_^15/10/2024 #### Ahoy Townspeople #003 Ahoy, ahoy, ahoy! Third time's the charm. This two weeks have been a bit of a blur, time flies when you're in the integration hell. #### Findings - Arabic speakers mix numbers with their letters when writing. I've always wondered why. In short, it's because the Arabic script is an abjad, a writing system where each symbol represents a consonant, the numbers represent sounds not easily expressed with the Latin alphabet. [Here's a longer explanation](https://www.etoninstitute.com/blog/arabizi){target="_blank"}. - You can hear your *own* voice as other people hear it by putting two pieces of paper (or your hands) in front of your ears and talking. Very strange. - I was struggling to get the mechanical escapement mechanism to work in my clock design. While I was battling the integration hell, YouTube taunted me with a beautiful electronic clock design. I'd highly recommend checking it out. - Speaking of escapements, I found a [great resource](https://escapements.weebly.com/mechanical-escapements.html){target="_blank"} that explains the different types of mechanical escapements. I mean, look at them! They're beautiful. - Also, while I was messing around aerosolized bleach for my bleach fabric dye experiments, I figured out I can use halftone patterns to create a gradient of colors instead of a solid color. I found a [great tool](https://halftone.xoihazard.com/){target="_blank"} that generates halftone patterns from images. - *Theres nothing more permanent than the temporary fix that works.* - [Chris Boden](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6Dkk90QiNOk){target="_blank"} #### Miscaellanea - This god damn game ruined 3 days of my life. [Territorial.io](https://www.territorial.io/){target="_blank"}. - Worked on a mechanical clock escapement mechanism. Will write about it soon. - Bought **Hell Let Loose**. Oh boy, it's a good game especially when you find a squad that communicates. You can hear the bells of the church in the distance, the artillery shells whizzing by, the machine guns rattling, the tanks rumbling. Would recommend - if you love seeing "Killed in Action" on your screen every 3 minutes. :^) - Still didn't finish *Silo*. Making progress here and there though.