Ahh #sunday, time for mass consumptions of #caffeine and working on some just for fun #code over breakfast. If you are into #python or #tk what is your favorite #plotting library? #matplotlib?
#plotting
Need a plotting beat sheet? I have got you covered! https://www.lianabrooks.com/plotting-beat-sheet/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Editing #LianaEdits #AmWriting #Plotting
https://medium.com/the-writers-reach/goal-obstacle-outcome-cards-bb85046ba649
Goal–Obstacle–Outcome cards capture the core of the moment so you don’t write scenes that drift or stall.
This works for any genre, whether you outline or discovery write. It works whether you’re drafting or revising.
#writingcommunity #writingtips #medium #scene #scenecards #fiction #plotting #creativewriting #goals #obstacles #outcomes
Back to #axidraw and #plotting! Working on some line-based rust sketches beased on vello/ winit which gets plotted directly to the device .
🎮 Random Retro Game:
Title: Plotting
Released: 1989-01-01
Platforms: Game Boy, NES
Also released on: Commodore / Amiga, Atari ST
Need a plotting beat sheet? I have got you covered! https://www.lianabrooks.com/plotting-beat-sheet/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Editing #LianaEdits #AmWriting #Plotting
CREON: A woman of hot temper — and a man the same —
Is a less dangerous enemy than one quiet and clever.
[ΚΡΈΩΝ: Γυνὴ γὰρ ὀξύθυμος, ὡς δ᾽ αὔτως ἀνήρ,
ῥᾴων φυλάσσειν ἢ σιωπηλὸς σοφή.]
Euripides (485?-406? BC) Greek tragic dramatist
Medea [Μήδεια], l. 319ff (431 BC) [tr. Vellacott (1963)]
More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/euripides/80979/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #euripides #medea #anger #badtemper #cunning #danger #fury #plotting #scheming #selfcontrol #selfrestraint #silence #subtlety #temper #wrath #rage #warningsign
How do you write a blockbuster? Graeme Shimmin has some advice! https://graemeshimmin.com/discovering-a-high-concept-plot-idea/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Editing #LianaEdits #AmWriting #Plotting
I have begun the next story. It isn’t nearly as disturbing as the last, but I realized there is actually a fair bit of grimness to it. When I first worked on it like 20 years ago, I resisted including some of the darker elements of professional sports. Now I find myself embracing them as important to the theme and character. Interesting how time changes stuff. And how most of the key story beats I knew still work. #plotting #writing
FOSS Advent Calendar - Door 12: Plotting Like a Pro with Gnuplot
"Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated."
This quote fits perfectly for Gnuplot, a classic FOSS plotting engine that’s still alive, powerful, and incredibly useful for creating beautiful scientific and mathematical visuals directly from the command line.
Gnuplot can generate 2D and 3D plots, animate datasets, visualize functions, and export to nearly any format you might need: PNG, SVG, PDF, EPS, and more. And one of its greatest strengths?
You don’t need a whole Python stack, dozens of libraries, or virtual environments just to make a graph. Gnuplot runs instantly, scriptable, lightweight, and beautifully minimal.
Whether you’re analyzing experimental results, visualizing parametric curves, or just plotting a weird math idea you had at 2 AM (we’ve all been there), Gnuplot gets it done fast and clean.
Pro tip: try rendering a dramatic 3D surface plot or a festive math figure, like a parametric Christmas tree. Gnuplot makes it surprisingly easy to turn equations into art.
Link: https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/gnuplot-main/ci/master/tree/
What’s a plot you’d LOVE to generate with Gnuplot, serious or purely nerdy?
#FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #CLI #Terminal #Gnuplot #DataViz #Plotting #3DGraphics #MathArt #NerdContent #AdventCalendar #OpenTools #FOSSAdvent #CommandLine #ScienceTools #Fediverse #TechNerds #PlottingMagic #adventkalender #adventskalender #DataVisualization #Science #Python #Research #Engineering #AcademicChatter #STEM #Tech #Physics #Chemistry #Maths #SciComm #OpenScience #Research
"Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated."
This quote fits perfectly for Gnuplot, a classic FOSS plotting engine that’s still alive, powerful, and incredibly useful for creating beautiful scientific and mathematical visuals directly from the command line.
