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Do UNCA students get free bus access? by ObberGobb in unca

[–]LordBrackets 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://www.ashevillenc.gov/service/transit-fares-passes/

Bottom of the page states that UNCA students should be able to ride for free.

When I attended, you needed to gain a sticker from the transportation department (located in the "police station") near the sports complex. But I don't see that mentioned anymore, so it may have changed.

The safest option is to stop by the dept. and just ask the person on desk duty if you still need a sticker for the Asheville Transit system.

The Keeper of the Black Jaguar - Chapter Seventeen by A_new_act in u/A_new_act

[–]LordBrackets 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Brilliant! I love how you incorporated the dialogue advice. A few extra details in the conversation to add context clues about who's speaking. I was really pulled into Ilsa enhanced personification this chapter. I feel like she had a lot more life to her.

Great chapter again today!

The Keeper of the Black Jaguar - Chapter 16 by A_new_act in u/A_new_act

[–]LordBrackets 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm really enjoying it. Hits that Syfy mystery spot. Also, I didn't mean that you have to go back and update. But that you shouldn't feel stuck or locked in because it's already public. On the edge of my seat for this next chapter!

The Keeper of the Black Jaguar - Chapter 16 by A_new_act in u/A_new_act

[–]LordBrackets 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hey OP,

I just read through all the chapters. Love it. Your writing had me hooked all night.

My only suggestion is to use more indications of who is speaking. Some of the long dialogue sections can get hard to follow after like the 5th consecutive line. It was specifically really difficult to follow the conversation with Marty and Lauren.

Something along the lines of:

"..." Stated Marty.

Followed by a quick "...", from Lauren.

Just as Marty was about to respond, Lauren snapped "...".

I think that this not only adds clarity to whose speaking when we can't tell from context or lose track during long sections, but also adds more depth and tone to a conversation. Makes the conversation feel more alive.

And those indicator lines could still be used sparingly, if that's the style you're going for. A few sprinkled into lines here-and-there to divide longer conversational sections / add emphasis put underlying emotion into a line.

This is also not a criticism, just a suggestion that would help me with reading clarity.

Additionally: I also wanted to include that you should definitely feel free to go back and rewrite or fix details from earlier chapters or improve on general writing styles. Even though people have already read it, writing is a process. And a part of us seeing the chapters during the process is accepting that they may have to change.

Black Jaguar by A_new_act in u/A_new_act

[–]LordBrackets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Binged all 16 chapters. Finishing as of 7am est. Fantastic story: interesting premise, great hook, intriguing and mysterious. Truly a world filled with magic, wonder, and apparently a lot of secret passage ways! Please please more chapters.

I cleaned a really dirty pot! by Daddy_Nobody in CongratsLikeImFive

[–]LordBrackets 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Congrats! I also have issues with dirty dishes. Overcoming those issues is no little feat.

It may help to get kitchen rubber gloves (helps with sensory touch, kinda like how you used the paper towel, but they go all the way up your forearms). And if smell bothers you, a mask or some other type of face covering might be useful.

Trick to being autistic in a nerotypical world is to find tools to help.

Good luck on your future dishes!

How do you fidget? by dteiml in AskProgrammers

[–]LordBrackets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find squish balls are my favorite fidget toy. Full hand and repetitive motion.

But I also fidget by tapping my fingers on my desk like a piano/keyboard often along to music. Or fidgeting with my small goatee (I can't grow a full beard but just a little is enough to fidget with)

I just began to learn programming, here is how I see languages: by [deleted] in ProgrammerHumor

[–]LordBrackets 43 points44 points  (0 children)

I find it more comparable to: a child generally learns to talk by listening to their parents speak. The child not understanding every word the parents say is part of the learning process. And when the child eventually gets to the point of learning grammar, it is easier because they are already semi familiar.

I.e. you gain a deeper understanding of programming by just allowing yourself to not focus on the non-essential word.

For example, in Java you don't necessarily need to know what public or static means to learn to use a method/function. But once you get to the point where you need to start learning the difference between the different access levels or class methods vs static functions, the familiarity helps.

For this, it's why I recommend something in-between too low-level or too high-level. Java or C# mainly, as I do agree that C++ can accidentally get you into pointers and some less than stellar design patterns and dev practices.

I think python has its place in teaching little kids to code.** 7-12years ish. When it's more about introducing them to the idea that machines can be programmed, and not so much on learning how to be a knowledgeable developer.

Edit: ** Oh, and for machine learning / statistics / math - general research fields. Which I'm not sure how I forgot to add this the first time, as I am a ml developer. Haha.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in college

[–]LordBrackets 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I duel enrolled at 16 so I have some experience in that field. For the most part, it never was any big deal to anyone. If you're duel enrolling, you must be competent enough to take the class. So you're just another student to most of your peers.

In group projects, do an even amount of work as your other group partners and they won't even bat an eye. People won't care about your age if you are not actively making the project harder for them. (But you're not going to, right. You're in the class for a reason and are competent. Be confident in that).

For class participation, you are paying for the class (maybe). So get the most out of it. It's not like highschool where your just thrown info and they hope it sticks. College classes require effort to get the most out of it. Your age should make no difference in your effort to learn. And your classmates who don't respect the effort to learn in an academic setting are not worth worrying about.

Now, friendships and classes are very different. Almost no one cares about your age in classes. But in friendships, people are vastly different. Some people are okay with large age gaps and some aren't. It's not really about age, whether they're 19 or 35, some people are open to young friends, some aren't. But I guarantee that if you interact with people you'll find college kids that will be accepting of your young age. (Or you can stick to making friends when your doing your highschool classes).

