Crazy Man Dan 18 Report post Posted August 6, 2012 . 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AGJM 13 Report post Posted August 28, 2012 About ten minutes ago, I was very upset. Now I'm happy. On another note, I aced my Latin test, my Biology test, and one English quiz. I've got all A's, so far... Poorly written sentence inbound! I'll probably upset again after I have another go at the Latin homework that I didn't understand that I didn't ask for an explanation about because of the arrogant prick of a country girl that makes everything to do with school into a competition then cries when she loses that I didn't want to give a chance to get started because I was tired of dealing with her from history class. But seriously, no matter how bad she is, she'll catch one small thing you did wrong and insult you for it. She's a freaking idiot. I hate her. No, I'm not "competitive" with her - I'm competitive with someone else who is about as smart as I am, but we are friends. She, on the other hand, is an arrogant girl who thinks that being a country girl makes her the most morally stable, most well educated, most understanding person in the world. She mentioned that living in the country is better than living in the city when I said I wanted to move back to Florida (a few kids had asked if I like SC better than FL when I moved, and I answered honestly), then said "I bet you've never lived in the country, have you?" I have. For six years. With three farms on all sides of my house - one to the right, one to the left, and one on the other side of the road - all of them huge, and all of them raising cattle. I didn't know anything besides it, then, though, and the only views of a city I had seen were those in my math book. While I lived there, I thought it was the greatest thing ever. After moving to Columbia (and then to Florida) I saw that I was wrong. I think this may be better placed in the rant section now, but whatever... Stuff is okay, I guess. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rubrica 14 Report post Posted August 29, 2012 As long as you get it off of your chest, it doesn't matter where you put it. Congratulations on your exam results, as well! I always really wanted to take Latin, but nowhere around here offers it, so I might try self-teaching (recipe for disaster, I know). I've only got one exam result back so far (well, I only took one exam, for obvious reasons) but I'm fairly happy with my result. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kemaru 44 Report post Posted August 29, 2012 Oh dear, the top post on this page of the Sanctuary is from over a year ago! Happiness: Mom made great pie... too bad I couldn't eat a slice without feeling guilty. Happiness: Teachers' meeting tomorrow afternoon, schoolday ends early! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AGJM 13 Report post Posted August 29, 2012 (edited) Oh dear, the top post on this page of the Sanctuary is from over a year ago! Happiness: Mom made great pie... too bad I couldn't eat a slice without feeling guilty. Happiness: Teachers' meeting tomorrow afternoon, schoolday ends early! Lucky - but on Friday, it's the 9th grade retreat. We get to skip school altogether, I believe... Edit: Although we still go somewhere, but it's not school - it's a park. Edited August 29, 2012 by AGJM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoltBait 3,037 Report post Posted August 29, 2012 Oh dear, the top post on this page of the Sanctuary is from over a year ago! Just a note about the top post on the previous page... I've been to THIS year's Star Trek convention since then. Anyone want to see pictures of that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ego Eram Reputo 2,559 Report post Posted August 30, 2012 Absolutely! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoltBait 3,037 Report post Posted August 30, 2012 OK... Official pictures with William Shatner: My daughter is dressed up as T'Pol from Enterprise. Here she is with the bridge crew of Enterprise: I had an official pic with George and Walter: Jonathan Frakes: Marina Sirtis: Robert Picardo (Voyager's Doctor): Robin Curtis (Spock's wife from the movies): Me and my daughter in the vendor's room: Chase Masterson came and sat at our table after she gave a singing performance at the "Gold" party: My daughter made a friend (even though Vulcans are enemies of Andorians): Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red ochre 1,574 Report post Posted August 30, 2012 But you're looking younger! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoltBait 3,037 Report post Posted August 30, 2012 The magic of hair dye. Shhhh! Don't tell anyone! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pyrochild 349 Report post Posted August 30, 2012 Very cool, BB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AGJM 13 Report post Posted August 31, 2012 Forza Motorsports 4 is a lot of fun. Here are some of my cars: http://customize.org/thumbnails/larger/97186.jpg http://customize.org/thumbnails/larger/100562.jpg http://customize.org/thumbnails/larger/100565.jpg http://customize.org/thumbnails/larger/100566.jpg http://customize.org/thumbnails/larger/100567.jpg http://customize.org/thumbnails/larger/100568.jpg http://customize.org/thumbnails/larger/100569.jpg It's stress-relieving, unlike some games. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoltBait 3,037 Report post Posted September 6, 2012 Happy thought of the day: I wrote a chess game: http://www.boltbait....ree/games/chess It wasn't as hard to code as I expected. If you beat it with a really short game (say, less than 10 moves) please post the game so I can fix it. Thanks. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ego Eram Reputo 2,559 Report post Posted September 6, 2012 I beat it. It is still a fun game! I was playing 3 ply + Turbo mode (I have a little experience with the game mind you ). Turk played well into the Queens Gambit Declined until it moved it's Q prematurely, allowing me to capture the Knight by Bxf6 and forcing the recapture gxf6 (ruins Blacks pawn structure). Q: How do I copy the moves? Why not Algebraic notation? Easier to program with d2d4 notation? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoltBait 3,037 Report post Posted September 6, 2012 Q: How do I copy the moves? Why not Algebraic notation? Easier to program with d2d4 notation? Sorry, you can't copy the moves except one at a time. Click the wrench to expose the entire moves list, then you can highlight each item in the list individually. Yes, the D2D4 notation is MUCH easier to program. The next item on my list is to fix it so that it uses the more modern notation. Glad you had fun though. BTW, did you enjoy the history lesson? Had you heard of The Turk before? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red ochre 1,574 Report post Posted September 6, 2012 Very clever! One slight problem though, I checkmated it and then it ignored that and took my castle! - mind you I've played real people like that. Well done though. Must go back and explore. Is there a midget in my computer now? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoltBait 3,037 Report post Posted September 6, 2012 The game ends when one king is captured. I wrote it that way on purpose. It is more of a throwback to an earlier time in the history of the game. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red ochre 1,574 Report post Posted September 6, 2012 Ah - that makes sense. Although there are/have been some astounding players I'm always amazed at how clever the game itself is. I suppose mainly down to evolution. I read somewhere that it started as a 4 player game - but even I'm not old enough to remember that! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pyrochild 349 Report post Posted September 6, 2012 I wrote it that way on purpose. "It's not a bug, it's a feature." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoltBait 3,037 Report post Posted September 6, 2012 Busted! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ego Eram Reputo 2,559 Report post Posted September 6, 2012 The next item on my list is to fix it so that it uses the more modern notation. A very fine idea! It would be great if we could highlight & copy the move list too. BTW, did you enjoy the history lesson? Had you heard of The Turk before? I've been a competitive chess player (read: strong club player) for years, so the story of the Turk is well known to me. Once upon a time I was ranked 115th in New Zealand, but I haven't competed at that level for a few years. I didn't get a lot of time to fiddle with the game. Is there a way to swap colors so the Turk plays white? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoltBait 3,037 Report post Posted September 6, 2012 It would be great if we could highlight & copy the move list too. I'm afraid that isn't possible. It is a limitation of the language I'm using. Is there a way to swap colors so the Turk plays white? P-QR4? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ego Eram Reputo 2,559 Report post Posted September 7, 2012 What and get blasted with the Obelonskovinsky variation?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kemaru 44 Report post Posted September 7, 2012 Going to Lisbon for a week in November for a school art project My artwork will be displayed internationally as well. :--) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barbieq25 946 Report post Posted September 7, 2012 Well done! Lucky you. I hope you have a fantastic time when you go. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
