Minecraft

[Sivert3]

Is there anyone here who plays Minecraft? You know that blocky game with seamingly no purpose which time just disapears when you play it.

[Corva]

Probably, but not this one. I'm... more interested in trying to do such stuff in real life. Bring on the abundance economy!

My cousin plays it a lot, though. Too much...

[BeneathTheStarlight36]

i played Minecraft once with a friend, and it was pretty fun, to be sure. however, that's exactly why i don't play it more often, because it's so immersive, and i don't like media that makes me feel *that* involved.

i would love to do stuff like in Minecraft, in real life some day.

[asdf]

I've played Minecraft once. It was at my friends house. It was immersive, we started at 6:00 and what felt like half an hour was really "holy crap it's 2 am!!!" Most of my friends play, and one even did his social studies project in the hacked version.

PS: the time I played Herobrine made it rain lava!

[Corva]

I had a really weird dream last night, involving minecraft. I was stuck inside it, during the night, with creatures prowling around, and I had to figure out how to make a shelter quickly.

[Sivert3]

@DragonRider: Are you sure you haven't been playing a bit too much Minecraft? Cool dream though.

@asdf: One of my friends don't play Minecraft for that precise reason. According to him, time doesn't just disappear, whole days disappear.

[asdf]

Halo in forge mode is pretty time wasting. We start at like seven and after what doesn't fee like that long I was like "why is the sun setting in the east?"
I guess since I don't play that often it's easier to get sucked in.

[Corva]

I haven't actually played Minecraft at all.... maybe I'll have a go, when I get my new computer.

[BeneathTheStarlight36]

it's a fun way to waste time, but if you're more of a "real-life" type of person as you said above, you will probably lose interest fairly quickly, since that feeling of adventure isn't there, and you're not *actually* doing anything.

[Sivert3]

This reminds me of the CPU I build with redstone in Minecraft on the RDF server. Obligatory link. It's pretty bad, but it works, and that was pretty much all I was out after. Minecraft is and will always be a time waster. But there is always time to kill. Such as what you're doing right now.

[Corva]

I'm not killing time, I'm discussing... killing time...

Anyway, I'll possible have a business or three to run soon. Before that, I'll need my computer for mastering programming and coding. Oh, and doing my university work... :p

I found the X-games to be pretty addictive. I'm very tempted to NOT buy the X Superbox, as a result...

[Sivert3]

We can talk about coding too, I've studied quite a bit of programming on my free time, I just lack the math behind it.

[Forgotten Dragon's Ire]

I am actually a Computer Science major so coding is my forte.

[asdf]

You guys are lucky. I only know Basic and not very well.

[Corva]

Oh, I only know Python, and not very well. Have you heard of edX? I took the computer science and programming course on there last year. You should check it out.

[Forgotten Dragon's Ire]

I know quite a few of the C languages (C,C++, C#), Java (Plus Android), and I've also done a few things with Erlang, Basic and Assembly code.

I haven't tried my hand at Python quite yet, but I hear its a good language.

[Kojack]

I'm not killing time, I'm discussing... killing time...

That is my new favorite phrase for the year.

As far as programming languages go, I am using a website called codeacademy.com to learn Java, Python, and Ruby. It takes time though and some of the curses are not... user friendly. Because the nerd in me demands it, I will eventually pick up VAL3 and Epson RC+. I tried to upload a picture of my workstation but I forgot how to. Anyway, to give you an idea of how big of a nerd I am, I have for monitors connected to my computer with a STRIKE 7 keyboard.

[Corva]

Oh, I have to wait a week until my new laptop arrives. Then I should be able to get started on learning Java and C, in addition to Python, and figuring out HTML5 as well. I'll stick with those for now - they seem to be the main ones used in what I want to do - but I should probably pick up FORTRAN at some point, in case they ever give me time on the supercomputer...

[asdf]

I'm only in middle school, most kids I know think they're a tech guru if they can download a nonmarket app on their kindle, so knowing actual PROGRAMMING is a big step. That being said, if I wanted to learn more programming, I would ask my dad. I mean, it's what he does for a living, he ougta be good. He started at RCA Virginia in 1983. He's currently working on getting his CCNA certification. So... Yeah.