IRC log for #brlcad on 20091005

00:42.36 ``Erik O.o
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08:45.07 brlcad hi elena!
11:49.27 Yoshi47 34356:10 mged
12:05.40 brlcad heh, point of diminishing returns :)
12:18.33 d-lo mernin all.
12:32.40 starseeker Yoshi47: I think that tesselation has probably reached the point where it will take less time to implement, test and run a better algorithum instead of letting that one finish ;-)
12:33.01 Yoshi47 but.. but.. but..
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15:09.34 ``Erik yeh, wow, I'd call it, yoshi... looks like we might be doing an experimental 'marching cubes' style tesselator as an alternate path, that might be done before your nmg tesselate run O.O
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15:19.24 CIA-33 BRL-CAD: 03bob1961 * r36151 10/brlcad/trunk/src/proc-db/spltest.c: Fixed a typo.
16:34.00 brlcad or let it keep going and be the first to try the experimental one when it's ready in a couple months .. see which finishes first ;)
16:34.57 Ralith ooh, new tesselation that soon?
16:35.04 Ralith now *there's* motivation to get back on g3d
16:36.02 brlcad needs to look for his old code
16:38.22 CIA-33 BRL-CAD: 03starseeker * r36152 10/brlcad/trunk/src/tclscripts/mged/ (Makefile.am dmtype.tcl tclIndex): stub out files for a command to change display manager types.
16:39.07 starseeker notes that there is still no reply to his ogre posting...
16:39.28 yukonbob happy monday #brlcad
16:44.39 CIA-33 BRL-CAD: 03starseeker * r36153 10/brlcad/trunk/src/tclscripts/mged/dmtype.tcl: Well, openmv LOOKS like the command to call for new dm setup but it's not displaying...
16:50.26 CIA-33 BRL-CAD: 03starseeker * r36154 10/brlcad/trunk/src/proc-db/csgbrep.cpp: OK, looks like csgbrep can run cleanly now - enable all except dsp (which works only if terra.dsp is in the same directory.)
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17:37.41 CIA-33 BRL-CAD: 03starseeker * r36155 10/brlcad/trunk/src/tclscripts/mged/dmtype.tcl: OK, this refreshes it - now it just crashes after trying to do anything. (arrrgh)
17:55.20 CIA-33 BRL-CAD: 03starseeker * r36156 10/brlcad/trunk/src/tclscripts/mged/dmtype.tcl: OK, at least it doesn't die now, but background color info is lost and it's hard to tell if the type really has been changed, plus fb_close_existing errors...
18:19.09 starseeker chuckles - ifp->if_name is /dev/X and X24_interface.if_type is "24 bit X Window System (X11)" - fb_close_existing is doing a strcasecmp to see if those are the same
18:19.12 starseeker uh, nooo...
18:22.45 starseeker brlcad: what is the "right" way to handle a comparison like that?
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19:03.39 brlcad it shouldn't be comparing if_name to if_type
19:04.49 brlcad that could be a bug
19:05.15 brlcad at a glance, looks like one, but would need to dive more deeply
19:08.45 Ralith starseeker: ogre posting?
19:09.32 brlcad yeah, I think the header is (now) wrong. used to be user->type and app->name .. but now they're name and description
19:12.17 brlcad after four hours of research, phone calls, and more calls .. I finally found a replacement battery in stock. woot! (they have exactly 1)
19:25.48 d-lo laptop battery?
19:34.40 brlcad car
19:35.24 brlcad drained it empty too many times, now it won't build a charge
19:35.40 d-lo wow as in the brandy new car?
19:35.50 brlcad yeah
19:35.58 brlcad the stock battery is known for this
19:36.13 yukonbob that's what you get for leaving the flux capacitor on w/o the car running...
19:36.20 d-lo how is it that it was drained to zero capacity? Forget the lights or something?
19:36.42 brlcad the alarm system drains it
19:36.46 brlcad pretty quickly at that
19:37.08 d-lo huh. Who'd a thunk.
19:37.28 yukonbob modern cars.
19:37.42 brlcad you have about two weeks on full charge on a new battery before the alarm and ECU will drain it dry
19:38.10 yukonbob overheard a conversation about newer Mercedes having a firewire (!) connector available to the car if you break one of the taillights...
19:38.15 yukonbob hasn't confirmed...
19:38.20 d-lo and that is even with driving it?
19:38.33 brlcad I hadn't driven it since thurs or friday
19:39.03 brlcad and this is at least the third time to go dead, so I'm sure there has been crystalline buildup
19:40.15 d-lo Not to knock that machine of yours, but the undersized capacity battery seems like a design flaw almost...
19:41.32 brlcad not according to their principles -- it's all about track use; no reason you can't charge it every night in their mind
19:41.59 brlcad stock is tradeoff "light" battery with a decent cold-crank
19:42.11 d-lo heh, well I suppose that does make sense.
19:42.22 d-lo whats the capacity/cca of the stock?
