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Decided to work on Geoblazer (my terrain management toolset) today and get the terrain generation crap out of the way. I am now successfully able to take Ridged Perlin Noise, apply a custom silt accumulation algorithm (if desired), and apply that terrain to the simulator automatically.

Should have it ready for retail before college starts up next month.

Screwing around with SilverLining, an environment API that offers full 3D volumetric clouds and asskicking visuals.

I also just added this to FlexLife.  Screenshots coming soon, having minor linking issues with the nVidia Cg Toolkit.

:3

I’ve been screwing around with some land that a good friend has given me, and have decided (with permission) to open a convenience store right next to Combat Crater. The shop, once completely finished, will sell all kinds of weapons and HUDS for users, including some of my own frankenscripts and (eventually) different interceptors for QHUD. At the moment, all of the Quantum Products line are available to purchase, in addition to my new Tachikoma avatar.

Oh, right, I forgot to mention that the Tachikoma avatar that I’ve been screwing with for the past few months is now available for purchase at Quantum Terra, as well. Features cloaking, color/shine customization, and invisiprim hiding options for those that use 1.23 viewers. Also a big, explosive lobbing cannon.

PICTURES:

Still has that new plywood smell

Blah blah blah visit Quantum Terra to buy it.

Please comment with examples, if you feel it is necessary.

For those of you wondering what the hell the “Database” tab in the preferences of Meerkat is, here’s your solution to the mystery.

http://daleglass.wordpress.com/trustnet/

Don’t bother trying to get it to work, it’s apparently deader than a doornail anyway.

Got some goodies from a friend of mine who keeps a cache full of hilarious Nightmare Dench crap.  Here’s a tasty sample:  (Note:  The account named below was his main at the time).

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Armory Island / Armory Xtreme  Application Form
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* Armory Island is one of the largest weapons retailers in Second Life, and Armory Xtreme is one of the newest combat sims open in Second Life. We sell a wide range of guns, ammunitions, swords, clothing, and other weapons related items. AI and AX are looking for good people, and we are happy that you are interested in employment with us.

* We ask that all avatars are at least 14 days or more to apply for employment with the SL Armory Group,  and answer ALL questions.  Also, all applicants must be over 18 in years in real life. [Please avoid sending follow-up or other IMs regarding this application - we are looking for people with iniative, and the ability to work independently.]

1. Todays Date:                               
may 16, 2007

2. Time Zone*:
central

3. What is your Second Life Name:
Berky Etzel 

4. What position would you like to apply for:  Place a X between the [  ]

[   ]a. Sales
[X]b. Security
[   ]c. Combination  of Sales / Security
[   ]d. Combat Administrator - (Armory Xtreme)
[   ]e. Weapons Builder
[   ]f. Scripter
[   ]g. DJ - (Armory Xtreme)
[   ]h. Max's Personal Assistant - (Armory Xtreme)
[   ] i. Apollo's Personal Assistant
[   ]I. Other  _______________- If you have a Skill you think we might be interested in Please let us know.

5. What is your age range?   (Example:  25-30)
20-25

6. Which state/country do you reside in?     (Example:  NY, USA   or   Paris, France)
IL, USA

7. What hours are you available? Per day and per week?
3:30-5:00 monday, tuesday, thursday

8. What relevant Real Life, Second  Life, or other format (and please share them) experience do you have?
im part of a anti-greifer group and have done security jobs before

9. Why do you want this job and what do have to offer that should interest us to choose you over other applicants?
I think that security is my best sl quality. I am skilled in the use of many weapons.

10.  What 3 personality traits do you possess that qualify you most?
strict - i will not just let someone off easy because they are nice.
kind - people will not just get orbitted to a million meters because they made a prim appear somewhere.
open- i will listen to the rulkes of armory island and only d othe things allowed to do, for any purpose.

