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Monday 11th March 2002

Tests

Fassands of 'em. They littered my journal for ages, so I put them all here...

(Note: Many of the links to the tests - particually towards the end - are now 404ing because the test no longer exists, this is part of the ebbing and flowing of the net, sorry)

You scored as Neo, the "One". Neo is the computer hacker-turned-Messiah of the Matrix. He leads a small group of human rebels against the technology that controls them. Neo doubts his ability to lead but doesn't want to disappoint his friends. His goal is for a world where all men know the Truth and are free from the bonds of the Matrix.

Neo, the "One"

71%

The Terminator

63%

Lara Croft

54%

Captain Jack Sparrow

50%

The Amazing Spider-Man

50%

Batman, the Dark Knight

50%

William Wallace

46%

Indiana Jones

46%

Maximus

46%

El Zorro

38%

James Bond, Agent 007

38%

Which Action Hero Would You Be? v. 2.0
created with QuizFarm.com

Note, Contary to most of these tests instructions, I've put the images on *this* server, partly to save them from an awful lot of bandwidth costs, mostly so that when the pages start 404ing I still have them here. Some of the links below will be broken (Due to other people *not* hosting the images locally and the site being shut down)

Vetinari!!
Discworld: Which Ankh-Morpork City Watch Character are YOU?

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i am an indie snob!

How indie are you? test by ridethefader
You're just too cool for school, aren't you? You're pretty narrow minded and opinionated with regards to music (and probably most other things as well). But you're allowed to be, because you really are better than everyone else. You take pride in obscurity. You probably prefer vinyl too, you elitist bitch.

Buffy Tests


Standing In The Way....

Which Buffy Musical Song Are You?
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We Are Amazed!

How Big of a Buffy Fan Are You?
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Normal Fan

How Obsessive Are You Over Buffy?
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You are Restless!

Which Buffy Episode Are You?
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Size?

Click here to find out what size you really are

How Jedi?


:: how jedi are you? ::

Discworld Novelty


Find out which Discworld novelty you are.

Pixies Song

Monkey Gone To Heaven
You're always the one who stands out in a crowd. People look forward to seeing you. You're well dressed, well-mannered, but spontaneous enough that it's very easy for you to make friends. Your interests include the paranormal and government conspiracies, but you also enjoy sitting back and eating a good meal. You probably have a lot of pets that you take care of obsessively.
Which Pixies song are you?

Magic User


Your magical style is Magus.
What type of Magic do you work?. Take the Magical Style Quiz by Paradox

Social Disorder Test

DisorderRating
Paranoid:Low
Schizoid:Low
Schizotypal:Moderate
Antisocial:Low
Borderline:Low
Histrionic:Moderate
Narcissistic:Low
Avoidant:Moderate
Dependent:Low
Obsessive-Compulsive:Low

-- Click Here To Take The Test --

Soul Test

Hasn't anyone ever told you that you're artistic?

Artistic!

Fair enough. Perhaps they haven't. But now that you know, you must become one with your inner self.

Virtues: You look for immense creativity and individuality in people, including yourself. You're not happy with anything less than brilliant, and you focus on being expressive. You value energy, liveliness, and upbeat personalities, but you're not supportive of moodiness when you yourself can be unreliably moody. Seeking activity, you like the bustle of business but need the secluded atmosphere of a studio or private corner.

Aspirations: You feel the need to express your talents, whether it be through writing, drawing, singing, dancing, composing, performing, or photographing. While you strive to ever improve your work, you want to display it as soon as possible when your impatience kicks in. You want to be a prodigy but you might not have the means right at your fingertips. Trust me, do NOT move to New York to do it. Yeesh!

Quirks: Conformists bother you because of their lack of individuality. You're often late or unreliable. You're showy and refuse to share the spotlight. You only tell little white lies. You worm your way into the hearts of others, but be careful; some people despise the show-offs.

Factors: Surround yourself with activity and you'll always have material to work with. Involve friends and family in your projects so they don't feel like envious outsiders.

Future: Show business or not, you'll settle down happily if you're among those who appreciate your natural talents and desire to perform. Don't stay in one place too long, and don't be too hasty in defining your relationships. Who are you to judge what only time will tell?

