124014-morning-coffee-2015-03-24-a-night-of-science

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Noms! 
 
Theme based liquid consciousness!
 
Last night was my bi-weekly after work errand and I was still feeling a bit unmotivated to do any content.  I should have offered to help SlyJeff's latest MT oddyesy but by that time I was distracted by SCIENCE! and an RP scene at the Teahouse.
 
I dumped the results of my science project in yesterday's coffee thread.  The TL;DR: I wrote an addon that queries the placed decor on a house plot and generates a list of counts by piece name.  My top three: 167 Aurin Floor, 81 Cassian Floor and 73 Half Curved Wall (Granok).  That represents almost a third of the exterior decor budget (321/1000).  Dunno if anybody else would find it useful.
 
I'm considering another science project.  I want a shortcut menu for visiting the housing plots I go to frequently.  I've been using Neighbor Notes for this but it depends on people being in my neighbor list and lists -all- of my neighbors.  My Dominion and Exile mains have a ton for resource sharing purposes.  I need to filter that down and be able to add my non-neighbor friends to it.
 
It's reset day so I guess I'll be running CB&NW tonight.  Be still my heart.
 	
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Yay Morning Coffee!
 
Although, I must admit that I no longer drink Coffee.....
I've switched to this beverage now for the majority of my day:
 
 
For breakfast, I've actually started baking my own bread and sandwiches again.
When I buy the ingredients, which cost me around 3€, I can make myself around 15 of what I call "sandwiches", which normally cost around 35-40 cents a piece.
So I'm way better of making them myself instead of buying them at the local bakery.
In case you're wondering what I am talking about:
 
I've also finished my programming assignment.
Updated the documentation and code base, and the fully working example can be downloaded here: https://github.com/NekoNova/tictactoe
Running this on a mac or *nix should be fairly easy if your have RVM, on Windows it could be a bit more tricky.
But it's basically a TicTacToe game in the browser.
 
I've also done something a bit more impressive ;)
I've applied for a Job with Carbine.
I personally don't think much will come from it, but it's worth a shot, even if it's a long shot.
Pretty sure TimeTravel is already thinking up a dozen ways to decline me :D
 
As for WildStar, tonight is going to be another night on System Deamons.
Our tactic definitely seems to be working as we manage to get the adds down fast enough to have more DPS time on the bosses.
Problem is still keeping people alive and the moving of the bosses in the second phase.
Pretty sure once we get the second phase under control, a kill is going to be really close.	
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Morning :)
 
Spring has sprung down here in Florida so I am transitioning into iced coffee mode that I make with my French Press!
 
 
Yummy!  :wub:
 
In Wildstar, news I have been busy farming cloth for dailies from mobs and plants to grow my own. They drop rate for mobs is abysmal and plants for seeds and to make cloth is so far worse than abysmal that it's practically not worth even doing. They really need to do something about it.  :angry:
 
But happily, where I have been farming also coincides where one of my guild mates has been leveling  :) so I have been mentoring him through his quests in the Bio domes, Farside and Wilderrun. He is now in Malgrave and where mobs also drop what I need!
 
SanIron is a terrific player so running with him is a breeze! He is a medic, so we just demolish everything in sight  :ph34r:	
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Ew coffee!
 
Yesterday was PvP-bonanza again. Had some crap-tastic teams and some decent teams but in the end I got enough prestige to buy another piece of gear. So yay. xD I'm really unsure on how to rune it, though. Rune sets which ones??? D: What rune do I put in what slot? qqqq
 
Runes in WildStar confound me to no end. *sigh* At least the actual PvP is fun. I had half the Dommie team chasing me around at one point and didn't die muwahahahaha.	
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I've also done something a bit more impressive ;)
I've applied for a Job with Carbine.
I personally don't think much will come from it, but it's worth a shot, even if it's a long shot.
Pretty sure TimeTravel is already thinking up a dozen ways to decline me :D
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That "one shipped title" requirement.  Doubt they'd consider http://www.avlis.org as "work experience".  Then there's that minor detail of moving to California.
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Darn you beat me to it!
 
