Almost Done with Dams
Posted Sat Aug 28, 2010 in
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I’m almost done with my last dam (or damn) analysis. I’ll finish up the report this morning and ship it to the prime. I had issues with the network topology yesterday morning, but had a running model by noon and finished the required adjustments before 1600. By then my poor little pea-brain was toasty.
I managed to get my upper-body work done, although it was a challenge. Challenge is good and it’s interesting to work with a nearly 60-year-old body. Things don’t work the same as they did at 24-years. Still, the changes are happening and my weight is dropping. If I wasn’t working quite so hard I would be a lot more energetic, I think.
I bought my first iPad game this week. It’s called Osmos and is a physics-based game in which you move your mote about by ejecting mass (it’s an impulse engine) to approach and absorb smaller motes. Larger motes will absorb your mote, so care is required. The rendering is beautiful and the soundtrack is ambient music, which I also enjoy.
The pace of the game is generally slow, which works for me. I was looking for some casual gaming that provided a unique visual experience (something to relax with) and this is the trick. I think this one is a definite keeper and I’ll be watching Hemisphere for other products.
I’ve also been working with iOS 4 the last week or so. One huge difference I noticed is that the camera is so much faster. The lag between press and shutter release is nearly gone. It has digital zoom, but I can crop in any of the image editing tools I use.
Alright, I think I’m going to refresh my coffee and get this report done. Then I need to pack for my trip.
Edit: I added the image after I finished the last draft report. It’s a hydraulic section of the floodplain downstream from one of the dams. The section is determined by the topography of the valley, the discharge through the section, and the hydraulic properties of downstream reach. I use a numerical model to do the computations. This is one of the things I do.