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CMDR Trium Augus, January 3304
he year is 3304 and mankind has started to explore the galaxy in earnest with tens of thousands of humans fanning out across the cosmos thanks to affordable spacecraft being made available to people from various walks of life: explorers, bounty hunters, miners, exothropoligists and many others. Supported by other companies like Universal Cargographics, Cannon Research, the Aegis Corporation, DeLacy Spacecraft, Lakon Spaceways and many others, this intrepid group together with (the real) Frontier software development company has created an environment spanning our Milky Way galaxy, including 400+ billion unique star systems containing a smattering of eyeball-catching astronomical phenomena. Herein, spacecraft commanders (CMDRs) complete on missions for starport or political factions, pursue community goals with galactic impact and/or further the ambitions of humanity in their own unique way, or just trade ferrying cargo from one system that’s in demand in another. Against this background, you can follow the adventures of CMDR Trium Augus (yours truly) and watch the epic saga of those he deals with unfold. This is just the beginning of a universe Frontier calls “Elite Dangerous” and is the brainchild of David Braben; who created an old game for 8-bit computing platforms (like the Apple //e or Commodore-64) called “Elite” back in the mid-1980s. It is upon the legacy of the game (and its successors in the 1990s) that Elite Dangerous is built.
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Ongoing coverage of the events in this make-believe universe are presented in digest form here. But I encourage every reader to visit The AppRefactory Inc. on YouTube as soon as you’re finished with content presented here. My story is one handled in a video presentation that gains new contributions almost daily through the winter months and weekly at other points during the year.
Hope you’ll visit us soon!
Other background info on CMDR Trium is available at the following sites:
- Elite Dangerous Star Map Profile: CMDR Trium
- INARA Pilot’s Federation Profile: CMDR Trium
- CMDR Trium Flight Log Recorder Site (on YouTube.com)
- ….and here too from now on!
Other websites supporting CMDRs in the universe of Elite Dangerous:
- LAVE Radio (and others)
- Elite Dangerous Star Map
- Frontier Elite Dangerous (ED) Forums
- ED Wiki Site
- Elite Dangerous Galaxy Data (eddb.io)
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InfoQ Articles (Software Architecture)
- Eclipse Releases MicroProfile 2.2 for Java Microservices 22-Feb-19 06:30 am ESTThe Eclipse foundation recently released MicroProfile 2.2, helping developers to create microservices on top of EE 8. This release comes at the same time that Eclipse is taking over as steward of Java EE and rebranding it to Jakarta EE. By Erik Costlow
- Presentation: Using Technology to Protect Against Online Harassment Panel 22-Feb-19 02:19 am ESTThis panelists discuss the changes society has seen since the advent of social media and how they're building the next generation of software tools to protect against online harassment. By Leigh Honeywell, Danielle Leong, Sri Ponnada, Kat Fukui
- Presentation: The Whys and Hows of Database Streaming 22-Feb-19 12:28 am ESTJoy Gao talks about how database streaming is essential to WePay's infrastructure and the many functions that database streaming serves. She provides information on how the database streaming infrastructure was created & managed so that others can leverage their work to develop their own database streaming solutions. She goes over challenges faced w […]
- Article: DevOps and Cloud InfoQ Trends Report - February 2019 21-Feb-19 04:02 pm ESTAn overview of how the InfoQ editorial team sees the "cloud" and "DevOps" topics evolving in 2019, which focuses on platforms and practices that are being de facto standards and emerging technologies. By Chris Swan, Daniel Bryant, Steffen Opel, Helen Beal, Manuel Pais
- Amazon Adds Three New Threat Detections to Its GuardDuty Service in AWS 21-Feb-19 10:00 am ESTAmazon has added another set of new threat detections to its GuardDuty service in AWS. The three new threat detections are two new penetration testing detections and one policy violation detection. By Steef-Jan Wiggers
Exoplanets News
- Take a Virtual Reality tour of six REAL exoplanets (4K, 360° VR experience) | We The Curious https://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=QoMDH5yTxpQ&u=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DqhLExhpXX0E%26feature%3Dshare … 22-Feb-19 02:03 pm EST (@Cuchiz)
- I love the way that the 'Astronomy & Astrophysics' journal has precisely zero keywords about exoplanets, and yet "S Doradus variable stars" which I have literally never heard of have their own keyword... 22-Feb-19 01:56 pm EST (@exohugh)
- Exploring 300 bn exoplanets in the Milky Way Give a ‘Hello’ to some of our billions of Space neighbours http://lafranceaudacieuse.fr/exploring-300-bn-exoplanets-in-the-milky-way-give-a-hello-to-some-of-our-billions-of-space-neighbours/ … 22-Feb-19 01:13 pm EST (@LeadsHibiscus)
- You've discovered an Earth-like planet. In reality, current observations of rocky exoplanets usually only tell us the radius or minimum mass. An Earth-sized planet could be Earth-like, or it could be like Venus or something even more alien. pic.twitter.com/36TdFbL1HF 22-Feb-19 12:59 pm EST (@EarthLikeWorld)
