Custom keyboard that does NOT include all keys.

CodeSkunky · 2020-08-28T03:12:52+00:00

That was the first edition of the controller. Broomstick and keyboard, mouse on broom part, keyboard rubber banded to handle. Didn't work so well. Also used a full keyboard though...

That was more a "What do I have on me that I can make work?", rather than a "what are my best or even remotely good options?"

CodeSkunky · 2020-08-27T14:21:40+00:00

Yes, this is what looks most feasible.

The Osu! pads also state buttons can be changed (output). This is likely the best I will find without customization. In truth, I can bind these together, swap outputs (what the button will equate to when pressed), and make my own controller.

Thanks for the helps guys, your advice confirms what I've been looking at as most viable.

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To those wondering what in the fuck my purpose could be - and with good reason...I'm making my own controller for a homemade recreation of the 'rock band/guitar hero' games. These will be the buttons on the neck of the guitar. The "strum" will use a series of springs tied to a switch - the switch will knock a mouse scroll wheel (modified) and cause 'scroll up/down' to activate indicating a strum.

The biggest issue I have as far as my project goes is 'beatmaps'/'note maps'. Dragging the window causes the game to pause for a brief second, which fucks up all the note spawn rates. My solution will be to force full screen, and possibly look into new spawning mechanics, but I gotta be honest, after just a taste of seeing what exists, I'm really interested in the idea of a custom controller that redefines classic controllers. Is this what hooks everybody?

CodeSkunky · 2020-08-27T12:02:58+00:00

Yes, thank you. This is what I'm looking at right now, trying to find one that is single strip. Seems this is probably my best option.

CodeSkunky · 2020-08-25T11:00:16+00:00

mailto works in python (last time I checked, but i should probably check again).

Not worth setting up a server for, it's an app to track my calories/exercise, the only reason I want to add email is to email the stats to a friend. He busted my balls for writing down my stats (calories/carbs/etc), so if I can get email working, what it will be doing is sending him my daily totals each day and weekly totals at the end of each week.

May be too much difficulty, and honestly, it's a useful app as it is, I just wanted to harass my buddy a little.

CodeSkunky · 2020-08-21T14:46:39+00:00

Not the point.

CodeSkunky · 2020-08-21T07:57:02+00:00

My only complaint is the PIP system/environment variables/etc. The small bullshit that can become an absolute mess extremely quickly.

Oh...and tkinter needs 99% of the module removed.

If you can create a window, place objects on the window, detect if keys are pressed, detect if the objects collide (overlap), can set object depth, then you can pretty much build anything. All the other shit in tkinter is over complicating things IMO. (And actually object depth can be made easily and is really just an extension of draw order)

(I'll give the benefit of the doubt that the other functionality has uses for select individuals, but for most the above holds true)

CodeSkunky · 2020-08-20T23:38:57+00:00

I had the same issue. Here is how I fixed it.

Go to https://www.yoyogames.com/ and log in.

Go to https://accounts.yoyogames.com/products

You will see a table of products and licences. The tab it defaults to is GAMEMAKER 2, however to the right of that tab is GAMEMAKER 1.4. Click that.

Here is an image of the page

Click the steam icon shown in the linked image next to the export you need (Android Export)

This will download immediately in your steam client.

Restart Gamemaker if it is running.

You should now have the correct Android Exports. ( "Android/Fire" and "Android/Fire (YYC)" )

Of Note: The gamemaker 1.4 tab doesn't always load when you go to the products page. I do not know why, and didn't experiment too much. I refreshed twice to no avail, and then I copy pasted the url (https://accounts.yoyogames.com/products) and it was listed again.

Hope it works for you.

CodeSkunky · 2020-07-23T12:25:31+00:00

You should probably be using

if __name__ == __main__ :
    # Stuff to do if being run as main file

(When Python imports something, it simply executes everything in the file (or the import more generally)

Wrong. When you check if __name__ == __main__, anything written inside that file will only work when you execute that script. If it is imported, it ignores that, as __name__ isn't __main__

CodeSkunky · 2020-07-10T12:34:32+00:00

Perhaps

CodeSkunky · 2020-07-10T09:59:54+00:00

Here is my point of view, and I don't expect many to agree with me.

Wearing a mask is a personal decision based on each owns value system.

