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[UPDATE] Perplex City Sentinel 17th July 2006
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Juxta
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 		[UPDATE] Perplex City Sentinel 17th July 2006
John Cormoran wrote:
AQSYS Program Too Bloated, Needs Cutting, Says Earlywine

Scientists working on the AQSYS project have entered into heated debate with the City Council regarding the future of the sensor network, and whether it has evolved too far beyond its originally intended purpose. Harrison Jones, the project's current team leader, says that the election year pressure on the City Council has led to proposed budget cuts that would "seriously damage the science this program does to help every single Perplexian."

Council Member Nathan Earlywine, who is spearheading the effort to cut the AQSYS budget, called the allegation "preposterous" in interviews. "The fact is, the sensors on these craft have become ridiculously bloated over the past few decades, " he said. "We have better and cheaper ways to monitor much of the data that comes out of AQSYS now, so we need to stop throwing away all of this money. It's simple fiscal responsibility."

Earlywine's proposal would significantly reduce the array of instruments included onboard the AQSYS aircraft over a period of years. As the lightweight craft age out of use, Earlywine's plan would see them replaced with the scaled-back versions. This would save the city a projected PCL37 million per year.

Gladmason, though, calls the cost "drops in the council's bucket," and says the cutbacks are mere political posturing at the expense of science. "I can tell you, for every single sensor we include in the AQSYS array, there's someone relying on it to do real, meaningful science," he said. "There is not one data stream coming off of our flyers that we could drop without impacting some other project."

The AQSYS, or Air Quality System, was first launched in 198 as a small network of simple aerostats designed to collect atmospheric data. Today, though, the program comprises a network of thousands of lightweight airborne instrumentation packages that help monitor not only weather and air quality, but also traffic, groundwater patterns, fire risk, and more.



Kate Brewster wrote:
Wave 4 Rumours Confirmed by MC

Last week's rumours surrounding the imminent release of Wave 4 were confirmed exclusively for the Sentinel earlier today. Paul McCormick, Fearsome Emperor Of Card Production and Mind Candy spokesperson, said: "Yes, it's the 31st. OK? Good." There is no evidence, as yet, that he was speaking under duress.

To recap, the fourth and final wave of puzzle cards will be released on Monday, 31st of July, and will be available simultaneously from Perplex City stockists worldwide. As expected, they will feature 7 new cards for each of the red-through-purple sets, with 10 each of the blacks and silvers. Furthermore, card solves will be only be accepted on the official website after 5pm GMT, which is of course midday on the USA East Coast, an eye-blearing 9am on the West Coast and 3am the following day for most of the major Australian cities. Sharp-minded Cube hunters based in the United Kingdom will have already noted, of course, that British Summer Time means that cards will only be solvable from 6pm local.

Mind Candy will be announcing a number of launch events over the coming week, but have provided exclusive further details of their official London party today. To be held at Borders in Charing Cross on July 31st, and starting at 7:30pm, the evening will not only allow Cube Hunters to convene and swap the very newest cards, but also involve competitions, give-aways, games, and exclusive merchandise, with "most" of the Mind Candy staff expected to attend the celebration. Would-be attendees are invited to RSVP to wave4launchSPLATperplexcity.com.

Meanwhile, further rumours have emerged on various internet forums of an extremely rare "Gold Card." Specimens posted online depict a card that proves to be a sombre reminder of the purpose of the puzzle cards -- to result in the locating of the Receda Cube. It also credits members of the Mind Candy team, who've enabled the people of Perplex City to communicate and interact with the people of Earth. Each card appears to be feature a unique code out of 333, fuelling speculation that only 333 of the cards will be made available.

The leaderboards in brief this week: Tally continues to top the overall leaderboard with 10,467 points, 2S is the week's bright new hope with 127 cards solved since he signed up all of a week ago, and obrienk is the player of the month with 9264 points gained in the past three weeks.



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Urban Wildlife Studied

Biologists with the Office of the Council have begun a five-year study to examine the ways in which wildlife have integrated themselves into the city's infrastructure. The goal, according to lead researcher Justine Fowler, is to "find new ways to ensure that wildlife can live in harmony with the people of the city."



Madame Bianca wrote:
Futures, for the week of July 17

The Half-filled Jug (July 11 - August 10)
A massive and unprecedented wave of productivity will crash over you, leaving your house cleaner, your work more organised, and your personal grooming vastly improved. Sadly, in the weeks that follow, you will revert to your usual slovenly ways.

The Dragon (August 11 - September 10)
Summer languor creeps into your bones, leaving you unusually calm and receptive to opinions from others. Exert what little energy you have in order to seek out wisdom from those you'd typically ignore. Which, really, could be just about everyone.

The Three Balls (September 11 - October 10)
You need some strategy, dumpling. Time for you to take a good, hard look at the paths ahead of you and decide where it is you really wanted to go. After Sunday, there won't be any turning back for you.

The Dice (October 11 - November 10)
Your love affair with cheese comes to a bad end with several days of stomach-wrenching pain. Next time, pumpkin, make sure the cheese is supposed to be moldy like that, 'k?

The Maze (November 11 - December 10)
The purchase of a new set up measuring spoons drastically improves your quality of life. Here's a hint from Madame, though: to get the full bonus, be sure to get rid of the old ones, somehow.

The Apple-Thief (December 11 - January 10)
Clouds float into a great expanse. Birds fly but do not sing in flight. How lonely are the travellers. Even the sun shines cold and white.

