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megaadam15-Jan-19 5:04

megaadam

15-Jan-19 5:04

Is "fill" another word for very very ill? Dead | X|

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W∴ Balboos, GHB15-Jan-19 5:06

W∴ Balboos, GHB

15-Jan-19 5:06

What a character! I sentence you to two years of VB6 programming.
Even if you don't font to do it.

If it was a book about computers, can they go on a rampage?

Ravings en masse^
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Sander Rossel15-Jan-19 20:49

Sander Rossel

15-Jan-19 20:49

W∴ Balboos wrote:
two years of VB6 programming

I think that's against international human rights.
They abolished such cruel sentences before they abolished death penalty (and I know we'd all rather have the latter) Unsure | :~

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lopatir15-Jan-19 5:25

lopatir

15-Jan-19 5:25

sure it's not someone repetitively getting sick?

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jeron115-Jan-19 5:26

jeron1

15-Jan-19 5:26

Or someone who is sick of repetitive tasks?

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DRHuff15-Jan-19 5:58

DRHuff

15-Jan-19 5:58

That joke should be made a sick bird...

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OriginalGriff15-Jan-19 6:00

OriginalGriff

15-Jan-19 6:00

Only if you all send me an ill octopus. Wink | ;)

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Daniel Pfeffer15-Jan-19 21:20

Daniel Pfeffer

15-Jan-19 21:20

Is an illiquid investment solid?

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Re: Blue Monday is coming.

W∴ Balboos, GHB16-Jan-19 0:19

W∴ Balboos, GHB

16-Jan-19 0:19

It can be a pour choice.

Ravings en masse^
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"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

Blue Monday is coming.

OriginalGriff15-Jan-19 4:52

OriginalGriff

15-Jan-19 4:52

I was just introduced to this idea: "Blue Monday" is the most depressing day of the year.
There is an equation which calculates when it is:

T^Q * (W + (D - d))
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M * N_a

Where:

W - weather
D - debt level
d - monthly salary
T - time since Christmas
Q - time since failing our new year's resolutions
M - low motivational level
N_a - the feeling of a need to take action

Not sure I can work out the result myself, but hey! That's science^* for you. Laugh | :laugh:

Apparently it's next Monday.

* Or at least, pseudoscience.

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User 1106097915-Jan-19 5:50

User 11060979

15-Jan-19 5:50

Just going through Limit of a function - Wikipedia[^] , it will take a while, some years...

It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question

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Re: Blue Monday is coming.

Wendelius15-Jan-19 8:17

Wendelius

15-Jan-19 8:17

It doesn't sound bad at all Blush | :O

Re: Blue Monday is coming.

PIEBALDconsult15-Jan-19 8:38

PIEBALDconsult

15-Jan-19 8:38

Fats Domino - Blue Monday [1957] - YouTube[^]

Just published : BASIC on Commodore book

raddevus15-Jan-19 4:11

15-Jan-19 4:11

I can't believe that APress just published (Dec. 2018) this book.

Amazon.com: Beginning Programming Using Retro Computing: Learn BASIC with a Commodore Emulator eBook: Gerald Friedland: Kindle Store[^]

Author says:
True story. I was looking for a system that would help 7-year olds teach themselves programming. Hey it's 2018, right? After looking through what's available, the two major issues that I have with the current tools are: 1) Many of them require the Internet (too dangerous for self learning) 2) most, if not all, of them are drag and drop. I wanted a non-distracting environment where the kids practice reading and writing while learning to program. The sensation of causing an action simply by typing a word is priceless.

I don't know. Maybe just use JavaScript in a browser to teach. It's much more relevant and has far fewer barriers to entry.

I mean I would've really liked this book back in 1990 or before, but not sure this one will have a market.

User 991608015-Jan-19 4:30

User 9916080

15-Jan-19 4:30

I don't know. I collect old computer equipment and it's becoming a big thing now to write old style computer games running on new equipment. The 8-bit guy on Youtube has a lot of cool videos showing his RPG running on old and new equipment.

When you are dead, you won't even know that you are dead. It's a pain only felt by others.

Same thing when you are stupid.

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raddevus15-Jan-19 4:44

15-Jan-19 4:44

Donathan.Hutchings wrote:
I don't know. I collect old computer equipment and it's becoming a big thing now

Yeah, I see what you mean. I follow a guy on Twitter who does a lot of retro.
It's just that I would expect it to be more of an advanced book instead of a beginner's BASIC learning book.

User 991608015-Jan-19 4:51

User 9916080

15-Jan-19 4:51

That's true, but there are a lot of "old school" gamers who never learned how to program. It's also a cool way of getting your ~~kids~~ grand kids into it. Big Grin | :-D

When you are dead, you won't even know that you are dead. It's a pain only felt by others.

Same thing when you are stupid.

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raddevus15-Jan-19 4:55

15-Jan-19 4:55

Donathan.Hutchings wrote:
It's also a cool way of getting your ~~kids~~ grand kids into it.

Kind of a "spread the infection" type of thing, I guess. Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

It's a good idea because we don't have enough platforms (web (5 browsers), iOS, Android, Windows (7,8,10), plethora of Linux distros) as it is. Laugh | :laugh:

User 991608015-Jan-19 4:58

User 9916080

15-Jan-19 4:58

When you are dead, you won't even know that you are dead. It's a pain only felt by others.

Same thing when you are stupid.

modified 19-Nov-21 21:01pm.

RugbyLeague15-Jan-19 4:40

RugbyLeague

15-Jan-19 4:40

Small Basic would have done the job

raddevus15-Jan-19 4:46

15-Jan-19 4:46

Yeah, and wow...You can get it from Microsoft.
Download Microsoft Small Basic 1.0 from Official Microsoft Download Center[^]

glennPattonWork315-Jan-19 6:09

glennPattonWork3

15-Jan-19 6:09

But why inflict line numbers when you don't have to? Confused | :confused:

raddevus15-Jan-19 7:23

15-Jan-19 7:23

That's structure! Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

Yes, I'm kidding. Good point.

Slacker00715-Jan-19 6:16

Slacker007

15-Jan-19 6:16

This thing that we do, is not for everyone. Society is "trying" to make it accessible to everyone, which is great in theory, but in practice, only a very small amount will continue the journey, and it will NOT be from learning how to program using a Commodore Turd Emulator.

raddevus15-Jan-19 7:27