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General Discussion => Introduce Yourself! => Topic started by: Cadethian on October 02, 2007, 05:52:00 pm

Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: Cadethian on October 02, 2007, 05:52:00 pm
Hi guys! I'm pretty new to calculator programming, so I decided to join here as a learning experience, and cuz my best friend Radical Pi is a member here too. I've been programming since I was in Junior high or maybe even early. I took some classes at the Science Museum called "Create your own computer game" and I think I did that for 3 years or so, and we used a program called Microworlds, which is a beginners language, to introduce ourselves to programming. Later, in High School, I took all the programming classes offered (only two V_V), which used C++. Currently, I'm a freshman in college, and I'm in a "Software Design using Java" class. I think I did well on yesterday's test but I haven't gotten it back yet XDsmiley.gif
besides that i have numerous interests, including Nintendo, my made up world (interest in that dwindled with age XDsmiley.gif), writing my own music, and the paranormal, more specifically Lucid Dreaming. I'm an Admin at Radical Pi's other website, RealityRevolution, and we have a lot of fun there.
As for calculator programming, I've been reading tutorials on TI-basic, and looked at one for assembly, and was instantly confused, so it can wait XDsmiley.gif the most complex program I've been able to make is just a little maze using a string and I have a little X you can move around, it was mostly for me to learn hit detection, but I was proud of it nonetheless. Next thing I have in mind is a puzzle game, although I'll need to learn a bunch more for it, where each different type of block needs a different amount in a row to "pop" them. (X needs 3, Y needs 4, T needs 5, and maybe more). Also, since my previous programming experience is with computers, which isn't very limited, I'm gonna have to get used to Optimization.
See you guys around!
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 02, 2007, 06:31:00 pm
Heya, welcome here! I heard about RealityRevolution a while ago, one day I should join ^^, Pok
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: Cadethian on October 02, 2007, 06:36:00 pm
I know Radical_Pi is pwn. he's been my best friend for almost a year now, and I only know him on the computer :Ptongue.gif
I wonder how happy he'll be when he finds out I finally joined ^_^
Hopefully I can get my puzzle game finished sometime soon, and I'll have to try out that pokemon game... pokemon is awesome.
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 02, 2007, 07:04:00 pm
I think it doesn't matter much if a friend is only known online or In real life, except that you can't see him most of the time and never get to hang out with him. I actually managed to get better online friends than RL friends (probably because we share the same interests about calculator (and music)

Did Radical Pi talked to you about Omnimaga or did you found the site on google and saw he joined? Just wondering how my site indexing in google is going %)rolleyes2.gif... I guess it must have a good ranking though, because we get around 30 spambots per day here (which is why we manually validate accounts and when we are not sure if it's a bot or a real person we ask them to reply to a confirmation email with a weird code).
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: Cadethian on October 02, 2007, 07:09:00 pm
He's the one who told me about it, and he knows I've been thinking of joining. But whenever I come I just search for "Omnimaga" in my google toolbar and the first result is the winnar.
I talk to Radical Pi daily, so we know each other really well. we were planning to get together this summer, but I came across some difficult times, and I was unable to finish plans. He was there to help me though, although he thinks he sucked at it XD if you read one of his posts (I think on July 25th, about where he's been all year) he indirectly mentioned me. I'm the one who suggested Astral Projection to him and stuff. Hopefully I'll get to fly out to him and see him sometime soon.
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 02, 2007, 07:10:00 pm
hehe that will be cool, good luck in your project :)smile.gif
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: Cadethian on October 02, 2007, 07:20:00 pm
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hehe that will be cool, good luck in your project :)smile.gif

 yeah, it will be. hopefully I can figure out how to actually DO my next project >_<
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 03, 2007, 02:28:00 am
We can always help if you need help on TI-BASIC for 83+ and TI-89 C. Some may know 83+ assembly as well but I would suggest you start with BASIC first unless you know a very hard/low level programming language such as C for the computer and know how a computer really works (I dont mean being able to start it up, run programs, save files, copy/paste/delete, etc, I mean how memory, registers and pointers works, how is structured your computer RAM and how you can make coffee with MS Paint)
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: Cadethian on October 03, 2007, 02:31:00 am
I think I'll start with basic for now.
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 03, 2007, 02:57:00 am
And fix your avatar because it takes around 10 seconds to load for me o.oblink.gif (must be hosted on a  very slow server)
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: Delnar_Ersike on October 03, 2007, 05:06:00 am
Welcome to the crazy world of Omnimaga! And to celebrate your arrival, here are some peanuts!
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Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: Radical Pi on October 03, 2007, 09:21:00 am
Hi! :Dbiggrin.gif
Since you were wondering how I'd react, I'll tell you what went through my mind as I thought I was clicking another 'generic intro from someone who'll leave in a week': "WHAT?!"
Looks like I'll have a bit of competition soon with you! You better catch up and learn Basic fast! :Ptongue.gif
Today's been oddly calc-related so far... I gave someone Omnicalc and redownloaded Super Mario 1.2, I thought of updating GQES, and now this... Plus, I aced a math test today that everyone else got at most a high B on, but that is completely unrelated :Dbiggrin.gif

[Wow, only three emoticons? I usually put in a lot more than that...]
And for anyone wondering what his 'made up world' is, it's basically his equivalent of my Mmruda. Another random similarity between us.

