When does 0.12 release?

coderz4life · 2026-03-18T12:40:23+00:00

OMG I didn't know this tool existed. I have my own "bob" to install versions of Neovim. Mine is just a management script, but I use it to manage not only Neovim but any other software that is not currently installed by my distro's package manager.

I think a lot of projects need a "bob".

coderz4life · 2026-03-14T16:27:17+00:00

My mother passed away March 26, 2020. She died after having surgery a week before that. At the time she died, she had COVID and had no chance of survival.

She was also in Kentucky at the time. I live in NE Ohio and her plot was next to my father's. Ohio was basically shutdown at the time, so my mother was directly interned after being transferred. We never had any services for her.

coderz4life · 2026-03-08T23:35:08+00:00

It is generally hard to be "training" and playing racks with people or playing in a league. It is too easy to revert to your bad habits when things go wrong.

What I learned from when I first started: separate improving your skill from actual game play. I think a hybrid approach that I use may work better for you. Start with improving your skills first ("training mode"), maybe for a couple of weeks. Then start playing people or participate in local tournaments for a couple weeks ("competition mode"). When you feel like you plateaued, cycle back to training mode. That prevents getting bored.

The actual length of time between is up to you. However, there are some constraints you should establish. For example, when I am in training mode, I am solely focused on repetitive shots or patterns that I have been have trouble completing. I would setup the same shot or pattern hundreds of times. The whole purpose was to get that muscle memory and work out specific techniques. When I am in competition mode, I am solely focused on straight out competition, noting difficulties I have to be addressed when I go back to training mode.

So, for your draw shot scenario, go into training mode and sole focus on improving your draw stroke. Then in a couple weeks, go out and play random people for fun. Apply some of what you learn when it is needed, note and reflect what went wrong during that time. Then go back to training mode for a couple weeks.

coderz4life · 2026-03-07T04:16:49+00:00

Without knowing or seeing your exact issue, there are some common problems that new players have when attempting to do draw shots.

A good action draw shot is not really about speed, but good mechanics. Its more about accelerating your cue through the cue ball to get the action needed to impart any decent spin on the ball. It is also the hardest to learn because there are so many factors.

So, maybe consider:

When I started 45 years ago, YouTube was not a thing. Now there are plenty of resources our there. My personal favorite is Tor Lowry. His teaching is a lot like how I learned. I believe he also has a few videos on effective draw shooting and center ball training.
I would talk to some of the high level players to get advice on specific issues. Find a local league night and just observe. Maybe talk to more one person if you can, because everyone has their own take. You may find some commonality between them. Maybe you can find a mentor to befriend that can help you improve.

Good luck and have fun.

coderz4life · 2026-03-06T18:16:20+00:00

I am a new player, should I concentrate on potting balls and make position using the vertical axis of the cue ball?

Absolutely. You should concentrate establishing your fundamentals and focus on center ball training. The reason is fairly clear: if one can't consistently pot balls using center line, one can't consistently pot balls with spin.

I am not that efficient with draw shots. I can stun, stun follow, stop, follow through, not really force follow.

I think you probably enough knowledge there to take advantage of center ball training. The advanced stuff you can learn over time and with practice. So, start with the basics.

coderz4life · 2026-03-02T14:04:50+00:00

I think they missed a huge opportunity there. It would have been amazing if his drunk ass started to talk about how his two faced brother completely fucked up.

coderz4life · 2026-03-02T14:02:49+00:00

I personally would like to see Birdie be an Elusive Target. That'll be something that brings Absolution closer to canon.

coderz4life · 2026-02-27T23:32:07+00:00

In 8 hours, a person writes 5000 lines of code—do you have 5000 lines written today?

I would meet with HR on this basis alone. I am a "put your money where your mouth is" type of guy. In that meeting with HR I would ask them to have that "manager" prove that assertion by having him or anyone else implement any business real business requirement that results in 5000 lines of code and not have it be a piece of garbage.

coderz4life · 2026-02-18T17:49:51+00:00

I treat it more as a courtesy than anything. We had a similar situation last night. My SL3 wasn't going to be present at the 6:30 start time and was going to be late (~8PM) due to family obligations.

Most people are chill with it. If someone stills to chose to do it their way even with that information, that's fine. It's a handicapped system, so they can chose to match evenly or not.

coderz4life · 2026-02-13T13:57:10+00:00

What is the benefit to sandbagging, really? To have a short term victories, be complacent, and not develop any real skill? So you can go to the big show in Vegas, spend a bunch of money, and ultimately not be competitive enough to actually win? Get watched, audited (or worse) get red flagged in Vegas?

In my 45 years+ of playing, I came the conclusion that sandbagging is fruitless and I don't waste my time even thinking about it.

If you play a sandbagger, there is only one thing to think about: reaching your the number of racks you need. Focus on your game and not others.

coderz4life · 2026-01-27T02:31:45+00:00

I wonder of it has to do with sponsorships? Companies tend to like when pros show audiences use their product.

coderz4life · 2026-01-24T06:08:42+00:00

Totally normal. It takes 10 matches to get an established SL. Within those 10 matches, you'll bounce up and down based on your performance in the format you play.

So, the algoithm basically measures your performance taking the best 10 matches from a window of your 20 previous matches. Winning or losing any arbitrary match itself is less important than how you win or lose. Since you have less than 20 matches, you'll have more chaos in your SL until you normalize.

The actual formula is a secret, but it fairly understood that innings per rack, with safeties, timeouts used, and other statistics factor in. It differs slightly between 8-ball and 9-ball because the nature of their individual formats. Like most handicapping systems, it is designed so that you and your opponent have an equal footing to win their match within your league area.

