Theory...

tapehandstapehands Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 1980Members
<div class="IPBDescription">about programming in general.</div> DISCLAIMER: this is just friendly observation and a little fun-poking. -P

Yeah...I've been following all the 1.1 threads, and one question that keeps comming up is, "What happens when Flayra hits 1.1z, and still needs to put out another build?"...not going into gorey detail on that because it's been flogged to death and back. My point is, what would you do if you were in his position? I would <i>love</i> to be able to start spelling odd things after so many different builds of a certain version - which is where dimentia comes into play. Staring at code for hours on end, tracking down bugs, and everything else associated with running a project like that starts to drive a person mad. So, putting out so many builds may eventually lead to us seeing subliminal messages...like, "1.1allsleepandnoplaymakesflayraadullboy" or the ever-infamous, "1.1scorpiansthathovarwithoutflapping"

Just thinking out loud on that one. o.O

Comments

  • WindelkronWindelkron Join Date: 2002-04-11 Member: 419Members
    1.1aa? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo--> sorry to burst the bubble <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • tapehandstapehands Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 1980Members
    shshshhh -P i know, i know. but just think of all the fun you could have...i'd be releasing new builds every five minutes just so i could spell odd stuff out. o.O
    maybe it's too late for me to be thinking in a manor that makes sense to people outside of my head...
  • PseudoKnightPseudoKnight Join Date: 2002-06-18 Member: 791Members
    I've been thinking of this too, but I prefer to believe it will come out before he reaches z.

    Only 7 builds left before he'd have to come up with another scheme. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • RevrenRevren Join Date: 2003-05-21 Member: 16585Members
    So in 20,254 builds he would have used every letter and it will be 1.1 tapehanc then after that it will be build 1.1 tapehands !!!!!!11 <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'><!--endemo-->
    (\__/)
    (*+*)
    (> < )
  • tapehandstapehands Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 1980Members
    now...someone has more time than i do. o.O
  • DEADscottDEADscott Join Date: 2003-03-29 Member: 15022Members, Constellation
    1.1a1-1.1z1 then 1.1a2-1.1z2 then.........
  • Speed_2_DaveSpeed_2_Dave Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8788Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--tapehands+Jun 21 2003, 10:51 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (tapehands @ Jun 21 2003, 10:51 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> DISCLAIMER: this is just friendly observation and a little fun-poking. -P

    Yeah...I've been following all the 1.1 threads, and one question that keeps comming up is, "What happens when Flayra hits 1.1z, and still needs to put out another build?"...not going into gorey detail on that because it's been flogged to death and back. My point is, what would you do if you were in his position? I would <i>love</i> to be able to start spelling odd things after so many different builds of a certain version - which is where dimentia comes into play. Staring at code for hours on end, tracking down bugs, and everything else associated with running a project like that starts to drive a person mad. So, putting out so many builds may eventually lead to us seeing subliminal messages...like, "1.1allsleepandnoplaymakesflayraadullboy" or the ever-infamous, "1.1scorpiansthathovarwithoutflapping"

    Just thinking out loud on that one. o.O <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    why people wonder this is as perplexing as why they don't know the answer to it already. There are many solutions, each has their own benefit. Meh, why is this the topic of the week? <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • tapehandstapehands Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 1980Members
    -shakes head in disappointment- yeah. i probably was too tired to write that out so it made sense to everyone. X_x
    I KNOW HOW THE NAMING SCHEME IS GOING TO GO. i'm just conjecturing on the point of if Flayra was doing it on purpose due to a lack of sleep and a sadistic need to spell out odd phrases after a few years of releasing.
  • PodPod Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 5745Members
    1.1.a.1
    <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
    1.1.0.1 ?
  • littlewildlittlewild Join Date: 2002-11-20 Member: 9467Members
    I think the first world that you can form with the 1.1aa format is 1.1act.
  • wlibaerswlibaers Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8685Members
    edited June 2003
    Well, if even in science some strange names appear <a href='http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Chemistry/MOTM/silly/sillymols.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Chemistry/MOTM...y/sillymols.htm</a> (personal favourite: the sonic hedgehog gene, page 2 or <a href='http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&threadm=8mnpel%24sua%40elaine21.Stanford.EDU&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fhl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DISO-8859-1%26q%3Dsonic%2Bhedgehog%2Bnames%2Bgene%26btnG%3DGoogle%2BSearch' target='_blank'>http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&...Google%2BSearch</a> <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> ) I don't see why we couldn't get some strange stuff here.
  • spitfirens_netspitfirens_net Join Date: 2003-05-18 Member: 16478Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I think the first world that you can form with the 1.1aa format is 1.1act.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Clearly the first word would be 1.1ack ack Ack ACk ACK ACK ACK!!!
  • tapehandstapehands Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 1980Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--spitfire@ns.net+Jun 22 2003, 04:26 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (spitfire@ns.net @ Jun 22 2003, 04:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Clearly the first word would be 1.1ack ack Ack ACk ACK ACK ACK!!!<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    AHA! well, then that works. rather well. i can't wait until we can all run around screaming, "ACK! ACKKKACKCAACKACKACKACKACKACKACKACKACKACKACKACKACKACCK!"

    ....on second thought. yeah. nevermind. and wouldn't the first thing you could spell be "arc", anyhoo? or "am" if you really wanted to get picky...
  • MavericMaveric Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1101Members
    1.1"z"isakindauselessletter,butwelikeitanyways? <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    1.1omgwilliteverend

    <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • DeaconDeacon Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9852Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--tapehands+Jun 21 2003, 10:51 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (tapehands @ Jun 21 2003, 10:51 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Staring at code for hours on end, tracking down bugs, and everything else associated with running a project like that starts to drive a person mad. So, putting out so many builds may eventually lead to us seeing subliminal messages... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Any good programmer knows you put all that stuff in the comments.

    Then, months later, when you're planning to do a code walkthrough, you do a global search-and-replace for expletives and names of coworkers.
  • SoulSkorpionSoulSkorpion Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 423Members
    It's more fun to have wacky error messages.

    <!--c1--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>CODE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='CODE'><!--ec1-->switch(command)
    {
    attack:

    . . .

    default:
    cout << "Stop making things up! :P";
    };
    <!--c2--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--ec2-->
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