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by bobbylox 11y ago
"We must not fall into anthropomorphic ways of thinking about machines; they do only what their programs say; they can't be original or creative." In debunking this fallacy, I would have thought that the "Computers Are M
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by bobbylox 11y ago
Why invent syntax when you can specify the queries in JSON, too? MQL did it, and it was amazing: http://wiki.freebase.com/images/e/e0/MQLcheatsheet-081208.pd...
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by bobbylox 11y ago
I wrote this article a while ago to point out some games-based approaches: http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/RobLockhart/20130905/199667/G... Since then, even more have cropped up: Code Combat: https:&#x2F
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by bobbylox 11y ago
One alternative in the Wolfram Language is called StringExpresions. For instance, something like StringReplace["Mad Hatter", "M"|"H"~~a_~~b_..:>"B"<>a<>"g"] returns "Bag
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by bobbylox 12y ago
I'm working on a project which you might find of use in a little while: http://codemancergame.com/
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by bobbylox 12y ago
Another question: when he uses the CNC to move the sensor around, isn't he also changing the reflective surfaces in the environment? Would this not produce inaccuracies?
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by bobbylox 12y ago
Cool demo. Turns out it kind of ruins the game because it makes the task of timing turns so much harder, but there was no way of knowing that until you tried it :) Great experiment, though!
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by bobbylox 12y ago
A fantasy videogame that teaches programming (within the game referred to as magic) to kids, and especially girls. http://codemancergame.com It's cool for many reasons. 1. It's a game, so that's cool. 2. Magic is
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by bobbylox 12y ago
I'm the creator of the project, and I'm happy to discuss it. Any thoughts about the project itself? The presentation? Anything you'd like to know that isn't clear?
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A Fantasy Videogame that teaches the Magic of Code(kickstarter.com)
2 points by bobbylox 12y ago|1 comments
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by bobbylox 13y ago
AT&T offers this: http://developer.att.com/developer/forward.jsp?passedItemId=...
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Please make this: Pandora for Games(gamasutra.com)
3 points by bobbylox 14y ago|1 comments
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Show HN: Cross-Platform Multiplayer HTML5 Word Game(wordoff.com)
3 points by bobbylox 14y ago|0 comments
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by bobbylox 16y ago
It sounds like you're requiring users to sign up too early. Why not try to figure out what information they can only get by signing up and giving that to them up front? It doesn't add to your numbers, but it may lighten your memory load.
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Humanoid Robots Battle for Supremacy (Of Market)(nytimes.com)
1 points by bobbylox 19y ago|0 comments
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For anyone working on neat side hardware projects(instructables.com)
1 points by bobbylox 19y ago|0 comments
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by bobbylox 19y ago
Mousetrap was my favorite. I pretty much ignored the actual game though...