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many years ago a co-worker recounted his days as a game developer on i do not recall either an Atari 400 or Commode Door oops i mean Commodore 64 my own machine at the time . he was explaining his firm was the only to know how to draw a sprite across the raster line . i no longer recall what that means though i do recall his explanation which i will not reveal here unless requested though i would be surprised if the solution is not obvious to the many skillful here . upon end of story i made one of my few jokes which was well received especially by myself i.e. "When you can draw a sprite across the raster line you will have learned Grasshopper ."
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Sounds a lot like racing the beam. Just because you did not have to do that for everything anymore did not mean you could not use it to wring a few unusual effects out of your graphics hardware. Even then such things already were becoming arcane and secret knowlege.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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On C64, as long as you kept sprites vertically separated, you could have 8 sprites on the first “stripe”, interrupt! Switch sprite bank, repeat.
You would only be able to detect collisions within the “stripes”.
My favorite trick was to point a sprite to page/address 0000.
It gave a nice monitor where you could see the pixels of the system time on the screen.
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Wordle 752 4/6
🟨🟨⬛⬛🟨
⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨
🟨🟩⬛🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 752 5/6
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟨⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 752 3/6*
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜
🟨🟩⬜🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 752 3/6
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Wordle 752 5/6
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨
🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 752 3/6
⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨
⬛🟩⬛🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 752 4/6*
🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟩🟨🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Wordle 752 5/6
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
I really didn't see this one, looked it up
Didn't have yesterday's either, what's wrong with me
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You had 4 yellows on your 3rd attempt and then you reverted to 2 yellows - I think your strategy is flawed
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Just trying out new letters.
Figured I might get it if I either found a new letter or ruled out three.
Plus I was trying to get at least one letter in its correct spot.
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Sander Rossel wrote: what's wrong with me Coffee, my man. All problems can be solved with coffee.
Jeremy Falcon
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Wordle 752 3/6*
⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨
🟨🟩⬜🟨🟨
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Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. -Anon
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⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨
🟨⬜🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Wordle 752 4/6
🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨
🟩⬛🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Ok, I have had my coffee, so you can all come out now!
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Wordle 752 2/6
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
I mean, ya know... that starter word gave a pretty good hint or two.
Jeremy Falcon
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Wordle 752 5/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜
🟨🟩🟨🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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#Worldle #535 1/6 (100%)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🎉
https://worldle.teuteuf.fr
easy one
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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Hi All,
Getting some new toys to play with, Phidgets, Phidgets Inc. - Products for USB Sensing and Control[^], they appear to be a method of interfacing to a PC via USB. The Visual Studio frame work appears to be not too confusing. I thinking this may be of interest to some, also the possibility of another article. It seems they solve the problem of how to attach hardware without a proper interface. Currently I have a load cell reading constantly monitoring my desk (which looks like an explosion in a hardware shop). It seem my mug falling over causes a bigger bang than dropping my pencil . Just like to know anyone heard of them (I only heard about them from an American) seem quite good, don't have VS installed here to check.
Glenn
modified 11-Jul-23 4:04am.
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As of this writing, the link to phidgets.com points to this post.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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Glad to know it wasn't just me.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
I’m begging you for the benefit of everyone, don’t be STUPID.
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