If it can happen, it will.”
Six simple to understand words arranged in such a well known saying that anyone who reads them for the very first time immediately understands the total truth and depth they convey. And that phrase is something that engineers and designers have been trying to combat since the dawn of time. Our Murphy is reputedly a twentieth century character and his law, with all its amendments (just like the US constitution) is a twentieth century “life form”, but there was certainly some pre-historic Murphy who uttered the same sentiments as he tried to make a flint axe and ended up with a spark to ignite a fire.
Now quite a few readers might comment that Murphy’s Law really states “If it can go wrong it will.” A mere technicality of semantics – it’s just that the Law appears to cause more negative situations than positives… as you will see.
Murphy’s Law
If it can happen it will
First Amendment
If it can go wrong it will go wrong
(Written to the sound of snapping pencil lead and “Buggerit!”)
Section 1: Murphy’s Laws on Mechanical Engineering
1. Murphy’ Law of Selective Gravitation
A dropped item will always fall in the direction of least accessibility
Example from real life:
An aircraft mechanic was part of the team replacing a main rotor gearbox on a Bell 47 helicopter (if you’ve seen the TV series M*A*S*H, then you know the one). The gearbox was suspended over the engine while the mechanic threaded washers onto the mounting bolts before he put these into the holes on the gearbox. Of course – he dropped the washer into the opening at the top of the engine. There was a sudden hush which came over the repair team… but not a sound could be heard of a washer falling “plink, plink, plink…”) (oh… see 2 below)
…not a sound… except for “Phuket!!” (I went on holiday there once – a lovely island)
Extensive searching failed to reveal the hiding place of that washer. Everything was tried – even shaking the helicopter. Would you believe they even removed the engine and turned it upside down! In the end, they found the washer in the bottom most cylinder trapped between the piston and the cylinder liner.
2. Murphy’s Law of (in)Audible Tracking of Falling Items
A dropped item will always bounce in the opposite direction to the “pling” sound it makes
amendment a: (If the dropper manages to call for silence before the dropped item’s first impact)
Rebound surfaces are noise absorbent.
Example from real life:
See 1 above
1. Murphy’ Law of Selective Gravitation
A dropped item will always fall in the direction of least accessibility
Example from real life:
An aircraft mechanic was part of the team replacing a main rotor gearbox on a Bell 47 helicopter (if you’ve seen the TV series M*A*S*H, then you know the one). The gearbox was suspended over the engine while the mechanic threaded washers onto the mounting bolts before he put these into the holes on the gearbox. Of course – he dropped the washer into the opening at the top of the engine. There was a sudden hush which came over the repair team… but not a sound could be heard of a washer falling “plink, plink, plink…”) (oh… see 2 below)
…not a sound… except for “Phuket!!” (I went on holiday there once – a lovely island)
Extensive searching failed to reveal the hiding place of that washer. Everything was tried – even shaking the helicopter. Would you believe they even removed the engine and turned it upside down! In the end, they found the washer in the bottom most cylinder trapped between the piston and the cylinder liner.
2. Murphy’s Law of (in)Audible Tracking of Falling Items
A dropped item will always bounce in the opposite direction to the “pling” sound it makes
amendment a: (If the dropper manages to call for silence before the dropped item’s first impact)
Rebound surfaces are noise absorbent.
Example from real life:
See 1 above
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<<< inserted during writing: Murphy’s Law of Selective Save Functionality) >>>
Discovered right now, at time of writing, this Murphy is apparently becomes effective whenever you are trying to write a feature article.
The success of Ctrl S to perform an interim save during editing an MS Word document is inversely proportional to the amount of time expired since the last save.
Discovered right now, at time of writing, this Murphy is apparently becomes effective whenever you are trying to write a feature article.
The success of Ctrl S to perform an interim save during editing an MS Word document is inversely proportional to the amount of time expired since the last save.
Example from real life:
The more you write without performing an interim save, the less likely you are to actually saving your work. I lost the original draft of Murphy 3, below.
This law appears to have a few variations as well, so make sure you look out for the chapter on “Murphy’s Microsoftisms”
The more you write without performing an interim save, the less likely you are to actually saving your work. I lost the original draft of Murphy 3, below.
This law appears to have a few variations as well, so make sure you look out for the chapter on “Murphy’s Microsoftisms”
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Continuation of Murphy’s Laws on Mechanical Engineering, 2.