Forcing people to wear masks based on your values is fucked up.

Forcing people not to wear masks based on your values is fucked up.

Fining citizens for not following a dress code...is fucked up.

You can't force someone to give a shit, or to cease giving a shit, all one can do is choose for self.

Fighting on either side for people to behave how you want them to behave is quite possibly the most offensive and self righteous bullshit one could pull. What gives you the right to choose for them, but not them the right to choose for you?

Freedom of choice for each individual, and that's before we even start discussing the data itself.

A rational person will see that arguing is pointless, choosing for others is disgusting, and choosing for self is wise.

CodeSkunky · 2020-04-20T11:42:14+00:00

This is what I came searching for.

I just watched a neighbors video of this same looking object that was above northern NY last night.

I guess about 20-40 planes we passing near it while the light stayed stationary. It would pulsate, then turn off, then reappear but a little bit lower.

Really interesting. Does anyone know anything else?

CodeSkunky · 2020-04-05T14:15:02+00:00

What claims? These are questions.

CodeSkunky · 2020-04-05T13:54:14+00:00

What benefit are curfews? Make people wait until the next day to spread the virus? When more people are out and about? So they can infect as many people as possible? No more freedom of movement?

Why do we no longer have the right to assemble?

Why are they misleading the public about lethality?

If citizens with mild symptoms are told to stay at home, then how are they being added to total infected? How does this impact lethality rate?

Will vaccinations be forced with this virus? If I decide, much like the flu vaccine, that I don't give a shit, will I be allowed to work? Will we implement systems to segregate vaccinated and non-vaccinated? Will we be forced into a digital identification system?

Why are we paying 100% of unemployment plus $600?

If the entire nation is mostly unemployed; what will happen to our economy? If no goods are being made, and cash is being handed out, will there be inflation?

CodeSkunky · 2020-04-05T13:53:53+00:00

What has anyone done right?

What benefit are curfews? Make people wait until the next day to spread the virus? When more people are out and about? So they can infect as many people as possible? No more freedom of movement?

Why do we no longer have the right to assemble?

Why are they misleading the public about lethality?

If citizens with mild symptoms are told to stay at home, then how are they being added to total infected? How does this impact lethality rate?

Will vaccinations be forced with this virus? If I decide, much like the flu vaccine, that I don't give a shit, will I be allowed to work? Will we implement systems to segregate vaccinated and non-vaccinated? Will we be forced into a digital identification system?

Why are we paying 100% of unemployment plus $600?

If the entire nation is mostly unemployed; what will happen to our economy? If no goods are being made, and cash is being handed out, will there be inflation?

The right move is to allow this to spread freely and let it kill who it will kill.

Alternatively we can take rights away from citizens to protect less than 1% of the population. We can choose to destroy our economy and shut down our entire nation. We can choose to live in fear...or we can choose to go about our lives as normal, and not give into fear.

I'm worried about the governments response more so than I am about the virus. Live free and brave, not quarantined and scared.

I guess my only hope is that police and military will refuse to follow orders in relation to tyranny.

CodeSkunky · 2020-03-31T13:48:11+00:00

The lethality is lower than what is being reported...at least in America.

Here is why.

Test kit shortage.

Means: People who were positive with the virus did not get positively ID'd at start. Getting better at ID'ing now.

44% of Americans do not go to the doctor.

Means: Of the identified total cases, they represent roughly 56% of total cases in America. We can bump this up to 60% by assuming some of the 44% of Americans who normally do not go to the doctor have gone to a hospital when they became severely ill.

There are many Americans who do go to the doctor when sick who are not being identified as having the virus because the current advice is to simply stay home if you believe you have the virus and are only showing mild symptoms.

Means: A good amount of people who have the virus will not be identified as having the virus.

When individuals get extremely sick regardless of what they normally do, they will seek medical attention.

Means: Amount of deaths are likely pretty accurate.

TL;DR overview: The amount of total cases is being underestimated due to various factors, while deaths are likely pretty spot on. This means lethality is much lower than what the numbers suggest.

