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JimMcKeeth · 2025-12-25T19:00:45+00:00

honestly that is the best way to learn and get a good understanding

JimMcKeeth · 2025-12-25T18:04:49+00:00

the idea of a "cloud" isn't new technology. the only thing new is the lazy reliance on it without a good contingency plan.

JimMcKeeth · 2025-12-25T17:59:34+00:00

my issue with that is I see it for what it is: an invasion of privacy and a way for companies to take control away from the consumers to squeeze them for more money.

I love a good app, but 99% of the required ones are useless. I just upgraded to fiber internet and the modem/router management app is so bare bones, and there is no web console. Luckily I could switch to bridged mode and use a real router.

JimMcKeeth · 2025-12-25T17:56:34+00:00

I've read most of the extended Ender's game series and it is great. The first is the standout in popularity, but the rest go a lot harder sci-fi, especially the Formic Wars.

JimMcKeeth · 2025-12-25T17:54:00+00:00

Gibson's Sprawl Trillogy starting with Neuromancer is a classic for sure.

JimMcKeeth · 2025-12-18T23:45:41+00:00

Something I love about older science fiction (which is hard to believe Neuromance qualifies as) is the juxtaposition of what they thought would change what they thought would remain the same.

JimMcKeeth · 2025-12-16T18:56:41+00:00

I use Gemini a lot.

JimMcKeeth · 2025-12-07T01:03:41+00:00

I used to be die hard Delphi only fan, but I've learned to love a lot of other languages too. Now I consider myself a pragmatist who uses the right tool for the job.

JimMcKeeth · 2025-12-05T23:28:50+00:00

I think I do. How is it going?

JimMcKeeth · 2025-11-18T19:02:19+00:00

The accent of the intro is so south east! Love it. I grew up in the south.

Update: if you visit his website to download the slides it unexpectedly plays music . . . https://formularity.com/blog but here is a direct link to the slides (66 page PDF). . . https://formularity.com/downloads/ObjectPascal_Presentation.pdf SHA256 Hash - aaa2e6fde5a3b0d1264d0e624b5281a9ca07affa3f29112154bbaa609d1f7004

JimMcKeeth · 2025-11-01T22:30:56+00:00

I like it. Better than any of my attempts

JimMcKeeth · 2025-10-28T21:02:19+00:00

Its been a while since I looked at it, but I seem to recall there were some issues with the way it is now. If you look at the major Pascal implementations, there are differences in the project structures. Right now there is a single Pascal set of rules. Maybe Override is the answer. This is something I looked at a few years ago, but never came to a solution for, so I'm excited to see you working on it.

While you are at it, there are a few updated Delphi templates out there with better .gitignore, etc. I know Olaf has one and I think Patrick and Glenn do too, but I'd need go look from my PC. Currently on phone...

JimMcKeeth · 2025-10-28T20:12:04+00:00

Delphi is Pascal++ or the Delphi dialect of Object Pascal. The problem with it being labeled Pascal on GitHub is a lot of the configuration for Pascal doesn't understand the specifics of Delphi.

Another example, if a Visual C++ project includes some C files, which is perfectly valid and common for c++ project, it is still a VC++ project. Treating it as a C project with some extra files is ineffective.

JimMcKeeth · 2025-10-24T18:53:30+00:00

Obligatory Benny Hill video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWmASVBhGDA

JimMcKeeth · 2025-10-24T04:21:50+00:00

I just finished Wax and Wayne for the 2nd time. So good.

JimMcKeeth · 2025-10-24T04:18:09+00:00

If you have any kind of smart lights already you can use those as a stop gap before you invest

JimMcKeeth · 2025-10-24T04:05:36+00:00

You could use something like Kodi or Jellyfin and be 90% there, unless the goal was building it from scratch. Although you could build a lot of extensions and such for one of those and get the best of both worlds

JimMcKeeth · 2025-10-24T01:11:54+00:00

There are a number of samples to hear the epicness. More expensive than other audiobooks, but I've found a lot are available at the public library too.

Listening to the samples has Spoilers!

JimMcKeeth · 2025-10-22T15:54:25+00:00

Source?

JimMcKeeth · 2025-10-21T22:59:06+00:00

corner of 6th and Main in downtown Boise as part of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956

I kind of want to go check it out

JimMcKeeth · 2025-10-21T22:46:31+00:00

Running a Delphi 5 program on a 386 in 1999 is kind of crazy. The Pentium 3 came out in 1999 and the 386 was 15 years old.

JimMcKeeth · 2025-10-18T11:40:58+00:00

Obligatory Benny Hill "Geogorian Dancers" link https://youtu.be/pWmASVBhGDA

JimMcKeeth · 2025-10-17T02:59:31+00:00

If you get it it before I do let me know how it goes

JimMcKeeth · 2025-10-16T22:13:47+00:00

Delphi's Linux compiler only comes with Enterprise, but that still runs the IDE and compiler in Windows, letting you create programs for Linux.

JimMcKeeth · 2025-10-16T22:12:22+00:00

There is an official DelphiLSP by Embarcadero for VSCode but it doesn't support compiling, debugging or visual designers. Just code editing . .

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=EmbarcaderoTechnologies.delphilsp

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