Bold Kentucky - whittled tamper - nice fall afternoon
Good smoke for cooling fall days.
This is a dark fired burley with some kick to it. Paired with a black tea with honey.
Whittled a tamper this afternoon. Nice hand feel but next one I’ll probably make a thorn for the top end for utility sake.
https://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend/9571/mac-baren-hh-bold-kentucky/
Autumn
Weather pretty abruptly went from summer to fall last week.
Smoking Autumn Evening in this poker. Med-dark roast arabica cappuccino. Balcony garden.
Nice fall ambiance. Happier with this tobacco blend than in previous moments. It’s got several years of age on it if that makes the difference. Has some voluminous body and tobacco core now instead of just aroma. Maybe the weather. Maybe me. Anyway, nice chill time visiting with an ancient medicine.
Best to you all.
Enjoy! And watch out for AT-ATs!
Sam Clemens would be proud. Looks formidable.
In defense of a cup of tea and a thoughtful smoke
I often like the interviews on this YT channel. This particular interview isn’t notable to me except for this snippet where neuroscientist Carl Friston pauses, mid a long clinical discussion about how we perhaps interpret reality to respond to Curt, the interviewer, asking for guidance on feelings of existential crisis.
The expert response: “have a cup of tea and a cigarette my boy, I smoke a pipe myself“
For me that was the most profound and meaningful comment of the episode.
I hope most of you are headed into a joyful holiday. But I know it’s troubled waters for some. So I wish you all peace and patience, and the comfort of your trusty teacup and tobacco.
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Happy so far w an ECM (sister company) Mechanika. Very similar looking build and materials.
You’ve got more knobs to twiddle it looks like. Enjoy!
Winter is coming
Gonna be too cold (for me) to smoke outside soon.
I’ve considered getting some type of air filter for my office to use in the winter months.
What’s your winter tobacco solution?
To clarify - I think your proposed grammar is valid but the phrasing is uncommon. It’s not a phrase I would expect to hear. Though I would understand the gist of what you’re expressing.
Best sounding recommendation probably depends on context and ‘the thing’:
There’s a concept I don’t understand.
There is something in the box I don’t recognize.
There is a feature of the coffee machine I haven’t figured out yet.
There’s a Greek word in the original text that I don’t know.
Embers and autumn and a virginia flake
Cooler days settling in. Sunny afternoon with a brief tantrum of hail.
Smoking a virginia flake with couple years on it. Fragrant plum fruity nose in the jar. Lightly sweet, a touch of pepper, and hint perhaps of woodsmoke.
Happy fall weekend to you all.
Pipe tobaccos for Fall
Felt inspired to break out a well known maple flavored pipe tobacco in honor of autumn. I was quickly reminded that while it smells nice, it just has no ‘oomph’ - which probably equals nicotine.
Conversely a virginia and/or burley blend has subtle natural fermented sweetness but also a kind of deep presence in the experience. Feels more meditative and substantial to me. Whereas aros give me the impression I may just be wasting time.
To each their own of course. Think I’ll work on breaking in my new pipe with some Carter Hall (va/bur).
What’s in your fall pipe / cigar rotation out there?
My guess is it’s likely not a bug but an unexpected (by you) interaction of the tool script with whatever layout you’re doing.
If you can post example code demonstrating the problem someone will probably be able to pinpoint what’s happening.
What if I told you… every day is coffee day.
Sounds like you found a workaround.
There might be some tricks here that could help too:
https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/audio/sync_with_audio.html
I think your supposition about using ik just to capture (key) animations is right. I wouldn’t delete the bones after because you might add or tweak the animations later.
Then you should be able to -X the scale for whatever the root node 2d of your character is.
Maybe helpful: https://ask.godotengine.org/110222/possible-animation-player-deals-animating-position-rotation
Here's a nice tutorial vid - simpler arcade-like control than my example. Looks like this is for Godot 3.x but the concepts should translate to v4 pretty closely.
5 is a lot. I’ll do 4:
- tuesday: Carter hall
- holiday: Escudo (will settle for peterson de luxe navy rolls)
- rainy autumn day, once a year: Squadron Leader
- muggles nearby: macbaren Scottish blend
I think I have it working as you describe - in the latest version on GitHub. That is more complete now than the code snippet above. See if that helps.
Now for no good reason I added flaps that rotate with the controls. Definitely feature creepin. I’m out! Good luck op!
Not shown in the code here for simplicity, but in the project I added a little bit of yaw drift when banking.
I’m sure there’s a more accurate way to simulate all this. Just messin around.
True. Just showing roll and pitch. This is not op’s code… oh perhaps that’s the thing op really needs to see though? I’ll update the example to show it…
(Not op, just an example)
I don’t know an optimal answer here. I see various discussions online about flight control variants. However, here is a simple example I set up out of curiosity. Maybe useful? I’d like to hear about what you end up with.