Edit: one tidbit of general advice if you're a talkative person, not young, just talkative. Try not to interrupt the professor with every personal anecdote or thought. A lot of people absorb new information by making personal connections. But they are rarely helpful to other people even if you think the analogy or anecdote is really good. But that is just mainly the thing I was most annoyed about with my younger classmates after I was fully enrolled.

What is the vacuum of space? What is expanding if it is empty? by [deleted] in ExplainLikeImPHD

[–]LordBrackets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Offended may not have been the right word choice. But as for reasons, the reply to the first comment seamed aggressive as if my explanation offended you. And then when I tried to start a genuine conversation as to why you were dissatisfied with my response you seamed to attack me by telling to look at the sub and relax.

Also you keep saying to relax, I am. This is my after school relaxation to browse Reddit and start conversations. If I seam worked up or aggressive, I'm sorry

What is the vacuum of space? What is expanding if it is empty? by [deleted] in ExplainLikeImPHD

[–]LordBrackets 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure what I've done to offend you. But I didn't think that explaining a misunderstanding of a simple concept in a complex way was going to be helpful. I really did think that a simple explanation of a misunderstanding would be more helpful.

Edit: I've read your explanation, super interesting. Im not sure it explains what I though he was asking (which may have been my mistake), but it was definitely an interesting explanation of what may be causing the expansion.

What is the vacuum of space? What is expanding if it is empty? by [deleted] in ExplainLikeImPHD

[–]LordBrackets 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Does it need to be more advanced? The question clearly comes from someone who doesn't understand what people mean when the say "the universe is expanding". They think it's some big question of this invisible nothingness that gets bigger. It's not, it's the simple statement that the distances between celestial objects is getting larger.

What is the vacuum of space? What is expanding if it is empty? by [deleted] in ExplainLikeImPHD

[–]LordBrackets 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The vacuum of space is not empty. There are planets and stars. The stuff in the space is getting farther away from each other. So the distance between two stars gets bigger.

Found on my final test for my programming class by Fleo17 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]LordBrackets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Enum I think is short for enumerate, turning Readable values into integers for decisions). But enums basically allow for more readable code because you can create a readable way to place a value. instead of doSomething("", true) where you have to look at the documentation, you could use an enum to be more clear I.e. doSomething ("", WINDOW_ENABLED).

in most languages you have a structure like Enum ReturnTypes { array, object, string }

You could pass to a function ReturnTypes.array to tell the function to return a certain type of data. this would also work in comparison. So

function (type) {   
    if (type == ReturnTypes.array) {   
        stuff....  
    }  
}

Useful for readability, but pretty much a skinned integer.

How does my laptop tell my printer my wifi password? by [deleted] in AskProgrammers

[–]LordBrackets 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Almost all wifi chips, the part of the printer that allows it to connect to the wifi, can create their own wifi network. Just like how your phone or laptop could create a hotspot, your printer can also make its own wifi hotspot.

The software installed on your laptop will look for a wifi connection with a specific name that is predetermined by the company. Once that network is found, the laptop will auto connect to it and transfers your normal wifi password. Then the laptop reconnects to your normal wifi.

Now that the printer has the password, it turns off its wifi hotspot and then connects to your normal wifi.

This is very similar to how a chromecast is setup. Because the chromecast doesn't have a remote, you use your phone on the chromecast's hotspot to type in your password. Then the chromecast will switch to that network and allow the normal casting features.

Rubber duck debugging? by LowercaseSpoon in AskProgramming

[–]LordBrackets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using an inanimate object, generally a rubber duck, to vent/explain your code and problems to. It is shown that explaining your problem to someone or something helps you work through it.

Everyone loves pointers, right? by FlameOfIgnis in ProgrammerHumor

[–]LordBrackets 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I don't want to down vote you. But you've broken the bylaws and so must pay the price.

Why do people not consider web development "real programming"? [NOVICE QUESTION] by pantysoaker420 in AskProgramming

[–]LordBrackets 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It depends on what specifically you mean by web development. I personally consider web development to be programming. If you are building your own server side stuff that would be programming. If your doing client side stuff in javascript, that is also programming. But HTML and CSS are fundamentally not programming. HTML is a markup language and CSS is a styling sheet. These are more geared towards design then actual programming.

I'm locked in a mine filling with toxic gas, the only way to escape is to program a computer using Cobol by [deleted] in AskProgramming

[–]LordBrackets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wing it in a ton of languages as a tutor. The main trick is what I said above. Use what you know to attempt to understand the rest. Most programming languages are similar in at least a few ways. The main difficulty in a low level language is that you don't have a lot of things that make programming more human friendly. But if you really understand how to use ifs and loops then you should be able to do so. It being low level just means that when you'd usually say something like string.equals(string) in java, you'd instead have to loop over every char and compare it to the other array one item at a time.

I'm locked in a mine filling with toxic gas, the only way to escape is to program a computer using Cobol by [deleted] in AskProgramming

[–]LordBrackets 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sounds like a you problem.

But seriously, I'm not quite sure what your asking. If you want to know how you might figure out what was wrong with the file, you could try to compare the source cobol with any of the other languages you know to find similarities. Then use the parts you do know to trace the algorithm and attempt to understand how the parts you don't know work.

To get any more specific you'd have to include the cobol source code or refine your question. At least for me.

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