The kids at coding club have decided that we should write an implementation of pong in python. I took a look at some options, and decided tkinter was the way to go. Thus, I present a pong game broken up into stages which are hopefully understandable to an 11 year old: Operation Terrible Pong.
Searching for open bugs in a launchpad project
The launchpad API docs are OMG terrible, and it took me way too long to work out how to do this, so I thought I’d document it for later. Here’s how you list all the open bugs in a launchpad project using the API: #!/usr/bin/python import argparse import os from launchpadlib import launchpad LP_INSTANCE =…
Recent wood turning
Just a quick dump of some recent bowls:
The End of All Things
I don’t read as much as I should these days, but one author I always make time for is John Scalzi. This is the next book in the Old Man’s War universe, and it continues from where The Human Division ended on a cliff hanger. So, let’s get that out of the way — ending…
Geocaching with a view
I went to find a couple of geocaches in a jet lag fuelled caching walk this morning. Quite scenic!
Chet and I went on an adventure to LA-96
So, I’ve been fascinated with American nuclear history for ages, and Chet and I got talking about what if any nuclear launch facilities there were in LA. We found LA-96 online and set off on an expedition to explore. An interesting site, its a pity there are no radars left there. Apparently SF-88 is the…
Geocaching with TheDevilDuck
In what amounts to possibly the longest LAX layover ever, I’ve been hanging out with Chet at his place in Altadena for a few days on the way home after the Nova mid-cycle meetup. We decided that being the dorks that we are we should do some geocaching. This is just some quick pics some…
Casuarina Sands to Kambah Pool
I did a walk with the Canberra Bushwalking Club from Casuarina Sands (in the Cotter) to Kambah Pool (just near my house) yesterday. It was very enjoyable. I’m not going to pretend to be excellent at write ups for walks, but will note that the walk leader John Evans has a very detailed blog post…
Wanderings
I am on vacation this week, so I took this afternoon to do some walking and geocaching… That included a return visit to Narrabundah trig to clean up some geocaches I missed last visit: And exploring the Lindsay Pryor arboretum because I am trying to collect the complete set of arboretums in Canberra: And then…
Quartz trig
A morning of vacation geocaching, wandering, and walking to quartz trig. Quartz was a disappointment as its just a bolt in the ground, but this was a really nice area I am glad I wandered around in. This terrain would be very good for cubs and inexperienced scouts.