Example from real life:
See 1 above
amendment b: (If the “Pling” is heard)
The rebound speed of dropped items is inversely proportional to the square root of minus one.
3. Murphy’s Law of (in)Visible Tracking of Falling Items
A dropped item will always fall behind some obstruction to direct eye contact.
amendment a: (Effective if there is no physical obstruction to visual tracking of dropped items)
The likelihood of visual distraction increases in direct proportion to the square of the distance fallen under visual tracking.
Example:
You drop a nut from a typical “nuisance factor” height (i.e. you are on the top of a ladder). You realise immediately and switch on your visual tracking mode. But thanks to Murphy’s Third Law of Mechanical Engineering, amendment a, Sam Fox walks through the hangar doors wearing a big smile just half an inch before the nut reaches the floor. At this point you find that 1, 2, 2a and 2b all take secondary effect and the nut is lost forever – or at least until Murphy’s Law of Lost Items, amendment c.ii.a, subpara f takes effect.
amendment b: (In the event of eye contact being maintained until the dropped item comes to a standstill)
A dropped item will come to rest at a point one centimeter beyond reach
Murphy’s Laws of Motion
1. To every action there is an unequal reaction in some direction
2. A body might remain at rest or in motion in a straight line
3. The mutual forces of action and reaction between two bodies are equal, opposite and collinear. Whenever it suits them; see the rebound examples above.
Murphy’s Law of Female Selective Memory
(That’s memory you fool, not mammary!)
The strength of a woman’s memory is inversely proportional to the value placed upon the event by a male mind.
Example from real life:
Er… I don’t think we need one here fellows, do we?
Continuation of Murphy’s Laws on Mechanical Engineering, 2.
Example from real life:
See 1 above
amendment b: (If the “Pling” is heard)
The rebound speed of dropped items is inversely proportional to the square root of minus one.
3. Murphy’s Law of (in)Visible Tracking of Falling Items
A dropped item will always fall behind some obstruction to direct eye contact.
amendment a: (Effective if there is no physical obstruction to visual tracking of dropped items)
The likelihood of visual distraction increases in direct proportion to the square of the distance fallen under visual tracking.
Example:
You drop a nut from a typical “nuisance factor” height (i.e. you are on the top of a ladder). You realise immediately and switch on your visual tracking mode. But thanks to Murphy’s Third Law of Mechanical Engineering, amendment a, Sam Fox walks through the hangar doors wearing a big smile just half an inch before the nut reaches the floor. At this point you find that 1, 2, 2a and 2b all take secondary effect and the nut is lost forever – or at least until Murphy’s Law of Lost Items, amendment c.ii.a, subpara f takes effect.
amendment b: (In the event of eye contact being maintained until the dropped item comes to a standstill)
A dropped item will come to rest at a point one centimeter beyond reach
Murphy’s Laws of Motion
1. To every action there is an unequal reaction in some direction
2. A body might remain at rest or in motion in a straight line
3. The mutual forces of action and reaction between two bodies are equal, opposite and collinear. Whenever it suits them; see the rebound examples above.
Murphy’s Law of Female Selective Memory
(That’s memory you fool, not mammary!)
The strength of a woman’s memory is inversely proportional to the value placed upon the event by a male mind.
Example from real life:
Er… I don’t think we need one here fellows, do we?
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Look out for the Kitchen Cynic!
You know... it has a relationship to a 'Stoic' - exept that the Stoic is what brings the babies, but the cynic is what you wash then in.
With me so far?
Good!
Well, the Kitchen Cynic is going to be an offensive little oik to some folk, or maybe not. I don't know. But keep your eyes open - I may address topical current affairs with the Kitchen Cynic's viewpoint.
For instance - why are TV producers so unintelligently unimaginative? "Hells Kitchen" For God's sake! (and everyone else's) Who the hell is this Gordon Ramsey fellow who can't even criticise a lousy apprentice cook's offerings without swearing most foully?
Just because it's "modern" to use foul language in public does not mean we need it on TV where we can force our next generation to learn that swearing is good.
Dear Gordon effing Ramsay, your effing language is so effing puerile that you deserve to be effing kicked in the effing jacksie you effing excuse for an effing third rate effing caterer! Effing swearing using effing eff words is NOT effing clever you stupid effing effnose!
It merely shows a lack of intelligence on behalf of the swearer. It shows that he paid more attention to the window in school (if he ever went there) than to the teachings of men and women still far wiser than he ever will be. Swearing is a sign - even today - that that person has lost the game.
