Crusher of Dreams - Page 2

On May 09 2011 08:17 Two_DoWn wrote:

I dunno, I'd be more worried about the witty requirement than the buff one. Getting ripped is easy. Learning to be witty is impossible.

On May 09 2011 07:30 Chef wrote:

Those are called Lego and we all had them.

What's your story about? What does advanced fiction entail? I've never felt like creativity could be taught, but I remember enjoying a creative writing class in high school simply because it gave me an excuse to write and a person to read my work.

On May 09 2011 07:30 Ulfsark wrote:
What race do you play in sc2? assuming you play that is.

On May 09 2011 07:56 IskatuMesk wrote:


Okay, this is a long shot but here we go.

How do you keep motivated on writing? Unless you haven't been writing that long - My novel's been off/on for about 9/10 years now and I haven't made an inch of progress in a year and a half. Would you call it at that point?

On May 09 2011 08:03 Hidden_MotiveS wrote:

I did this too. I bet you also played with lego as did all aspiring engineers.
Haha, now I've made you feel less special
>:D back at you!


Ok so I have this cool idea. It's like a website that will allow people to make their own macros and turn them into executable files that run with a hotkey control. The point of it being web based is so it can be accessed anywhere by anyone.

I figure that since macro recorders like easymacro aren't too accurate, and scripting macro software is too difficult for the common person, I'd make it very much gui based. It'd be more sophisticated and accurate than just macro recorders. I'd allow people to specify a list of instructions they want to do, including where on the screen (given pixel coordinates). Basically it's a tool that makes macros in a way that's easier than scripting, but more accurate than recorders.

It's supposed to make people be more productive, but I can see other uses for it (eg cheating in rts games). Then to help market the idea, I'll make it easy for people to tweet what macros they've created and to help share them.

Now go ahead... Just try and shoot my idea down!

On May 09 2011 08:17 Two_DoWn wrote:

I dunno, I'd be more worried about the witty requirement than the buff one. Getting ripped is easy. Learning to be witty is impossible.

On May 09 2011 08:44 Riku wrote:


Haha, it's a good idea, but would take a lot of time. Unfortunately, programming projects are some of the longest and hardest projects to predict. In fact, software projects for the government have something like a 85% failure rate.



There's no buff requirement! The "big arms" just comes with being male! :'( And who doesn't enjoy a good romp?

On May 09 2011 08:31 Killersting wrote:
How often do you play Vindictus, and LoL now? Always looking for more for LoL and I've been trying to ease my way back into Vindictus again. I'm on East for Vindictus since I guess that kinda matters too.

On May 09 2011 08:42 Phrost wrote:
Being sort of an engineer in training (software not hardware), does it ever hurt your head less to think about concepts?

Do you have any equally nerdy and awesome female friends in the greater Orlando area?

Did you decide what you're going to dress up as for blizzcon?

On May 09 2011 08:56 Riku wrote:


I play LoL daily and Vindictus every few days. I've been playing Borderlands, McGee's Alice and Left 4 Dead mostly. Unfortunately, I'm on West in Vindictus!

On May 09 2011 09:12 Souma wrote:
Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, or Brad Pitt? Why?

What is your ultimate goal in life? By that I mean, what is your biggest ambition/what you want to achieve most? And I'm talking something tangible and not just happiness or success (creating a family doesn't count either).

On May 09 2011 09:14 Phrost wrote:


She's a nerd and you didnt include Robert Downy Jr or Johnny Depp?

On May 09 2011 08:44 Riku wrote:


Haha, it's a good idea, but would take a lot of time. Unfortunately, programming projects are some of the longest and hardest projects to predict. In fact, software projects for the government have something like a 85% failure rate.

On May 09 2011 09:04 tryclops wrote:
Ok so feel free to steal my idea if it is good enough. I will probably write my own blog about it later since I have done several pages of notes on this. Anywho, I've been thinking of ways to make firearms more dangerous/lethal and what i've come up with is a bullet that contains a mixture of an alkali metal and kerosine. Basically upon impact the bullet will break apart exposing the highly reactive alkali metal to water or maybe air if it is reactive enough.

(note that bullet doesn't refer to the entire thing, bullet merely refers to the projectile)
+ Show Spoiler +

pro's
+your typical 9mm bullet will travel with a momentum of about 2.77600 kg(m/s), my version of the 9mm bullet will travel with about 1.8628 kg(m/s). The stark difference is that my bullet will have some kind of chemical reaction that may close the gap as far as effectiveness of stopping power goes(unfortunately I don't know where to find measurements of the explosive potential of alkali metals).
+it weights less than the standard bullet; therefore, more ammunition could potentially be carried by a person.

con's
-from what I am aware Potassium in a pure form can only be stored safely for about 3 months or so before it becomes more unstable.
-the bullet could just explode immediately before exiting the barrel due to the sudden impact of ignited gunpowder(perhaps reverting to a ball-type powder would be better)
-mass production might prove difficult given the unstable nature of the alkali metals
-safety
-safety
-I'm like 90% sure it breaks the Geneva Convention because it almost certainly wouldn't count as a full metal jacket bullet, especially because it is meant to disintegrate after initial contact.

ok so with all that said, on a scale of one to ten, how feasible is my idea from your pessimistic point of view?

edit: i did not get the idea from left 4 dead btw. I just happen to be a well rounded sponge of knowledge.