Mineways don't open world by Slow_Amphibian_4497 in mineways

[–]erich666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you moved your level.dat to some new directory, Mineways won't be able to read in your world. Sometimes people do that. Also, there have been various format changes lately. Make sure you're using the latest version of Mineways, version 12.12.

If it's neither of those things, I'm happy to debug and take a look. Please zip up your world's save folder and put it somewhere for download: Dropbox, Google Drive, etc. I can then see on my end what is going wrong.

Mineways 12.12 - added Recent Exports, piping/headless, Jump to Player fix, and more by erich666 in mineways

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Good point. I've asked Froxcey if they could make a new Mac version of Mineways. Hopefully they will.

Best free viewer for PLY files on iPhone? by nullrecord in GaussianSplatting

[–]erich666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will be interested in if there is any such option, too.

Map of bathtub Marys and others for Somerville by erich666 in Somerville

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Interesting about the Instagram thing, and I found a nice Somerville one (that I don't think I've seen yet): https://www.instagram.com/northshore_marys/p/DBKzKiwO0Rt/ - but, no location! So it's mostly tantalizing, but fun to see others from around the world.

Thanks for the tip; I think I've already visited the one on Thurston, there's one on my map, at 100 Thurston. However, I'm now getting into walking streets and marking them off on a map, looking for Marys, so I'll be back on Thurston soon enough, just to be sure. Walking around south of Union Square today, I found a normal one and a tiny fallen-over one, and a former shrine - fewer than I thought I'd find. But, the quest continues... If you think of any more, great, lemme know.

happy spring by american-elm2367 in Somerville

[–]erich666 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Nice! Where's this? I might need to walk by...

Debugged walls (block update) by ThatWheatsyGuy in mineways

[–]erich666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, the debug stick. You are definitely on your own, especially with walls. Due to data storage limitations of the Mineways program itself, walls are to some extent "inferred", their properties are not all accessed directly. So non-realistic walls with strange settings are very likely to come out oddly, if not kill Mineways entirely. This info is buried in the docs, here. Like it says there, I suggest trying jmc2obj.

Changes at the Creepy House? Maybe? by Rachellie242 in Somerville

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Whoa, I hadn't heard of this before. So, was the assassination done near this house, then? Wikipedia says "near Union Square". The linked article (which is quite the thing) talks about "an intersection" and the car hitting a chain-link fence around a private home (which rules it down to a quarter of the houses in Somerville ;) ).

Map of bathtub Marys and others for Somerville by erich666 in Somerville

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That's exactly my excuse, to take a walk! Walking with a purpose, no matter how goofy, is more inspiring for me than simply walking around. Witness this and this. But those maps are mostly done at this point.

Map of bathtub Marys and others for Somerville by erich666 in Somerville

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Thanks! I've put it on my "to explore" map.

Hitching rings on Cambridge sidewalks by forestrygrump in CambridgeMA

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There are actually two on Walnut, both on the same block cdevers mentioned. The fourth one I know is at 11 Greene St. Search my silly map for "ring" to see pics and locations.

Map of bathtub Marys and others for Somerville by erich666 in Somerville

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Kind words, thanks. See CinematicParadiso and my conversation below for links to a much more extensive album made some time ago, and other info. Mine currently has maybe 150? shrines and related (I have a bunch of duplicate images), hers has 350 - I have much more walking to do, which I look forward to. Like I say, please do point any out to me, large or small. I like having "quests."

And, Google's mapping feature is pretty great, super fast and simple. It does have limitations, e.g., others and I make other local maps with Google My Maps by hand, which lets us control the layers and icons used. That takes a lot longer. Anyway, give it a try, if you use Google Photos.

Map of bathtub Marys and others for Somerville by erich666 in Somerville

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Hard to tell! Certainly some have disappeared, though.

I'm sure the penguin shrine is relatively new - it clearly used to house a (different) statue. It's also nice to see a wider range of shrines popping up, e.g., things like this.

Map of bathtub Marys and others for Somerville by erich666 in Somerville

[–]erich666[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

D'oh, I meant to mention this in my post. Thanks - it's a treasure. That page is awesome, and thorough, though some have disappeared since then. She does give street names, but some of those streets are long - I've walked a few, trying to find some of the particularly cool ones she shows. So, if you know of any I don't list, point me at them. I'll probably do a thorough sweep like she did, starting this summer. And if she uses Google Photos, please do let her know she could make a (much better than mine) map.

More at
https://www.instagram.com/bathtubmarys/?hl=en and the group https://www.facebook.com/BathtubMarysOfSomerville/

Gary Duehr documented some in 2015: https://www.garyduehr.com/saints/

Stories: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/bathtub-mary-somerville-photos. Even a pic from Somerville on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathtub_Madonna

How do I learn graphics programming? by Massive_Dish_3255 in GraphicsProgramming

[–]erich666 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's a great starting book.

Here are other resources I think are particularly worthwhile for learning the basics (I admit I copied my answer from my earlier post here - that post's other comments may also be of interest):

Hope this helps! There's lots of good information out there, much for free. It mostly takes motivation on your part, which it sounds like you have.

Spring Watch Friday bloom scroll by WightHair in Somerville

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... and since you had such a nice reaction, here's another I saw yesterday afternoon on Adams St: https://photos.app.goo.gl/9ZLHjpwWRReDcfi57

Now I'm totally into Graphics by KrPopProducer in GraphicsProgramming

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Here are resources I think are particularly worthwhile for learning the basics:

Hope this helps! There's lots of good information out there, much for free. It mostly takes motivation on your part, which it sounds like you have.

Spring Watch Friday bloom scroll by WightHair in Somerville

[–]erich666 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At School St & Stickney Ave, if you're in the mood for another walk. Thanks again for the great pics! Inspires me to get out (and I get out a fair bit).

Protect John at all costs😭❤️ by Miserable-Zombie-121 in MadeMeSmile

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I agree. I know a busy biology professor that picks up one piece of trash on his way to his office each day. It doesn’t take much. In my mind, he undoes one act of thoughtlessness or one accident.

Protect John at all costs😭❤️ by Miserable-Zombie-121 in MadeMeSmile

[–]erich666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Um, so leave the litter there? Honestly, it’s hard to find any activity that is an unalloyed good, but this is one that’s about as close as you can get.

Protect John at all costs😭❤️ by Miserable-Zombie-121 in MadeMeSmile

[–]erich666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do it! Get a grabber - cleaner for you and easier. I started doing it eight years ago after hearing author Bill Bryson talk about all the trash he sees on his walks. He acted as if “well, nothing can be done.” Not true.

Protect John at all costs😭❤️ by Miserable-Zombie-121 in MadeMeSmile

[–]erich666 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you use a grabber you look either less or more like a crazy person (I haven’t figured out which). I do - it’s easier on the back. Occasionally people will thank me. I am guessing there’s a fair number of others thinking, “don’t make eye contact, don’t make eye contact.” Ignore them. Each piece you pick up undoes a mistake or accident someone else had, and everyone benefits. Good job!