On the DEWLine 2.0: Dwight Williams

Checking In - 14 Dec. 2025

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 03:20:03 GMT

Got laundry done. Carried out some of my democratic duties as a registered member of a political party. Got shopping done. Did my weekly CPAP equipment-cleaning. Also, continuing with the star map projects and checked in with some of you, here and elsewhere.

A productive Sunday.

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Star Trek Mapping: Harmonizing the Maps

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:17:35 GMT

Working on multiple maps of the same region of #StarTrek 's version of our galaxy is fun. It's also research-intensive and time-consuming, especially where keeping the various maps consistent with each other is concerned.

From last night's progress to such ends in support of several Tranquility Press fanfic projects...

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Health: Dental Milestone

Wed, 21 May 2025 20:18:57 GMT

I filed my application for coverage under the federal dental insurance plan yesterday.

Finally.

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Star Trek Mapping: Coreward Breen Spaces

Thu, 15 May 2025 02:00:38 GMT

Having a little fun with the map projects before bed. Equuelus, Hercules, Sagitta, Corona Borealis, Aquila, that general neighbourhood. Places like Kitalpha, Ancha, Bunda, Libertas? Breen neighbourhoods!

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Trek Fan Mapping, Continued: Around the Cardassian Union

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 02:39:58 GMT

Crossed these off the to-do list today:

Gon'Cra
Deep Space 3
Starbase 514
24 Aquarii
Jod'Cor
Mivic
Huranzi
Latroci
Septimus

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Edge of Midnight: Base Map Progress XV

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 22:27:48 GMT

Update!

Fenris and Soroya and R'o and Deerlam and Mantiev (among others) are driving me batty!

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Edge of Midnight: Base Map Progress XIII

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 15:42:09 GMT

Nailed down four more systems' host stars last night. I'm not entirely happy with the choices, mainly because the catalogue numbers available to use are not short enough and distinct enough. Numbers starting with GAIA DR3, APASS9, SKYM2, 2MASS and so on...and the SIMBAD database is very much a work in progress, perpetually playing catch-up with the new data - or old data finally data-entered after months to years' waiting - as it comes in.

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Edge of Midnight: Base Map Progress V

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 03:27:46 GMT

I got a bit of fannish satisfaction today. This is a thing I've been working on the last few months.

https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/stellar-cartography.html

Not done yet, of course.

Good night and good luck.

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Mapmaking: A good day

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 03:25:44 GMT

I finally started to solve a puzzle I'd set up for myself in my Edge of Midnight project tonight. I'll try to share what I did tomorrow at some point.

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ArtStation

Mon, 11 Sep 2023 01:22:06 GMT

So I've started setting up a presence there.

https://www.artstation.com/dwightwilliams-ottawa

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Maps: Edge of Midnight Base Map Progress III

Sun, 03 Sep 2023 21:38:07 GMT

Have a look if you like.

https://www.deviantart.com/dewline-ottawa/art/WIP-Edge-of-Midnight-Disputed-Zone-Base-Map-980408637

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Maps: Edge of Midnight Base Map Progress

Sun, 30 Jul 2023 13:14:42 GMT

Okay, so I've been having fun reading this serialised Star Trek-linked fan-fiction dressed up as a history book called Edge of Midnight by John Concagh AKA "Seamus Devenish". So much so that I've started working on a "base map" to show his version of the affected regions of the Federation-Klingon border.

If you're interested in keeping an eye on my progress and you're not already on the relevant Discord or Facebook pages, I've got a thread running over at the Affinity forums, since Affinity Designer is what I'm using for this project.

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WIP: Air Route Map - Canada - 14 Sept 2022

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:30:33 GMT

This is still a work in progress. I am not happy with legibiity of the place names, not yet. I've switched most of the labelling over to Helvetica for now, pending a decision on what to switch the labels to.

If you know of any communities and connections that I should add to this map, please tell me!

