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 No.69648

does anyone else build tutorials for themselves to practice when learning a new language. this is my second time trying to learn rust.

i love how it loops until the correct input is selected

use std::io;
use colored::*;
const CORRECT_ANSWER: &str = "const SECONDS_IN_MINUTE: u32 = 60;";

pub fn run_constants()
{
let keyword = "const".red();
println!("—BEGINNING CONSTANTS PRACTICE—\n");
println!("constants are defined by the keyword {keyword}\n");
println!("here is an example of a constant\n");
println!("{keyword} FOOTBALL_FIELD_LENGTH: u32 = 140;\n");
println!("now you try.\n");
loop{
let mut input = String::new();
println!("define a constant named SECONDS_IN_MINUTE");
io::stdin()
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 No.69649



i love how it loops until the correct input is selected

use std::io;
use colored::*;
const CORRECT_ANSWER: &str = "const SECONDS_IN_MINUTE: u32 = 60;";

pub fn run_constants()
{
let keyword = "const".red();
println!("—BEGINNING CONSTANTS PRACTICE—\n");
println!("constants are defined by the keyword {keyword}\n");
println!("here is an example of a constant\n");
println!("{keyword} FOOTBALL_FIELD_LENGTH: u32 = 140;\n");
println!("now you try.\n");
loop{
let mut input = String::new();
println!("define a constant named SECONDS_IN_MINUTE");
io::stdin()
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 No.69650

use std::io;
use colored::*;
const CORRECT_ANSWER: &str = "const SECONDS_IN_MINUTE: u32 = 60;";

pub fn run_constants()
{
let keyword = "const".red();
println!("—BEGINNING CONSTANTS PRACTICE—\n");
println!("constants are defined by the keyword {keyword}\n");
println!("here is an example of a constant\n");
println!("{keyword} FOOTBALL_FIELD_LENGTH: u32 = 140;\n");
println!("now you try.\n");
loop{
let mut input = String::new();
println!("define a constant named SECONDS_IN_MINUTE");
io::stdin()
.read_line(&mut input)
.unwrap();

let input = input.trim();
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 No.69651

hello

 No.69652

Wizards love using the (code) tag to contain and organize their code

[c0de] this is what does it but the 0s are Os[/c0de]


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 No.64802[Reply]

Recently I've become fascinated with tessellation and spent the past couple of weeks collecting pictures of mosaics from around the world. Eventually just looking at them was not enough and I want to go deeper, understand the geometric shapes and its secrets better. Not even sure why but periodic tiling feels like a brain massage to me, like I'm about to fall out of bottom of how I usually perceive the world around me. So I picked up the book Geometry by Cambridge University Press. Feel free to give a hollow laugh: I honestly thought I could just skip the math part of geometry (yes I'm an idiot) and appreciate its resulting surfaces. While you can do that, if you want to appretiate geometry even at a surface level, you need to know the bare minimum of maths. The book suggested a good grasp on the basics of linear algebra and algebraic structure. I thought 'OK, I'll read the wiki entries as a lazy primer' and quickly realized I forgot even the basics of mathematical symbols. I guess it's true after all, if you don't use it you lose it.

Long story short, I'm currently going through Pure Mathematics for Beginners. The good part of being dumb is when you learn a single thing it feels like a whole new world just opened up and it feels really good.

So yeah, maths thread.
Previous one; >>30554
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 No.68713

>>68091
Creating Anki decks of the books I read as I go along have been a huge help in allowing me to grab concepts and make connections. Had I started doing this in undergrad, classwork would have been trivial. So I have been working through new stuff and also re-examining my old textbooks related to what I use in my work.
It takes some practice to make good cards for mathematics, it took me about 3 months of making cards for an hour a day before I really developed a sense of what to do.
I reference the 20 Rules from SuperMemo a lot. https://www.supermemo.com/en/blog/twenty-rules-of-formulating-knowledge

 No.68899

ive been trying to figure out some math for working with game graphics, but im struggling to understand how i would use these pure mathematics in graphics at all. i am a mathlet though, im currently learning basic trigonometry, then i plan on learning some linear algebra and figuring out how 3d graphics actually work. eventually i plan on learning physics too because i want to make fun physics simulations but thats way down the line.

