fuball63

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   by fuball63 6y ago

   The irony of this question is that the OP is concerned about the maximum optimization of "intellectual potential" wasted by people that are seeking maximum optimization of a game system. There is more to life than a feverish march
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   by fuball63 6y ago

   I really like the audioremarks.com timestamped commentary. I'm also a musician and made a little PHP app to share demos with friends, I wish it had this functionality.
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   by fuball63 6y ago

   I’m currently experimenting with FreeDOS as a possible OS for an offline home computer. I want to have something to write on (poems, recipes, journals), code on (using BASIC or something else completely usable without using the web for lib
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   by fuball63 6y ago

   I'm sure many people here have experienced frustration helping older relatives or friends use computers. Recently though, I realized, that computers are just way too hard to use. In our pursuit to avoid cryptic black screens with comm
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   by fuball63 6y ago

   My favorite football game is Madden 95, and my favorite year of watching football as a fan was 2003 so I always wanted to create an updated ROM. Do you know of any good resources? How do you figure out what the data format is for stats, ju
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   by fuball63 6y ago

   Thanks for reminding me about unreal world, what a gem.
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   by fuball63 6y ago

   Before going backpacking last year, I decided to learn a bunch of knots while I was watching TV and relaxing. It was really helpful during the trip; I'm usually a "use a variation of an overhand or square knot for everything&quot
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   by fuball63 6y ago

   I also found out how to mute some chat channels, especially NPC ones, which helped.
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   by fuball63 6y ago

   I've been using Mudlet, it still seems like I spend a lot of time scrolling to read what I just looked at. I got through training on CoffeeMUD last night, so that's progress. I'll try MUSHclient as a sibling comment also me
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    by fuball63 6y ago

    I've been using Mudlet, it seems to have a lot of features but I'm still trying to figure them out. Maybe I'll try something more polished.
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    by fuball63 6y ago

    I use Emacs at work, so I should give that a try (maybe even at work!). I've been using Mudlet at home, it has a buffer, but I just feel like I'm constantly scrolling to look for what I just 'looked' at. I started Coff
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    by fuball63 6y ago

    I tried CoffeeMUD again last night, and took your advice to just slow down. That helped. I also looked into muting channels, it took me a long time to realize that NPC's were talking to me, not real people, and could be politely igno
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    by fuball63 6y ago

    Thanks, I'm using Mudlet on Linux and trying CoffeeMUD. I got rhough the training last night. I need to figure out how to set up the multi-pane view you mentioned. I still haven't found any monsters to kill yet, I'm going t
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    by fuball63 6y ago

    I haven't, I'm using Mudlet on Linux. It has a fairly long buffer, but it is just a lot of scrolling. Someone in another comment mentioned you can set up two buffers, so I'm trying to figure that out. I got through the train
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    by fuball63 6y ago

    I'm hoping maybe some experience MUD players can help me out with this: every time I try to get into a MUD, the text just moves past the screen too fast and I feel like I miss important parts, and then I can't see it again. Or i
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    by fuball63 6y ago

    I think there are a few reasons it feels more like a forum than social media: - No social network of friends/follows/circles - No advertising - No notifications on replies/threads - Good moderation
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    by fuball63 6y ago

    If you're on Ubuntu 18.04 trying to build from source, the readme says "sudo apt install ncurses", but I had to do "sudo apt install libncurses-dev". It's a fun little program, I like it a lot.
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    by fuball63 6y ago

    It is interesting to try to think all the way back to the struggles of initially learning and wonder if things that seem difficult now (Haskell, which I know barely anything about) might have made more sense then. I often wonder this about
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    by fuball63 6y ago

    Totally agree. In addition, it can just get plain overwhelming. Don't use a global, use a function -> what's a function? -> a subprogram with parameters and return values -> what's a parameter? a variable with scop
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    by fuball63 6y ago

    Another helpful thing is how many programming languages have "assignment" and "comparison" operators. I remember TI basic has "=" for comparison, and "<-" for assignment, like, 'A<-5'.
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    by fuball63 6y ago

    I've always wanted to try out FreeBasic: https://www.freebasic.net/
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    by fuball63 6y ago

    I've been thinking about BASIC a lot, as I've been looking for "the easiest programming language for a non-programmer to learn". I'm not exactly sure that rewriting these in Python/Ruby/JS/VB.NET usin
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    by fuball63 6y ago

    Never heard of nendo, I will look it up. I had to take courses in school using Maya and Blender. I was terrible at both, but had a little more success with Wings3D. I have heard Blender is better now (this was the early 2010s).
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    by fuball63 6y ago

    Also: https://opengameart.org (open art collection) https://www.beepbox.co (music sequencer) http://www.roguebasin.com/index.php?title=Finding_graphical_... (tilesets) http://grafx2.chez.c
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    by fuball63 6y ago

    Even if they did, it would likely be some bloated Javascript laden app that my phone couldn't load properly. And it isn't like the BB10 Browser was bad tech, when it came out I believe it was a more standards compliant browser tha
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    by fuball63 6y ago

    I agree, it shouldn't be like this. Unfortunately the reality is, if you decide to stick to the way things should be instead of how they are, you either 1) pay a heavy social tax of explaining to your friends/family/coworkers
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    by fuball63 6y ago

    Here's a story: I use a Blackberry 10 device, have for the past 6 years. So I'm half in/half out of smartphone ownership. I can browse websites in the browser (the web's made this much harder to do of recent) but apps
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    by fuball63 6y ago

    I like it too because it's DIY pass by reference.
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    by fuball63 6y ago

    Not to be confuse with lil, which is a small scripting language based on TCL: http://runtimeterror.com/tech/lil/ I think this is a super interesting project. It reminds me what Groovy is to Java, but backwards.
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    by fuball63 6y ago

    Thanks falcolas, yeah, I definitely meant "window snapping" in the way that almost every other desktop environment, including LXDE and Windows, means it. Keyboard shortcuts to resize and reposition windows without changing display