LarryMade2

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by LarryMade2 5y ago
So 15 person games - BZFlag comes to mind, if you get shot you respawn so no one is on the sidelines. - If people are not into shooters you might consider some virtual world activities like something on Second Life or other virtual world si
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by LarryMade2 5y ago
There's documentaries on the post 1906 earthquake rebuild where they were going to build to be earthquake safe but as time went on and demand increased that got thrown out the window. Though at some point I think code enforcement retur
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by LarryMade2 5y ago
Problem is there are many ways to do something in CSS and a lot of CSS is kinda ugly. My approach was reading some good CSS books (Handcrafted CSS is a good one, Stylin' with CSS is another) and articles, also find sites with the look
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by LarryMade2 5y ago
The more you work at it the more you discover strategies for solving different problems, eventually you can perform a total solution. May not be the the most efficient but it will work. Also maybe you may discover unique strategies others
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by LarryMade2 5y ago
At not seeing the robot images first my first thought was human-risky tasks like changing a high light bulb or smoke alarm battery (without hands maybe not). It does have a smaller profile than people so it could crawl through tight spaces
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by LarryMade2 5y ago
I am switching my server from Ubuntu to Debian, but not because of snaps, lately I have found Ubuntu server getting buggier, in 20.04 server there's are glitches in the installer where it was craching on partitioning and had to resort
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by LarryMade2 5y ago
I want to understand how the experience was (this is "user experience" Sysop experience is different. > what was the cost involved For users the cost of a computer, modem, terminal software, phone line, and any applicable long
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by LarryMade2 5y ago
Probably one you don't want, an Oster long slot toaster, so I could toast those big sliced sourdough/sheep herders loaf bread slices (does a great job too). It died once so far (a few bits of crumbs on the electromagnet prevented
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by LarryMade2 5y ago
LAMP may get sneers but it's versatile, gets the job done, and its everywhere.
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by LarryMade2 5y ago
Wikipedia would be a good candidate.
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by LarryMade2 5y ago
The big problems before were a combination of software, cpu/graphics potential, and connectivity/bandwidth. Certainly the software has matured in the decade(s) since the initial hype but I don't know how many currently have
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by LarryMade2 5y ago
As you get faster and more comfortable with getting things done, you have the time to improve your quality. I've found this blog post inspirational: https://blog.codinghorror.com/quantity-always-trumps-quality...
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by LarryMade2 5y ago
Another Excel one; highlight the row/column (headers and/or frames.background of the row/column) where the currently active/selected cell is.
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by LarryMade2 5y ago
If you want more up to date programs might also consider Linux Mint, Sometimes Ubuntu is a bit behind the curve on languages and such Mint is also Debian based so a lot of Ubuntu's help applies to mint and the mint support community is
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by LarryMade2 5y ago
Around 1985, looking at a Commodore Plus/4 at K-mart, I realized that in a few years I can probably just get it at a flea market for a few bucks. Over the years I have got so many classic computers by waiting and being on the lookout.
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by LarryMade2 5y ago
Data needs vary from company to company or application. Several things that come to mind are speed, accuracy, scalability, potability, and specific use cases (i.e. medical, GIS...). As data needs will vary so does skills and knowledge. Be
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by LarryMade2 5y ago
Still need some infrastructure, think good data, transportation (for the infrequent commute), and social environment. Some places are sorely lacking in some of those.
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by LarryMade2 5y ago
I've exhibited at VCF West many times, you get part of a table or more depending on your exhibit, its a good time/place to show off your stuff and share your excitement of it. Since it is mainly just enthusiasts, and limited to &q
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by LarryMade2 5y ago
Linux - not feeling there are things beyond my control.
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by LarryMade2 5y ago
Tech troubleshooting, not programming but someone always can use computer help and will pay quick.
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by LarryMade2 5y ago
URLs and vCard details on flyers or stationary display advertising signs
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by LarryMade2 5y ago
So they just leave us hanging there, no analysis, no reasoning of the results...?
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by LarryMade2 5y ago
A better emulator or compatibility to run this r legacy DOS based POS/cashier/accounting systems on, so they don't have to upgrade. What is needed especially is a dongle interface and some printer emulation thing so they can
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by LarryMade2 5y ago
Here's another route, as you aren't emotionally invested in anything just want to do stuff. Shoot for the moon Build the next Temple OS, driverless car apps, or a facebook rival, whatever, you probably wont get far (then again, y
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by LarryMade2 5y ago
Scratch an itch, either something that says to you: "I could make a program to do that" or "I got an idea for a program that would work better." Or maybe something thats says, I think that would be fun. If you are looki
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by LarryMade2 6y ago
Mint Mate Mint packages are not as out of date as ubuntu has been, Mate offers me a better desktop UI than gnome and lighter weight than Cinnamon. Still has awesome community support.
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by LarryMade2 6y ago
Revising a complex SQL query, so it doesn't do everything in one fail swoop which resulted in 1000x more records to process than necessary. By using sub selects/union made the query that took a half minute down to a couple second
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by LarryMade2 6y ago
I think a good part of the problem is Youtube has a lot of advertisers, and even with their popularity still a limited number of videos potential customers watch; so, they load up the ads on videos to get enough exposure for the advertisers
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by LarryMade2 6y ago
I've done one with a LAMP stack on android with a distributed DB setup you got the varsatility of PHP and all the libraries you need. The challenge is if you want the client not to have local code.data access and to have confident sec
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by LarryMade2 6y ago
This is one I've been casually working on for the past 8 years, it's kind of tough to keep it up to date till the pandemic relents. https://doplaces.com (if you want to see what events/notices are like, go to even

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