A Commonplace Book

Deeds of Arms and Other Matters Medieval and Otherwise

Friday, August 31, 2012

"I never thought it was a good idea for attorneys to be president, anyway."

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Thus Clint Eastwood, talking to an empty chair. Lincoln, Jefferson, FDR, Madison, both Adams, Jackson...... And a few others. Just saying.
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Thursday, August 30, 2012

Android Romance

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Android Romance by ~ WillMcLean on deviantART This was inspired by a sensationalist article that ran in the Philadelphia Daily News in the...
Monday, August 27, 2012

Curiosity Descent at 25 FPS

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Taken from 4 frames per second to 25 with interpolated frames. Splendid! Here is a side by side comparison of the interpolated video and the...

Phase Sword

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Phase Sword by ~ WillMcLean on deviantART Another Star Saga illustration.
Sunday, August 26, 2012

Barbarian Cleric

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Thom by ~ WillMcLean on deviantART
Friday, August 24, 2012

A Renaissance of Amateurs

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The most recent Curiosity videos were a forceful reminder of how much we benefit from people doing things for the love of it. This , this a...

Curiosity Rover Entry, Descent and Landing Reconstruction with Synchronized Simulation

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By Ross Melville This is my take on the Curiosity MSL timeline for landing on Mars. The MARDI (Mars Descent Imager) captured color video at ...
Thursday, August 23, 2012

Jael, Sisera and Tent Pegs

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In the Book of Judges, Jael drives a tent stake into the temple of the Canaanite general Sisera. It would seem that that medieval depictions...
Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Best Curiosity Descent Video to Date

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Compiled by Daniel Luke Fitch from NASA images.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Levitation

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Levitation by ~ WillMcLean on deviantART
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I’ve been involved in medieval recreation since 1975. I contributed to a manual for living history that later grew into the book Daily Life in Chaucer’s England, and have written and illustrated several articles on the medieval tournament. This blog is mostly a platform for my other writing about the Middle Ages, and whatever else moves me: other history, movies, SF, space exploration, contemporary politics and economics. You can find my livejournal feed at Willscommonplac
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