11.  Are there specific days or times you are unable to work?
wednesday and about every other weekend

12. Do you speak any other languages? If so which?
a little spanish

13. Do you have any references?

14. Please confirm that you are 18 years or older.
yes

15.  List any alternate accounts you currently hold:
none

16.  Have you ever been suspended or banned from Second Life:
no

17.  Do you currently own land:
no

18. Have you worked this position before? If yes, where and how long?
yes - at quantum fields. for three days there was a perty that i was working security at.

19.  Have you been previously employed in Second Life?
not for money, although some volunteer security jobs.                       

== ====== IF SO PLEASE LIST PREVIOUS SECOND LIFE EMPLOYMENT=========

FROM                                    TO
EMPLOYER
SUPERVISOR
POSITION
RATE OF PAY
REASON FOR LEAVING

FROM                                    TO
EMPLOYER
SUPERVISOR
POSITION
RATE OF PAY
REASON FOR LEAVING

=================================================================
 OPTIONAL QUESTIONS....PLEASE ANSWER AND & ALL THAT YOU CAN
THIS IS JUST TO LET US KNOW  WHERE YOU STAND WITH BASIC KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN SECOND LIFE
=================================================================
1. What is afk??
away mode
2. How many meters across is one sim from East to West?:
300
3. What will prevent you from being orbited?:
sitting or nonphysical
4. What does LL stand for?:
linden labs
6. Describe how to create a landmark.:
click "world" on top of the screen and hit "create landmark"
7. What is the process of creating a new notecard?:
file, new, notecard
8. What date was Philip Linden's Account created?:
i dont know
9. How do you load a LoL SBS gun using a loader?:
rez the loader from the gun and add the bullets to the inventory. then click it to load.
10. What experience do you have with weapons in Second Life?:
ive been to many combat sims (and kicked ass) and have used weapons for my anti-greifer and security jobs
11. Anything else you want to add (questions/comments)? (optional)

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Once you have completed this form, 

Rename the Notecard to Include your Avitar Name in the "(Your Name Here)" area  <--((( IMPORTANT )))

Please return it to the proper Manager. depending on what job you are applying for:

For Armory Island Jobs,  please return it to Loki Pyle or Account Clarke.

For Armory Xtreme Jobs, Give your Application to Max Demer or Apollo Case.

YOU CAN DO THIS BY DROPING IT ONTO THEMANAGERS PROFILE, THIS CAN BE FOUND USING SEARCH

Thank you for your time. We will be in touch with you to set up an interview.

Yes.  He thinks a sim is 300m across.  He also claims to be an anti-griffer.  In other news, I crapped my pants laughing.

More stuff, coming soon.

The following is output from a running OpenSim process that is running the new LuaEngine scripting module.

16:42:43 - [REGIONMODULE]: Adding scene Sandbox to non-shared module LuaEngine

In laymans terms, this means that Lua is a working scripting language on OpenSim.  It also means I can add new features to test on FlexLife, such as Lua DataShares and UI stuff.  I may even screw with meerkat a bit.

Today is the dawn of a new age of content in OpenSim:  Fast, reliable scripts with real array and class support.  You can even process an image with Lua, construct a mesh, mess with physics, etc.  Everything is customizable.  Best of all, this engine is custom-tailored for OpenSim, supporting existing LL-functions and OSSL functions (and events) in addition to Lua-specific functions and events.

SVN/GIT available soon.

FlexLife development has been stopped for now, and for multiple reasons.

1. FlexLife is currently based off of Emerald.  However, due to licensing issues and douchebag developers, I am going to create a fork of Emerald with a more open developer community.  FlexLife will no longer be based off of Emerald, it will be standalone.
2. I am swamped with other projects, in both IRL and SL.
3. I need to get LuaEngine for OpenSim into a somewhat stable form so I can test a client-server communications stream for both Lua engines.
4. I do not currently have enough bandwidth to support many FlexLife clients, so I will eventually have to rent bandwidth from someone.
5. I do not have enough C++ experience to fix some of the threading issues in FlexLife’s Lua engine right now.

Until other developers step forward to help me figure this shit out,  FlexLife is delayed until I can come up with my own solutions.