h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hi there Cefpret You may be aware that there is a possibility that the h2 university will reopen. Re: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/F19585?thread=663311&skip=0&show=20 I was wondering if you may consider taking up the 'Constellations' project again under the new Uni auspices. After our previous conversations I quite understand if you do not, but if that is the case and you have no objection, I think that I would like to take it further myself to try to eventually get completion. As far as I am concerned it will depend on getting a certain amount of help, but if you are agreeable I will take on the organisation of the project. All the best DK. (Austin Morris)

Hi again,
This is just to bump my previous note to the top of your convo list again.

Also, as I think you've answered previous science related questions, I'd like to draw your attention to a new project on h2 that may interest you.
It's Science Explained, A4108330 (SEx for short) and your expertise would probably be valuable there.

Just a thought. All the best
DK

I really don't have time to work for h2g2. However, this doesn't mean that I couldn't contribute.

I must admit that my personal main motivation for the constellation project were the star maps. Unfortunately, the preconditions for including maps into the entries were unacceptable because:

* They would have been way too small (h2g2 seemed to assume that everybody was still using the Internet via 14k modems)

* I would have had to become a community artist and would have had to submit every of the 88 maps to the CA's peer review scheme.

The funny thing is that with my current software I could provide h2g2 with 88 highest-quality constellation maps with arbirary size, colours, fonts, image formats, and stellar density within two hours. No copyrights. But I won't go through this stubborn process again. It's not about bitterness but about my little spare time at the moment.

I can't be a "pseudo"-editor for the constellation project any longer. If anybody wishes to take the job, I'll help with the transition.