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I will probably never need this, but someone might find it useful
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I tried and failed numerous times to create and bake a simple sculptmap of a blob. It was just a practice blob, and I got it to work ONCE, which was encouraging. But every other time, the steps seemed to be different. Things weren’t on the menu that had been there before. My inner volcano erupted, and much screaming, bad language, and tears of frustration ensued (luckily no one else was home except the cat, who wisely chose to remain upstairs).
Continue readingHands bloodied and soaked from the waist down, Rudyard Kipling was happy. Not just happy, “utterly, supremely, and consummately happy,” the famed author wrote, lying on the bank of the Clackamas River next to the first salmon he’d ever caught.
Today, historians and fishermen say it was actually steelhead Kipling and his two companions nabbed that day in June 1889, but it’s a minor discrepancy in an otherwise fondly written account of the trip that has resonated with anglers and local residents for more than a century.
Continue readingI’ve been watching this issue on Firestorm’s JIRA for a month or two, and it appears that the Flickr uploader has finally been fixed. UPDATE: Ooops, the release was withdrawn, something about a bug. It’s not affecting me, but I’ll … Continue reading
And now, at last, some time this week to work on my offering for the upcoming STEAM Hunt 7. The theme this round is “Time and Space,” highlighting the work of H.G. Wells, who got a little steampunk love (and … Continue reading
As my RL vacation ends I look forward to building again, and will try to comprehend Blender once again. Every time I make a start, I get stymied by class schedules; it seems best to just go the tutorial route … Continue reading
I’ve got several deadlines to meet before the typist goes on vacation to the western wilderness in a mumble-mumble days’ time. One of them just got pushed back, which benefits Dhughan rather than me, as I’ve finished converting my SL … Continue reading
The change will allow avatars to fly unassisted to 4,096 meters. Any device that adds PUSH to an avatar, to overcome the old limit, will likely launch avatars on an exciting ride. I got to test my flight feather in … Continue reading
Thanks to a pointer from @LindaKellie, I explored the downloads, scripts and recommended tools for Second Life at Ferd Frederix’ incredible site Phaze Desmesne. This Flickr viewer thing is so very shiny. I had already spent days looking at the … Continue reading
Dhughan here, recommending Music For Builders. Whilst messing about with floating lanterns that fell 500 metres and buried themselves in abandoned mines in Steelhead St Helens, I listened to an excellent programme, hosted live by Carter Denja. Radio Riel is … Continue reading