17

I act like I'm 17.
This test was brought to you by Melissa - No, really.... Take it here.

Jellybean

What Jelly Belly flavor are you? I'm -

Find your flavor here

Person Similer Complimentary Anejo 94% 97% James 90% 91% Samantha Straus 98% 99% rachel 97% 98%

Complimentary

Along the top is who took the test, so in the Aquarion(x)/Anejo(y), it was me, and in James(x)/Rachel(y), it was James, kay?
X Aquarion Anejo James Samantha rachel
Aq X
Anejo 97% X
James 91% 88% X
Sam 99% X
Rachel 98% 88% 89% 98% X
Compare


What Star Trek: The Next Generation character are you?

a freaking cool quiz by Devotion

Yuoo ere-a zee Svedeesh Cheff!
Yuoo ere-a a guud cuuk, thuoogh yuoo cun't speek Ingleesh fery vell. Bork Bork Bork!


Which "Natural Wonder" are you?


What Pattern Are You?

So which letter of the alphabet matches YOUR personality, huh?


Victims are tied into you and stretched inch by agonizing inch, until they are either rent limb from limb or they confess. Or hey, maybe both. Not as bad as some people, someone tells you what you want to hear you'll feel better.

What torture would you be?

What is YOUR Highschool label?
Wowie! You are Redensek! You are techy yet cute, and pretty much all around cool. Everyone loves you! You're fun, popular, and can mold yourself to fit right in to any situation.

HOW SHOULD YOU KILL YOUR FIRST/NEXT VICTIM? find out at: slitmyfuckingthroat.cjb.net
(The person who did this test worries me. Seriously)

Which Eddie Izzard are you?

Which Izzard Are You?

Surreal Izzard: You talk bollocks all the time, and don't care who knows it. You are King Pig from Hell, and talk to strange people on buses. Your underwear is consipring against you, and if James Mason was here, he'd have something to say about it. And that something would be WEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOO.

Maths Paper

If I were a Springer-Verlag Graduate Text in Mathematics, I would be Saunders Mac Lane's Categories for the Working Mathematician.

I provide an array of general ideas useful in a wide variety of fields. Starting from foundations, I illuminate the concepts of category, functor, natural transformation, and duality. I then turn to adjoint functors, which provide a description of universal constructions, an analysis of the representation of functors by sets of morphisms, and a means of manipulating direct and inverse limits.

Which Springer GTM would you be? The Springer GTM Test

Mythological Creature


I took the What Mythological Creature Are you? test by !

Anime Artist

Wee! I took the Shounen or Shoujo test, created by peacefulchaos

How Evil?

I am 24% evil.

I try to stay away from evil deeds but succumb to temptation every once in a while. I'm not quite on my way to hell but I certainly have some explaining to do.

Are you evil? find out at Hilowitz.com

Which Labyrinth character?


I'm Sarah!

I'm Sarah. I'm imaginative and creative, though a bit of a brat sometimes. If I use my wits, I'll get what I want. Nobody has power over me!

Take the "Which Labyrinth character are you most like?" quiz by smarmy

What Tarot Card?

Which tarot card are you?

A defintion of the card Fool:
The Fool - External Meaning: Space before a decision or choice is made. A new cycle is about to begin that the seeker will enter inexperienced. New and endless possibilities. Esoteric Meaning: The spirit of Aether. The limitless energy of spirit. Folly. Idea. Energys: Air

What D&D Class are you?

From http://www.students.uiuc.edu/~ellingwd/dndwho/index.html

Lawful Neutral Elf Mage Bard

Alignment:

Lawful Neutral characters believe in the triumph of law and order above all else. It does not matter whether the leader is for good or evil; the leader will be followed, because the order they provide is the most important thing.

Race:

Elves are the eldest of all races, although they are generally a bit smaller than humans. They are generally well-cultured, artistic, easy-going, and because of their long lives, unconcerned with day-to-day activities that other races frequently concern themselves with. Elves are, effectively, immortal, although they can be killed. After a thousand years or so, they simply pass on to the next plane of existance.

