Jonathan Hill

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Jack of many trades, master of none.
My academic profilehttps://theology.exeter.ac.uk/staff/hill/
My world generating projecthttps://undiscoveredworlds.blogspot.com/
Jonathan HillJan 11, 2024
I’m honestly baffled by all the excitement about the Three Body Problem TV series, and positive comments about the books. I thought that while the books had some good ideas in them they were mostly pretty bad, being filled with unpleasant and unbelievable characters, stilted dialogue, deeply disturbing sexual predation and fetishisation of infantilised women, and inconsistent plotting. Did I read the wrong books??
#threebodyproblem
#scifi
Jonathan HillJan 3, 2024
🩵 Bwee the Fluffdragon 🩵Jan 2, 2024

By boosting this, you agree that dragons are cute.

🐲🐉🐲

Jonathan HillJan 2, 2024
DocAtCDIJan 2, 2024
Man walks into an ancient Greek tailors with a pair of ripped trousers. Tailor says, Euripides? Man says, Yeah. Eumenides?
Jonathan HillDec 29, 2023
Bill the LizardDec 29, 2023
"Give a man a program, frustrate him for a day. Teach a man to program, frustrate him for a lifetime." — Muhammad Waseem
Jonathan HillDec 21, 2023

I’ve noticed that the roster of Christmas songs played in shops has changed over the years. It’s been ages since I’ve heard:

“I Believe in Father Christmas” - Greg Lake
“Stop the Cavalry” - Jona Lewie
“Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” - John Lennon

When I was young these were played constantly, up there with Slade and Paul McCartney and the rest, and to me all three of them are the quintessential sound of Christmas. I wonder if the playlists are just more Americanised now? But we still hear Wham…

Jonathan HillDec 19, 2023

Important seasonal pedantry:

Christmas carols are *hymns* about Christmas. The following are *not* Christmas carols:

I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Jingle Bells
All I Want For Christmas Is You
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Last Christmas
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
I Believe in Father Christmas
etc

#Christmas
#pedantry

Jonathan HillDec 15, 2023

Clouds and atmospheric effects definitely make planets feel more real!

https://undiscoveredworlds.blogspot.com/2023/12/atmospheres.html

#proceduralgeneration
#procgen
#cpp

Atmospheres

When I started this project, I didn't think I'd be spending much time simulating air, but here we are. My planets now have atmospheres: I lo...

Jonathan HillDec 8, 2023
fihuDec 8, 2023

Attention!
In Hello Games' next title "Light No Fire" you can ride a giant Kingfisher!

(The game kinda looks like all of #NoMansSky applied to a single planet in a fantasy setting.)

Jonathan HillDec 3, 2023
Well, that’s winter over. Now we have four months of early spring.
Jonathan HillDec 3, 2023
Sheril KirshenbaumDec 3, 2023
A good list of questions we might ask ourselves before commenting on social media by whimsical #artist @elisegravel (Printable at http://elisegravel.com/en/blog/questions-to-ask-yourself-before-commenting-on-social-media/ #art)
Questions to ask yourself before commenting on social media | Elise Gravel

Here’s a free printable comic I made to teach kids (and many grownups) how to use social media in a considerate, kind, respectful and safe manner. Think before you comment; what you post online may last forever! Teachers and parents, you can download […]

Elise Gravel