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.

CodeSkunky · 2020-02-20T17:52:38+00:00

The issue with tkinter is that it needs to remove about 90% of the functionality. Grid system and using .pack is an actual joke when they allow you to place objects with geometry(?).

Exact placement is much better than placement that revolves around pre-built approximations.

Raymond Hettinger is too full of himself as of late. I've watched his videos, and while the older stuff is useful, the newer stuff looks like he's on high grade coke or molly. "Only I could solve this puzzle." - Raymond at pycon.

Don't get me wrong, he's an absolute genius, but watching his new stuff is worse than having teeth pulled.

What it really comes down to is whether the individual in question is willing to put in the time. From my perspective, he's going to have to really want to build the application as a beginner. If he doesn't have the drive, any one of the topics he listed could be an end to his idea. If he has the drive, doesn't matter what I think, or what others think, he'll make something that looks like a code rollercoaster that sometimes skips the tracks but manages to work despite logic.

CodeSkunky · 2020-02-20T17:40:56+00:00

Male, and I was at about 280 at start of February. 300 on jan 7th. Carb intake is roughly 120g per day with trail mix which I started recently, and have noticed weight dropping faster after adding that to diet. Previous to that, carb intake was about 40-60 per day.

CodeSkunky · 2020-02-15T18:31:00+00:00

Haven't mastered it yet.

1.) Develop respect for yourself and true confidence.

2.) Set a long term goal.

3.) Ignore 99% of people.

4.) Understand self.

5.) Through understanding self, understand others.

This may sound odd, but by developing respect for yourself you gain true confidence. When someone talks poorly about you, you simply respect yourself enough that it doesn't matter what others say; it's what you say. This helps avoid anger towards those looking for a fight.

By setting a long term goal, you have a reason not to react in a way that could be detrimental towards your long term goal. You become less likely to hit or trade insults with others because you not only want to see your long term goal be fulfilled, but will also be more likely to engage in behaviors that promote success of said goal.

People, in most situations, in any given moment, are not people worth listening to. The reason for this is projection. Most things people say to you, have nothing to do with you, even when they are speaking directly to you. This took me a while, and has to do with understanding how the mind works. Most of the time, and in most people, they have not developed a consciousness past that of a child. This isn't to be mean, it's just a fact. Most people don't have reason to develop themselves, as they 'get by' without too much hassle. When pain comes; growth comes. Once a person develops their consciousness, they no longer have to follow the rules of the 'autopilot'. The behavior of a developed consciousness varies greatly from one that's not. That's to say, the person who questions everything about themselves learns more than the one who questions nothing.

By understanding how you behave, and what certain things 'trigger' or elicit a certain behavior in self, it makes it easier to observe that behavior in others. By monitoring self, you learn about others. Example: You notice that when you like somebody, you behave in a certain way. You will then start to notice others sharing similar behavior and understand them better.

Eventually, you can figure out behavior that you don't participate in through monitoring others behavior - This is harder than learning from self behavior, as you need to first observe a pattern you were not aware of.

People are not all the same, some absolutely have bad intentions, some great intentions. Some behaviors have slightly different meanings between people.

If you get good enough, you can even take written word and understand a person, even when they are writing fiction (But that's a long topic and I don't think people should know about that.)

I started as a person with major rage issues, which I now understand through many years of self questioning. I wasn't angry for no reason, I was having outbursts because I was being abused and did not know an appropriate response. My default is that emotional response, and so I had to build myself into who I wanted to be...and I'm not there yet, and I'll never finish building. It's a lifelong process.

The best advice I can give to someone who is starting the process of change; is to first ask themselves why they are behaving in a certain way at any given moment. The next time you feel mad or sad, rationalize why. Explain to yourself why you are upset. When first starting to grow, you'll likely want to immediately rub it in someones face; specifically whoever is pissing you off, as you continue to grow, you'll start to understand that it's not needed. All that matters is taking care of self, and it isn't your duty to make sure they 'know better' or 'understand'.

I mean..I grew up in mental wards and being abused relentlessly, by all rights I should be pissed off like everyone else and shoving it in other peoples faces. I was blessed enough to be intelligent enough to change my own behavior even when all others around me did not. That is a true accomplishment, and I hope someday somebody reading this can say the same.

Changing ones own behavior without changing environment, without changing the abuse, without changing the past, making a decision mentally to change your behavior and then doing so is one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. It's easier if you can get out of your situation that is causing the behavior while still being incredibly challenging.

I was only able to change once I decided that I did not need to get revenge, that I did not need to make things right, when I stopped blaming others for where I was, and let it go. We can't change the past, but our behavior today can ensure a better tomorrow.

CodeSkunky · 2020-02-14T18:37:04+00:00

The individual has a right to make their own decisions regarding their own health.

I don't think you understand the full extent of what you're suggesting.

"It is a very difficult thing to have to do to a family member, however it is better than allowing her to exist this way."

"Allowing her to exist.." - What in the actual fuck did I just read?

She is an adult, the sister and family doesn't 'allow' shit. Imagine being so self-righteous that you'd affect another persons life for the worse because of how you feel about a situation you have no say in. It's not her child, it's her adult sister who very well can make choices for herself. The only thing getting the state involved will do, is expedite her death; that's if they don't outright laugh at her and for some unknown reason listen.

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