The Hand (January 11 - February 10)
Tuesday brings word from someone you'd long forgotten you'd ever met. Arrange a meeting and see how much both of you have changed; this information is going to be very important to you before much longer, duckling.

The Baby (February 11 - March 10)
Friday night you're going to overdo it at that big bash, so plan on spending most of Saturday regretting it. Not that you ever spend your Saturdays doing much of anything else, really.

The Eagle (March 11 - April 10)
A number of imperceptibly tiny adjustments to your daily routine finally catch your notice, and you realise this week that your whole life has become unfamiliar territory. Change is the only thing that's permanent, babe.

The Spider (April 11 - May 10)
That missing key of yours shows up in your mailbox on Thursday, looking none the worse for wear. Too bad none of the data on it will do you any good anymore, seeing as you've long since changed all of your passcodes and accounts.

The Wave (May 11 - June 10)
Take to your namesake this week, by which I mean it's an excellent time for you to go sailing. Take a few days for it, if you can. Just be sure to wear a hat and sunblock, darling, you'll need full mobility come next week.

The Archer (June 11 - July 10)
You, my sweet, may be pining for adventure, but you really need to concentrate better on your housekeeping. The dust under your bed is just days away from achieving a vicious critical mass and taking control of you by way of your lungs.

And remember, the bird sings simply because it has a song.


More Headlines wrote:
* Wiesel's Bubble Pops
* Breakwater Crowned
* PCX Falters
* Forrester Takes Prize
* Earlywine Up in Polls
* Tokei Hospitalised

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 		Nice links as always Laughing

As Borders don't have a licence, I'd say pre, post (and mid) launch party drinks at Lab.

http://www.fluidstyle.co.uk/venuedetails.aspx?venueID=21

Who's coming along for this?
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 		I should be coming, provided there are no screw ups with the RSVP thing.

I might get there early, as I'll be finishing work around 5 and nothing else to do.
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 		I will be there for pre and post drinking of course, as i just happen to have a meeting in London on that day. I never time things that well usually Shocked
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 		It's going to be easier if I can arrange to be working in London on the day, but I'll see what I can do anyway.

Could be fun.

I hope MC realises we're potentially sacrificing a 'first solve' for this ... Wink

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Mico wrote:
I hope MC realises we're potentially sacrificing a 'first solve' for this ... Wink


I think the nearby internet cafes will do nearly as well as Lab out of the event...

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 		Minor addition - there is now an advertisement for BBC Mind Games that cycles along with the other previously seen PxC based company ads.

J

P.S. Just for the record, on the 31st, anyone who is so desperate to go and grab a "First Solve", rather than say...hang out with the rest of us, talk, socialise, enjoy yourself, drink, meet Mind Candy, trade and dare I say it, "Have Fun" - I'll organise the first whip-round, so we can get you the bus fare home.

Someone else will have to sort out the second one, so we can work on getting you a life too....

P.P.S. Whilst I realise (or at least hope) that the "First Solve" thing was a joke, if anyone actually is taking it seriously, then you've really rather missed the point.
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 		Are you saying you don't have a wallchart mapping out who has got the first solves on every card?
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 		depending on how the rsvp works, i shall hopefully be attending :) the train from and back to manchester might curb my style and drinking availabilities tho :(

on the news - this is the first we've heard about perplexian aircraft - if they can get them to work for environmental data harvesting, why not passenger planes? seems there's a different barrier to flight than just a technological one...

rach =)

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 		I'm sure they've never had aircraft before-I rememeber them being very interested in our aircraft when it all kicked off.

At the risk of being dull, maybe this is a reaction to spending a bit of time speaking to Earth.
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Juxta wrote:

P.P.S. Whilst I realise (or at least hope) that the "First Solve" thing was a joke, if anyone actually is taking it seriously, then you've really rather missed the point.


Oh J, oh J, please give me more credit than that. I'm glad you realised it was tongue-in-cheek, and tell you what - I'll even buy you a drink to compensate for any emotional distress I may have inadvertantly caused you...

M

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 		Whoops...sorry, didn't think to point out that these aren't aeroplanes, rather more something akin to weather balloons. A Perplexian aerostat is probably something like a blimp, or an airship, stuffed with sensory equipment - it sounds like they have a lot of these around the city, monitoring the environment and whatnot.

J

Edit: Mico, mine's a bottle of Smirnoff Wink

P.S. This seems to be less about the tech involved, and more about Earlywine doing that old political favourite of picking something that doesn't directly affect the day to day life of voters, decrying it for being too costly, and then guaranteeing that they will slash the funding if elected, saving X lecks/pounds/dollars. This will of course translate immediately into reduced taxes, better hospitals and a better quality of life for all. It will have nothing to do with the extra cigars and sherry that said politicians and his cronies will be indulging in, if they win said election. [/cynic]
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Mico wrote:
Oh J, oh J, please give me more credit than that. I'm glad you realised it was tongue-in-cheek, and tell you what - I'll even buy you a drink to compensate for any emotional distress I may have inadvertantly caused you...

M


You've caused me emotional distress as well.
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 		Oh dear. First myself, and now Chris too? Mico, you might want to get in touch with Nathan Earlywine before the 31st, see if he can arrange a loan for you from that 37 million Lecks he intends to save. The bar bill is already somewhere around the national debt of a small Eastern European country.

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 		For those travelling by train on the 31st, it would be worth remembering there's a train-drivers strike that day.

http://www.24dash.com/content/news/viewNews.php?navID=7&newsID=8250

It will probably affect only those travelling *from* the south-west trains area, but worth bearing in mind nontheless.

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