SUPER CHILDREN DEFEAT LEVIATHAN
- Tomaz
Last night, while securing the Pipes of Nothingness for THE BASTION, the HERO GROUP was attacked by a vile LEVIATHAN.
THE GROUP included that great hero of the people Rat (Tony Lower-Basch), and the duo TWILIGHT (Rachael Storey), their activities chronicled by the GOVERNMENTS WITNESS, yours truly. They brought two projection handlers, who have asked not to be named.
Rat and Twlight began by investigating the ancient rail car, where the taps pour emptiness, discovered by Rat between his government missions -- time of his own that he spends investigating that which hunts us.
The rail tracks showed footprints, and our intrepid heroes followed. They discovered a FAMILY living ALONE in the wilderness, who showed the origin of the nothingness.
The FAMILY, as all groups expressing such intimacy, was a TRICK of the LEVIATHANS. Our heroes were caught unawares, against a beast with a dozen dozen eyes, whose limbs were canyon walls.
The unprotected, unshielded handlers nearly took the worst of it; Rat saved them both. Truly a hero of the people. The Rat took damage, and the TWILIGHT was caught unawares by the Leviathan.
It was then that the SHINING STAR appeared, giving the people's heros a moment to collect themselves. The ostentatious super hero stood atop Arachnia, appearing just when things seemed worst and saved the PEOPLE's HEROES.
While Shining Star dealt with the EYES of the Leviathan, TWILIGHT pulled and heaved, and RIPPED a limb of the Leviathan from the ground. They held it aloft, and knew this beast could be conquered.
Meanwhile, RAT moved in. With explosives. He deftly maneuvered to the center of the LEVIATHAN. As it saw what he was about to do, such was it's fear of the ICON OF THE PEOPLE that the beast withdrew.
As the dust settled, SHINING STAR was gone. There are reports that for a moment the Shining Star no longer glowed a rain, instead showing a negative. If so, what does this mean for our heroes?
Our child heroes defeated a LEVITHAN without preparation, without aid. They are truly hero of the people!
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Any one know how to do queries from Jira as like from a database?
Any one know how to do queries from Jira as like from a database?
It looks like: The actual data form is not open, and for good reason. But, the API may be able to pull out data through JQL. If that's true, then we could do pulls like:
Select P.Name, count(*)
from Projects as p
left join Issues as I on p.projectID = I.IssueID
where I.Status in ('Open')
Group by P.Name
order by 2 desc
That's what I want to get to. Obviously, I don't really care about the table names and don't know the underlying structure.
Any help?
It looks like: The actual data form is not open, and for good reason. But, the API may be able to pull out data through JQL. If that's true, then we could do pulls like:
Select P.Name, count(*)
from Projects as p
left join Issues as I on p.projectID = I.IssueID
where I.Status in ('Open')
Group by P.Name
order by 2 desc
That's what I want to get to. Obviously, I don't really care about the table names and don't know the underlying structure.
Any help?
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Civilian starships in Star Wars
Civilian starships in Star Wars
In no particular order:
The Falcon
Slave One
The fighterships working for Lando
The Mon Cal ships, if we take it as cannon that they used to be passenger ships
... for the Original Trilogy, that may be it. I'm intentionally not counting the Rebellion ships, as those are essentially military.
I don't think we ever see a ship of Jabba's.
What do we discover: With the possible exception of the Mon Cal ships, they all have guns. The falcon is a smuggler ship, but Slave One and the fighter ships are essentially military vessels.
So, that's ... horrifying. Even civilian ships are covered in guns.
In no particular order:
The Falcon
Slave One
The fighterships working for Lando
The Mon Cal ships, if we take it as cannon that they used to be passenger ships
... for the Original Trilogy, that may be it. I'm intentionally not counting the Rebellion ships, as those are essentially military.
I don't think we ever see a ship of Jabba's.
What do we discover: With the possible exception of the Mon Cal ships, they all have guns. The falcon is a smuggler ship, but Slave One and the fighter ships are essentially military vessels.
So, that's ... horrifying. Even civilian ships are covered in guns.
Me: this is probably a level two bug.
Me: this is probably a level two bug.
Them: this is a task. There's no user story saying users need to be able to log in
Me:..... Nor that the computer be turned on.
Them: but if it's not in the requirements then we can't point the bug to anything.
Me:... Then call it a requirements bug. I don't really care which we classify it as.
Then: you should!
Me:... Maybe I wasn't clear: If it's in the requirements, then it's a code bug. If it isn't, it's a requirements bug. Either way, users need to be able to log in.
Them, shutting down and disengaging from the conversation: I'll talk to the test lead, but I'm not calling out a level two bug that isn't specified to requirements!
Me:..... Leaves.
Me, to boss: I'm worried there's a growing pernicious fear of reporting bugs to the client.
Boss: no way! Bugs are great!
Me: yes. I know that, you know that. Among others, there seems to be a growing fear.
Boss: want me to talk to anyone?
Me: for now, no. Just situational awareness.
