[07:01] Join: Core_old joined #corewars [07:27] Part: Core_old left #corewars [09:00] MSG: Ping timeout: 255 seconds [09:47] Join: Mizcu joined #corewars [10:07] Join: fiveop joined #corewars [14:04] MSG: [16:07] Join: bvowk joined #corewars [16:07] hrm. [16:08] MSG: Quit: Lost terminal [16:12] aww. I made fiveop leavfe [16:49] Join: John joined #corewars [16:50] eh? [16:50] Hi [16:50] !! [16:50] hey john [16:50] Wow, it's bvowk [16:50] how goes? [16:50] Sorry just a quick visit :-( [16:50] its true! [16:50] And I've waited ages to chat to you [16:50] you should have summoned me through either dark ritual or email.. [16:50] both work quite well ;) [16:51] No-one was here to sacrifice :-( [16:51] Where's fluffy when you need him? [16:55] Gotta [16:55] go! [16:55] * John waves [16:55] cya! [16:55] MSG: Quit: mov.i #1,1 [17:05] Join: Mizcu joined #corewars [17:06] hey miz [17:06] h bvowk [17:07] whazzup? [17:08] not much [17:08] yet another long day tomorrow.. [17:08] long day of? [17:08] school [17:09] 8-17 [17:09] working on your tech sorcerers diploma right? [17:10] though last two hours are Digital studies (i have no idea what it is in English), which are easy [17:10] well, slowly but surely [17:10] the traditional crap comes during first year, maths, physics, etc [17:10] digital studies being elementary logic? [17:10] sampling theory? [17:10] yes, logic, boolean algebra [17:10] ahh. [17:11] thats kinda fun [17:11] (at first, it'll get old when you can do it in your sleep, in binary, hex and octal, and everyone else gives you strange looks) [17:11] ;) [17:12] its the electronic circuits which give the the headache [17:12] Digi-stuff is easy [17:13] there's not really that much too circuits, it seems like there's quite a bit to know, but really, its the way its presented, its the same idea w/ the same lesson, but usually they present a zillion small cases to apply "the formula (TM)".. [17:13] once you realize its all the same, and you are confident enough to move between the cases w/ algebra, its really simple. [17:14] at least, that was what I found [17:14] YMMV. [17:15] i wonder if i should take course about theory of optical networking [17:15] whatever you do, dont mix up the orange and red stripes on your resisters when you're the one presenting the breadboard at the front of the class and cause one of your electrolytic caps to fly off like a tiny bottle rocket when you connect the power.. its very embarrassing. [17:15] i am not giving a crap about the theory myself, but i guess i almost have to read about it since optics are the future [17:16] (it turns out that I can't tell the difference between orange and red if I stay up all night the night before class ;)) [17:17] no-one can [17:18] I got a laugh out of previous year's students project though [17:19] There was a TV-SHOP commercial about a sleep beeper one sets behind the lure while fishing to get better catches; [17:20] So electronics -students made their own, copper plate which blinked led's and buzzed when set on. [17:20] A tri-hook into it, and onto testing [17:20] heh [17:20] And it actually caught a pike during a summer of testing [17:21] dude, *ANYTHING* catches pike [17:21] I've seen them attack hats that fell overboard. [17:21] My father said years ago that a piece of wood is enough to catch a pike, yes [17:21] one attacked a bottlecap I skipped across the creek [17:21] they're all teeth and no brain :) [17:22] Which is fine for me [17:22] still.. kinda funny :) [17:22] as long as they dont attack my danglies [17:22] if your danglies are exposed while fishing, you've got bigger issues ;) [17:23] quite yes [17:25] anyways, electronics is all fun and games until someone tries to explain quantum effects in transistors, and then people start getting wierd. [17:26] so if someone starts telling you about that, just plug your ears and say "LALALALA!" until they stop. [17:26] ;) [17:27] if i'd be at Hellsink Univ of Tech , there i would meet people like that [17:28] naw, its usually just after they've introduced the idea of transistor switching, and then they've talked about op-amps.. [17:28] for some reason they seem to feel the need to pull out quantum effects, and people really start getting wierd. [17:29] throws the whole system of how they thought it all worked into doubt.. [17:29] its kinda funny. [17:29] anyways.. [17:29] bbiaw [21:02] Join: fiveop joined #corewars [21:16] MSG: