Just my observations,
Jeff
mrmarcpolo wrote:
>
> I'm the one who asked if Stormsteads could start again, so
> I'd like to thank you all for what's gone before, and to
> argue not only for the whole cow, but the nits too.
>
> I for one delight in the detail, and hope the group can
> support cow counters as well as story tellers. Maybe the
> way to segregate the technical stuff is with a header
> prefix, like DETAILS. Those who wish can then skip it.
>
> Just before the hiatus, I sent John a draft Cow Calculator
> application written for Windows 9x. It asks you how many
> people and how much land belong in a given Heortling group
> (stead, bloodline or lodge) and then maximizes resources
> -- like plowherds, flocks and pigs -- to available labor
> and land, deducts the "tithe," dues, taxes and Lunar
> tributes and reports on the resulting standard of living,
> census counts in broad age groups, and levels of craft,
> trade, foodstuff, fodder and fuel demand. It's now in a
> more advanced version, FWIW.
>
> I'm reluctant to skew the discussion into technical
> directions by offering this up for comment, but I'd be
> pleased to mail it to anyone who wants to play with this
> or discuss it with me. The software does not mess with
> your system: it's one executeable that just runs, no
> registry calls no need to uninstall apart from erasing the
> file.
>
> Regards
> Mark Leymaster
>
> > I was extremely busy in June/July, preparing for Convulsions and
> other
> > projects, and admitedly a little frustrated by the efforts of (not)
> > coordinating a moderately largish group that began with a particular
> > practical end in mind.
> >
> > I'm very happy, indeed possibly inspired, to resume our varied
> > conversations, but I'll be taking a much more relaxed attitude to
> things,
> > especially with regards to project coordination. If folk want to add
> > material to the web site - and I certainly encourage this - simply
> post it
> > here, we'll discuss it for a week and then put it up - with any
> expansions
> > or redrafting solely in the hands of the poster.
> >
> > For my part, I have generated a full list of Svenstead folk, with
> ages,
> > bloodlines, names, and some basic relationships, as per the formulae
> we were
> > working on when transmission ceased. I will try and put this up on
> the web
> > in the next week or so.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > John
> > ____________________________________________
> > nysalor_at_i... John Hughes
> > Questlines: http://home.iprimus.com.au/pipnjim/questlines/
> >
> > Hige sceal že heardra, heorte the cenre,
> > mod sceal že mare, že ure męgen lytlaš.
> >
> > [Our hearts must grow resolute, our courage more valiant,
> > our spirits must be greater, though our strength grows less.]
> >
> > - Byrhtwold's last words, 'The Battle of Maldon'.
>
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