19:42.28 d-lo its gotta be tiny :)
19:42.45 brlcad if they had their druthers, I'm sure they'd opt for a voltphreak nano lithium
19:43.39 brlcad but I aint paying a grand for a battery even if it is a sixth the weight :)
19:43.42 brlcad tempting though
19:43.46 d-lo heh, I'm sure :)
19:43.51 brlcad it's not, like I said -- they went with a balance
19:44.20 brlcad not too big, but barley big enough to be a weekly driver without having the alarm suck it dry
19:44.56 d-lo lol, start keeping a spare battery in the passenger's seat :)
19:45.09 brlcad kinda defeats the weight savings :)
19:45.28 brlcad actually, the battery i'm getting is a little bigger, 6 lbs heavier
19:45.38 d-lo dead battery kinda defeats the whole car thing :P
19:45.55 brlcad and a solid 30% or so more capacity
19:46.09 d-lo sounds like a good upgrade then.
19:46.19 starseeker Ralith: http://www.ogre3d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=52872&sid=eec749b9549d58752765d06e745084ba
19:47.07 brlcad was going to get one of these.. but the only distributor is up in fallston and they're closed mondays (and I don't feel like waiting) http://www.sector111.com/handler.cfm?cat_id=20216&cat_id=20228&prod_id=1212&function=product
19:47.54 d-lo 12AH? lordy...
19:48.41 d-lo Why not just get a few packages of AA's and duck tape them together. a single AA has 2500 mAH ;)
19:48.55 brlcad d-lo: here's the schedule of batteries that fit without "too" much hassle (almost all require a custom mount), http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/attachments/f129/133373d1252964925-battery-choices-information-battery-schedule.jpg
19:49.29 brlcad the top three are the stock versions (I have a variant of #2)
19:50.52 brlcad iirc, the car drains about 35-40 mAH/s with the immobilizer and alarm on
19:51.02 d-lo thats crazy man.
19:51.10 brlcad that's cobra :)
19:51.46 brlcad not really a lotus thing, just a high-end alarm .. the microwave system is probably the biggest drain
19:52.34 brlcad (stick your hand in with the top off, alarm will go off)
19:53.00 brlcad goes to pick up that battery, cyas
19:57.43 CIA-33 BRL-CAD: 03starseeker * r36157 10/brlcad/trunk/src/tclscripts/mged/dmtype.tcl: put colors back
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20:23.51 CIA-33 BRL-CAD: 03starseeker * r36158 10/brlcad/trunk/src/tclscripts/mged/ (dmtype.tcl help.tcl): update dmtype, add help
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21:34.55 starseeker woot - dmtype set rtgl works with an rtgl enabled build :-)
22:07.05 ``Erik O.O dead battery already? damn
22:07.26 ``Erik glad I bought a german machine, not a british one :>
22:19.05 brlcad ``Erik: I suspect the car sat on the dealer's lot dead for weeks
22:19.50 brlcad it was dead before I test drove it, they had to quick-jump it :)
22:27.48 ``Erik ah, so the battery got that one brutal deep cycle that screwed it up?
22:28.27 brlcad no matter now, this new battery is a beast
22:28.49 brlcad probably
22:28.58 brlcad plus it was a wet battery, not sealed
22:30.13 ``Erik well... http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/powerlaps.shtml so ptbtbtbbtt
22:30.14 ``Erik :D
22:30.48 brlcad the alternator probably boiled off a fair bit of the acid water recharging it from dry, could hear is sloshing (seemed more than usual) ..
22:31.15 ``Erik hm, wonder if the battery woulda been salvagable... *shrug*
22:31.25 ``Erik gotta pay to play, batteries are cheap :)
22:31.33 brlcad was looking at the exige-s's supercharger just yesterday..
22:32.11 brlcad could possibly get it and installed for less than 5g
22:32.27 brlcad yeah, they are cheap
22:32.58 brlcad well this new one wasn't (the sales dude even balked) but it's all relative and this problem shouldn't happen again
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22:36.17 ``Erik hm, my next few mods are going to be more suspension tuning
22:36.36 ``Erik ya just don't need power if you never have to slow down... :D
22:37.00 ``Erik strut braces, mmmmebbe coilovers
22:37.13 ``Erik the shortthrow shifter is nice
22:37.55 ``Erik amusingly, the black one was all sorts of souped up when I bought it... race pedals, short-throw, massive ceramic brakes on the front, ...
22:38.12 ``Erik <-- is just too much of a puss to push it
23:15.40 starseeker winces - rtgl is... rather brittle at the moment
23:29.10 ``Erik heh
23:49.49 ``Erik cranks up barry mcguire O.o
23:58.45 brlcad starseeker: heh, you should try toggling X and ogl first :)
23:59.05 brlcad rtgl is more than brittle .. unlike the other two dm's, it's also tightly tied into mged's update loop
23:59.42 brlcad nifty, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/04/AR2009100402533.html?hpid=sec-politics

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