Now being the Kitchen Cynic, I also know that if anybody reads this I am likely to get an "eff off" from about half the population. So let me just say that there are far more clever ways to run someone's performance down without resorting to such language. I for one would comment something like:
"Obviously you have a deep flaw in your character if you would refer to burnt as “slightly toasted,” you snotty-faced heap of parrot droppings! Your type really makes me puke, you vacuous, toffee-nosed, malodorous, pervert! Call yourself a cook? You couldn't even cook a pulp fiction comic book!"
...well, actually I wouldn't, but maybe Cleese, Chapman, Idle and co. would.
Oh, and if you're looking for a good curse that you can use in the presence of young children, then perhaps you could try:
With me so far?
Good!
Well, the Kitchen Cynic is going to be an offensive little oik to some folk, or maybe not. I don't know. But keep your eyes open - I may address topical current affairs with the Kitchen Cynic's viewpoint.
For instance - why are TV producers so unintelligently unimaginative? "Hells Kitchen" For God's sake! (and everyone else's) Who the hell is this Gordon Ramsey fellow who can't even criticise a lousy apprentice cook's offerings without swearing most foully?
Just because it's "modern" to use foul language in public does not mean we need it on TV where we can force our next generation to learn that swearing is good.
Dear Gordon effing Ramsay, your effing language is so effing puerile that you deserve to be effing kicked in the effing jacksie you effing excuse for an effing third rate effing caterer! Effing swearing using effing eff words is NOT effing clever you stupid effing effnose!
It merely shows a lack of intelligence on behalf of the swearer. It shows that he paid more attention to the window in school (if he ever went there) than to the teachings of men and women still far wiser than he ever will be. Swearing is a sign - even today - that that person has lost the game.
Now being the Kitchen Cynic, I also know that if anybody reads this I am likely to get an "eff off" from about half the population. So let me just say that there are far more clever ways to run someone's performance down without resorting to such language. I for one would comment something like:
"Obviously you have a deep flaw in your character if you would refer to burnt as “slightly toasted,” you snotty-faced heap of parrot droppings! Your type really makes me puke, you vacuous, toffee-nosed, malodorous, pervert! Call yourself a cook? You couldn't even cook a pulp fiction comic book!"
...well, actually I wouldn't, but maybe Cleese, Chapman, Idle and co. would.
Oh, and if you're looking for a good curse that you can use in the presence of young children, then perhaps you could try:
Shitbumfiddlearsepiddlewiddlestinktit!
So anyway, "Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen now rates lower than the Kitchen Cynic cares to have imagination for. I'd sooner watch Baldy Man re-runs...
An Autumn Roundup
Hi there all you faithful followers of the EagleSkinning muse! It's been a while since I rummaged around for something to add to the blog. Let's just start with the fact that I have updated the website quite considerably...
...ooh lookit! He's gone and got a Facebook link on his website. And... he's even working on a "tailored" Facebook page...
Don't everyone get all excited at once please.
I have even created an aircraft livery design service. If you have an aeroplane, I'll prepare the pimping papers... And there's even an EagleSkinner logo that I could get used to - we shall see.
No, this 'ere E isn't the logo. It's the "favicon". You know when you visit websites, you often see a mini icon in the address bar? Well they're called "favicons" and this one is the Eagleskinner's.
Well I guess that's it for this entry. Oh no, I will add some prose with, of course, humble apologies to John Masefield...
And then ther'es my little iconic budgien in a couple of different formats below:
...ooh lookit! He's gone and got a Facebook link on his website. And... he's even working on a "tailored" Facebook page...
Don't everyone get all excited at once please.
I have even created an aircraft livery design service. If you have an aeroplane, I'll prepare the pimping papers... And there's even an EagleSkinner logo that I could get used to - we shall see.
Well I guess that's it for this entry. Oh no, I will add some prose with, of course, humble apologies to John Masefield...
I Must Go Fly my Beaver Again
I must go fly my Beaver again, the lonely Beaver in the sky
And all I ask is Limp for P2 and a bucket of 'Five' to steer by,
And a slick paint and the Pratt's growling song and a wabbit's tail shaking,
And to get p… MISSED! on a face full of Elmer's great brew - that's the making!
I must go fly my Beaver again, for my beautiful… terrible… 'Bride'
Has a wild call and a clear call that pulls me outside;
And I care not what the task, whether storm clouds are flying,
And not even fuel lines a leaking or sick passengers crying.
