Aliette de Bodard (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} aliettedb) wrote,@ 2008-04-21 20:53:00 |
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Grr...
Spent all day debugging code, only to discover I had
a. transposed an array by accident, so was doing rather unexpected calculations on it
b. filled the array leaving one hole, which was initialised to a random value. Rather unfunny results ensued.
(if you're not a geek, what it boils down to is: I made two silly mistakes that are damn hard to find and fix...)
Received awesome crit of the novel bytlmorganfield, which gave me nifty ideas for tackling the revisions--thanks a lot! I have to force myself NOT to do it right now, as I still have a handful of those crits coming in, and I'd rather not do 15 revision passes.
Tagged myself in a book meme, courtesy ofstephanieburgis:
1. Pick up the nearest book.
2. Open to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people and post a comment to whoever tagged you once you've posted your three sentences.
Ok, so the nearest book is, rather unsurprisingly, my copy of "Handbook to life in the Aztec world".
p. 123 is "warfare":
This kind of formation was especially effective against similar infantry styles; however, once this battle plan faced the horses of the Spaniards, Aztec troops were unequipped to withstand a cavalry charge.
To make battle formations effective, individuals have to be very conscious of their own physical stances within the formation. Soldiers kept their weight balanced between their left, forward foot and their right foot, which would advance the body as the warrior threw a weapon of any kind.
Boy, taken out of context, this does make for dry reading...
I'm not tagging anyone, but feel free to tag yourself in the comments :)
*off to bake Matthieu a cake for his birthday*
Spent all day debugging code, only to discover I had
a. transposed an array by accident, so was doing rather unexpected calculations on it
b. filled the array leaving one hole, which was initialised to a random value. Rather unfunny results ensued.
(if you're not a geek, what it boils down to is: I made two silly mistakes that are damn hard to find and fix...)
Received awesome crit of the novel by
tlmorganfield, which gave me nifty ideas for tackling the revisions--thanks a lot! I have to force myself NOT to do it right now, as I still have a handful of those crits coming in, and I'd rather not do 15 revision passes. Tagged myself in a book meme, courtesy of
stephanieburgis:1. Pick up the nearest book.
2. Open to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people and post a comment to whoever tagged you once you've posted your three sentences.
Ok, so the nearest book is, rather unsurprisingly, my copy of "Handbook to life in the Aztec world".
p. 123 is "warfare":
This kind of formation was especially effective against similar infantry styles; however, once this battle plan faced the horses of the Spaniards, Aztec troops were unequipped to withstand a cavalry charge.
To make battle formations effective, individuals have to be very conscious of their own physical stances within the formation. Soldiers kept their weight balanced between their left, forward foot and their right foot, which would advance the body as the warrior threw a weapon of any kind.
Boy, taken out of context, this does make for dry reading...
I'm not tagging anyone, but feel free to tag yourself in the comments :)
*off to bake Matthieu a cake for his birthday*
