User:Mckinlayr

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Welcome to this page.

Any stupid questions should be directed to the stupid author. (He has a tendency to make obvious mistakes and write in the third person!)

I also edit pages anonymously. Sometimes because I have forgotten to login, other times because I know what I'm writing is not formatted correctly and doesn't meet the exact letter of the wikipedia guidelines.

That is how Keira High School and Balgownie came into existence. It says great things about the wikipedia community that an ignorant fool like me can dump information in piles around the place and within days it is transformed into useful stuff.

1 This page is many things
2 What I should be doing...
3 Topics of Interest
4 Astronomy, Planetary Sciences Software
5 Things, Places, Dates Related to Me
6 And Now.....the Pictures

[edit] This page is many things

1) A waste of my Time

2) An attempt to show off to the world

3) A repository for things that I don't want to forget about

4) Proof that I am very unskilled in formatting pages and making them look professional.

5) The best way to "one up" everyone I know who has a Myspace page.. "You may have music, friends, conversation and culture, but I'm on wikipedia!!"

[edit] What I should be doing...

Enjoying my summer holiday freedom!

[edit] Topics of Interest

Climate Change

Peak Oil

Australian Greens

British Nuclear Testing at Maralinga, South Australia

Theoretical Astrophysics

[edit] Astronomy, Planetary Sciences Software

Celestia

A 3D viewer that allows you to jump from planet to planet, star to star, galaxy to galaxy. It even simulates planetary atmospheres and rings so you can watch the sun rise from the surface of Mars, Titan, Jupiter or from onboard the ISS. On a large screen with a powerful computer, this software is cinematic. www.shatters.net/celestia

JMars

A 2D viewer that allows you to compare Mars maps and data sets. Runs in Java, loves at least 200Mb of RAM, needs a fast internet connection. Occasional stability problems. jmars.asu.edu

NASA World Wind

Very similar to google earth. Applies the data sets of JMars to 3D surface altimetry maps. Very smooth and easy to use. Windows only (uses DirectX and .Net) worldwind.arc.nasa.gov

SSSim Edu

A useful tool for simulating solar system events and producing live star charts. www.sssim.com/en

Google Earth

The Earth from above. No further explanation needed. earth.google.com

Stellarium

The night sky. The stars shimmer. The constellations fade in and out. The closest thing to night sky. www.stellarium.org/

[edit] Things, Places, Dates Related to Me

W	This user is a student or graduate of Wollongong University.

This user respects the beliefs and religions of others.

ISIHAC

I'm Sorry...

This User Hasn't a Clue

Needle
Nardle
Noo

This user listens to The Goon Show on the modern-type, steam-driven cardboard wireless.

ABC

This user supports Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, television and online services.

BBC

This user listens to BBC World Service.

This user is proud to be Australian.

This user comes from New South Wales.

This user wants no more coal exported from Newcastle.^†

This user has never left the Southern Hemisphere.

This user is interested in environmentalism.

This user supports recycling.

This user believes global warming is a reality we will have to face.

This user does not believe in the supernatural until proven wrong.

This user knows that there are
2,000,000 reasons why the
2003 invasion of Iraq was wrong.^†

This user loves reading the Sydney Morning Herald

C	This user can program in C.

This user runs Mac OS X.

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This user is an advanced mathematician.

This user, through Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy, will sap and impurify all of your precious bodily fluids.

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