I must go fly my Beaver again, or my Havilland Gypsy Moth,
Or the Red Bull's BO or the SAAB Safir and fly on the Edge of a knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over…
(The last two lines were kept - for the same reason Masefield wrote them)
I must go fly my Beaver again, the lonely Beaver in the sky
And all I ask is Limp for P2 and a bucket of 'Five' to steer by,
And a slick paint and the Pratt's growling song and a wabbit's tail shaking,
And to get p… MISSED! on a face full of Elmer's great brew - that's the making!
I must go fly my Beaver again, for my beautiful… terrible… 'Bride'
Has a wild call and a clear call that pulls me outside;
And I care not what the task, whether storm clouds are flying,
And not even fuel lines a leaking or sick passengers crying.
I must go fly my Beaver again, or my Havilland Gypsy Moth,
Or the Red Bull's BO or the SAAB Safir and fly on the Edge of a knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over…
(The last two lines were kept - for the same reason Masefield wrote them)
And then ther'es my little iconic budgien in a couple of different formats below:
Friday, August 20, 2010
The appropriateness of malapropisms
I know medicine can replace hips and knees... when will they be able to do wrists? Oh fine, I can type - but there is an effective word to add - "still". I am down to well under 20 wpm now (used to peak at 40 once). And while they are doing my wrist, I certainly could do with a right knee, a new neck, some ankles...
Whinge whine...
Oh! There's another anachronism of the English language - the letter H
in "whinge" adjusts the letter "G". Try pronouncing this pair:
Whinged - winged
...But take away the wobbleyou and you get the condition a door needs to be to open:
Hinged.
But the guilty murderer was hanged in the past in England...
Hmmm... that letter H is a right little sod! Doesn't work the way it should. Try this word pair:
Ginger and Gingham...
Oh deary me - and then there are words that work both ways. For instance:
...
Lunged and Lunged
In the one case I mean that sport with pointed sticks and what was done
to put the point in the opponent's lungs (ooohhh groan!) and in the
other case as a descriptive:
"Lunged organisms breathe air" (as opposed to gilled ones that breathe water)(unless they're newts I guess) (Later edit: of course, the GILL - as pronounced for the alcohol measure would easily describe why we say "I am pissed as a newt" - probably one had far to many gills).
Which is why I get soooo scratchy when folk can't rite proper like and
fill in their text with so many misspooled words. They haven't really
misspelt the word, they have just used the wrong one. Examples:
...
"... ring his neck"
"... welcome to my websight"
"ICQ" and all thos other little SMS shortcuts (groan!)
"... icey roads"
"... I've bean to ..."
...
Of course one can forgive the odd malapropism, but lately I have been
reading a few e-books by writers who probably submitted their work and
got rejected... Some of these stories are just hopelessly full of
malapropisms and that really spoils a story.
Oh well. That's my wing for the day. Doesn't it make you cring?
(Do not call me on the phone for the next hour or so - my tung is firmly stuccoed in my cheek)
Whinge whine...
Oh! There's another anachronism of the English language - the letter H
in "whinge" adjusts the letter "G". Try pronouncing this pair:
Whinged - winged
...But take away the wobbleyou and you get the condition a door needs to be to open:
Hinged.
But the guilty murderer was hanged in the past in England...
Hmmm... that letter H is a right little sod! Doesn't work the way it should. Try this word pair:
Ginger and Gingham...
Oh deary me - and then there are words that work both ways. For instance:
...
Lunged and Lunged
In the one case I mean that sport with pointed sticks and what was done
to put the point in the opponent's lungs (ooohhh groan!) and in the
other case as a descriptive:
"Lunged organisms breathe air" (as opposed to gilled ones that breathe water)(unless they're newts I guess) (Later edit: of course, the GILL - as pronounced for the alcohol measure would easily describe why we say "I am pissed as a newt" - probably one had far to many gills).
Which is why I get soooo scratchy when folk can't rite proper like and
fill in their text with so many misspooled words. They haven't really
misspelt the word, they have just used the wrong one. Examples:
...
"... ring his neck"
"... welcome to my websight"
"ICQ" and all thos other little SMS shortcuts (groan!)
"... icey roads"
"... I've bean to ..."
...
Of course one can forgive the odd malapropism, but lately I have been
reading a few e-books by writers who probably submitted their work and
got rejected... Some of these stories are just hopelessly full of
malapropisms and that really spoils a story.
Oh well. That's my wing for the day. Doesn't it make you cring?
