Catalyst21 Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) Hail fellow members of the gentry! I am Catalyst21, longtime reader of BS, found him through Patrick Rothfruss. Avid SF/fantasy/mystery/horror reader. I am 31 years old, former computer engineer for the space shuttle, currently a computer programmer. Father of 3 beautiful girls, ages 6-16. Hobbies include computers, robotics, home automation, sound systems (professional, as in sound engineer).... pretty much anything technology related. I am located in central Florida. On a side note: I have been considering for awhile creating a website that has all BS's works, notations and Interviews on it (in a backend, not publicly accessible) with a public facing look-up. Say for example you search GhostBloods, it would tell you which of the above works talk about it, what page and chapter it is in (for the books), and if a notation or interview references it, then a link to the respective source. And as more information is added (and verified), add tags into the books, such as [Dula], [Elantrian] and [Galladon] where he appears in the purelake section of WoK. Also add a cross-reference table to associate terms such as Dula and Galladon. Basically a Google for all things BS. What do ya'll think? Catalyst21 Edited October 17, 2011 by Catalyst21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuri Shardweaver Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 First off, welcome aboard! Secondly, 3 girls. You have my sympathies, sir! (mostly sarcasm XD)Thirdly, we actually have a Wiki that's being slowly filled up, so I'm not entirely sure how that would differ from a 'Shardle". Now then, let's talk about you building me a giant robot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalyst21 Posted October 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 First off, welcome aboard! Secondly, 3 girls. You have my sympathies, sir! (mostly sarcasm XD)Thirdly, we actually have a Wiki that's being slowly filled up, so I'm not entirely sure how that would differ from a 'Shardle". Now then, let's talk about you building me a giant robot... Yes, but is there a easy way for us to search the books? I have seen in the forums repeatedly that someone will post a theory, but that supporting documentation will have to wait till they have time to find it. as for your giant robot.... robots are expensive.... I have a < 2 foot diameter robot that stands 8 inches tall.... I have over $1200 in components.... let me know when you win the lottery and we'll discuss a giant robot. On the other hand, if you want a small robot, then lets get started! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalyst21 Posted October 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 BTW if anyone wants to see some cool shuttle pics you can goto http://www.catalyst21.net/photo.aspx The photos are from the launch of STS-134. The website (and presentation of the photos) suck, I thew is up (almost literally) in about 15 minutes., and never went back and updated it. On day maybe I'll have time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuri Shardweaver Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 Yes, but is there a easy way for us to search the books? I have seen in the forums repeatedly that someone will post a theory, but that supporting documentation will have to wait till they have time to find it. as for your giant robot.... robots are expensive.... I have a < 2 foot diameter robot that stands 8 inches tall.... I have over $1200 in components.... let me know when you win the lottery and we'll discuss a giant robot. On the other hand, if you want a small robot, then lets get started! As far as I know, there's no database that extensive going on, not entirely sure what would be possible without breaking copyright laws and such. Aaaand rats. Going to have to somehow take over the world without a giant robot...to afford to build a giant robot to take over the world...CURSE YOU CATCH 22!!! Awesome pics, though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalyst21 Posted October 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 (edited) As far as I know, there's no database that extensive going on, not entirely sure what would be possible without breaking copyright laws and such. Aaaand rats. Going to have to somehow take over the world without a giant robot...to afford to build a giant robot to take over the world...CURSE YOU CATCH 22!!! Awesome pics, though I don't believe copyright laws apply to my idea. I would not be serving up content from the books (which would be a copyright infringement), just references (chapter, paragraph and page numbers for the books) the reason chapter, paragraph and page # would be for those that are using a different version of the book, page 43 in the hardback might be 47 in the paperback.... for example, you searched for Ghostblood, it would return: Book, Way of Kings, Chapter 03, paragraph 2, page 50 Annotation, The Way of Kings, Chapter 3, url=www.xyz.com Book, Way of Kings, Chapter 03, paragraph 3, page 51 Book, Way of Kings, Chapter 05, paragraph 1, page 72 Book, Way of Kings, Chapter 08, paragraph 6, page 83 Book, Way of Kings, Chapter 12, paragraph 7, page 150 Annotation, The Way of Kings, Chapter 12, url=www.xyz.com Book, Way of Kings, Chapter 15, paragraph 3, page 203 Book, Highprince of War, Chapter X, paragraph Y, page Z Book, Highprince of War, Chapter X, paragraph Y, page Z Book, Highprince of War, Chapter 13, paragraph Y, page Z Annotation, Highprince of War, Chapter 13, url=www.xyz.com Book, Highprince of War, Chapter X, paragraph Y, page Z .... Interview, GoodReads 01/01/2011, url=www.xyz.org <quote> question ....... answer ......... </quote> Interview, TWG 05/01/2011, url=www.xyz.org <quote> BS decided to talk about ghostbloods </quote> You get the idea.... Edited October 19, 2011 by Catalyst21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zas678 Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 Huh. That'd be interesting. I've got a piecemeal version working. I've got a folder on my computer with the ebook versions of Warbreaker & HoA on it, as well as the Brandonothology (check my sig) which has all the annotations, interviews & Q&As that we have access to. For the rest of the books, I just use Amazon's "Look inside" feature for their books. But it would be nice to have a big database of all that. Oh, by the way, Welcome! I've really enjoyed some of your posts so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KChan Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Welcome! Wow, you worked on the space shuttle? Talk about an awesome job! Also, it's good to see more Floridians around here. For a long time, I think I was the only one. I really like the idea of a searchable database. Zas and I are both working on Q&A archives, but they're different from what you're trying to do. Personally, I'd really like to see something like that on the site. I'll have to get with Chaos about it - he's our webmaster - but I'm pretty sure he'd be onboard as well. Great idea! Also, here's your cookie, as promised: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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