I was just overwhelmingly tired last night after work and sadly didn't get to do much. I decided to join up with BDS and killed the farside open wold boss with a couple of them, but after that I just kinda crashed really hard and woke up in my chair(argh me back). Even now I just feel really drained and considering taking off work tomorrow to catch up on rest.
 
Good luck on the application Oli, you never know!
 
I'd personally would love to work there, but I don't have much senior and lead role experience in art. Someday maybe... =[	
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I've also done something a bit more impressive ;)
I've applied for a Job with Carbine.
I personally don't think much will come from it, but it's worth a shot, even if it's a long shot.
Pretty sure TimeTravel is already thinking up a dozen ways to decline me :D
 
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Yay Morning Coffee!
 
Although, I must admit that I no longer drink Coffee.....
I've switched to this beverage now for the majority of my day:
 
 
For breakfast, I've actually started baking my own bread and sandwiches again.
When I buy the ingredients, which cost me around 3€, I can make myself around 15 of what I call "sandwiches", which normally cost around 35-40 cents a piece.
So I'm way better of making them myself instead of buying them at the local bakery.
In case you're wondering what I am talking about:
 
I've also finished my programming assignment.
Updated the documentation and code base, and the fully working example can be downloaded here: https://github.com/NekoNova/tictactoe
Running this on a mac or *nix should be fairly easy if your have RVM, on Windows it could be a bit more tricky.
But it's basically a TicTacToe game in the browser.
 
I've also done something a bit more impressive ;)
I've applied for a Job with Carbine.
I personally don't think much will come from it, but it's worth a shot, even if it's a long shot.
Pretty sure TimeTravel is already thinking up a dozen ways to decline me :D
 
As for WildStar, tonight is going to be another night on System Deamons.
Our tactic definitely seems to be working as we manage to get the adds down fast enough to have more DPS time on the bosses.
Problem is still keeping people alive and the moving of the bosses in the second phase.
Pretty sure once we get the second phase under control, a kill is going to be really close.
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			If you get a job with Carbine, then you have to communicate with them in chua-speak full time.	
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If you get a job with Carbine, then you have to communicate with them in chua-speak full time.
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Do you have any idea how exhausting that is....
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Do you have any idea how exhausting that is....
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Do you have any idea how exhausting that is....
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Good Morning/Afternoon Everyone!
 
This past weekend I worked on my Medic alt. Finally got her to Thayd and level 15 :) I always said I wouldn't play a Medic, I tried them during beta and didn't like them. Now, I find myself enjoying her tremendously. :P
 
 
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Hey, here's hoping you get it!  They can use quality programmers!  I can only apologize for having to possibly live in California, though.  But hey, you'll be on Entity! :D
 
Last night, the wife and I made up for not being able to go out to dinner this weekend by going out to eat.  We got to Max & Erma's in time to see a painting class being taught.  The kinds of things you never realize happen!  We got home, and that's when the fun started!
 
The wife and I decided to pick up a pair of alts we had been leveling a long time ago, a Mordesh Engineer on her part and a Granok Medic on mine (Jonson Stonemason in case anyone saw me).  So we happened to be in Algoroc with Cirinde and a new guild member when people started asking for invites.  I don't know how many people we invited into the guild last night, almost all completely new to the game or having not played since beta, but I personally invited three.  And Cirinde was going at it like a boss!  I'd guesstimate ten overall, though I'll have to wait for Cirinde to confirm how many she invited.  Makes me feel good that this game is growing again and we're there to help new players get their feet off the ground.  The wife and I leveled a bit, and she's having a ton of fun blowing stuff up while I gamma beam things to death.  She needs a bit of movement practice, but I think she'll be good to go soon!  And I really missed playing my medic.
 