Primary Class:

Mages harness the magical energies for their own use. Spells, spell books, and long hours in the library are their loves. While often not physically strong, their mental talents can make up for this.

Secondary Class:

Bards are the entertainers. They sing, dance, and play instruments to make other people happy, and, frequently, make money. They also tend to dabble in magic a bit. Detailed Results:

Alignment:

Lawful Good ----- X (1)
Neutral Good ---- X (1)
Chaotic Good ----  (0)
Lawful Neutral -- XXXX (4)
True Neutral ---- XXX (3)
Chaotic Neutral -  (0)
Lawful Evil ----- X (1)
Neutral Evil ----  (-2)
Chaotic Evil ----  (-2)

Race:

Human ----  (-1)
Half-Elf -  (-2)
Elf ------ XXXX (4)
Halfling -  (-2)
Dwarf ---- XX (2)

Class:

Fighter -  (-8)
Ranger --  (-3)
Paladin -  (-5)
Cleric --  (0)
Mage ---- XXXXXXX (7)
Druid ---  (-3)
Thief ---  (-1)
Bard ---- XXXXXX (6)

Deathboy Test

0% - 10% (Britney)

Oh dear, oh dear.
Far from being a world destroying DeathKiddy, you appear to enjoy kittens, bunnies and boybands.
Not a cloud enters your sky and all is sweetness and light for you.
Fucker.

Take the DeathKiddy Test!

Obscure Website Test

I am most like http://www.eiu.org.

I am a very tongue-in-cheek person. It's often hard to tell if I'm being serious, and I have almost a kinda spooky vibe.
I'm also very inquisitive, and like to question what most take for granted.

The Obscure Website Test

I am most like http://www.eiu.org.

I am a very tongue-in-cheek person. It's often hard to tell if I'm being serious, and I have almost a kinda spooky vibe.
I'm also very inquisitive, and like to question what most take for granted.

The Obscure Website Test

Art Test

If I were a work of art, I would be Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.

I am extremely popular and widely known. Although unassuming and unpretentious, my enigmatic smile has charmed millions. I am a mystery, able to be appreciated from afar, but ultimately unknowable and thus intriguing.

Which work of art would you be? The Art Test

The Cat Test



Take the What Cat Are You? test by webkin!

Which LOTR Charactor would I be?

Gandalf

Gandalf the Grey

If I were a character in The Lord of the Rings, I would be Gandalf, Wizard, a guardian against the Dark Lord.

In the movie, I am played by Ian McKellen.

Who would you be?
Zovakware Lord of the Rings Test with Perseus Web Survey Software

...Autobots...

If I was an Autobot, I'd be:
Click to see what Autobot you could be!
Take the Transformers personality test at android5.com!

..reservoir dogs villian...

...evil criminals...

Which Evil Criminal are You?

...James Bond villian...

If I was a James Bond villain, I would be Auric Goldfinger.

I enjoy golf, gold, and bisecting people with industrial lasers.

I am played by Gert Fr?be in Goldfinger.

Who would you be? James Bond Villain Personality Test

...even afflictions...


Take the Affliction Test Today!

...and even bloody Quake villians.

I'm A Knight! Take the 'What Quake monster am I?' test!

...to robots. Does anyone else think this is enough now?

Click here to find out what robot you really are

Not quite. Post Modernism!

Which Online Test are you?

[If I were an online test, I would be The Lord of the Rings Character Test]

I'm The Lord of the Rings Character Test!

I like to think that everyone is really a character in my strange fictional world - I don't care if no-one outside it has a clue what I'm on about.

Click here to find out which test you are!

Updated 2002-02-21, Izzard, Maths, Mythological Creature, Anime, Evil, D&D, Tarot and Labyrinth tests uploaded

And updated again 2002-03-20 with Muppet, Wonder, Pattern, Letter, Torture, Label, Font, and First Victim tests. All these are Cat's fault.

And again, same day, with the Trek test

And yet again (2002-06-03) with the Simple Minds things

And again, (2002-06-11) with the Age and Soul tests

Today (2002-06-15) we update with the Disorder Test, Magical Test, Discworld Novelty Test, and Pixies Song tests

And once again today (2003-02-13) with the Buffy and OS tests, and with the new pictures.

