Orbiter is a really cool space simulator. It’s written by Martin Schweiger as a freeware project and is probably one of the most realistic (and beautiful!) space simulators out there. It features very physically realistic models, which means you probably need to learn orbital mechanics before you can put anything in orbit. But the thing [...]
Monthly Archives: December 2006
December 31, 2006
23:34
23:34
December 31, 2006
13:39
13:39
Sensible Predictions
On the topic of what 2007 is going to look like, the Minneapolis Star Tribune had an article about what might possibly happen, and what is actually likely to happen. And on the topic of health, it was said, which I thought was very true and rather amusing…: You’ll probably hear that some common food [...]
December 29, 2006
15:57
15:57
Apartment Woes
As most people know by now, I’m trying to move from Skövde to Stenungsund because I’m changing jobs. However, that turned out to be not quite as easy to do. It turns out that the apartment market in Sweden is, in a word, terrible – at least here in the Western part. I’ve been trying [...]
December 18, 2006
14:12
14:12
I Might Just Be A Trekkie
I realized this morning that I’m a Trekkie. Oh, the horror… the horror… I’ve always considered myself not to be one, since I don’t really care about any other series than Star Trek Voyager. And then it hit me. I’ve watched almost every Star Trek movie. I’ve watched almost every episode of Star Trek Voyager. [...]
December 15, 2006
23:42
23:42
Christmas Trees
I couldn’t hold it. I had to put up my Christmas tree, although I know I’m breaking many an unwritten Swedish rule by doing so. Merry Christmas!
December 11, 2006
22:57
22:57
Object Workspaces
Ever since my little adventure in C# and Collection services, I’ve been thinking more and more radical ideas about CRUD operations in an application. Hibernate is a nice tool for solving the persistence part of an object space (i.e. the objects that make up a system); this and similar toolkits provide the functionality to stream [...]
December 11, 2006
13:17
13:17
Nobel Celebrations
I have a habit of watching the Nobel Prize celebrations on TV, which I think is a really wonderful celebration. The peace prize aside – which can get a little political at times – it’s just great fun to see all the people dressed up, the celebrations, the banquet and all the pomp and circumstance. [...]
December 10, 2006
02:53
02:53
The Size of the Universe
I’ve been following the TV series Star Trek Voyager for a while now, downloading episodes and watching them on my computer. Star Trek Voyager is a story about a lone earth starship that gets stranded in the “Delta Quadrant”, the other side of the Milky Way Galaxy, some 70.000 light years from home. And during [...]
December 1, 2006
22:57
22:57
Desktop Shooter, version 2
I updated the Desktop Shooter to a new version. This one includes more sounds (including ambience sounds), reloading, more realistic gun configuration etc. Most options can be turned on/off. A, for instance, controls ambience, R controls reloading or no reloading, and…. well, that’s about it. Oh, and the M-16 has a burst mode. And the [...]