Project code at: https://github.com/pipehat/godot41_flight_controller_example
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plane controller script:
undefined
extends CharacterBody3D
var print_delay = 1
var next_print = 0
const SPEED_MPS = 500
func _physics_process(delta):
var input_dir = Input.get_vector("ui_left", "ui_right", "ui_up", "ui_down")
if next_print <= 0:
print(input_dir)
print("-z: ", -transform.basis.z)
next_print = print_delay
else:
next_print -= delta
var roll = -input_dir[0]
var pitch = input_dir[1]
rotate(transform.basis.z, roll * delta)
rotate(transform.basis.x, pitch * delta)
velocity = -transform.basis.z * SPEED_MPS * delta
move_and_slide()
Not tested but perhaps you should be using rotate_object_local - so the rotation is in the plane’s own axis, rather than that of its parent.
Pipe Tobacco Storage - a quick intro
Why? If you open your tin or pouch it’s going to begin drying out over a few days and taste and flavor will eventually suffer.
You can store pipe tobacco in most any airtight container almost indefinitely. The tobacco taste can develop over time. A blend that you find over strong or pungent when fresh may become smoother and nuanced with a year or two in the closet.
The generally recommended solution is some kind of canning jar with a good seal. Remember to label what it is and when you put it in there!
Pipe tobaccos age in usually positive ways over time. How long is useful? Depends on the tobacco type. Virginias benefit the most - mellowing and sweetening. A year or two is likely enough to see benefits. Beyond 5-10 years you may do more harm than good.
Some more comments by blender GL Pease and others here: https://pipe-club.com/tobacco_aging_faq/eng/aging.php
Your pipe tobacco should NOT live in a humidor. Just air tight, stable temperature, and dark.
Watch out for mould -
Do you find that box pressed cigars burn similarly to round ones? Haven’t tried one yet. Seems like the corners could be fussy. On the other hand, fire.
Looks like a decent ninja turtle!
Saturday up in smoke with a Habana Montecristo #2
95f today. Visiting the local shop with air conditioned lounge!
Postprandial smoke with a Cappucino and some water. Guillotine cut. Easy light with two long matches.
I find it to be light to medium in strength and body. Creamy leather wood and some hay. Nice with the coffee.
Bit of pepper kick whenever the ash gets long - goes away with ashing.
Nic hit builds up gently over 30-40 min. Not harsh but makes itself gently known.
About through it at 80 mins. Same nice profile throughout.
Thanks to all the hands that crafted it, the sun, earth, and water. Best to you all.
Good results from makeshift French Press milk frother
I.e.: unscrew French press stem in order to remove it from the cap. Reassemble. Now it can press all the way to base of the French press canister for frothing.
This ranks among the best cups I’ve had, even at very good coffee shops.
Bonus details if you like
Tools
- Bialetti Venus 2-cup
- rando hybrid travel mug / French press
Ingredients
- 80g water
- 11.5g med-dark local roasted beans, burr ground medium fine - a notch below our preferred pour over grind. ~90g whole milk
Coffee
- Preheated water in Bialetti base just below boiling.
- Filled coffee funnel to near rim, tapping against counter occasionally to settle but not tamped at all from above. Grounds came to maybe 2mm below the rim
- tower on, lid up to monitor
- brewing within a minute, off heat for about 10 secs as soon as it started producing
- Bialetti back on heat just a few seconds to get it going again then let it finish brewing off heat
With the input water carefully measured, and managing outflow
Early attempt to let Bing make a banner for the group. Results… alarming. 😆🔥
Doesn’t quite “get it” obviously but the elements are there.
So how could a computer understand smoking? (Or fingers…)
My first thought is you need an organic system that responds to all the stimuli. Feel of the pipe, heat, smell, taste, and the bodily response to the chemicals.
Then I thought, the computer might need to be able to suffer. To know stress, hurry, doubt, fear. Then to have an experience that elevates condition.
First a distraction of small details. Attention to moment. Chronology warps, wafts, disperses. Adrift gently in the eye of a storming world.
The Tupperdore: a good-enough humidor alternative for the new or traveling cigar enthusiast
So you’re getting started with cigars or you’re on the move. You’d like to store a couple sticks but don’t know if you’ll get to smoke them this weekend or months from now. Also… humidors… how do I even…?
No problem. Just get an airtight food safe storage case (glass, food safe plastic, etc) from wherever you get your kitchen stuff. Grocery store may have them.
When you pick up your cigars, get a couple of humidifier packs (e.g. Boveda packs). They have a humidity number typically between 65-72%. Avoid mixing humidity levels among your packs.
- how many: they come in different sizes and are rated based on how many cigars you’re storing. 1-2 little ones (8g each) should do for a small container (up to about 25 cigars).
- Check them after maybe 6 months - more if frequently opening your container. If they’re getting hard, time to replace.
- They’re made of natural non-toxic stuff. Safe to handle. Safe to throw away.
If you’ve got a cigar shop you could ask them if they sell or give
Obligatory getting started with pipe smoking post
DO:
- Get an inexpensive corn cob pipe ~10 USD. The trusted famous brand is Missouri Meerschaum.
- get a well loved “codger blend” like Carter Hall or Prince Albert
- watch some YouTube videos on packing and lighting; keep it simple (3 step packing)
DON’T
- buy an expensive pipe to start with
- get frustrated with learning curve - patience
Tobacco Types
- wealth of info at tobaccoreviews.com
- aromatics (broadly, smell good but no taste)
- virginia / burley: core tobacco leaf types (notes of bread, hay, leather)
- latakia: smoke cured (campfire smokey smells)
Try them all. See what you like. (But va/burley is the best!)
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