2003-03-10 with the Indie test

2003-10-20, Discworld test

2005-11-04, Hero Test

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Tuesday 7th January 2003

Bash

#57169 +(118)- [X]

<Phaze> SOME HOT CHICK
<Phaze> JUST MAILED ME
<Phaze> HER NEW PICS
<Phaze> WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
<N1k1tA> me too
<N1k1tA> she also offered penis enlargement
<N1k1tA> and home loans

Bash.org IRC quotes file. Warning, may offend, may contain traces of humour


Tuesday 14th January 2003

Silence the thunder

Via plasticbag.org:

Are you children never satisfied? Do you find yourself buying them ever more toys that they seem to discard almost immediately? Do they have a strange menacing glint in their eyes that you find ungodly? Terrifying, even? Then get them one of the new range of toys from John Lewis. Guaranteed to keep them quiet!

Ummm...


Return

Hey look everybody, Laurabelle is back, and using Moveable Type :-)

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Laurabelle:

2003-01-18 01:08 15 hrs after the Original Article

And I’m pinging blo.gs too.

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Hmm

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lonecat:

2003-01-20 14:47 2 hrs after the Original Article

/me ?|-|34|25

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dearg:

2003-01-20 14:48 2 hrs after the Original Article

5(@|2`/. /31?Y S|

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dearg:

2003-01-20 14:51 3 mins after Themself

D’oh, forgot about HTML snippages.

That should be…

5(@|2`/. /31?Y S|<4R`/ 1|1|)3£|).

I prefer the professional touch. Without suction.

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Laurabelle:

2003-01-21 03:24 15 hrs after the Original Article

Could we perhaps have a translation for the more illiterate among us please?

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ccooke:

2003-01-21 08:28 5 hrs after Laurabelle

“Fear the Flowbee”

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Tuesday 21st January 2003

Food of love

The Mixerman Chronicles

On Monday July 27, I begin a new project. I will be recording an album of a band for a very famous Producer. The band is relatively unknown other than within the Record Industry which, for the most part, is currently filled with bitter losers of the biggest bidding war in the history of the music business.

The tale of a Mixing techy, and the project from hell...


New, Revolutionary Diet Pill!

So, I was surfing this evening, when up popped a window with this in it (mirrored in the attachment below)

Nice to see that good taste in naming runs true...

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Wednesday 29th January 2003

Continuing Theme

(Aquarionics on Pornolize)

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Icmp-echo:

2003-01-29 13:04 2 hrs after the Original Article

I see… conditional entries indeed, done with javascript. Sometimes you worry me ;)

Pornolize – Still stupid, still juvenial, still funny as hell…

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Small Screen LoTR

Lord Of The Rings: The TV Series:

This is a fansite dedicated to the much loved "Lord of the Rings: The Series" television show, which was produced by Warner Bros. after the huge success of the Lord of the Rings movies (directed by Peter Jackson).

(Via Añejo)

Which OS Are You?

Which OS are You?
Which OS are You?

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dearg:

2003-01-31 19:12 22 mins after the Original Article

I’m "Slackware Linux"

"You are the brightest among your peers, but often mistaken as insane." Hey! Err, true, though

"Your elegant solutions to problems often take a little longer, but require much less effort to complete"

Hmm, not bad. Maybe I’ll move from Mandrake to Slackware instead of Debian, then…

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Paul Freeman:

2003-01-31 19:18 28 mins after the Original Article

I was OS/2 Warp which was most worrying indeed. Still, better dead than Windows^WSmeg

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Marco:

2003-02-01 14:13 19 hrs after the Original Article

Hmm.

First time I got OS X. Then I went back and changed the answer to the very last question from "If I end up Windows ME someone is going to be hurting." to "It doesn’t really matter now does it?"—nothing else—and got Palm OS.

So I went back again and changed it to "No, it’s entirely random."

And got WinXP.

Hmm…

Changing back to "if I get WinME yousa gonna hurt", but altering the favourite input device to Sausage of Power, I get Debian.

