[DaveMorton]

Well, I'm still working on a program that creates certain "Meta Data" files needed to fully integrate DS3- content into DS4, but beyond that, not much yet.

[Freddy]

And Bragi and myself are trying to work out a quick way to make animations.

[Data]

A quick way to do animations, when you work that one out everyone’s gona want to know how 

Good luck then GCC, Freddy and Bragi

[Freddy]

Thanks It's really more the process in building the animations that we want to speed up - production time in other words, not so much the actual rendering itself. I think we are getting there anyway.

[squarebear]

I am currently wiping my tears at missing out on the Loebner finals by less than 0.5% 

[DaveMorton]

That really sucked, Steve. Hopefully, it will spur you to new heights of achievement in next year's competition.

[Bragi]

0.5 is a very small margin indeed. Next time better 

[Freddy]

So unlucky and by the look of your post at Ai Nexus also a little unfair it would seem.

[squarebear]

Yes I am rather bemused by the scoring system. I'll still go down to Exeter to watch the finals though.

[Freddy]

You can be our roving reporter 

[Freddy]

Can't decide what to do today...all my back burners are catching up with me.  What should I do first   

[Data]

Decisions a Freddy. 

I need to look at my car today, its been misbehaving, the engine stops all of its own accord, I’m thinking I have a loose wire in there, well actually I’m pretty sure there is a bad connection to the coil.

Wish me luck   

[Bragi]

the engine stops all of its own accord

I once had an engine that wouldn't stop anymore, very annoying!

[DaveMorton]

I need to look at my car today, its been misbehaving, the engine stops all of its own accord, I’m thinking I have a loose wire in there, well actually I’m pretty sure there is a bad connection to the coil.

Wish me luck   

I'm guessing, DH, that your car is somewhat of a "vintage" model? Here in the US, it's been a long time since vehicles had a single ignition coil (for the most part, at least). I shudder to think about lifting the bonnet of my Mom's car these days. There's practically nothing for the "old school" mechanics to work on, anymore!

And, of course, best of luck!

[Data]

Yeah it is an old car, 12 years, the gearbox is a bit cranky, its been good to me over the years, don’t want to get rid of it until I really have to, better the devil you know, and yes GCC I would have no chance at being able to work on one of them newer cars with their sensors and wires all over the place.

Thanks for the luck too, I seem to have it fixed, went for a drive it didn’t conk-out once and I think its running smoother too.