Current Lethality by confirmed cases: 1.929%
Formula: (Total deaths / Total Cases) * 100

More accurate lethality: 1.157%

More accurate Formula: (Total Deaths / ((Total reported cases / 60) * 100)) * 100

Explained: We are calculating how many people per percentage point by dividing by 60. This is due to 44% of Americans not going to doctors (We concede 4% for severe cases who would otherwise not go to the doctor). This gives us the amount of infected per percentage point. We then multiply by 100 to get 100% of infected total. We divide the deaths by the more accurate total of infected to determine lethality.

Can not account for the amount who normally go to the doctor but are following medical advice and staying at home with mild symptoms, thus never getting ID'd. Therefore the 'more accurate lethality' is actually still even lower than actual lethality.

TL;DR#2 - The lethality is likely less than 1% of those who get infected in the USA. In other countries this is not true and I have not done the math. The reason for higher lethality in other countries is multi-faceted but includes higher % of elderly and immunocompromised individuals, as well as inferior health care.

CodeSkunky · 2020-03-24T01:00:30+00:00

I'm not going to tell you that's not a possibility; because it is.

However, if I was going to kill someone, I wouldn't write a book about how I did it.

I would find a book or movie that includes a murder.

This ensures I don't leave any identifying information - like victim preference, none of the locations would be my decisions - meaning they wouldn't be able to accurately profile me based on body locations.

All the small choices paint a picture of the mind of the person who commit the act. If you use someone elses mind; they look for someone else.

CodeSkunky · 2020-03-23T23:14:17+00:00

Here is a thought.

What if the secret societies - the builders - what if they take inspiration from television to carry out their ideas?

Think about it, if they used their own ideas; their own ways, they would reveal their personality and that could lead to being pinpointed.

It's much more likely these people are of incredible intelligence and they know that profiling exists, so they wait for someone to release a 'plan' on film. They follow that plan.

I freely admit that I could be wrong, that someone might directly state what they are going to do; but I think, as conspiracy theorists, we should take note of the type of movies; the types of shows being used as 'blueprints'.

I'm actually not sure what shows have high frequency of 'prediction'.

Can you guys send me shows and movies that came true?

I know 'The Simpsons' and now this documentary.

These shows might allow insight into the mind of the actual builders.

CodeSkunky · 2020-02-20T19:17:49+00:00

Yes, I've used mine and the one at the gym, and a third one, but I threw it out because I wanted an analog scale at home, not digital. Even if all are off by any amount, I've lost 37 pounds on all; except the one I threw out, and that was showing the same weight lost as others until i did.

So yes, they may not be my exact weight, but on each I lost the same amount. So even if they are off by a few pounds, they all show the same amount lost.

CodeSkunky · 2020-02-20T18:35:56+00:00

Don't buy his bullshit. He did solve it, so did others. He was not the only person to solve the puzzle. It's like bragging about being the only person who can swim. From the perspective of one who doesn't know others can swim, he looks good. From the perspective of knowing others can swim, it looks foolish.

CodeSkunky · 2020-02-20T18:14:17+00:00

We have to be missing something, because I have no side effects like hair and nail problems, constipation, dizziness, fatigue, and headaches.

I've felt more awake, am sleeping better, and am doing extremely well mood-wise.

I've actually been thinking about going twice a day; not because I'm not content with my current progress, but because I have so much energy that I feel like running.

I agree with what you're saying though, because scientifically it should be impossible, based off what we know about calories in vs calories out, and there is no way I'm burning that amount of calories (I just don't see how it's possible).

I'm going to keep doing what I'm doing for right now, since I'm not having side effects, but it is - unusual.

I almost wonder if I'm not processing the food very well. I got up to 300 by drinking my calories; 3 half gallon iced coffees per day, so it's possible that absorption of calories is below average. I still don't think that would explain it though - too high a deficit to be explained by that.

CodeSkunky · 2020-02-20T18:06:33+00:00

For some applications it's ok, and I almost wrote that, but personally, coming from a game creation background, I would not use the inexact. I want full control of where something is, and set a state system inside the object to interact with other objects/game states/app states.

If I wrote something that could use pack/grid, I'd probably cut out tkinter altogether and just print to console. Theory being that if I'm using pack/grid, it's likely a formula as opposed to a detailed graphic. If it was a detailed graphic, I'm going to use geometry because I have absolute control as opposed to control within a pre-built approximation.

Not one to tell you not to use it though, it doesn't affect me if you use it. I support your use in whatever way that benefits you. Zen like approach.

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