NationStates Jolt Archive


Coolist Computer Project

UpwardThrust
01-06-2007, 20:17
I figured it was time for a break from the other popular threads (religion and evolution)

I figure this was a post your coolest latest projects, I know there are a lot of computer geeks out there so I figured I would see

As for me I just finished a forum python crawler, i am brand new to python and needed something to learn with
Its not my coolest ever but feel good about getting it done

What it does is crawl nationstates general forum and can give me a total count of numbers of threads created by a user, within the last year and as many pages deep as I want to go
UNITIHU
01-06-2007, 20:18
I'm the co leader of Beyond Cyrodiil: Thras, does that count"?
UpwardThrust
01-06-2007, 20:21
I'm the co leader of Beyond Cyrodiil: Thras, does that count"?

Sure why not :)
IL Ruffino
01-06-2007, 20:23
Advertizementz.
UpwardThrust
01-06-2007, 20:24
Edit it does not search names only ... i could for example crawl for the number of times "God" or "Republicans" shows up over the last year
Zavistan
01-06-2007, 20:29
Well, I just made a stereo out of old computer parts... For AP Bio we have to recycle computers and packing material, so I decided to hook up a few cd drives to a power supply and a sound switcher, and throw in some computer speakers to make a stereo. Its fun, and it works.
UpwardThrust
01-06-2007, 20:36
Well, I just made a stereo out of old computer parts... For AP Bio we have to recycle computers and packing material, so I decided to hook up a few cd drives to a power supply and a sound switcher, and throw in some computer speakers to make a stereo. Its fun, and it works.
Awesome never tried that myself
Compulsive Depression
01-06-2007, 20:45
I used to write little toy apps and games, but I've not had the motivation to do anything at all lately :(

Last thing I did was a simple little "learning state machine". Basically, for given inputs each output had a probability of being chosen. If it got good feedback it increased the possibility for that output being chosen with those inputs in future, if it got bad inputs it reduced it (but never to 0, by design). It worked in the test app (well, other than me forgetting trigonometry), but I've yet to think of any practical application for it.
UpwardThrust
01-06-2007, 20:57
I used to write little toy apps and games, but I've not had the motivation to do anything at all lately :(

Last thing I did was a simple little "learning state machine". Basically, for given inputs each output had a probability of being chosen. If it got good feedback it increased the possibility for that output being chosen with those inputs in future, if it got bad inputs it reduced it (but never to 0, by design). It worked in the test app (well, other than me forgetting trigonometry), but I've yet to think of any practical application for it.

Cool mine is just to learn the language really some key points I was looking to pick up

1) Loop syntax
2) Input formating
3) Xml filtering
4) Type Conversion

I have done lots of this in other languages for sure but i cant just sit and study i have to make something work in order to learn it
Angry Fruit Salad
01-06-2007, 21:18
I turned my time sheet for work into a small Java program. Never used it,though.
Hi-Low
01-06-2007, 21:28
i am just completely computer challenged!!!!
UpwardThrust
01-06-2007, 21:35
ohhh it just got done with the crawl
Apparently only 31 threads created by me in the last year
Natural Deaths
01-06-2007, 21:59
Hey, do we have any programmers that know the C, C+ or C++ language at all? Or just java in general. I'm a big mac freak and I have a pretty complex project i would like to challenge somebody with. Contact me if you know anything/anyone.
Myu in the Middle
01-06-2007, 22:03
The last thing I did was a simple little English-to-French translator in Prolog. It's a very useful little environment for stuff like that. :D

I'm going to try to encode a universal non-deterministic Turing machine interpreter this summer and use it to try to solve the P ?= NP problem as an excuse for not getting a real job (and also, if at all successful, as a way to get 2 years' worth of PhD funding after I graduate next year :D ).
Gun Manufacturers
01-06-2007, 22:04
Hey, do we have any programmers that know the C, C+ or C++ language at all? Or just java in general. I'm a big mac freak and I have a pretty complex project i would like to challenge somebody with. Contact me if you know anything/anyone.