My position: not being able to log in is a fucking problem. It's a minor class of users who we have not yet written user stories for, which makes it level two.
Boss's all seem to think the same way. The courageous ones, at least.
Don't get so tripped over the documentation that you forget what we are doing here: building software.
Them: this is a task. There's no user story saying users need to be able to log in
Me:..... Nor that the computer be turned on.
Them: but if it's not in the requirements then we can't point the bug to anything.
Me:... Then call it a requirements bug. I don't really care which we classify it as.
Then: you should!
Me:... Maybe I wasn't clear: If it's in the requirements, then it's a code bug. If it isn't, it's a requirements bug. Either way, users need to be able to log in.
Them, shutting down and disengaging from the conversation: I'll talk to the test lead, but I'm not calling out a level two bug that isn't specified to requirements!
Me:..... Leaves.
Me, to boss: I'm worried there's a growing pernicious fear of reporting bugs to the client.
Boss: no way! Bugs are great!
Me: yes. I know that, you know that. Among others, there seems to be a growing fear.
Boss: want me to talk to anyone?
Me: for now, no. Just situational awareness.
My position: not being able to log in is a fucking problem. It's a minor class of users who we have not yet written user stories for, which makes it level two.
Boss's all seem to think the same way. The courageous ones, at least.
Don't get so tripped over the documentation that you forget what we are doing here: building software.
Fiasco in a box: When?
Fiasco in a box: When?
Asking here, in case anyone else has good ideas.
If Jason sees it, great. Don't want to plus him in, as I figure I can start by asking The Crowd.
Asking here, in case anyone else has good ideas.
If Jason sees it, great. Don't want to plus him in, as I figure I can start by asking The Crowd.
Monday, September 24, 2018
Oxygen Not Included
Oxygen Not Included
Cycle 50ish.
Duplicants: 12. I like having 12.
Bathrooms: Check. Producing polluted water. Considering building a shower.
Oxygen: Check. Contained in the box. I've built two boxes -- one that is cold and has oxygen, one that has oxygen and a lot of electrical equipment. Like the Kitchen.
Food: Check. About 50,000 calories, with 30,000 in pickled meal that no one is allowed to eat. Have not yet produced the zone I really want, but have it setup. I just need more seeds, and I'll have an area with free lights and hydroponic tiles that produces crops with minimal effort.
Shine bugs: Check. Two areas, feeding them gristle berry so they'll produce better bugs. If I can get to Royal bugs, that'll be awesome for everything. Maybe even vital, but that requires peppa bread.
We're also eating all the shine bug eggs, but not the sunny shine bugs. Gosh, that sounds like eugenics. Is selective breeding better?
Power: 3 coal power plants, a half dozen batteries including one smart battery to regulate. Walled in with abyssalyte. Two small power transformers, making two grids. Each has about half the oxygen generators, among other things. While max power would be more than 1,000 ... I'm not worried about peak.
Water: Check. I have plenty, but ..... this is where it gets interesting. I've found a cool steam vent and, just below it, a cold zone. I want that water.
Plan: Build a reservoir in the cold zone, with a water pump. Dump the hot water in. Cycle it into a storage container held in a small room with a wheezlewort. Bring that water into the base, but only if it gets to under 25 degrees.
Reasonable plan?
This is what has caused colony collapse before, so I really don't know.
Cycle 50ish.
Duplicants: 12. I like having 12.
Bathrooms: Check. Producing polluted water. Considering building a shower.
Oxygen: Check. Contained in the box. I've built two boxes -- one that is cold and has oxygen, one that has oxygen and a lot of electrical equipment. Like the Kitchen.
Food: Check. About 50,000 calories, with 30,000 in pickled meal that no one is allowed to eat. Have not yet produced the zone I really want, but have it setup. I just need more seeds, and I'll have an area with free lights and hydroponic tiles that produces crops with minimal effort.
Shine bugs: Check. Two areas, feeding them gristle berry so they'll produce better bugs. If I can get to Royal bugs, that'll be awesome for everything. Maybe even vital, but that requires peppa bread.
We're also eating all the shine bug eggs, but not the sunny shine bugs. Gosh, that sounds like eugenics. Is selective breeding better?
Power: 3 coal power plants, a half dozen batteries including one smart battery to regulate. Walled in with abyssalyte. Two small power transformers, making two grids. Each has about half the oxygen generators, among other things. While max power would be more than 1,000 ... I'm not worried about peak.
Water: Check. I have plenty, but ..... this is where it gets interesting. I've found a cool steam vent and, just below it, a cold zone. I want that water.
Plan: Build a reservoir in the cold zone, with a water pump. Dump the hot water in. Cycle it into a storage container held in a small room with a wheezlewort. Bring that water into the base, but only if it gets to under 25 degrees.
Reasonable plan?
This is what has caused colony collapse before, so I really don't know.
More thoughts on ships in Star Wars.
More thoughts on ships in Star Wars.
What can we glean from the following:
ISD: 1.6 kilometers long, 60 turbolasers, 60 ion cannons, 72 star fighters, ~10,000 troops, 37,000 crew.