- pic.twitter.com/PDhUvYyEfb 22-Feb-19 12:55 pm EST (@ExoPlanetsIO)
Elite Dangerous (posts to Twitter.com)
- bye. 22-Feb-19 02:04 pm ESTbye.(@rfsatar)
- I think we’ve established there is a bit of a stereotype for men here... but there’s gonna be a stereo type for the other side too (women) cause that’s just how it works. Just because there’s a gender in the name, doesn’t mean other genders aren’t welcome, which is the case here. 22-Feb-19 02:00 pm ESTI think we’ve established there is a bit of a stereotype for men here... but there’s gonna be a stereo type for the other side too (women) cause that’s just how it works. Just because there’s a gender in the name, doesn’t mean other genders aren’t welcome, which is the case here.(@AclockYourmum)
- Browse the Official #EliteDangerous selection of Books & eBooks. Starting as low as £4.99! http://bit.ly/2oQyM3c pic.twitter.com/OhybgchFrR 22-Feb-19 02:00 pm ESTBrowse the Official #EliteDangerous selection of Books & eBooks. Starting as low as £4.99! http://bit.ly/2oQyM3c pic.twitter.com/OhybgchFrR(@ESSPressOfficer)
- Busy this weekend so no #EliteDangerous #DistantWorlds2 for me. Hope to catch the fleet up at WP8 with some lunchtime jumping at work next week. 22-Feb-19 01:59 pm ESTBusy this weekend so no #EliteDangerous #DistantWorlds2 for me. Hope to catch the fleet up at WP8 with some lunchtime jumping at work next week.(@Supersonic593)
- 2/2 I just regret that there is not much womens playing Elite. This is not this group's fault. Just a name, and just a fact. Love too. 22-Feb-19 01:57 pm EST2/2 I just regret that there is not much womens playing Elite. This is not this group's fault. Just a name, and just a fact. Love too.(@CmdrHannaHunter)
- Well you are welcome to fly with us if you want to be a part of the squadron - actually winging up with other players is not mandatory, you can still stick to solo but be part of our group if you like :) - o7 22-Feb-19 01:57 pm ESTWell you are welcome to fly with us if you want to be a part of the squadron - actually winging up with other players is not mandatory, you can still stick to solo but be part of our group if you like :) - o7(@FatherhoodWing)
- Well Chaps it's been a while but we're back. Running like the Thargoids are chasing us to catch back up with #DW2 tonight from 8pm UTC in @EliteDangerous over @Twitch http://twitch.tv/smiter1983 #TeamXebon 22-Feb-19 01:56 pm ESTWell Chaps it's been a while but we're back. Running like the Thargoids are chasing us to catch back up with #DW2 tonight from 8pm UTC in @EliteDangerous over @Twitch http://twitch.tv/smiter1983 #TeamXebon(@mccracken_iain)
- Wish you all well in your group - but not at all swayed. Will stick to the group I joined at the start when the game first came out - has the same goals as you in terms of help etc. 22-Feb-19 01:56 pm ESTWish you all well in your group - but not at all swayed. Will stick to the group I joined at the start when the game first came out - has the same goals as you in terms of help etc.(@rfsatar)
- It doesn't bother (me, in fact). That was just to say. I won't ever create a "women" group. Cause diversity is interesting. And if Fathers have to wait for their children's sleep, I think that's because they care. So I don't throw the stone. 1/2 22-Feb-19 01:56 pm ESTIt doesn't bother (me, in fact). That was just to say. I won't ever create a "women" group. Cause diversity is interesting. And if Fathers have to wait for their children's sleep, I think that's because they care. So I don't throw the stone. 1/2(@CmdrHannaHunter)
- I appreciate you explaining and reaching out though - like I said you were the least gittish of some of the twats who have/are responding and being the exact epitome of a male gamer. 22-Feb-19 01:55 pm ESTI appreciate you explaining and reaching out though - like I said you were the least gittish of some of the twats who have/are responding and being the exact epitome of a male gamer.(@rfsatar)
- Which is what I get from my existing group - if I had come across your group I would have avoided it for the name alone. The fact you have to explain it does you no favours. 22-Feb-19 01:54 pm ESTWhich is what I get from my existing group - if I had come across your group I would have avoided it for the name alone. The fact you have to explain it does you no favours.(@rfsatar)
- What a wonderful person pic.twitter.com/BJdgDq9KNh 22-Feb-19 01:53 pm ESTWhat a wonderful person pic.twitter.com/BJdgDq9KNh(@elanstreaming)
- And? Am I supposed to be impressed? Nope. Will stick to a group of adults I already play alongside thanks. 22-Feb-19 01:52 pm ESTAnd? Am I supposed to be impressed? Nope. Will stick to a group of adults I already play alongside thanks.(@rfsatar)
- Predictable. A professional offendee...pic.twitter.com/5vPN6SWvVg 22-Feb-19 01:50 pm ESTPredictable. A professional offendee...pic.twitter.com/5vPN6SWvVg(@CToxophilite)
- Seems like they're a group that welcomes more than just father's... pic.twitter.com/eG9hKMR7go 22-Feb-19 01:48 pm ESTSeems like they're a group that welcomes more than just father's... pic.twitter.com/eG9hKMR7go(@elanstreaming)
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