The Plucky Programmer

The Book The Cosmos. Infinitely intriguing, scientists have been writing about its marvels- sometimes accurately, sometimes not- for years. You’ve probably heard of or (atleast tried to) read a Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking. While that is a great work in itself, for the casual reader it may sometimes be too technical  for those not inclined towards science. (None of those people whom I recommended this book ever  [ Read More ]

The following entry has been composed in less than half an hour and hasn’t undergone editing. Please treat it as you would a newborn Vogon as it has much that is structuraly erratic, drab or lengthily describes what is absolutely unnecessary, much like a newborn Vogon. When I woke up, everything was swimming around me.  The people were swimming around me. The chairs were swimming around me. The air was  [ Read More ]

And we’ve done it! Yes peeps, we’re national winners in SpaceSet (ARSSDC)  level 1 and all set to go for the next level :D. Looks like the CS did pay off, eh? The concept of level 2 sounds extremely exciting. The basic idea is that there are 5 companies that will be formed from 15 teams. Each company comprises of one Indian Winner team, one Non-Indian Asian Winner team and one Indian  [ Read More ]

Ares Around Mars. How I miss that name.  And no matter what I try, can’t get over the fact that Spaceset’s over. And just since Im bored of getting fragging those mofu Korean asses in Crysis, here’s a bit of the 3d stuff I made for Spaceset this time: And now its back to playing Crysis. Will write a Dirk gently review also. Until then, I bid Adieu.

It started out as plain old SpaceSet, then it became Space54t, then Space53x and finally SpaceSoLong it was. It is one roller coaster of a ride none of us can forget. The competition is about building a settlement in space like industry professionals. The team is structured into 5 departments: Structural Design, Operations and Infrastructure, Human Factors, Automation and Business Developement. The year is 2060 and you are given a  [ Read More ]