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 No.68903

>>68901
interesting stuff thanks wizzie

 No.69049

>>66310
>Modern mathematics education is a disgrace because nobody wants to learn with dozens of tedious exercises
But that is how mathematics has been taught and learned for all of recorded history.

You cannot get good at math without doing math. You need a good grasp on rote symbolic manipulation at any level of abstraction to employ it in constructing the next.



 No.51498[Reply][Last 50 Posts]

This thread will be for discussing all television shows, series and miniseries

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_in_American_television#Programs_debuting_in_2020
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 No.67570

>>67566
TNG was what got me into sci-fi in the first place as a kid.
It's a good show and glad you enjoyed it.

 No.67574

>>67566
Dianna Troi was a mistake. Empaths were a mistake. I fucking hated every second that bitch was on the screen. Riker was also a shit character. Other than that it was quite good and enjoyable. I wish they would have done Star Trek Captain Worf. I always liked Worf. The stuff they did later in the series really fleshed out his character and I would have liked to see him as the lead. What we got after that was just disappointing. Janeway wasn't terrible, but just not very interesting as was the show itself. It was like TNG just watered down. Then Enterprise was just shit. I didn't get very far with that one. Couldn't force myself through it.

 No.67576

>>67574
Oh, and deep space 9 is good. Not as good as TNG but nearly.

 No.67578

>>67576
I never liked Deep space 9 but I did enjoy TNG and Voyager.

Part of the appeal of Star Trek to me is the exploration and adventure.
Sitting on a space station most of the time just didn't do it for me.

 No.68894

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I'm currently watching Star Trek the original series after almost a year without touching any Trek at all. I needed the abstinence to enjoy this stuff again. Just finished watching Shore Leave from the first season. It's a decent episode, a rather quaint idea but way too padded out. I won't be commenting every single episode here, but will try to make a post summarizing my thoughts on each season.


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 No.67861[Reply]

I've created a language years ago. I picked up words from english, german, latin and indo-european root words.
Here's some phrases:

" Bheheud ser, ek heer "
(tomorrow night, I'd be there)

" Nw Þonder "
(there's is a storm)

" Nw Þonder, ek ser bheud, sekzuheud "
(there's a storm today, I'll see you tomorrow)

" Ði mann sek ði deer "
(men and animals are different)

" Deer sek mann but Þey anwdeer und Þey mann ajwmann "
(animals aren't human but are living beings)

now here some words I've created so far:

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 No.68823

I've thought about doing the same but I'm too lazy

 No.68824

>>68823
you can start by making some words, like a few (10 words) to begin with

 No.68825

Learning a new one could be a better thing, given you are not going to use it in any collective stance.

You might be able to write a real secret diary, in any case.

 No.68826

>>68825
>You might be able to write a real secret diary, in any case.
haha indeed wizzie, but you're right, I should learn a real language (I want to know japanese) but I never started because I need soleone to learn; I need a professor. I can't do shit on my own

 No.68840

>>68826
If you can't do shit on your own, you can't learn a language. It's just that simple. A professor isn't going to make you memorize 10,000+ words and slowly grind your way through dozens of books at a snailspace.



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 No.66162[Reply]

Anyone here still read Sexy Losers? Just found out that this is still updating and no longer looks like anime.
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 No.66552

>>66551
Yeah, I've been concerned about that. Hopefully it's just coincidental.

 No.66611

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2007 was an interesting year.

(webcomic name: Penny Arcade)

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Wait, Team Fortress 2 had a comic with online updates until 2017? And there was supposed to be more but they stopped for some reason?