[edit!]Almost forgot! *throws some peanuts at Cadethian*
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: Cadethian on October 03, 2007, 10:44:00 am
My avatar's having problems? O_o
I've had it for months on RR and no one's complained XD
And I'm pretty sure you'll keep me from leaving after a week Radical Pi XD
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 03, 2007, 12:10:00 pm
nah the avatar show fine, but it take a long while to load sometimes. I'm sure the server it is hosted on is very slow or had downtimes problem yesterday

I hope you stick around :)smile.gif
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: Cadethian on October 03, 2007, 12:14:00 pm
I hope I do too ^_^
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: Ranman on October 03, 2007, 12:32:00 pm
Welcome!

Ranman cracks the whip.

Now get to work! -.-blah.gif



Just kiddin'  :love:love.gif
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: AaroneusTheGreat on October 03, 2007, 04:44:00 pm
Nice to have you on board Cadethian! May I ask what calc's you own so that I'll know how I can help you in the future?

@DJ
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how is structured your computer RAM and how you can make coffee with MS Paint


I set MS Paint to start my coffee maker in the mornings so I can make it to school :Ptongue.gif (jk, but what are you talking about? I must have missed that terminology at the last buzzword conference :Dbiggrin.gif )

@Ranman, please aim better next time, you cracked me with that whip. :Ptongue.gif (I've been in a really random mood lately  %)rolleyes2.gif  ) I could probably use a couple of cracks of the whip though... I need to work on Doom89 some more. :)smile.gif
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: Cadethian on October 03, 2007, 04:50:00 pm
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QUOTE (AaroneusTheGreat @ 3 Oct, 2007, 22:44)
Nice to have you on board Cadethian! May I ask what calc's you own so that I'll know how I can help you in the future?

@DJ
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how is structured your computer RAM and how you can make coffee with MS Paint


I set MS Paint to start my coffee maker in the mornings so I can make it to school :Ptongue.gif (jk, but what are you talking about? I must have missed that terminology at the last buzzword conference :Dbiggrin.gif )

@Ranman, please aim better next time, you cracked me with that whip. :Ptongue.gif (I've been in a really random mood lately  %)rolleyes2.gif  ) I could probably use a couple of cracks of the whip though... I need to work on Doom89 some more. :)smile.gif

 I have a TI-83+ and a TI-84+SE
*is eating peanuts*
mhmmmm.... Salty...
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: Liazon on October 04, 2007, 11:49:00 am
Welcome!!!
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: bfr on October 04, 2007, 01:56:00 pm
Welcome to Omnimaga!  :Dbiggrin.gif
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 04, 2007, 02:21:00 pm
on an off topic note has anyone noticed the suddent inactivity today? It started even before the UTI server crashed during dinner time. I hope people are busy coding or doing homework if they're not online x.x
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: Cadethian on October 04, 2007, 03:06:00 pm
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QUOTE (DJ Omnimaga @ 4 Oct, 2007, 20:21)
on an off topic note has anyone noticed the suddent inactivity today? It started even before the UTI server crashed during dinner time. I hope people are busy coding or doing homework if they're not online x.x  

 I've been busy with homework.
Chem Lab report, 4-5 year degree plan for intro to engineering... tonight I have to read some in the handmaid's tale and write a paper. Weekend is soon though! ^_^
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 04, 2007, 03:12:00 pm
yay for weekends!
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: Cadethian on October 04, 2007, 03:35:00 pm
Yay! ^_^
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: Madskillz on October 04, 2007, 04:02:00 pm
Welcome, I am sure you will have a great time here. This is a great place, and one of the best for BASIC, they have some really talented people here.
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: Cadethian on October 04, 2007, 05:59:00 pm
cool. hopefully this weekend I can rip myself from my new atari 2600 and get started on my puzzle game...
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 04, 2007, 06:02:00 pm
wow you got an atari 2600? I know someone who recently got one. The local used game stores said they get some sometimes, but often they're broken or there's missing cables :(sad.gif
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: Cadethian on October 05, 2007, 02:32:00 am
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QUOTE (DJ Omnimaga @ 5 Oct, 2007, 0:02)
wow you got an atari 2600? I know someone who recently got one. The local used game stores said they get some sometimes, but often they're broken or there's missing cables :(sad.gif

 yeah. I had to mess with it for 2 days, then buy an adapter to get it to work. it did some pretty crazy things @_@
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: Liazon on October 05, 2007, 10:21:00 am
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QUOTE (Cadethian @ 4 Oct, 2007, 21:06)
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QUOTE (DJ Omnimaga @ 4 Oct, 2007, 20:21)
on an off topic note has anyone noticed the suddent inactivity today? It started even before the UTI server crashed during dinner time. I hope people are busy coding or doing homework if they're not online x.x

I've been busy with homework.
Chem Lab report, 4-5 year degree plan for intro to engineering... tonight I have to read some in the handmaid's tale and write a paper. Weekend is soon though! ^_^  

o.oblink.gif Radical Pi is already in college?
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 05, 2007, 11:10:00 am
He's like 2 years younger than you, according to his profile and he alerady go to college? o.oblink.gif Over here you finish hi school at 17 and you can't start college before this
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: Speler on October 05, 2007, 11:35:00 am
I don't *think* he's in college.  I kinda thought he was younger then me actually...
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: Radical Pi on October 05, 2007, 12:13:00 pm
I'm pretty sure I'm not in college... I could be wrong, but I REALLY doubt it.
I just have friends in high places ;)wink.gif
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: Cadethian on October 05, 2007, 12:16:00 pm
...I never said he was in college... I said I had homework <_>
Title: Hi everyone!
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 05, 2007, 12:42:00 pm
we prbly thought you did because of the kind of classes he had and amount of homework