(Do not call me on the phone for the next hour or so - my tung is firmly stuccoed in my cheek)
Have you ever wondered...
...just how many little details you need to remember when painting a 2 sim-flight model?
Take my current work in progress. I foolishly approached the owner, Jason Newburg, and asked if I could adapt his Pitts "Viper" livery to the Iris Christen Eagle for FSX. The gent said yes.
...and now the problems start. That gorgeous snakeskin livery has to wrap between fuselage side and top. Hold on, let's rewind and show you a picture of the real Viper (by the way, if you want to see more, then visit Jason's website here).
Incidentally, many of the photos on the Viper site were taken by Jon Nash - if you have followed my paints, you'll see his Eagle's livery on my site somewhere too.
Anyway, the problem with wrapping the snakeskin around the 2D textures for a 3D model can only be described in pictures. So here's one showing a first flight trial:
Do you get the picture? Some of the lozenge shaped scales stretch where the 2D texture is curved around a 3D model. I am afraid there is only one way around that and that is to draw each single hexagon as a separate object and stretch/distort each one to allow for the curvature of the plane's 3D shape. Here's a shot from Corel Draw, where I am currently struggling along:
Why the yellow? to act as contrast when I take the paint to ther model. I don't worry about colours yet, that's going to be the next bit of fun - Chromalusion flip-flop...
See now what I mean? Probably not, but by repositioning the first row of yellow hexagons to wrap the side ones to the top, there is now an offset when I adjust the next row. I'll be adjusting each single node of every single hexagon around that curve for a few days more yet... and that with a bad wrist (the right one of course).
Oh well, it'll take time, but I'll get there in the end. I certainly couldn't do it for the money if I were being paid; no boss would live with my speed.
More news as and when folks...
Take my current work in progress. I foolishly approached the owner, Jason Newburg, and asked if I could adapt his Pitts "Viper" livery to the Iris Christen Eagle for FSX. The gent said yes.
...and now the problems start. That gorgeous snakeskin livery has to wrap between fuselage side and top. Hold on, let's rewind and show you a picture of the real Viper (by the way, if you want to see more, then visit Jason's website here).
Incidentally, many of the photos on the Viper site were taken by Jon Nash - if you have followed my paints, you'll see his Eagle's livery on my site somewhere too.
Anyway, the problem with wrapping the snakeskin around the 2D textures for a 3D model can only be described in pictures. So here's one showing a first flight trial:
Do you get the picture? Some of the lozenge shaped scales stretch where the 2D texture is curved around a 3D model. I am afraid there is only one way around that and that is to draw each single hexagon as a separate object and stretch/distort each one to allow for the curvature of the plane's 3D shape. Here's a shot from Corel Draw, where I am currently struggling along:
Why the yellow? to act as contrast when I take the paint to ther model. I don't worry about colours yet, that's going to be the next bit of fun - Chromalusion flip-flop...
See now what I mean? Probably not, but by repositioning the first row of yellow hexagons to wrap the side ones to the top, there is now an offset when I adjust the next row. I'll be adjusting each single node of every single hexagon around that curve for a few days more yet... and that with a bad wrist (the right one of course).
Oh well, it'll take time, but I'll get there in the end. I certainly couldn't do it for the money if I were being paid; no boss would live with my speed.
More news as and when folks...
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Variations on a theme
I just took a look at the last shot of the 412 in the post below. Not quite happy with the out of focus effect. Needs something. What do you say?
What say you? Or perhaps:
What say you? Or perhaps:
Long time no see...
The wrist has been fixed, but not as well as I'd hope. In fact there are some aspects that are much worse - especially for a right handed person.
Anyway, I am back on the other end of the paintbrushes and doing some sim repaints. One particularly interesting livery is the air rescue livery used on some of the Intensive Care heli-transports in Germany. These are different insofar as they are primarily used for the transport of patients in need of intensive care in flight. These aren't the normal crash rescue helis - there is a slight mission difference.
Still, as I say, the livery looks good and was a bit of a challenge. See what you think...
Anyway, I am back on the other end of the paintbrushes and doing some sim repaints. One particularly interesting livery is the air rescue livery used on some of the Intensive Care heli-transports in Germany. These are different insofar as they are primarily used for the transport of patients in need of intensive care in flight. These aren't the normal crash rescue helis - there is a slight mission difference.
Still, as I say, the livery looks good and was a bit of a challenge. See what you think...
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