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[[File:Invasion-Shane and Stanley.png|left|thumb|Goose disconnects that laser cannon.]]
[[File:Invasion-Shane and Stanley.png|left|thumb|Goose disconnects that laser cannon.]]
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* [[Shane Gooseman]]: Got any idea how to fix this mess?
* [[Shane Gooseman]]: Got any idea how to fix this mess?
* [[Stanley]]: Sure, all we've got to do is re-order a new machine center.  That should fix everything.
* [[Stanley]]: Sure, all we've got to do is re-order a new machine center.  That should fix everything.
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It was a lot like that and the longer I put off the upgrades the harder it would be to fix it.  This past week I took a day and created a new server and went through all the steps and here we are, upgraded Mediawiki and phpBB forums!
It was a lot like that and the longer I put off the upgrades the harder it would be to fix it.  This past week I took a day and created a new server and went through all the steps and here we are, upgraded Mediawiki and phpBB forums!
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I did some streamlining here and there (hopefully this page now is more mobile friendly).  This specific update prep took four hours to do as one thing led to another, some technical, some rabbit-hole, some just coming up with words.  It'll feel good to publish this tomorrow morning as we hit Year 6 (or Year 24 last month).
I did some streamlining here and there (hopefully this page now is more mobile friendly), most notable is the removal of the banner at the top.  This specific update prep took four hours to do as one thing led to another, some technical, some rabbit-hole, some just coming up with words.  It'll feel good to publish this tomorrow morning as we hit Year 6 (or Year 24 last month).
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There's a bit of stuff below.  Creator updates, a new 3d printable Ranger Interceptor model, etc.  If anyone finds issues on the site, let me know.  Future updates may be slow, but I feel like now that I've gotten past the much needed upgrade I can spend some time doing some things like episode synopsis writing or something.
There's a bit of stuff below.  Creator updates, a new 3d printable Ranger Interceptor model, etc.  If anyone finds issues on the site, let me know.  Future updates may be slow, but I feel like now that I've gotten past the much needed upgrade I can spend some time doing some things like episode synopsis writing or something.
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===Sixth Anniversary===
Welcome to year six since the rebirth of the sites since we got the domain back (see [[News Archive 14]]).  The domain was renewed back in November and we are good for another year.  Eternal thanks to [https://twitter.com/Marienro2/status/937346507921084417 @Marienro2] for pointing out that the domain was available again!  For those on the other counter, welcome to year 24 1/12th!}}


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====Dan Fiorella - The Audio Series====
====Dan Fiorella - The Audio Series====
'''TL\DR:''' Check out Dan's [https://soundcloud.com/user-746025822/sets SoundCloud] account
It's not an update without a mention of Dan, right?<br><br>It looks like Dan has been working with a couple of groups recording some of his material in the radio play format! Dan has the majority of his SoundCloud audio grouped into [https://soundcloud.com/user-746025822/sets SoundCloud] Audio Playlists and from there you can check out not only the new ''[https://soundcloud.com/user-746025822/sets/spooky-time-theater Spooky Time Theater]'', but also ''All Star Radio'', the ''ACN Radio Sketches'', his ''Prairie Home Companion Radio'' sketches, the ''Anything Goes Radio, 91.5 NYC Radio sketches'', and of course ''The Nick Files.''
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It's not an update without a mention of Dan, right?<br><br>Last spring I reached out to Dan and asked him a question, actually wait a moment... I'll be right back... I can verify this conversation...
<br><br>... and I'm back. I just revisited the moment just now for clarity.  Often the things in my head are clear but when they come out the finger tips or mouth and reach others, it's soon apparent that there's a gap.  Last spring was one of those moments and when I reached out, I didn't ask a question.  Instead I just dumped a thought straight out of the brain.  I'll step back now as I didn't then and explain the background:  Given Dan's history of writing for radio and the fairly large amount of content he has on his website, it occurred to me somewhere during the pandemic that wouldn't it be neat to hear some of his work that he's written as radio plays?  Given podcasts and the ease of recording these days, the medium is there.
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I rolled that thought around for a good year before reaching out to Dan with it, but you know, without any of the back thoughts and just dumped it out there.  The reply was ''Am I missing something here?''
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As I type this, I still get a chuckle reading that.  Dan was way ahead of the thought though and he'd been working with a couple of groups already. In fact, now that I'm catching up on things this weekend, I'm seeing how far behind I am!
 
