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I also want to thank you all for being such fantastic readers. I asked last update for you guys to rate the comics, and boy have you. Keep it up and I'll keep making the comics (this isn't a threat or bribe, but rather the natural course of things; active readership inspires me to work on the comic). Due to the craziness of an internet connection that barely exists and a few other things, I'm going to skip this Wednesday, instead having the next update on Sunday. It'll be part one of a two parter which will conclude on the following Wednesday. [an error occurred while processing this directive] 6/4/08 [an error occurred while processing this directive] So, I was supposed to have mangonel pictures today. That didn’t happen. Besides having a few issues with getting it working to a level with which I am satisfied, there’ve been a number of other distractions that have prevented the pictures. Things like my car getting broken into. So hopefully you’ll forgive me for not having them now, they will be up as soon as I get it all figured out. But good news on the comic front is that I have 3 comics drawn up and ready to upload as we speak. This pretty much guarantees that I won’t be missing any updates this month, so there’s something to look forward to. Also, I’d like to ask you all again to try to rate the comics (the stars on the right side just below the comic). It takes all of 2 seconds and helps me greatly in know what you like and what you don’t. Both the rating, as well as the number of votes are considered in the algorithm that makes the top rated list (and a minimum of 6 votes are required for a comic to show up there at all), so rating a comic is useful, even if the comic already has a number of ratings from other people. [an error occurred while processing this directive] 6/1/08 [an error occurred while processing this directive] So, I wanted to have a comic up Wednesday, but that clearly didn't happen. Seems I got distracted with building a mangonel. On the bright side, next update should have pictures and an analysis of its performance. I've worked out the optimum release angle at 58.21 degrees (a physics background is as much a curse as a blessing, really), so once I get a good protractor and set that up I suspect some excellent range. Today's comic is inspired by the numerous offers I have by friends who want me to get drunk. I seriously have, at this point, enough standing offers to buy my first drink, that if I timed it right, I could get drunk every night for at least a week free of charge. I have no idea exactly why it is that people want to see me drunk, but I can only guess that they have horribly sinister motivations behind it. Finally, I wanted to share with you the following conversation I had with a friend the other day. I think it is the single geekiest conversation I've ever had, and that's competing with such conversations as the two hour debate on the merits of a Borg sphere versus the cube design (spheres are clearly superior in every way). Anyway, without further ado, here's the conversation:
Mike: know what'd be awesome? I was supposed to be observing at the 61 inch telescope tonight. Unfortunately, I am greatly hated by the fates. It is cloudy, which means I can't get a good picture of the target. It was hailing, which means we can't open the dome. No fewer than three parts of the telescope were broken (the autoguider, the dry air blower, and the telcom server). Oh, and a power line had fallen, so the whole site was running off a generator. So no observing for me, but on the bright side that means that I have a comic for you tonight. With school finished and everything in order again, I should have no problem giving you guys 6 comics in June, plus some long overdue wallpapers. I also hope to get a buffer setup to last through some summer excitingness that may occur. So keep checking and I'll keep drawing. Oh, and click on some of the ads on the right. Some very kind people are paying way too much for ads right now, and I'd love if they'd get their money's worth. |