 No.68828

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I want to put my ideas into a webcomic but I don't really see the purpose, instead I play music and imagine the whole series in my head for only me to enjoy. I think it's a pretty good story as well, I'm an amateur at art, been practicing since a youngin' but need improvement to reach the level of true expression or translation from mind to paper and it feels as if I'm never content with the visuals I create on paper. Thus it stays in my head, isn't it funny

 No.68838

>>66393
Most wholesome robots in fiction, sadly, A society like the comics depic would be a nigthmare



 No.54194[Reply][Last 50 Posts]

After Reading Fingerprints of the Gods and Magicians of the Gods, I wonder if it’s possible the existence of an ancient and lost civilization like those books described. I know a couple of books who give more evidence of that. 2 books written by the Spanish investigator Javier Sierra, called: En busca de la edad de oro and La Ruta Prohibida, if you want to read them. But, the only book I know who gives a serious proof of that is Hamlet’s Mill. That makes me think if the civilization is cyclical and the event that erase a possible civilization could happen again to us. Just think about it.
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Some years ago, in latin america, specifically in argentina, they were published a series of books with the most common kinds of magical beings, vampires, faeries, gnomes wizards and witches, called el magico mundo, heres the wizards one if someone want to know the wizards from the world

https://libgen.gs/file.php?id=99333545

 No.68762

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>In Venezuela there are many legends about spirits that haunt the roads, beings taken from our nightmares. Here in Venezuela, hearing about spirits, the dead and ghosts is a very important event. Children sit and pay close attention to the stories told by their parents, grandparents and other relatives. Many times, even the neighbor comes and tells you about the time he was in his house and things were moved or he saw someone who was never really there.

>In Cedeño, a small town on the road to Cumanacoa, Sucre State, Venezuela, it is perfectly normal to talk about Los Encantados


>The people of that town assure that they are beings in human form, usually very beautiful, with white skin and colored hair and eyes that reflect the skies and the water of the river. When the enchanted ones arrive to the rivers, deep pools are created, in which the water is fresh and crystalline and the entrance to their world is under the big rocks that many times hide subway caves that are portals, they have their own societies and take care of nature.


>But, don't be fooled. Los Encantados, they are not good… But they are not bad either. They protect what is theirs, nature. They can drown those who threaten it, as well as if they see a being with a pure soul they can take it to their world and no one knows why and for what. Sometimes people simply disappear while bathing in the river and they say they drowned, but they never find their body. It is the haunted ones who take them away. There have been times when the supposed drowned come back years later and talk about the enchanted ones and their thrones with snakes and cities out of fairy tales. I know of one case of someone who came back for a day. In those strange cases, they come, they tell their relatives that they have lived in that other world, in the enchanted world, and then you see them going into the river, never to return.

 No.68779

>While redcaps may be an innocent-sounding name for a mythical creature, this couldn’t be further from the truth. These malignant faeries of Scottish folklore aren’t creatures you’d want to come across while exploring the hidden grottos and glens of Scotland. Luckily, if you’re not planning to visit one of Scotland’s ruined castles, you’ll probably avoid these little villains.

>But what is a redcap exactly? Well, that’s exactly what this article aims to inform you about. We’ll cover everything you need to know about redcaps, from their characteristics, stories involving redcaps, and where you can find them today.


>A redcap is a type of malevolent, murderous spirit or faerie that originates from the Scottish Borders. They’re also sometimes called Redcombs or Bloody Cap (you’ll understand why in a bit). According to Border folklore, redcaps would kill regularly, using their fingers armed with talons and long prominent teeth


>A redcap mythical creature typically has a shorter stature with a thickset frame and eyes of a fiery red colour. They usually have very elvish or gnomish features, along with prominent teeth, skinny fingers, and grisly hair streaming from their head. The most iconic descriptor to instantly recognise a redcap is its large red caps (who would’ve guessed!).


>As the legend goes, these caps are soaked with their victim’s blood, giving it an eerie crimson hue. Sometimes, redcaps are also equipped with weaponry and armour, such as their iron-shod boots. Several stories describe their skinny fingers armed with heavy iron pikes or spears.

 No.68816

>Philip Schneider, was murdered.
>This footage is just before his dead.
>Philip Schneider was one of three people to survive the 1979 fire fight between the large Greys , US intelligence and military at the Dulce underground base.was found dead January 1996, due to what appears to be an execution style murder. He was found dead in his apartment with a piano wire wrapped around his neck.

>According to sources, it appeared that he repeatedly suffered torture before he was finally killed. Seven months prior to his death , Schneider did a lecture on the forces he had discovered at Dulce.