I took C programming in college, but it was '94 (IIRC) when I took it.
Gun Manufacturers
01-06-2007, 22:08
I figured it was time for a break from the other popular threads (religion and evolution)

I figure this was a post your coolest latest projects, I know there are a lot of computer geeks out there so I figured I would see

As for me I just finished a forum python crawler, i am brand new to python and needed something to learn with
Its not my coolest ever but feel good about getting it done

What it does is crawl nationstates general forum and can give me a total count of numbers of threads created by a user, within the last year and as many pages deep as I want to go


It's not mine, and I'm almost positive I've seen it posted here, but: http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=76374
Smunkeeville
01-06-2007, 22:16
I am finishing up my moodle, which will enable me to still make money teaching......but not have to actually leave my house but once a week (well, once a week for that)

it's actually pretty darn cool.

http://moodle.org/
Ruby City
01-06-2007, 22:20
My last for fun project was an asteroids clone (couldn't come up with any fun idea) with pygame. It's relatively easy to make small/medium 2D games with it but I suspect C is better then Python for big games due to performance. Cool game idea plus pygame could be fun. :gundge:
Zavistan
01-06-2007, 22:21
It's not mine, and I'm almost positive I've seen it posted here, but: http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=76374

That is a spiffy looking computer. Reminds me a bit of the mac mini.

I think my next major project is building my own computer. I've never done that, and need a new computer (Current computer is a Dell Dimension 4550 from 2002, with an almost full 60gb hard drive, 512 mb RAM, and a variety of similar statistics. Not the best). I think I can save a lot of money and get better quality by doing that.

The only thing I want to do is see if its possible to move my existing hard drive to the new computer, in addition to purchasing a new one. I have all my files (and music, more importantly) on that and would like to move it to the new one. Does anyone know if that would work out or if there is a problem doing this?
Myu in the Middle
01-06-2007, 22:24
My last for fun project was an asteroids clone (couldn't come up with any fun idea) with pygame. It's relatively easy to make small/medium 2D games with it but I suspect C is better then Python for big games due to performance. Cool game idea plus pygame could be fun. :gundge:
Most big games code up an API in C/++/Java and use that to write the bulk of the environment these days, particularly when it comes to map and model design and implementation/physics modelling etc.
Gun Manufacturers
01-06-2007, 22:48
That is a spiffy looking computer. Reminds me a bit of the mac mini.

I think my next major project is building my own computer. I've never done that, and need a new computer (Current computer is a Dell Dimension 4550 from 2002, with an almost full 60gb hard drive, 512 mb RAM, and a variety of similar statistics. Not the best). I think I can save a lot of money and get better quality by doing that.

The only thing I want to do is see if its possible to move my existing hard drive to the new computer, in addition to purchasing a new one. I have all my files (and music, more importantly) on that and would like to move it to the new one. Does anyone know if that would work out or if there is a problem doing this?

This: http://www.g69t.it/public/Scimitar/G69T_DBSP121_L.jpg
http://www.g69t.it/public/Scimitar/G69T_DBSP112_L.jpg
http://www.g69t.it/public/Scimitar/G69T_DBSP109_L.jpg

reminds you of a Mac Mini? :eek:

ETA: Building a system isn't hard. Just take your time, and buy decent components. As to your hard drive question, why not just buy a new hard drive, and use your old one as a second hard drive?
Egg and chips
01-06-2007, 22:52
Hey, do we have any programmers that know the C, C+ or C++ language at all? Or just java in general. I'm a big mac freak and I have a pretty complex project i would like to challenge somebody with. Contact me if you know anything/anyone.

I just finished my C programming module at uni. Hit me with the project, and I'll tell you if it's within the scope of what I know.
Ilaer
01-06-2007, 22:55
I keep making little mathematical toys; things to generate pi using six different methods simultaneously, prime generators/checkers, that sort of thing.

I also made a program which wrote as many text files as I wanted of any size I specified to my hard drive, each one filled with random characters in an attempt to simulate the infinite monkey theorem. Look it up. Involves Shakespeare.

Other than that, I haven't been doing much coding-wise recently. My days of making computer games seem to be other simply because I lack the motivation to continue them, despite the praise I've received for the betas.
Posi
01-06-2007, 23:05
I'm writing a program in Java that will let you modify existing GTK themes. It's a bitch as java-gnome 4 has yet to be released, but the documentation has already been updated to it, so I am using swing with the fake gtk theme.
Zavistan
01-06-2007, 23:34
This:
reminds you of a Mac Mini? :eek:

ETA: Building a system isn't hard. Just take your time, and buy decent components. As to your hard drive question, why not just buy a new hard drive, and use your old one as a second hard drive?

