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04-28-21, 10:18 AM
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Posted By waterrockets

Thing Three is addicted to Rocket League. It's a...

Thing Three is addicted to Rocket League. It's a cool game. I haven't put in the time to learn it.

BTW: I recently moved to a new job, back into the games industry, working on NBA 2K as a director...
10-13-14, 12:52 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

Yep. I think it would be easiest to bring a...

Yep. I think it would be easiest to bring a router and plug into the Ethernet in the room, but fewer rooms offer wired connections these days.
08-05-14, 12:22 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

That's pretty cool. Crazy though. Many more...

That's pretty cool. Crazy though. Many more attacks coming from North America than I'd anticipated. I wonder what % of all attack sources this represents.
07-19-14, 03:20 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

Very cool to be a part of something like that.

Very cool to be a part of something like that.
07-18-14, 09:54 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

Holy crap. Is that hooked up directly to the...

Holy crap. Is that hooked up directly to the backbone? (L3, etc)

dayum. That's some serious hardware
07-12-14, 09:12 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

Short family trip this weekend... in the hotel, I...

Short family trip this weekend... in the hotel, I spun up a wifi hotspot on my phone, and hosted our Chromecast on it. Worked great on the hotel TV to view netflix. Cool stuff.
06-27-14, 07:28 AM
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Posted By waterrockets

I set up a Tasker script on my phone to disable...

I set up a Tasker script on my phone to disable the lock screen when I'm at home or at work. Very convenient.

I can't believe I didn't think of this earlier -- there were plenty of examples out...
06-13-14, 01:38 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

Man, Chrome Remote Desktop is handy as hell. I...

Man, Chrome Remote Desktop is handy as hell. I have my home machine grinding away on the swim team photo processing (exporting from LightRoom). I forgot to add the watermark to the images, and was...
06-04-14, 07:24 AM
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Posted By waterrockets

Yep, that and the family sharing announcements...

Yep, that and the family sharing announcements were the cool ones in my world.
05-27-14, 08:14 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

Ouch. No python experience here, but that sounds...

Ouch. No python experience here, but that sounds like a bit of a learning curve. Good tool though, by all accounts, just gotta get comfortable with it like anything else. Thanks for the heads-up...
05-11-14, 09:18 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

Good point. There is Qt 5.2 available now so I...

Good point. There is Qt 5.2 available now so I can whip up C++ for Android these days :)
05-11-14, 07:22 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

Note: if JRE x64 doesn't work on Win8, try JREx86...

Note: if JRE x64 doesn't work on Win8, try JREx86

http://cdn.gifbay.com/2013/06/bad_day-57297.gif
04-03-14, 10:44 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

Cool. I remember back in the CodeWarrior days....

Cool. I remember back in the CodeWarrior days. They made compilers for everything immediately when it came out. I wrote about 80% of a C compiler in college, and did my Sr. Project for a company that...
02-18-14, 07:29 AM
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Posted By waterrockets

Yeah, that is a cool effect. Easy to ball them up...

Yeah, that is a cool effect. Easy to ball them up in the corners too :)
02-17-14, 10:23 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

Very cool stuff. These steering behaviors are a...

Very cool stuff. These steering behaviors are a lot of fun to play with, as you can build them from the ground up and get some really natural looking behaviors. If you can start by modeling pretty...
02-07-14, 01:19 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

Agreed. It's a bit of a crap shoot for the...

Agreed.

It's a bit of a crap shoot for the developers. There are a ton of little games out there that are no lower tech, but they lack the balance and addictive play-ability. Still there are...
02-07-14, 08:33 AM
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Posted By waterrockets

:) All those 80's style games seem to be so easy...

:) All those 80's style games seem to be so easy to make with Scratch. This was actually my first learning project on it (using my daughter's account). 40 minutes to make this -- same game I made in...
02-06-14, 09:01 AM
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Posted By waterrockets

Ack! last thing I need is another addiction cool...

Ack! last thing I need is another addiction cool though



Nice. Seems like most of my clones draw some cool stuff. I didn't know about the SHIFT- advanced mode stuff. Coooool.
01-23-14, 10:36 AM
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Posted By waterrockets

Man, I can't figure out how that one line would...

Man, I can't figure out how that one line would compile. No time to dig into it now though. Quick reformat:

(looks like BF re-jiggers a closing curly brace into "**")
k;double sin(),cos();

...
01-23-14, 10:25 AM
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Posted By waterrockets

Badass

Badass
01-23-14, 08:13 AM
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Posted By waterrockets

They still need so much help with the math. It...

They still need so much help with the math. It clicks after I show them, but I'm having a tough time hinting them towards solutions on their own. That's fine though, my daughter is the most...
01-22-14, 10:43 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

You're welcome. My daughter shared her...

You're welcome.

My daughter shared her "skiing game" tonight: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/16766335/

It's not done, but she wanted to get it out. Actually sort of fun to play.
01-22-14, 08:10 AM
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Posted By waterrockets

Very cool that it's stable and unexpected. Neat. ...

Very cool that it's stable and unexpected. Neat.

Daughter is working on a skiing game based on my simulated 3-D concept. We got the obstacles approaching you from the distance and getting bigger...
12-20-13, 01:19 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

My kids got completely hooked from Hour of Code....

My kids got completely hooked from Hour of Code. It's awesome. Two working in Scratch, and one working in Python.



Funny there's no mention of MapMyRide/Run/Fitness in there. It's an Austin...
12-10-13, 10:43 AM
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Posted By waterrockets

Yeah, that's quite a diagnostic effort there. I...

Yeah, that's quite a diagnostic effort there. I think you win.
11-26-13, 09:59 AM
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Posted By waterrockets

Software requirements importance example: I'm...