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Job Search: Some Small Good News - May 2022

Sat, 07 May 2022 02:13:35 GMT

I've managed to file a job application every day on average this week.

I'd like to think that being able to do that is - for me - worthy of some note if not celebration.

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Art/Tech: Cintiq, Part 4

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 13:14:08 GMT

Got started last night. Expecting to make time for more practice today.

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After-Action Report: Job Interview

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 03:29:59 GMT

I am inclined to think it wasn't a disaster.

Whether or not it was a success, we'll have to see over the next 2-3 weeks.

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Thu, 07 Oct 2021 12:19:58 GMT

I was discussing the lists of recommendations, one from from the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls' Inquiry and the other from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission elsewhere on Facebook this morning. From the MMIWG recommendations, this is one I can selfishly agree with:

4.5 Establish a guaranteed annual livable income for all Canadians, including Indigenous peoples, to meet all their social and economic needs.

That aside, I'm making a note to review the whole list. If there's some web site tracking Canadian and Canadian-adjacent nations' progress towards achieving them...? CBC News has a page set aside for tracking progress on the TRC Calls to Action.

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Electric Vehicles: A Pleasant Surprise? Maybe?

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 00:21:31 GMT

Looking at this for a few minutes:

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2021/09/electric-cars-have-hit-inflection-point/620233/?utm_source=feed

I didn't think things were moving this quickly on the global scale in terms of cars and trucks. Yes, the manufacturing process is still messy as Hell. But are we making progress of some sort here? I think the answer to that question is "yes".

armiphlage, autopope, you might have some informed context to add here...? Anyone else?

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Stephen Maher on Canada Election 44

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 14:51:16 GMT

The title and summary of his opinion is in the URL. I'm not convinced that Mr. Maher is correct, and unsure of how much progress we're making towards building a more just society, but he has a case to make here.

https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/canada-has-shifted-to-the-left/

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Checking In - 31 August 2021

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 20:59:39 GMT

Things that got done today:

Kept up the job search.
Tried to push onward with CPAP acquisition paperwork.
Mowed the front lawn.
Got some sketchbook time in.
Got walking exercise.
Updated my Affinity design software.
Returned an overdue book to the library without drama.
Stayed in touch with family.
Stayed in touch with friends.

Adding tonight:

Watching an interview of a respected author of political satire (Terry Fallis).

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An Ecological and Medical Good News Item

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 13:31:25 GMT

No one is selling leaded gasoline/petrol for cars anywhere on Earth now. At least, not legally that we know of. Algeria was the last "recognized" country whose gas stations were still selling the stuff, and that finally stopped this year.

We'll still be recovering from the error of having used the stuff for generations, but with each country and company that got out of that business, the resulting damages have been less severe over time.

Switching the world's transportation fleets over to zero-emissions vehicles is a continuing project, of course.

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Accomplishments of the Day

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 01:44:05 GMT

A partial list:

Waiting on the new e-mail re: my CPAP paperwork.
Turned away from an offer of a one-month contract to pursue another, longer contract.
More slow progress on the culling project, finally.
Got some sketchbook time in today while watching illustration tutorial videos.

I think I've gotten some progress on multiple fronts today. I want to do better tomorrow.

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Achievements of the Day

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 18:15:38 GMT

Back lawn mowed
Helped relatives get back in touch with each other over internet
Walking exercise
Newspaper bought
Progress in culling in the basement

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Modes of Thought to Recover From

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 00:39:47 GMT

Thanks to andrewducker for pointing out something someone else said:

https://andrewducker.tumblr.com/post/654036315813347328

These kinds of second- and third-hand referrals really are of value. Sometimes, more so than I expect. And I need this particular reminder.

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Pandemic: One More Bit of Progress

Fri, 28 May 2021 23:14:38 GMT

According to covidvax.live, we might get to 5 % of Canadians fully vaccinated as of tonight. I figured it would take at least one, maybe two more days for that.

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