Jul 03
JasonC# c#, programming
C# Confusion
I’m really kind of frustrated at the general lack of helpful input from other people on the internet when it comes to trying to learn a new programming language.. It almost seems like folks just don’t want to be bothered or that they have the opinion that “by god it was hard for them, so it should be hard for you.. ”
Human beings are blessed with the ability to learn from one another, and while we are also often cursed with the disinclination to do so, quite often it seems that those “in the know” don’t want to share that knowledge when others are clambering for it..
I’m fairly new to C# and am interested in learning it.. I’m not new to programming though so I understand most of the basic concepts, I just need to learn the syntax and the “flavor” of the language.. The IDE is pretty familiar because I’m an old time Delphi programmer (C# was written by the same guy apparently)..
I decided I wanted to write an application that take a screenshot of a DirectX game while it was in the background (not minimized).. I’m having a lot of trouble getting it to work correctly, and trying to find people to help is very much like trying to find Venuses arms..
I can’t help but feel very alone in my struggle and that plain sucks..
Jun 29
JasonRandomStrings bullshit
I have been a Citibank member for 15 years. I got my first Citicard in 1995 while I was in the military after I got back from Korea because I figured it was time to go ahead and start working on my credit..
I have always tried to keep a balance off of it, but there have been a couple years where just due to the times I couldn’t help but carry a small balance..
Well the other day I went to pay off my card and I noticed that they bumped my APR to 29.998%… Are you fucking kidding me? 30% APR is highway robbery..
I called them up and asked them to lower my rate and they refused.. The operator I got ahold of (once I navigated their automated system) told me that “.. they were unable to lower my rate at this time. Thanks for calling.. *click*”
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May 13
JasonGames, Warhammer Fantasy Games, Total War, warhammer
Napoleon Total War
I have always been a fan of the Total War franchise, but in my opinion none of them have been all that great. Good and fun in most cases, sure.. but great? Eh not really.. All of them have had their share of issues of which Napoleon TW shares some of them.. NTW is by far the most refined version so far and a lot of fun but, I’m not quite sure it peeks the “great” meter just yet.. I will say its pretty darn good and a lot of fun though..
Totally worth the price as it’s clear to me that Creative Assembly (the developers) are getting better at their craft but the game has one staggering short fall that it shares with all it’s siblings; Horrible AI.
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May 01
JasonGames Games, review
Splintercell Conviction
I really like a good first person shooter.. But most FPS games these days aren’t about thinking or planning your way out, they are just run and gun, “zerg-fests” where you run in shoot a few.. die, respawn, run in shoot a few, die, respawn.. wash, rinse, repeat.. Boring..
The new Splintercell game isn’t this.. I would call it more of a first person sneaker. In that it’s entirely conceivable to play through large swaths of the game without firing a shot, and that’s just cool..
As with any game it has it’s ups and downs, but over all its up and I think UBISoft has set themselves up with a game that they can kick out a lot of downloadable content for, if they leverage this correctly..
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Apr 30
JasonRandomStrings motorcycle
Tron Lightcycle
I want one..
So I have gone above and beyond out of my way to avoid learning any details about Tron 2.. (Tron Legacy is it’s officially called.) ..but it’s hard not to see the lightcycle.. And man does it look cool..
It’s very reminiscent of the Dodge Tomahawk concept bike but for some reason, just looks cooler.. The dodge just looks like raw power, and as such dangerous.. I’m pretty sure the lightcycle looks cooler to me because its tapping directly into my childhood fantasies.. I loved Tron as a kid. I loved the universe, I loved the movie, I loved the games.. and I loved Cindy Morgan but that’s another story.. Most of all I just liked the concepts, core of which was the whole lightcycle fight.. The lightcycles really made the universe feel real.. And to this day I have to wonder how many people ride around on their “crotch-rocket” with the Tron theme running through their head..
Well apparently, the lightcycles in the new movie are real working motorcycles.. (or so is the rumor.. ) That appeals to every childhood fantasy I ever had regarding the Tron lore.. I so want one! I’m pretty sure everyone else wants one too.. I am willing to bet if they sold them, they would go like hotcakes.. I’d get one if I could.. Dream on…
Apr 27
JasonWarhammer Fantasy fantasy, warhammer
So I prefer Warhammer Fantasy to 40k.. I just think the rules are better, and the game as a whole has a lot of tactics and strategy to it, where as 40k is written more for the kids to be a fast paced shoot’em’up style game. I still play 40k, but I prefer fantasy..
I also believe in having multiple armies for your game.. I have two 40k armies; Tau and Orks. I like them both and am not really looking to change them.. But right now I only really have one fantasy army; Skaven. I love my rats, but I want to find another army to play and have been looking for a while.. I tried Ogre’s and I tried Tomb Kings but really didn’t get into them. I have a lot of TK stuff painted up and I very much like the models and the lore, but for whatever reason the TK army just doesn’t excite me.. The Ogre’s never even got that far..
So I’m back on the hunt and I think I have settled on getting a Daemons of Chaos list going.
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