The Madreporite Nexus
This
page provides a gateway to pages on a few of my
interests. Why Madreporite Nexus? The madreporite is the only
assymetrical external feature of the
starfish (it looks like a differently-colored spot, just off-center on
the upper surface). You can see it as the prominent dot on the starfish
in the margins—it's not visible in the picture above. It's the only way
we humans can tell which way a
starfish is going, and if you care about how starfish find their way,
that's important. So use the madreporite to find your way from here.
I used to have a picture of a starfish here, each ray leading to a different interest. Well, five rays is not enough anymore. That's why Pycnopodia helianthoides, the sunflower star, is my new mascot.
Starfish Science — things you ought to know about starfish. Also, notes from my own research.
Role-Playing Games — a collection of Rolemaster resources, HARP resources.
Dundjinni — a set of tutorials for the map-making program Dundjinni.
Institute for Laser Pointer Studies — results of our research into the use of laser pointers (as reported in the New Scientist, Aug 19, 2000).
Insteon — notes and resources on programming for the Insteon home automation system.
WebOS — information and source code for my app for WebOS, Clear Weather.
—Jonathan Dale
| updated 11/30/2011 | jh.dale at charter dot net |