I’m not quite sure what to make of this.

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Thursday 13th February 2003

Examine

Because it's the second most popular page on the site (after the front page), and because people have complained. The Page Of Tests has been updated so the pictures work again, and the Buffy quizes have been added.


Wednesday 21st May 2003

Gender Test

I don’t do these often any more, but this one caught the imagination of a group I associate with, so it appears. According to the Sex And Gender Explorer Test I’m a “Quite Masculine Androgynous Cross Dresser”.

I find this amusing, mostly due to the fact that every conclusion it drew from my answers was wrong, and seemed to stem from the fact that I like stories and not car repair.

I hate people who use stereotypes to judge, but this is scary. The site presents itself as a serious resource on the subject of Gender Identity stuff, yet as far as I’ve seen, only people who already know about this aspect of themselves get the results they were expecting. Apparently nobody is allowed to be a normal, straight person (Male or female) in their (the site’s) world.

And that’s scary.

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MP:

2003-05-21 22:20 10 mins after the Original Article

I got bored after about question 1, so skipped to the end and decided to be male. It then said I am a male-to-female cross dresser…
That was with an overall score of 0. I think that is bearing out your conclusions… :-)

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dearg:

2003-05-22 07:47 10 hrs after the Original Article

Well, the test told me I was a male, but with an androgynous mind. Which is quite fair. It also told me I was a cross-dresser, which is very very wrong (dresses are just so not me).

Although, judging by other people’s results, it seems to think that 80% of people are either transvestites or transsexuals, so the test is just skewed. As MP’s “Control Test” shows…

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senji:

2003-09-02 16:38 30 mins after the Original Article

(1) lj-user=aquarionics got the URL for this item wrong.

(2) I was just looking at CORE.

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Hippo:

2003-09-03 07:10 15 hrs after the Original Article

I was in the Mines of Moria^WMonument on monday.

Bank/Monument has to be the most topologically complex central tube station and it’s always puzzled me why the DLR lines are so deep.

Paris is worse though : have ‘changed’ at a few stations
there, and you have travelators as the distances are huge.

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Pingter:

2003-09-04 07:27 1 day after Hippo

There are travelators at Waterloo—to and from the Jubilee line.

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Avast conspiracy

Avast, landlubbers, for today be Talk like a pirate day, where rules be made that pirates always speaks in the present tense, says “Avast” lots, and refers to any females in the vacinity as “Wench”.

Then ducks. Quickly.

All punishments must be refered to as ‘Keelhauling’, money is ‘Booty’ etc.

Normal service will be resumed soon. Ish.

Avast.

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James:

2003-09-19 10:55 2 hrs after the Original Article

ARRRRRRRR!!
(normal service be resuming shortly, as you say)

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Ruthi :

2003-09-19 15:10 6 hrs after the Original Article

Arr!
I be mighty pleased with the day’s design, me hearty.

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Sailor Jim has a livejournal.

That is, Sailor Jim Johnson has a livejournal.

That is, this Sailor Jim of ‘Boingy Boingy Boingy’ fame has a LiveJournal

One for the feeds list, then.

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Sailor Jim Johnston:

2004-01-22 22:24 16 wks after the Original Article

... and?

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Shuttlecock Volley

Lore Sjöberg, one of the twisted souls beind Brunching Shuttlecocks, has a weblog which now has an RSS feed.

He also has a webcomic which is worth reading.

Normal content will probably be resumed Monday

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Laura:

2003-10-06 21:10 4 days after the Original Article

Just want 2 say this site is gr8, despite the fact that I have no idea about all the computer-geek stuff! Although it does make me wonder who would be bored enough 2 make it (but then again, I was randomly searching for “argh!” when I found this site, so who am I 2 talk?)