Its fairly clear now that I didn't make it all the way to the end of the posting. I just saw the first prototype bit. And now it gets the title Uber Spiffy

And, I was planning on using it as a second hard drive, I was just making sure that there were no problems associated with using a full hard drive as a second one. I didn't think there were, but checking is good.
Cannot think of a name
01-06-2007, 23:53
It's not mine, and I'm almost positive I've seen it posted here, but: http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=76374

http://www.g69t.it/public/Scimitar/G69T_DBSP121_L.jpg
Holy crap, dude. Is that what you're using right now? Does it have a special program that controls death lasers and doomsday bombs that you're using to extort countries with?

Does it play solitaire?
Posi
02-06-2007, 00:11
http://www.g69t.it/public/Scimitar/G69T_DBSP121_L.jpg
Holy crap, dude. Is that what you're using right now? Does it have a special program that controls death lasers and doomsday bombs that you're using to extort countries with?

Does it play solitaire?
His first sentence was "It's not mine", and no it does not play solitaire.
Angry Fruit Salad
02-06-2007, 00:12
Well, I just thought of something a little cooler than my lame experiments with Java. I have about 25 sticks of RAM from really old computers (32MB and smaller on the sticks), and I'm in the process of making ornaments out of them. Yes, like Christmas ornaments. Only some of them might become earrings, fan pulls, "do not disturb" signs, etc.

I'm also looking forward to destroying a 1 gig HD.
Natural Deaths
02-06-2007, 00:18
I just finished my C programming module at uni. Hit me with the project, and I'll tell you if it's within the scope of what I know.

Alright. Me being the Strategy game freak that i am, was wondering if i could possibly run a Bot on my Mac. So i did some research and every bot that i found for my Warcraft III game was out of date and didn't work. I was wondering if SOMEBODY would be willing to at least point me in some good direction. Contact me if ya gots questions :)
Natural Deaths
02-06-2007, 00:19
I just finished my C programming module at uni. Hit me with the project, and I'll tell you if it's within the scope of what I know.

Alright. Me being the Strategy game freak that i am, was wondering if i could possibly run a Bot on my Mac. So i did some research and every bot that i found for my Warcraft III game was out of date and didn't work. I was wondering if SOMEBODY would be willing to at least point me in some good direction. Contact me if ya gots questions :)
Sumamba Buwhan
02-06-2007, 00:23
I'm VERY SLOWLY working on a recipe website.

I am VERY SLOWLY learning Flash ActionScript and animation as well to produce a couple of my video game ideas.
Natural Deaths
02-06-2007, 00:25
Sorry for the spam above… i clicked it several times on accident… no biggie.. As in my most geek thing that i have done recently is play around with HTML and CSS. I'm starting to get into Javascript a bit as well. If anybody is intrested in this stuff a great website would be: www.w3schools.com

They have tons of tutorials for people to follow and it gives a good understanding of what you want to learn. It also supplies quizes for you to test your understanding :D

I would also like to get into Mac programming, but i don't know where i would be able to learn the basics. :'(
Gun Manufacturers
02-06-2007, 02:44
His first sentence was "It's not mine", and no it does not play solitaire.

Well, ...





...I'm sure it COULD play solitare. :D
Gun Manufacturers
02-06-2007, 02:46
Its fairly clear now that I didn't make it all the way to the end of the posting. I just saw the first prototype bit. And now it gets the title Uber Spiffy

And, I was planning on using it as a second hard drive, I was just making sure that there were no problems associated with using a full hard drive as a second one. I didn't think there were, but checking is good.

Yeah, a lot of people do that. :)

I don't see a problem with using a full HD as a second (although you won't be able to store more stuff on it). You could also gain a bit of room by deleting the old OS (once your OS is on the new HD).
Posi
02-06-2007, 02:51
Well, ...





...I'm sure it COULD play solitare. :D
It could, but it refuses to.
Natural Deaths
04-06-2007, 23:45
ok... nobody has posted here for awhile... so i'm gonna say something. I'm switching schools because the school i'm at has a horrid tech. dept. I'm not learning anything new and the new school is freaking awesome
Jeruselem
05-06-2007, 01:42
I'm playing with Vista Business on my Microsoft Virtual PC 2007. Also testing the ZoneAlarm 7.1.0.056.000 Vista beta at the same time.
Myrmidonisia
05-06-2007, 01:43
One of the best newsletters (http://www.designnews.com/article/CA6445906.html?industryid=43664) I've ever got is the "Gadget Freak". I get a new, off the wall project to look at every week. This week, it was a propane fueled, servo controlled, potato cannon.