That's not a ship; it is a mobile command base the size of a small city. Much like Asimov's Foundation series, it emphasizes command and control and minimizes the power and relevance of the individual; notice the TIE fighters are after thoughts, not truly capable of harassing a capital ship.
This is a ship for an Empire that maintains a captive population. This is a ship to subdue a world, not to fight an equivalent foe.
Correlian Corvette: 150 meters long, 2 turbolasers, 2 laser cannons, no star fighters, able to carry "hundreds" of pax, crew of 165.
In relationships to an ISD, this is a fast-attack APC, capable of bringing in personnel and material to a hazardous location. Makes sense to pair with X-wings and other similar fighters, which have their own hyperdrive.
The Falcon: 2 crew, laser cannons, torpedoes, able to ferry a dozen people.
That's a smuggler ship, in a world more dangerous than that of Malcon Reynolds.
X-wing: 1 crew + Droid, laser cannons, torpedoes, no cargo and no pax.
Tie Fighter: 1 crew, no droid, laser cannons, no cargo, no pax.
X-wings are versatile space-superiority fighters; tie fighters are single purpose scouts capable of harassing ships like the Corvette, but not an ISD. While an X-wing has a hyperdrive, a TIE fighter does not.
The capability of the X-wing versus the TIE fighter tells us a lot about the philosophical differences between the Empire and the Rebellion; the Empire has command and control, while the Rebellion empowers individuals.
Speaking of command and control: Star Destroyers (battleship / carrier / flag ship role) are helmed by a Captain. This (should) suggest that smaller vessels are commanded by lower-ranked individuals. Perhaps Cruisers are helmed by a Commander, Frigates by a LCDR, and something as small as a Corvette by merely a full LT.
Within the Rebel Alliance, we know the Tantive IV (Leia's consular ship) was helmed by Captain Antillies. We don't know if he was a full Captain, or if this was an honorary rank, such as Captain Solo. While ships fielded by the rebellion grow within the original trilogy -- from Corvette to Frigate to Ackbar's flagship Home One -- the Corvette is the largest rebellion vessel in A New Hope, and serving the heir apparent of the House of Organa is a high-profile assignment.
It seems likely the Tantive IV is the pride of the Alderaanian fleet, and acts as a comparison point of rebellion versus Empire. If so, they truly were a comparitively peaceful people with no weapons, committing themselves to peace in the face of the horrors of the Empire.
What can we glean from the following:
ISD: 1.6 kilometers long, 60 turbolasers, 60 ion cannons, 72 star fighters, ~10,000 troops, 37,000 crew.
That's not a ship; it is a mobile command base the size of a small city. Much like Asimov's Foundation series, it emphasizes command and control and minimizes the power and relevance of the individual; notice the TIE fighters are after thoughts, not truly capable of harassing a capital ship.
This is a ship for an Empire that maintains a captive population. This is a ship to subdue a world, not to fight an equivalent foe.
Correlian Corvette: 150 meters long, 2 turbolasers, 2 laser cannons, no star fighters, able to carry "hundreds" of pax, crew of 165.
In relationships to an ISD, this is a fast-attack APC, capable of bringing in personnel and material to a hazardous location. Makes sense to pair with X-wings and other similar fighters, which have their own hyperdrive.
The Falcon: 2 crew, laser cannons, torpedoes, able to ferry a dozen people.
That's a smuggler ship, in a world more dangerous than that of Malcon Reynolds.
X-wing: 1 crew + Droid, laser cannons, torpedoes, no cargo and no pax.
Tie Fighter: 1 crew, no droid, laser cannons, no cargo, no pax.
X-wings are versatile space-superiority fighters; tie fighters are single purpose scouts capable of harassing ships like the Corvette, but not an ISD. While an X-wing has a hyperdrive, a TIE fighter does not.
The capability of the X-wing versus the TIE fighter tells us a lot about the philosophical differences between the Empire and the Rebellion; the Empire has command and control, while the Rebellion empowers individuals.
Speaking of command and control: Star Destroyers (battleship / carrier / flag ship role) are helmed by a Captain. This (should) suggest that smaller vessels are commanded by lower-ranked individuals. Perhaps Cruisers are helmed by a Commander, Frigates by a LCDR, and something as small as a Corvette by merely a full LT.
Within the Rebel Alliance, we know the Tantive IV (Leia's consular ship) was helmed by Captain Antillies. We don't know if he was a full Captain, or if this was an honorary rank, such as Captain Solo. While ships fielded by the rebellion grow within the original trilogy -- from Corvette to Frigate to Ackbar's flagship Home One -- the Corvette is the largest rebellion vessel in A New Hope, and serving the heir apparent of the House of Organa is a high-profile assignment.
It seems likely the Tantive IV is the pride of the Alderaanian fleet, and acts as a comparison point of rebellion versus Empire. If so, they truly were a comparitively peaceful people with no weapons, committing themselves to peace in the face of the horrors of the Empire.
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