November Space Shot Weather

Weather is looking up for Space Shot. We just got through transcribing the thousand signups from X Prize Cup. Eventually, we'll have our act together like George Tyson's Orbital Commerce Project. He has a bunch of rugged old PCs that run web servers locally. Anyway, the email should be going out shortly. Things are ramping up with our PR machine as we get ready to launch our new software code named Space Shot 2.0.

Our big match this week was between ARothfolk and Crux. They squared off at level 6 on 11/3. ARothfolk emerged the victor and is now the challenger at level 7. No one else is at level 7, but there is at level 6. Crux has a number of plays at levels 8 and 9. We'll see if ARothfolk will be runner up at level 8 again or challenge Crux at level 9. Who will be first to level 10? That's Finals minus 7 levels, the round of 256. One of those 256 people will win a trip to space.

Player __Hi °F_| Lo °F _| Pr "___| Hu % for Central Park, 11/3
Crux ___47.25 | 37.25 | 0.0275 | 65.75
Actual __47___|_36__ |_0_____| 47__
ARothfolk 47.25 | 36.75 | 0.0025 | 40.25

ARothfolk playing the low blue colors prevailed by a degree. Won by a cold nose.

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are duking it out at the low levels as they spar for position on the next few high level matches.

Crux ....... 63.75 ....... 48.75 ............ 0.0575 .............. 85.75
..... HIGH-66.00 LOW-49.00 PRECIP-0.000 HUMIDITY-73.00 for Central Park, 11/11
ARothfolk 66.25 ....... 50.25 ............ 0.0025 .............. 65.25

Crux ....... 63.75 ....... 48.75 ............ 0.0225 ............... 75.75
..... HIGH-60.00 LOW-51.00 PRECIP-0.000 HUMIDITY-50.00 for Central Park, 11/10
ARothfolk 62.75 ....... 50.25 ............. 0.0025 ............... 50.75

Crux ....... 57.75 ....... 40.25 ............ 0.0225 ............... 75.75
..... HIGH-56.00 LOW-41.00 PRECIP-0.000 HUMIDITY-47.00 for Central Park, 11/6
ARothfolk 56.25 ....... 39.25 ............. 0.0025 ............... 45.75

ARothfolk went 3 straight meetings as victor. Is Crux taking it easy on ARothfolk waiting for the big crushing high level victory or is Crux's edge wearing off?

Space Shot 2.0 is taking shape. We are going to be doing a sneak preview in Mexico City on November 30. email for details. This week's weather column is a little late; busy writing test cases for a multi-billion dollar auction and busy in the sun on the Big Island. Also busy on Space Shot 2.0. For those of you who say it's impossible to win a skill game, my wife, Lynn Baker, just won the North American Bridge Championships last night.

Today we have an interesting matchup at level 6 (and others):

Player __ Hi °F_ Lo °F__ Pr "_ Hu % for Central Park, 11/21
Crux ....... 50.75 34.75 0.0225 80.75
ARothfolk 48.75 33.75 0.0025 37.25

ARothfolk has been winning but today needs 49 or lower as the daily high temperature and Crux 50 or higher. AccuWeather says the high temperature in the last six hours as of 3:30 EST was 46. ARothfolk looks to get another level 7 play. That leaves a log jam with ARothfolk piling up at level 7 with Crux at levels 8 and 9. I guess I'll have to program that "trade up" feature so these guys can get to levels 10 and 11. Level 11 is just seven wins from launch--round of 128.

Congratulations once again, ARoth!!

I think I have to refine my winning method from the summer, which seems to fail me in these winter conditions...

crux

It is official. ARothfolk has stolen my mojo. I've been crushed uncountable times in a row now... time to rethink my strategy.

You're still the top dog Crux, we are all just trying to chase you down!