The Sorcerer's Apprentice Season 2: International Edition - Discussion Thread

[englanddg]

There are times I wish I grew up in the era. That is why I try to spend time working with a raspberry pi. But I can never seem to find a project to work on. Or I end up having to many projects


Omg I loved Pokemon snap and I never got to own it!!

You sit right between @tcool and me.

Though, I have toyed with Paper Mario...

 

[englanddg]

I remember sound blaster! I got to install one in 99 I think. Man I havent heard about that in a while (maybe cause every mobo has built in sound of decent quality now) .

Well, the on board soundcards got much better.

Now, the rush is for video cards, unless you have an older system or older speaker system that requires unique connections.

 

[tcool]

Omg I loved Pokemon snap and I never got to own it!!

I'm waiting for a sequel for Wii U (would prefer it on 3ds , but Wii U is basically desperate)

 

[Voxel]

I'm waiting for a sequel for Wii U (would prefer it on 3ds , but Wii U is basically desperate)

It's a great system and has a good line up coming but it's lacking still.

 

[tcool]

You sit right between @tcool and me.

Though, I have toyed with Paper Mario...

I've been @rcool really close so I'm not going to complain (PS fixed it)

 

[Voxel]

Well, the on board soundcards got much better.

Now, the rush is for video cards, unless you have an older system or older speaker system that requires unique connections.

Yes it seems to be. . It's hard to keep up

 

[englanddg]

There are times I wish I grew up in the era. That is why I try to spend time working with a raspberry pi. But I can never seem to find a project to work on. Or I end up having to many projects

I hate to sound "old fart", but I think frankly I was lucky to grow up then. We still learned the electronics and computers weren't all consumer facing (not at ALL) back then...so you actually had to learn to do more than click and tap.

To install that card (I think I was 11 or 12) I had to read a whole book (no internet for me to go to for a quick fix, no youtube video walkthroughs, nothing)...and mess with the sucker, and it took me days.

However, when I finally got it to work and booted up Falcon 4.0, and flew (and died) on my first mission, I was so happy, and very proud of myself...and I'd learned stuff about how a computer WORKS.

Hard to explain...

We fiddled around with things like...for example, my buddy and I made our own video game in BASIC, and he and I wired up our bikes with LEDs using (gasp) soldering guns.

Etc...

We were growing up in the dawn of the electronics era, where it was consumer enough to be big business, but still not consumer enough to be disposable.

 

[englanddg]

I've been @rcool really close so I'm not going to complain (PS fixed it)

Fingers are fat.

 

[Voxel]

I hate to sound "old fart", but I think frankly I was lucky to grow up then. We still learned the electronics and computers weren't all consumer facing (not at ALL) back then...so you actually had to learn to do more than click and tap.

To install that card (I think I was 11 or 12) I had to read a whole book (no internet for me to go to for a quick fix, no youtube video walkthroughs, nothing)...and mess with the sucker, and it took me days.

However, when I finally got it to work and booted up Falcon 4.0, and flew (and died) on my first mission, I was so happy, and very proud of myself...and I'd learned stuff about how a computer WORKS.

Hard to explain...

We fiddled around with things like...for example, my buddy and I made our own video game in BASIC, and he and I wired up our bikes with LEDs using (gasp) soldering guns.

Etc...

We were growing up in the dawn of the electronics era, where it was consumer enough to be big business, but still not consumer enough to be disposable.

This is the very reason I am jealous. I am trying to get into a lot of the electronics now but sometimes I wonder if it's too late . I know the basics but front there I need to find time to figure out were to go and what I wanna do. It would prolly be easier outside of grad school to learn this but I enjoying working in things. Either way I need to eliminate projects I have to many. I have the concept for 5 video games written out and stored away, I wanna make them but keep getting distracted or I try to take on to much at one day. Plus their our other softwares I wanna try to clone or make my own version of

 

[tcool]

It's a great system and has a good line up coming but it's lacking still.

There's alot of games i want for Wii U but only 2 are out being Wonderful 101 and Mario Kart 8 I am waiting for new smash bros to buy it though.

 

[englanddg]

This is the very reason I am jealous. I am trying to get into a lot of the electronics now but sometimes I wonder if it's too late . I know the basics but front there I need to find time to figure out were to go and what I wanna do. It would prolly be easier outside of grad school to learn this but I enjoying working in things. Either way I need to eliminate projects I have to many. I have the concept for 5 video games written out and stored away, I wanna make them but keep getting distracted or I try to take on to much at one day. Plus their our other softwares I wanna try to clone or make my own version of

The latter is just a function of a creative mind.

My mother used to tell me "You can do anything, but never try to do everything."

It wasn't until very recently in my life that I started to understand that advice.

 

[Voxel]

There's alot of games i want for Wii U but only 2 are out being Wonderful 101 and Mario Kart 8 I am waiting for new smash bros to buy it though.

Everyone one is waiting for smash!!! I have an entire weekend planned around its release

 

[Voxel]

The latter is just a function of a creative mind.

My mother used to tell me "You can do anything, but never try to do everything."

It wasn't until very recently in my life that I started to understand that advice.

I understand it. I think. I need to pick and choose what ideas mean the most to me. I can never follow every path but I can explore in an excercise in creativity . Now to select one project and see it through to creation

 

[englanddg]

There's alot of games i want for Wii U but only 2 are out being Wonderful 101 and Mario Kart 8 I am waiting for new smash bros to buy it though.

See, it's odd.

I really have no interest in the Wii U. My parents have one (long story), and i've played it over Christmas break.

Just doesn't interest me. At all...

Honestly, the Wii was a flop for me as well, outside of two things.

1) I love my Chicken Stick



2) I enjoy the old NES games I can play on it

 

[englanddg]

I understand it. I think. I need to pick and choose what ideas mean the most to me. I can never follow every path but I can explore in an excercise in creativity . Now to select one project and see it through to creation

And balance that with Real Life.

My issue is that my hobbies tend to captivate me. I have an obsessive personality. When I truly latch onto something, I rarely let go.

That's a benefit, sometimes, but most of the time it's a detriment to other aspects.

 

[Voxel]

And balance that with Real Life.

My issue is that my hobbies tend to captivate me. I have an obsessive personality. When I truly latch onto something, I rarely let go.

That's a benefit, sometimes, but most of the time it's a detriment to other aspects.

We are very similar my friend. I pick up something and latch into it and hold on until something else comes to mind or into the picture or I finish

 

[englanddg]

We are very similar my friend. I pick up something and latch into it and hold on until something else comes to mind or into the picture.

It's a trait that is beneficial for a programmer. As you have to sit and figure it out until it works, and if you don't see that as a "game" then you get frustrated very quickly.

Today I was programming some reports (simple VB Script stuff and some SQL queries) for a co-worker, and she was sitting with me and laughing.

I asked her why, and she said it's because I talk to it like it's alive.

Well...yeah, I do. It's my enemy, in a video game, and DANGIT, I'm gonna beat this boss level!

 

[englanddg]

Other times she said it was funny because I berate myself. Like when I'd leave a comma or a quote mark where it didn't need to be.

"Stupid me, jeezus."

 

[englanddg]

Just...like...an...obsessive...gamer...

 

[englanddg]

That being said, it's also a trait that can cause issues. For example, in meetings, when I want to discuss the details of a proposed coding project, no one else is interested.

Learning how to bridge that gap is key.