User:Mckinlayr
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Welcome to this page.
Any stupid questions should be directed to the stupid author. (He has a tedency to make obvious mistakes and write in the third person!)
I also edit pages anonymously. Sometimes becuase I have forgotten to login, other times because I know what I'm writing is not formatted correctly and doesn't meet the exact letter of the wikipedia guidlines.
That is how Keira High School and Balgownie came into existence. It says great things about the wikipedia community that an ignorant fool like me can dump information in piles around the place and within days it is transformed into useful stuff.
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[edit] This page is many things
1) A waste of my Time
2) An attempt to show off to the world
3) A repository for things that I don't want to forget about
4) Proof that I am very unskilled in formatting pages and making them look proffessional.
[edit] What I should be doing...
Enjoying my summer holiday freedom!
[edit] Topics of Interest
British Nuclear Testing at Maralinga, South Australia
[edit] Astronomy, Planetary Sciences Software
Celestia
A 3D viewer that allows you to jump from planet to planet, star to star, galaxy to galaxy. It even simulates planetary atmospheres and rings so you can watch the sun rise from the surface of Mars, Titan, Jupiter or from onboard the ISS. On a large screen with a powerful computer, this software is cinematic. www.shatters.net/celestia
JMars
A 2D viewer that allows you to compare Mars maps and data sets. Runs in Java, loves at least 200Mb of RAM, needs a fast internet connection. Occaisional stability problems. jmars.asu.edu
NASA World Wind
Very similar to google earth. Applies the data sets of JMars to 3D surface altimetry maps. Very smooth and easy to use. Windows only (uses DirectX and .Net) worldwind.arc.nasa.gov
SSSim Edu
A useful tool for simulating solar system events and producing live star charts. www.sssim.com/en
Google Earth
The Earth from above. No further explanation needed. earth.google.com
[edit] Things, Places, Dates Related to Me
Keira High School my highschool from 2000-2005.
University of Wollongong where I spend most of my time nowdays.
Balgownie , part of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia is where I have lived my whole life.
March 21st 1987 The day I was born.
All computers should either be running Ubuntu Linux or Mac OS X.
My Favourite Macs are: Macintosh Classic, LC ll, Quadra 700, Powerbook Duo, Performa 6400, eMate 300 and almost everything since 1999.
My favourite albums are POP, Zooropa ,Achtung Baby and October by U2.
[edit] And Now.....the Pictures
 The Mounatins above Balgownie |
 Any idea what this animal is? |