We logged off early to watch some Blue Planet so that she could get to bed (David Attenborough is her Lunesta), but I ended up falling asleep as well, so I couldn't get back on last night.  I probably won't be able to get on until laaaaaaate tonight because of band practice, but that's how it goes.  Looking forward to seeing everyone on Nexus, though, and welcome to all our new members!
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If Vic talked like Seeger in gchat all the time, I would need a translator! It takes me a couple of read throughs to decipher what he is saying when we RP. :blink:
 
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Sometimes, sistah, when Seegah be talkin', ya gotta go ovah it in yah head a couple times anyhow.  It takes a bit tah know what he be talkin' about.
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Sometimes, sistah, when Seegah be talkin', ya gotta go ovah it in yah head a couple times anyhow.  It takes a bit tah know what he be talkin' about.
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Chua understand just fine, yes. Maybe Aurin not smart enough. Aurin need science?
Chua make device, translate Seeger speech, yes?
Cozmotronic.
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Chua understand just fine, yes. Maybe Aurin not smart enough. Aurin need science?
Chua make device, translate Seeger speech, yes?
Cozmotronic.
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Chua understand just fine, yes. Maybe Aurin not smart enough. Aurin need science?
Chua make device, translate Seeger speech, yes?
Cozmotronic.
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Chua made translation device = BOOM! .. No thanks :)
 
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Chua understand just fine, yes. Maybe Aurin not smart enough. Aurin need science?
Chua make device, translate Seeger speech, yes?
Cozmotronic
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			You forgot the underpants :lol:	
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(work is slow today....)
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You forgot the underpants :lol:
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I refuse to acknowledge underpants!
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I refuse to acknowledge underpants!
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Hey! I was just making history more...uhh...accurate, that's.....totally..ummm different...
*slinks away glaring*	
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Yo Plasmajohn, took another look at the ship this morning and I think I see what's going on. Two main things that I think might help you a little. 
 
1) You're using almost entirely basic building blocks. Not a bad thing (I'm actually pretty impressed with that area around the fighter hangar, I didn't even notice it was multiple walls at first), but as you've said the shapes available are very limited. If you use more irregular blocks, or repurpose decor items for something other than their original intent, you might be able to produce walls and structures using less decor while still having a lot of detail. For instance, next to the krogg cannons on the exterior of the ship, you have 4-5 cassian walls lined up next to it that look like a heat sink? (unless I'm totally wrong) You could probably replace a feature like that with a single well placed decor piece (hanging pipes and wires, protostar garage engine, anything techy really) to get a similar, perhaps even better, effect. Things like that could save you some significant decor that could go into making interior rooms more detailed.
 
2) The stone/aurin/granok floors that most of the ship is coming from comes off very monotone, which i think is why it was hard for me to pick out all the walls and floors that went into the design. Again not bad, but those particular walls don't have a lot of surface detail, and it makes the ship feel very sparse because there isn't a lot going on besides the things in the room. It makes the objects there (chairs, tables, consoles, etc) feel very isolated and alien in the ship since their coloration is so different from the surrounding areas. I don't think you have much less decor in your ship than either of mine, but yours feels more sparse because a lot of the decor sticks out from the surroundings so much more readily.
 
Anyway, just my two cents :), hope you find it useful!	
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Hey yall. I'm randomly back for ten days (Free trial). Missed this thread :/
 
Perhaps I'll resub this time!	
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Hey yall. I'm randomly back for ten days (Free trial). Missed this thread :/
 
Perhaps I'll resub this time!
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Yo Plasmajohn, took another look at the ship this morning and I think I see what's going on. Two main things that I think might help you a little.
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Hey yall. I'm randomly back for ten days (Free trial). Missed this thread :/
 
Perhaps I'll resub this time!
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Was gone for about two weeks or so ( work and personal stuff ) but that seems to be behind me. 
 
Thinking about rolling a new character. I like Engineer, but the management of pets is something I have always hated @_@ Thinking about rolling a Warrior or Esper for kicks.
 
Also waiting on a possible new job position that actually uses my IT Management and DOCSIS Engineer Cert I gained.
 
Long live Chua !	
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Back from Datascape....
So happy on the progress we made, our tactic seems to definitely work :D
Reached phase 4 several times now on System Deamons :D	
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