Software requirements importance example: I'm working on the multi-function display for a certain aircraft. I need the pilot or wrench to enter the date and time. I don't have minimum date...
10-16-13, 03:24 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

I'm not familiar with MySQL setup/management, and...

I'm not familiar with MySQL setup/management, and can't really help further than googling what you're probably already googling. You might check out a bash shell tutorial or guide and see if it...
10-16-13, 11:59 AM
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Posted By waterrockets

Ah, that sounds like Red Hat Enterprise Linux. If...

Ah, that sounds like Red Hat Enterprise Linux. If you can get on the machine, it should be set up with a windows-sort-of-looking interface.

It's likely that the window manager being used is Gnome,...
10-16-13, 10:06 AM
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Posted By waterrockets

What flavor (distribution/distro) of Linux?

What flavor (distribution/distro) of Linux?
06-24-13, 08:05 AM
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Posted By waterrockets

Sucks to make your employees feel stupid, but the...

Sucks to make your employees feel stupid, but the education could be valuable. Probably money better spent than the stupid "security" CRC modules floating around in the corporate HR-in-a-box media we...
05-29-13, 09:13 AM
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Posted By waterrockets

Chrome makes some pretty sweet technology...

Chrome makes some pretty sweet technology available to mainstream developers. Just think of the possibilities here.

http://youtu.be/KOCM9_qGccY
01-23-13, 09:39 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

+1 on the cheap enclosure. Should be able to find...

+1 on the cheap enclosure. Should be able to find something for less than $20 out there. Just go 3.5" IDE to USB (unless they are 2.5" drives -- then the price goes down).



We pass ours on to...
01-18-13, 10:10 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

Write it down, as this is the last time you will...

Write it down, as this is the last time you will say that Android's map program sucks compared to the iPhone's :thumb:

I love being able to say (in Google Now) "Navigate to Sea World San Antonio"...
11-27-12, 04:15 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

I just ordered the rare Google Nexus 4. Can...

I just ordered the rare Google Nexus 4.

Can an Android user be smug? I feel smug.
11-05-12, 06:56 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

Haven't had that one before, but I'd look at some...

Haven't had that one before, but I'd look at some of the troubleshooting guides on a google search for "CRC hard disk" and see if anything looks good.
10-16-12, 02:11 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

I don't use phone contacts, I always use google...

I don't use phone contacts, I always use google contacts when I add them. If my phone disappears, I don't lose anything other than configuration (Tasker would be a bit of a hit).
10-16-12, 12:53 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

Yeah, you can blow away bloatware with Titanium...

Yeah, you can blow away bloatware with Titanium Backup, and it's awesome (needs root). Regarding tethering, T-mobile probably needs to enable the hotspot connection for you... for a small monthly...
10-16-12, 12:49 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

Yeah, I've been getting a lot closer straight out...

Yeah, I've been getting a lot closer straight out of camera these days, and just shot an event for work with straight JPG, and there was no editing needed at all. I have white balance problems...
10-16-12, 07:06 AM
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Posted By waterrockets

Rooting just gives you access to run as root on...

Rooting just gives you access to run as root on the system. So, it won't streamline anything. The question you should be asking is if you should install a new ROM.

I don't have the patience to...
10-08-12, 07:23 AM
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Posted By waterrockets

Wow, different sports are a total thread killer,...

Wow, different sports are a total thread killer, huh? :)

So, at work, we realized that one of the libraries we're using in some legacy technology for the military has ridiculous licensing costs...
10-02-12, 03:08 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

This old camera is freaking amazing (1D Mark...

This old camera is freaking amazing (1D Mark III). Holy crap it's fast.

2800 images in 4.5 hours of shooting. 70 action sessions, 60 portrait sessions, 1 huge-ass team portrait. Raised $2K for the...
09-24-12, 12:32 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

+1 I just pick a $XXX laptop with my...

+1

I just pick a $XXX laptop with my desired screen size and don't look back. Good for 4-5 years.
09-19-12, 10:01 AM
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Posted By waterrockets

Good stuff. It is fun.

Good stuff. It is fun.
09-19-12, 07:31 AM
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Posted By waterrockets

That's a great result cdr. I like it. I think...

That's a great result cdr. I like it. I think camera capabilities are going up while price is going down, and you now can get this kind of quality for much cheaper than a FinishLynx. Granted, for...
09-18-12, 10:57 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

JPEG settiings, I'm not familiar with. I don't...

JPEG settiings, I'm not familiar with. I don't take the camera settings ever though. I think they come in by default. Maybe you could set the white balance on your camera to a crazy custom value and...
09-18-12, 02:34 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

I use photoshop on about 5 images/year. It's just...

I use photoshop on about 5 images/year. It's just not needed that often. The adjustment brush in LR4 is kind of a joke on RAW processing, because you can remove pimples, wrinkles, re-expose portions...
09-17-12, 08:45 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

RAW+JPG will slow down your repeat rate, if that...

RAW+JPG will slow down your repeat rate, if that matters to you (usually with the buffer filling faster, so the first couple shots will be ok, then it will slow way down). Keep in mind that if the...
09-17-12, 04:06 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

You don't need RAW+JPG unless you are printing...

You don't need RAW+JPG unless you are printing from the camera. Just try RAW on its own. 16GB is enough for me with an 18MP camera with around 1000 images. So, you should be able to capture about 750...
09-14-12, 06:43 AM
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Posted By waterrockets

Yeah, CDs are lossy to begin with. Of course, I...

Yeah, CDs are lossy to begin with. Of course, I couldn't care much less about sound quality.
09-13-12, 03:57 PM
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Posted By waterrockets

If you just need to run a few random apps, I'd...

If you just need to run a few random apps, I'd recommend looking into a virtual machine running on your Mac. The VM software will be free (well, VirtualBox is free). Then you just buy a license for...
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