Recent content by mawilson

Android apps can be really good and they can be really awful. That can happen when development relies on the Basic of the new millenium, AKA Java. So I usually approach new apps with extreme caution. Sorry, N3V. That includes yours. This time, however, I was rewarded with a good one. Now it...

Here is an interesting idea for a Trainz monorail project: http://www.fiordlandlink.com/ Features several alignments of 40-45km of single beam with up to four passing sections, two "intermodal" stations, and some seriously interesting scenery. Out in the sticks so not much geospecific urban...

For all the monorail fans out there.... The Monorail Society (www.monorails.org) has a new 9-page photo essay on the new Mark VII monorails that recently replaced the aging Mk V 'rails. They are gorgeous!

For any of the monorail fans out there.... What about modeling the original Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow as Walt presented back in 1964? This is big enough that it would need to be a team effort on the order of the Darjeeling project. We're talking lots of beam. No reason we...

Finally! Thanks to the efforts of the revitalized Helpdesk, I have my monorail avatar. I also noted that they have added a number of other avatars as well.

Submitted for your consideration.... Doubtless many of you are aware of Wikipedia. They have a related site called WikiBooks. To quote the home page "Wikibooks is a Wikimedia community for creating a free library of educational textbooks that anyone can edit." Now, the forums are a...