Dan has the majority of his SoundCloud audio grouped into [https://soundcloud.com/user-746025822/sets SoundCloud] Audio Playlists and from there you can check out not only the new ''[https://soundcloud.com/user-746025822/sets/spooky-time-theater Spooky Time Theater]'', but also ''All Star Radio'', the ''ACN Radio Sketches'', his ''Prairie Home Companion Radio'' sketches, the ''Anything Goes Radio, 91.5 NYC Radio sketches'', and of course ''The Nick Files.''
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It's been a couple of years since I made my first [[Printable_Ranger_Interceptor|printable Ranger Interceptor]] model (and I may have 3 or 4 of these printed around the house) and then Iskelderon's version (I need to add that version here), but a new model just popped up and it's '''<i>a-maze-ing</i>'''! You can check out the internal page [[Printable Ranger Interceptor - LYPstudios|here]] and from that page you can see the Facebook posts that have a bunch (40+) of pictures and links to where you can buy this thing to print yourself!  I am seriously passing the Etsy link off to my kids later this morning as a gift idea.
It's been a couple of years since I made my first [[Printable_Ranger_Interceptor|printable Ranger Interceptor]] model (and I may have 3 or 4 of these printed around the house) and then Iskelderon's version (I need to add that version here), but a new model just popped up and it's '''<i>a-maze-ing</i>'''! You can check out the internal page [[Printable Ranger Interceptor - LYPstudios|here]] and from that page you can see the Facebook posts that have a bunch (40+) of pictures and links to where you can buy this thing to print yourself!  I am seriously passing the Etsy link off to my kids later this morning as a gift idea.
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[[File:RangerInterceptor-LeeYeePei-27.jpg|thumb|400px|right|The printed detail....wow]]
[[File:RangerInterceptor-LeeYeePei-27.jpg|thumb|350px|right|The printed detail....wow]]


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Latest revision as of 03:53, 3 December 2023

December 03.2023

Welcome to 2023!

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Well That Was A Pause

The "Welcome" above wraps this up fairly well: it's been a while since I've posted. There has been a bit of "real life" and just plain being busy, some of the passing of John Rawlins deflated the balloon a bit more, and then there's a whole "behind the scenes" thing on the technical end. You know that scene in the episode "Invasion" that went like this:
Goose disconnects that laser cannon.

It was a lot like that and the longer I put off the upgrades the harder it would be to fix it. This past week I took a day and created a new server and went through all the steps and here we are, upgraded Mediawiki and phpBB forums!

I did some streamlining here and there (hopefully this page now is more mobile friendly), most notable is the removal of the banner at the top. This specific update prep took four hours to do as one thing led to another, some technical, some rabbit-hole, some just coming up with words. It'll feel good to publish this tomorrow morning as we hit Year 6 (or Year 24 last month).

There's a bit of stuff below. Creator updates, a new 3d printable Ranger Interceptor model, etc. If anyone finds issues on the site, let me know. Future updates may be slow, but I feel like now that I've gotten past the much needed upgrade I can spend some time doing some things like episode synopsis writing or something.

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Sixth Anniversary

Welcome to year six since the rebirth of the sites since we got the domain back (see News Archive 14). The domain was renewed back in November and we are good for another year. Eternal thanks to @Marienro2 for pointing out that the domain was available again! For those on the other counter, welcome to year 24 1/12th!

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Creator Updates


Curtis King, Jr.

How the he** did I not see this in the TWELVE YEARS he’s been on X-Twitter?!? I'm shamelessly co-opting one of his tweets about a YouTube video (UA:LA) because I really can't believe I haven't run across Curtis's twitter[1] account before this past week!

That's right, there is storyboard artist and production designer Curtis King, Jr. on Twitter! I may come back to this later.


Masaaki Endo and Yoshiteru Tsujino

Mid-last year I had a Twitter exchange with two TMS employees who worked on the pilot and the outcome was wonderful! Masaaki Endo posted a series of sketch artwork from the show and Yoshiteru Tsujino joined in, posting a series of four frames from the escape pod sequence in Phoenix. I responded with the four final frames from the episode! The exchange is captured here and the artwork has been uploaded (with permission) here.

Youtube: An unrelated YouTube interview with Yoshiteru Tsujino.


Dan Fiorella - The Audio Series

It's not an update without a mention of Dan, right?

It looks like Dan has been working with a couple of groups recording some of his material in the radio play format! Dan has the majority of his SoundCloud audio grouped into SoundCloud Audio Playlists and from there you can check out not only the new Spooky Time Theater, but also All Star Radio, the ACN Radio Sketches, his Prairie Home Companion Radio sketches, the Anything Goes Radio, 91.5 NYC Radio sketches, and of course The Nick Files.

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3D Model Ranger Interceptor

It's been a couple of years since I made my first printable Ranger Interceptor model (and I may have 3 or 4 of these printed around the house) and then Iskelderon's version (I need to add that version here), but a new model just popped up and it's a-maze-ing! You can check out the internal page here and from that page you can see the Facebook posts that have a bunch (40+) of pictures and links to where you can buy this thing to print yourself! I am seriously passing the Etsy link off to my kids later this morning as a gift idea.

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The printed detail....wow

I may need a resin printer after this...

  1. Note: I'm going to continue to reference Twitter as Twitter, maybe sometimes as X-Twitter (as a joke reference to eX-Twitter that no one will get) and it'll be a long time before I refer to it as Twitter (see what I did there?).