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glass:

2003-10-28 06:26 4 wks after the Original Article

awesome comic if you are not the fruity metrosexual type

horrible comment if you are

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Saturday 29th November 2003

Thursday 11th December 2003

Death by ashtray

Smoking Kills (Req. Flash. Worth it. Funny)


Tuesday 6th January 2004

Gunstrike

Aquarion in Gunstrike

In this action packed kill-fest, Aquarion (Nicolas Cage) is an elite soldier with a passion for justice. He needs to silence LoneCat (Jennifer Aniston) before the vile elf with a banana (John Travolta) employs her. To the detriment of many peripheral characters, he demolishes an underground castle when given permission to do so. Watch this movie if you like rubbish!

Produced by ianiceboy

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sil:

2004-01-06 15:21 32 mins after the Original Article

Dammit, I thought this post would contain some kind of brilliant 3d rendered movie of all this. :)

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lonecat:

2004-01-06 20:07 5 hrs after the Original Article

Of course you realise, darling, that I will have to hurt you for that.

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Wednesday 28th January 2004

Too many penguins


Wednesday 3rd March 2004

A meme and a return

Hello, Livejournal users. Been a while, hasn’t it? Well, if your stupid RSS system rejects feeds merely because they aren’t valid, that’s what’s going to happen.

ahem fixed now.

So, in honour of the return of the Livejournallers from another dimension (You can, in case you need to know, read Aquarionics via it’s syndicated account on LiveJournal) lets have a meme I’ve stolen from people’s LJ and then bent to my own neferious purposes.

Recommend (and dis-recommend) one of each of:

  1. A movie
  2. A book
  3. A musical artist, song, or album
  4. A LiveJournal user weblogger not on my friends list blogroll
  5. What I should have for dinner
  6. A website

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Senji:

2004-03-03 13:25 21 mins after the Original Article

giggles

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Dave the Lurker:

2004-03-03 13:47 44 mins after the Original Article

1. A movie – This Is Spinal Tap.

2. A book – Dead Long Enough, James Hawes.

3. A musical artist, song, or album – Aphex Twin,
Selected ambient works Vol. 2.

4. A weblogger not on my blogroll – Greenfairy.com

5. What I should have for dinner – Chips.

6. A website – b3ta.com, but you probably knew that one already.

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stephen:

2004-03-04 16:13 1 day after the Original Article

...but of course asking for a meme indicates at least passibg familiarity with Dawkins, so I should suggest something else. ‘The Odessa Fil ‘ by Fredrick Forsyth, or possibly ’Have a Nice Day’by Mick Foley, even if you’re not a wrestling fan.

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head_title:

2004-03-15 02:16 2 wks after the Original Article

Ahem…You misspelled “its” and “nefarious.”

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Thursday 15th April 2004

Write first time

Workrave is telling me I should stop for the day. I trust it. This should not take long.

RSI back. Sentances shorter. Feel like am in a bad Bridget Jones parody.

Possibly Shatner impersonation.

Learning Python. Have taught python to play Foursquare solitare.

Badly.

Am positive that are better ways of doing things I’m doing. Doing it anyway. Learning Process Considered Nonhalmful.

Recent Things Seen:

(Blinks not working. No idea why. Suspect aliens. Possibly Allens.)

Aquarionics now has its own Amazon ASIN code. Counting days until am in bargain basement.

Fanpants. I’ve no idea what I can say about this.

Real ask Apple to open up AAC DRM because Real are famous for opening up formats and everything.

Freedom Force 2 Diary for great justice.

Am getting tired of sentances fragmented are they. Am going to cast Summon Gramatical Ability, to see what happens.

Ahh, better this is. Irritating that structure was getting.

Try that again. Right. It’s been an dull week on Planet Aquarion. I’m attempting to make the most of my employment limbo by learning how Python actually works. Despite having written Aquaintances in it, I’ve little to no idea how the language actually works (Aquaintances is very much cargo cult programming, and anyway, I’m no longer using it, I’ve switched to Bloglines instead along with the rest of the known world). This has involved working though Dive into Python and applying the new knowledge gained to solving the problem, which is making FourSquare work.

FourSquare Patience

  1. Shuffle normal 1c52 deck.
  2. Deal four cards into seperate “play” piles
  3. Remove any Kings from the top of any “play” pile.
  4. If any cards on the top of any of the play piles add up to 13 (A=1, J=11, Q=12) remove those two cards to the Win pile.
  5. If any play piles are empty, deal one card to each empty space and go to step 3.
  6. Otherwise, go to step 2.
  7. Once you run out of cards to be dealt. Add play piles together, do not shuffle and go to step two.
  8. When all cards are in the win deck, you’ve won.

