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/sectionb: BLOWBACK

Posted on February 12th, 2023 Comments Off on /sectionb: BLOWBACK

… in which inspiration opens locked doors and an escape plan is hatched.

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/sectionb: SHINDAN ACADEMY

Posted on February 12th, 2023 Comments Off on /sectionb: SHINDAN ACADEMY

… in which Section B runs up against some closed doors in their pursuit of a hastily retreating Shindan Academy.

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/sectionb: INFILTRATION

Posted on February 12th, 2023 Comments Off on /sectionb: INFILTRATION

… in which the premises of Shindan Academy are unsuccessfully penetrated. An intriguing twist emerges.

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/sectionb: UNDERGROUND

Posted on January 1st, 2023 Comments Off on /sectionb: UNDERGROUND

… in which Section B receives agency assistance of an unnerving nature.

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/sectionb: GOING GRAY

Posted on December 24th, 2022 Comments Off on /sectionb: GOING GRAY

… in which a new acquaintance offers to help put Section B’s broken plans back together again.

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problem fixed

Posted on November 30th, 2022 Comments Off on problem fixed

East Island, Ontario Place

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cool birds

Posted on November 21st, 2022 Comments Off on cool birds

Hunkering down somewhere along Queens Quay.

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SPI#4: Now with more time

Posted on November 18th, 2022 Comments Off on SPI#4: Now with more time

A month and a half between posts might seem excessive but hear me out! I could’ve just posted another static map image but I’m trying to push the envelope a little bit so I thought, “Why not a video?”

Unfortunately, adding a time component introduces a whole bunch of new complications. First I had to alter my code to produce output based on a temporal sequence rather than a single point in time. After that I had to figure out how to produce composite images so that I could add things like the time/date stamp. Then I had to figure out how to actually encode the video. Following that, the clunky user interface needed to be updated in order to accommodate the new features. Then I realized that the data didn’t include any duration information so I had to figure out how to extrapolate it. And then I had to run the extrapolation routine over the whole database which took weeks, no doubt owing to my weak SQL.

Anyways, I find the first product to be kinda soothing and hypnotic and leaves me thinking about what else I could do with it. So without further adieu here’s 24 hours of all C4S calls over Halloween, each call (red dot) growing larger in diameter the longer it remains active:

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show me your love to ease my mind

Posted on November 9th, 2022 Comments Off on show me your love to ease my mind

Yeah, still making music.

Actually, these combined renditions have been percolating for a while and I’ve only recently put on the finishing touches. They feature the vocal stylings of Roland Clark (?) from a track named “Show Me Your Love” (?) followed by The Supremes on “You Can’t Hurry Love”. Despite my take on The Supremes’ tune I think that you’ll find that the lyrics are (eventually) recognizable whereas I’ve had a heck of a time finding any information on Clark and his song, hence the parenthesized question marks. If you can shed any light on this vocal sample please let me know!

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/sectionb: MISSION CREEP

Posted on October 31st, 2022 Comments Off on /sectionb: MISSION CREEP

… in which secrets are revealed and best-laid are scuttled.

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