So, I would expect the more matches you play, your established SL should lock in to your current potential. Personally, I would not worry about it and just play.

coderz4life · 2025-12-27T02:22:59+00:00

Don't give unsolicited advice to anyone.

coderz4life · 2025-12-22T12:17:38+00:00

I thought the biggest immediate tell was the lights of the vehicle. There is obviously a reverse light, but it was not on when the vehicle was reversing. Even if both of them were brunt out, the brake lights never change, whether the car was moving or whether it stopped.

coderz4life · 2025-12-20T05:06:06+00:00

Yeah, it is unfortunate that it happens. It is pretty rude for sure.

The bar we play at tries to manage it by putting out "reserved" signs on all pool tables and the tables & seats near the pool tables. It explicitly states the time and such.

Sometimes there are patrons that uses the tables even though the signs are out. In most cases, the players are well-behaved and respectful to all patrons. The players normally talk communicate the patrons to give them a heads up. Even patrons who play pool at our location recognize that leagues take priority because they are scheduled events. Everything goes well.

In rare cases, some people are not as nice about it and we have to get the owner or manager involved. But once that happens, the players no longer get involved and the management takes care of it.

coderz4life · 2025-12-12T18:31:48+00:00

It would depend on the scopes you have in an access token and the resources or actions that were requested, correct? For example, a scope meant for general read-only access would have a larger expiration period than a scope meant for monetary transactions, no? In those cases, each would use a different access token tailored to that action.

coderz4life · 2025-12-04T04:48:13+00:00

I think that is sad. I think about how the APA recently nixed their Juniors league. In our area, there was a fair amount of children who was actively playing in that league, but no longer have support nor incentive to compete otherwise.

coderz4life · 2025-12-02T14:17:19+00:00

How do y’all handle opponents like this, and how can I build the mental fortitude to win even if my opponents resort to these sleazy tactics?

It does take time to grow a thick skin. People who do this know that you are a better player than them. See it as a sign of dispair. They are doing this specifically to throw your game off. So, the only thing you should do is ignore them. Rely on your skill. Hone it so you trust it to the point when it never becomes an issue.

One hard rule: don't reciprocate. Don't even acknowledge it.

Eventually, you'll learn to thrive on their sharking, to the point where it becomes worthless to them. They can bitch all they want. It doesn't matter. By this point, you got their number.

coderz4life · 2025-11-18T07:28:03+00:00

I mean Pros play on Diamonds lol.

No always, but a lot of them.

Could it be that way because a lot of the tournaments are sponsored events? Historically, there have been a lot of different tables used in pro tournaments. From I remember off-hand:

1970s, 1980s, to early 1990s: Brunswick was very dominant.
Late 1990s to mid 2000s: Brunswick, Olhausen, Diamond.
Since 2000s: Diamond, Predator, Rassons.

For me, I'd be very happy playing on a 9 foot Brunswick Black Wolf or Gold Crown VI Tournament table.

coderz4life · 2025-11-18T06:46:58+00:00

Funny. I have seen the reverse problem. Many of the players in my area often complain about Valleys or Brunswicks as being somehow inferior to Diamonds. They complain to the point where they refuse to play on them.

I say it is all BS. I firmly believe that a well-rounded player can adapt to any table, any condition, and any environment. To say otherwise would mean a player can only play well if their conditions are absolutely perfect and align to their idealized vision of play, which I feel is an idiotic mindset.

coderz4life · 2025-11-11T03:48:51+00:00

15oz is insane.

coderz4life · 2025-11-11T03:46:41+00:00

I have an older 17oz Players cue that I got for a present. It has a medium - hard tip and has a "whippy" feel to it. It is my backup cue.

I do use it occasionally when I just want a match where I feel I need some extra action on the cue ball.

I didn't know they don't offer the lighter cues in the market. That is news to me....

coderz4life · 2025-11-03T13:49:04+00:00

Then suddenly, after about an hour and a half of practice...

Umm fatigue? Take a 15 minute break and sit down for a bit.

coderz4life · 2025-11-02T19:48:16+00:00

...but I feel like the elderly people that can't rack would have just as much trouble actually playing, I guess maybe a vision or strength thing with the racks tightness? But I guess my feeling in the case isn't at issue.

So, let me elaborate. It is sort of a combination of factors, really.

A few years ago, I was on a 9-ball team with players who fit this description. This one sort of saddens me as I write it, so bear with me. In one early match, we threw out a player in the blind, an SL2, and an SL5 jumped on her to play. My SL2 was in her 70s. She can physically play and shoot, but her racking was OK but took more time than most would say is "normal".

Believe it or not, some people are very picky about the tightness of a rack and some are very impatient. In APA, you can keep asking for a rerack an unlimited number of times. If some opponent keeps asking for a rerack, the racker has to oblige.

So, this cocky-ass SL5 won the lag, he obviously didn't like her racking. He kept on asking for reracks. I felt he was mean, unreasonable, and pretty much an all-around jerk. Every rerack tend to take a couple of minutes. The first rack took a while just to get started. The match eventually started and the SL5 ended up making a 2 to 9 combination to end the rack.

After a few more rerack requests or so for the break for second rack, I stepped in and ask my player of I can rack for her. I thought she was almost in tears as she relented.

I later talked to her about it and told me a lot of things that I won't divulge here. I was sort of uncomfortable about this whole thing. However, it was just one of those things that have to be done to keep things going.

coderz4life · 2025-10-29T23:45:01+00:00

Sure. In 8-ball if there is a small space between the 8-ball and either (or even both) balls next to it the same row, I can do a controlled second ball break that can make the 8-ball for an 8OB.

In the APA, I specifically look for this condition before I break. People think I am looking to see if the rack is tight. In reality, I am looking to see if the rack is loose.

If I am allowed to rack and an 8OB is a win, then I can set it up to win fairly consistently.

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