Cool Graphics

Going through the items in my list with Google Reader, I went over to SuperJer who created a ray-traced 3D renderer in less than 48 hours, about 800 lines of code.

So curious, downloaded and compiled it and Bingo!
Pretty cool in my view. This command will make 50 frames for a video, why bmp format I don't know but conversion to a format suitable for Gnash is no big deal. #pixelmachine -w120 -h90 -v50 4576

I like it!

ISBN 88-7439-169-2

Well that subject ISBN belongs to a book by Paolo Pellizzari called Tours of the World. Probably one of the last 10 digit ISBNs to be used, but note the 13 digit number in the barcode below.

Its a good book for me, not many words to read and lots of pictures. The pictures are first class, and again I am envious of those that compose fantastic photographs.

Shots are from the more prestigious or interesting tours around the world, seventeen countries in all including the "Tour Down Under"

There's a preface by Lance Armstrong, first 6 time winner of the TDF it says, so now you know the date of publication as I think Armstrong went on to win a seventh in 2005.

So thanks to daughter number three who gave it as a Xmas present. A nice addition to the bookshelf.

And for those of you with touch screens, touching the barcode below will bring you an electronic verion of the book one day :-)

Woolongong Weekend

Last year I did the Gong and the first weekend of February, returned for a bit more of a ride around what was once a great industrial town based on steel, but these days, it has diversified and is just a regular city with traffic jams, a university and all the trappings of a big city including a YHA where we stayed for two nights. First class.

It does have some fantastic paths for walking. Our Sunday ride was on a beautiful warm day along the beaches to the Seacliff bridge and back. There were "thousands" out walking. Tremendous!


Coming up to the Pt Kembla Steel Mill

The above shot is one that doesn't do justice to the scenery on the rest of the ride, but reflects my perceptions of Woolongong.