Gnuplot can generate 2D and 3D plots, animate datasets, visualize functions, and export to nearly any format you might need: PNG, SVG, PDF, EPS, and more. And one of its greatest strengths?
You don’t need a whole Python stack, dozens of libraries, or virtual environments just to make a graph. Gnuplot runs instantly, scriptable, lightweight, and beautifully minimal.
Whether you’re analyzing experimental results, visualizing parametric curves, or just plotting a weird math idea you had at 2 AM (we’ve all been there), Gnuplot gets it done fast and clean.
Pro tip: try rendering a dramatic 3D surface plot or a festive math figure, like a parametric Christmas tree. Gnuplot makes it surprisingly easy to turn equations into art.
Link: https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/gnuplot-main/ci/master/tree/
What’s a plot you’d LOVE to generate with Gnuplot, serious or purely nerdy?
#FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #CLI #Terminal #Gnuplot #DataViz #Plotting #3DGraphics #MathArt #NerdContent #AdventCalendar #OpenTools #FOSSAdvent #CommandLine #ScienceTools #Fediverse #TechNerds #PlottingMagic #adventkalender #adventskalender #DataVisualization #Science #Python #Research #Engineering #AcademicChatter #STEM #Tech #Physics #Chemistry #Maths #SciComm #OpenScience #Research
🎮 Random Retro Game:
Title: Plotting
Released: 1989-01-01
Platforms: Game Boy, NES
Also released on: Commodore / Amiga, Atari ST
https://www.storyangles.com/post/plotting-for-pantsers
Plotting for Pantsers.
Don’t kill your creativity.
#pantser #plotting #writingtips #StoryAngles #writingcommunity #creativity #storytelling
After some wild mathematical hat rendering yesterday, kicked off by @scruss and @paulrickards, I've got John Brooks' ridiculously optimized 10 line Applesoft BASIC program running on the IIe.
(Time-lapse video; the hat takes about 9 minutes to render on the 1MHz IIe.)
The listing can be found here: https://groups.google.com/g/comp.sys.apple2/c/Uc4EmM3xX88
#BASIC #AppleII #AppleIIe #Applesoft #plotting #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #apple2forever #CRT #CFFA3000 #video #geek #nerdy #programming #geometry #WhizKids #timelapse #ByteCellar
Typewriter Plotters: A collection of bizarre 80s and 90s printers. Pen plotters with keyboards attached, or other odd hybrids
https://biosrhythm.com/?p=2143
#via:lobsters #plotterart #typewriter #plotting #graphics #cool #art #+
@paulrickards @scruss I've seen this on the Apple II as well, ofc, but I can't find the code out there. I wanted to run it on my IIe.
But I can share a little fun I had with ChatGPT and its attempt to rewrite the thing for Applesoft BASIC. This is after several iterations.
I think it got tired of all that crap and said, "BORING - I want to code some demos instead!!!" Who knew GPT was a scene fan? lol
#AppleII #demoscene #C64 #BASIC #hat #plotting #retrocomputing #ChatGPT #AI
https://medium.com/the-writers-reach/plot-suspense-fiction-like-a-pro-9953a0cedf8f
Plot Suspense Fiction Like a Pro.
Make every scene push your readers to the brink.
#writingcommunity #medium #suspense #SuspenseFiction #plotting #novel #cliffhanger #writingtips
https://www.storyangles.com/post/storyboard-your-novel-using-index-cards
Storyboard Your Novel Using Index Cards
A simple plan to bring your literary ideas to life.
#storyboarding #Storyboard #plotting #StoryAngles #writingtips #writer
Drafting novels has become difficult of late. I used to be a happy pantser--leap in, and trust that my subconscious knew where I was going (and it did). I developed a habit of just-in-time plotting, where I'd plan out the next few chapters, have a guideline, and that kept me on track.
This worked for years, and multiple books, both original and fanfic.
Hype for the Future 9A: What to Expect from the YouTube Channels
On Days 7 and 8 of the 284-day “Hype for the Future” series, novaTopFlex has exported numerous mathematical graphs in PNG format as follows (as futoTopFlex):
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