July 17, 2009

Not a lot to report since yesterday. I finally got the video recording to work, so the last 11 objects will have video. We're not going to use it, but Professor Stoytchev wanted the data anyways. We'll be done collecting data after today, so I guess I'm kinda glad that that's finally going to be over.

I spent yesterday afternoon and this morning creating an image that was just a grid of all of our objects. Here it is:

Next week we'll have to work fast to get all of our data processed and get our results. Hopefully they turn out well.

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(That incomprehensible text up there is just Connor saying that the audio capture program has started throwing a null pointer exception, which means that all the data taken so far today is useless. Nothing changed, and yet there it is, throwing an exception.)

update update:

Instead of explaining what happened (as that is too boring) I'm going to tell this harrowing tale that is a metaphor for what happened

It started earlier today. I was in the forest, cutting through only light resistance with my two battalions of men. Just as I was thinking 'I wonder what those demons are up to?' a messenger came upon our column. He had clearly been through some heavy fighting to get to us. I took his message and read it with urgency. It stated that General Ugonna had been surrounded by demons while on a routine inspection in the plains. It said he needed immediate assistance as he was in danger of being overrun, so I ordered an about face and we headed at double time to his aide.

Upon arriving, I noticed that it was a relatively small demon force surrounding General Ugonna. After breaking through to him, I inquired as to why he was unable to defeat them with his obviously superior numbers. He said that they were wielding a new weapon: the Null Pointer Exception. This weapon had been utterly decimating his men.

But together, I reasoned, we could defeat them. Wave after wave of men charged into the demons, but none prevailed. After many hours spent in vain, we decided that the battle could not be won, and so we retreated to the mountains, letting the demons hold the plains, for now.

In the mountains we consulted the wise sensai Jivko Sinapov. He gave me two green sticks that were arranged to look as if they were two forward slashes. He said they were called 'comments' and that this would help us defeat the demons. He said that they would not destroy them, but they would contain them.

We returned to the plains, new weapon in hand. A battle ensued. After the dust settled, the demons were defeated; we were VICTORIOUS! But we still had work to do, and even though the battle had been won, the war was far from over.

ZayiraJordan - 20 Jul 2009 - 09:53

Good stuff!! I know how hard is to make those image grids! Good job! (what did u use?)