This brave man's final acts should not go unnoticed……………………..
A joint alien/U.S. military underground base exists, perhaps devoted to genetics. The theories regarding Dulce sometimes state that alien technology was traded for permission to engage in human and animal mutilations.

>A battle was said to have taken place there between aliens and humans, though the time of this alleged encounter varies from the 1970s to the 1980s. Some sources allege that horrific genetic experiments are conducted in lower levels of the facility (usually level 6 or 7, depending on the source); these levels are sometimes referred to as "Nightmare Hall."


>According to the legend, Project Aquarius (1966) was a plan for investigation of UFOs, carried out and funded by the CIA. Bishop (Bishop, 2005) notes that Bennewitz is the earliest source for the Project Aquarius tale. This project was slated to begin after December 1969 when Project Grudge and Project Blue Book were closed. In 1969, the base was built northwest of Dulce in joint agreement between CIA and aliens from space.


>The base is allegedly located on the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation. The entrance is on Mount Archuleta (or Archuleta Mesa). The base gets water and electricity from the Navajo River, and dumps waste water back into the same river. The U.S. government occupies the upper levels of the underground base, while the aliens control the lower levels.


>Vibrations from the ground near the town of Dulce have allegedly caused speculations of an underground facility; however, these are mo
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 No.68837

Most sane Troon. What a mad world we are living in


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 No.50416[Reply][Last 50 Posts]

Who here likes to walk? Where do you walk? How long do you walk for? What kind of shoes do you like to wear? Do you take photos?
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 No.68742

>>68741
its nice up there, there any other good trails there you know of?

 No.68743

>>68742
I didnt go out much so i dont know. I regret not visiting there. I wonder if it would be a good place to live since the climate is cooler on the mountains

 No.68744

>>68743
thought the same, its a lot easier to breathe up there

 No.68745

>>50416
Love walking in the woods. Sometimes I go for an hour, sometimes less. Luckily I live rurally so I usually don't encounter a single other person on my trips. I have some busted up hiking boots that I need to replace once I have money, I'd like to get some minimal trail shoes. I had some Nikes a long time ago where you could feel the little stones and shape of the terrain as you walked, I want that again. I usually don't take pics unless I remember to bring my old digicam.

 No.68829

I have been walking 3 hours everyday since October since I'm currently a NEET it is the best way for me distract myself and when I get home I normally take a nice hot shower lay in bed and nap for 2 hours.

Honestly I have seen a good different on my physical performance and body but the best to come out of this is really just not being so angry at the world so often. I love walking


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 No.68785[Reply]

This thread is for hobbies that misuse oppressive infrastructure for fun. This includes skateboarding, climbing stuff, exploring, parkour, graffiti, train hopping and street skiing, but it's not limited to these. The point is freedom, which goes hand in hand with creativity. This stuff is often dangerous or illegal, even worse it can draw attention, but for us with the souls of cats and raccoons it's the only way to live.

 No.68786

I thought it would be nice to have this thread here to collect the crossover between raccoons and the extremely introverted to share tips, stories, musings, whatever. Personally I only go out after dark, and my impulse for freedom is always fighting the fear of being watched and talked to. I especially wouldn't know what to say to a cop, the one time I've had trouble from one I nearly talked him into arresting me.



 No.56436[Reply][Last 50 Posts]

A thread for those who enjoy and wish to discuss animation and animation related stuff from places that aren't Japan.
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 No.68726

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 No.68727

>>68724
>>68725
>>68726
God fucking damn it.
Why can't you be normal?

 No.68729

>>68727
this isn't exactly the place to say that

 No.68732

>>68729
This also isn't the place to lust over some raggedy children cartoon character like a degenerate.

 No.69587

>>68729
next up


virgin destroyer sweater XD


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 No.68684[Reply]

I basically want to make a handmade catalogue of demonic/evil symbols, their meaning/the entities that they illude to.
I also want to include symbols of protection be they holy or magical etc.
Any suggestions for good or evil symbols to include would be greatly appreciated.

 No.68685

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 No.68686

the whole of clavicula salomonis, which I think is just what the wiz above posted



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