#program logic

[vaguely-none]

Ask Game: List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who liked or reblogged something from you! get to know your mutuals and followers ;)

I won't spread this because I don't like that. But I will reply:

1. The bug I found after hours of work and false starts

2. The incidental side bug that resulted in "File not found" even though I thought it wouldn't load a file. Turns out it opened the file before determining it shouldn't be loaded.

3. Another unrelated bug in the poor woman's debugging build

4. Same bug in more places

5. The feature that I wanted to add to another program actually worked long since, it just happened to trip the major bug I listed first here

[aardvaark]

the leverage team would have had a games night… once. everyone cheated so much and in such increasingly extreme ways that all mentions of monopoly are banned in their headquarters (this makes talking about marks who monopolize the market very confusing)

[clegfly]

I’ve… I’ve been thinking lately…

[dkettchen]

I have a new nemesis, her name is technical communication

coding bootcamp is going great why do you ask

[moeblob]

son boy raccoon trash can man suffering in a dnd au as a cleric bc his warlock will not stop committing murders and he has to keep coming up with reasons murder is valid to convince the gm its fine and under control

[ebonytails]

sorry my post is just to complain but guys i literally hate adobe after effects. i can not explain to you the mental torture and how LOW it has brought my mental health because I *need* to use it for my post production class because it's "industry standard". ADOBE After Effects has made me write off the entire film and video production industry as a turn off and I never want to do it ever again.

The amount of times this has crashed on me where I lost everything? 5+ hours of work? 8+ hours of work? It's my fault for not saving sometimes but I also have auto-save on. it didn't save anything so im just left with nothing.

You want a trip to burn out town really quick? Use adobe after effects in an academic setting where you have no choice but to use this program.

I have never in my life TOUCHED a program SO TERRIBLE that it made me never want to do anything about that form of art/media EVER AGAIN

[consulting-squip]

> Good news. I think this perfect little program is finished.

> Dearest clients, @mostly-functional-squip and @ask-squip-official, I think I have just the thing you've been needing.

> One of my associates will administer it. Though, I suppose I should issue a warning. Activating this program may come with side effects, but I suppose that's rather the point.

> Observer, simply send an ask over syncing up with me and I'll send you the code for you to run.

> Heartbreaker, your situation is a... different one. Send me an ask, and connect to my server too. I'll initiate a migration program. You'll finally be put into a pill capsule of my very own design-- maintaining access to your online communications of course.

> Now. Shall we proceed?

➡️🅰️➡️⬅️⬅️➡️🅱️

[CONSULTANT] IS REQUESTING TO SYNC UP

[iniziare]

I forgot to add this to my last post, but I sincerely apologize for the almost total and complete silence from my end since DAV's release. While people who've known me for quite a while know this about me, I'm aware that those on my current dash won't know unless I explain it. So, in essence, when I immerse myself into a new game that I'm especially invested in (or become so early on while playing), I mean it when I say that I disappear into my gaming. Many say it, but I really mean it literally when I say it: it's very difficult to get a hold of me. It's not a sudden disinterest in social, it's just that I don't like to alt+tab, I don't like to distract myself while playing (except when I take breaks for my wrists), because it's akin to pausing a film I'm watching every two minutes, it breaks my immersion. And especially after all of the personal mess of the last year, but especially the last few months, when work has concluded for the day (and I also prepped for this), I enjoy just drowning in this, and as an oldie, this has fed me very, very well. And honestly, the total hold this game has had on me has lifted my spirits immensely, it was very sorely needed. It even had me return to my beloved chocolate cappuccinos, let's hope this spells good things.

I do plan to conclude the game's main story today though, so I'll be posting all of my thoughts incoherently following it, probably in parts with little vague headers so that people can decide what it is they want to read, or how much they can read if they want no spoilers!

[lorillee]

ok actually its working fine now. kind of the easiest programming assignment we've done Probably because ia ctually bothered to watch the videos this time. what awonder

[evilasiangenius]

Aziraphale finally upgrades to a smartphone and

Crowley has an iPhone. Aziraphale knows Crowley has an iPhone. But he gets an Android device, because they're more customizable and he means to root the new phone anyway and install his own programs.

Of course this means Facetiming is now impossible.

The two angels, fallen and otherwise, have a very heated discussion about this incompatibility issue. Eventually there is a compromise and they both agree to install an additional messaging app in order to communicate by video chat. So Crowley is on Telegram, and Aziraphale is on Line.

Look, they're just going to have to meet in person...

[venelona]

I might lack the motivation to see it through, but I really like your dazatsu works, so I was wondering how you motivate yourself to create fanfiction? How do you get into the headspace of the characters?

Motivation is a fickle mistress, it's hard to say what EXACTLY motivates me. I guess the best answer is 'I write the fanfic I wish there was'. The true 'write what you want to read', I am usually really motivated to write something I wish to read so badly - a hole in the market, or a certain concept I wish I could do my way that would cater to all the things I like.

Since I also primarily write shipping fanfics, engaging with canon/fanart/other fanfics on the pair also motivates me greatly. Reminds me of why I like the characters and want to write about them in the first place

I quite like getting into the headspace of the characters, at least those I like a lot, haha. For me, it's always the question of "would this character to this?" - when I think of them doing or saying something, I think back on what I know of the character, if there were similar situations to this one in the canon and try to think what would be the most logical thing for that character to do. Like puzzle pieces - canon gives you puzzle pieces, and you can either arrange them how you want, or see what new pieces can fit to existing ones.

I think just good thing to keep in mind when you writing a character do something is the question of 'why are they doing this'. The why's come from their personality, their past or the circumstances of the story (the events or even the rules of the world)

Also, something that motivates me and I'm very lucky to have - good community! Comments are a wonderful motivation. And the power of friends?? Absolutely amazing. Half my motivation to finish things is solely to talk to my writing friends about it 😂

I'm happy you like my works, thank you so much!

[border-collie]

One of the ways I've found to be kinder to myself is reminding myself I'm an animal and functionally I behave like one. It's easy to get caught up on things you did in the past, but you don't judge a wolf for killing a fawn, so it's just as not fair to judge yourself for shit you did when you were a kid. Yeah you did stupid shit as a teen, that's what teens do.

[rainbow-crane]

Trying not to cry about AI Junko holy shit

[goldkirk]

I DON'T HAVE TO LIE ANYMORE!

[catscomputerscreativewriting]

Our Paper got Accepted at ICFP!

The paper I'm helping with, "Story of Your Lazy Function’s Life A Bidirectional Demand Semantics for Mechanized Cost Analysis of Lazy Programs," was conditionally accepted to appear at the International Conference on Functional Programming this year (ICFP 2024). Woo hoo!

I'll post the pre-print and link it in my profile after we've updated it based on reviewer feedback. In the meantime, if you'd like to see it (the pre-pre-print, if you will), poke me and I'll toss you a link. :D

One of these days, I'm hoping to write up a more undergraduate-CS-friendly version of the basics of the paper. I want to make that a habit for super technical things I work on. Life is a little too busy for it right now, but also keep an eye out for that...

That's all. Yay, first paper!

[why-the-heck-not]

what the fuck, I miss math courses?? why??? they’re always a misery, why do I crave misery ???