(1c52 == 1 standard deck of 52 cards, meaning no jokers. Contrast with 2c52, 1c104 (Include latin suites), 1c54 etc)

For a patience game, it’s very simple, can be completely automated, but can be made more or less complicated more or less arbitarily. For example, you may want to consider which cards are underneath at step 4, to see if removing this pair rather than that pair will gain you access to that queen which matches that ace.

In short, it’s a nice progamming exercise for learning a language, but the real test is to see how much of the code you can reuse for writing BlackJack further down the line.

And no, I’m not publishing the code for at least another four lessons or so :-D

Also, I’m still playing x2, Tropico 2, and – thanks it getting posted back to me – Battlefield 1942 (Actually, mostly Battlefield Pirates) and waiting for my life to get interesting again.


Wednesday 21st April 2004

Miscellany

Footprints in the sand

According to MyFootprint I’m using up the following portions of the earth:

Category Global Hectares
Food 1.6
Mobility 0.4
Shelter 1
Goods/Services 0.8
Total Footprint 3.8

In comparison, the average ecological footprint in your country is 5.3 global hectares per person.

Worldwide, there exist 1.8 biologically productive global hectares per person.

If everyone lived like you, we would need 2.1 planets.

Holy caped crusaders, Batman!

Race is on to unmask Reading’s very own Batman and Robin

Sarabian?

How to total a new car

Hit it with a toothpick.

Apparently, if you crash a BMW just enough to trigger the airbags, you can total it, because replacing each airbags costs in excess of $1000 each.

Bananaguard

“Are you fed up with bringing bananas to work or school only to find them bruised and squashed? Our unique, patented device allows for the safe transport and storage of individual bananas letting you enjoy perfect bananas anytime, anywhere.”

BananaGuard. It’s an armoured vest for soft fruit.

Ping-o-Matic

Ping-o-Matic because doing it automatically is too much like no work.

Khaaan

I don’t get it

Badger Badger Badger Badger Badger Badger Badger Badger Badger Badger.

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Missiedith:

2004-04-21 12:03 2 hrs after the Original Article

I had to pretend to be part of the Armed Forces in Europe in order to almost buy a BananaGuard. I want one! But not that badly.

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A Nameless One:

2004-04-21 21:51 10 hrs after Missiedith

This is a test post

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sarabian:

2004-04-23 13:59 2 days after the Original Article

Not me, guv :)

I vaguely remember this story from last year. A slow news day, I should imagine.

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Thursday 29th April 2004

Aroundabout

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Bluebottle:

2004-04-29 19:19 23 mins after the Original Article

Note to self: Do not open all the links at once on a machine that doesn’t play sound on all flash animations. You will be somewhat puzzled by the animation that doesn’t sync to the tune of Mop & Smiff.

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Rory Parle:

2004-04-30 09:59 15 hrs after the Original Article

Shouldn’t that be:

document.getElementsByTagName ‘body’)[0].style.backgroundColor=’red’?

Some of us don’t get the pleasure of your annoying check box. :-(

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Aquarion:

2004-04-30 10:23 24 mins after Rory Parle

Could be, but I couldn’t be bothered to fix the Javascript, so I left it doing nothing

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Rory Parle:

2004-04-30 11:45 1 hr after Aquarion

...which has a sort of Zen appeal of its own I think.

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Aquarion:

2004-04-30 15:29 21 hrs after the Original Article

Testing the commenting

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Friday 7th May 2004

Tab dump III, This time it's personal

Real content at some point, promise.

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Rosemary:

2004-05-07 16:21 8 hrs after the Original Article

What happened to Tab Dump II?

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Friday 14th May 2004

Quizdom

According to the Zodiac Personality Test I’m an Aquarius.

Aquarius

Shocking, isn’t it?

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sil:

2004-05-14 14:15 1 hr after the Original Article

Ha! So am I.

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