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ildave1
November 10, 2005
Oorah! (It's a Marine thing...)
For the curious -> :What the hell is Oorah?:

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Recap
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So what the heck have I been up too? Well, as I noted in my last entry, I joined up over at EDI to assist with the creation of there latest and greatest project, tentatively named.... "Project2..." ;p

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I completed (mark::…
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ildave1
November 04, 2005
School, School, School, Work?
Well, it is that time of year again when we all pull out our pens and paper to write up the grand ol` holy grail of course schedules. I have a pretty good idea on what I will be taking next semester.

Calculus II, C++ Lab, Software Architecture, Computer Graphics, Drawing I(After I knock some heads …
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ildave1
October 29, 2005
... Falls from the sky...
*plows into the ground*.....
*climbs out of the indention he just created*

Whoah... Well. I have been gone for quite sometime now and I surely have not been updating my little journal here like I thought I would have been when I joined GDNet+!

So, what have I been up to lately?

School. College is …
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ildave1
October 04, 2005
Advice Welcomed
So, Im attempting to learn what I can do with the console window to incorporate a few features within seven...

So, I included windows.h and BAM... I'm slammed with errors up the wa-zoo!

Any sort of direction is welcomed with this issue. I've pretty much declaired that I have bad header files, but i…
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ildave1
September 26, 2005
- S + E + V + E + N -
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Well, after a few trial and errors, I finally began on my first official project that will basically continue until I have implemented as many features as console programming will allow me. I have currently got a pretty lengthy wish list along with a pretty good …
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ildave1
September 26, 2005
- S + E + V + E + N -
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ildave1
September 18, 2005
Stu....ck
So...

I'm Stuck (as the title read) as to where and what I should be focusing my attention to, code wise.

Over the summer, I pounded out the basic fundamentals of C++, reading a great book and going through an online game institute class, lacking extreme depth in a few areas, but I figured I would be…
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ildave1
September 11, 2005
Education
Well. I'm still alive, but horribly busy with HOMEWORK that for some reason takes -forever- to comprehend. Thats what I get for having a wretched Learning Disability (Grasping things at a slower pace).

I'm sure you all have heard of, "DON'T FIX SOMETHING THATS NOT BROKEN". Well. I found out yeste…
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ildave1
September 01, 2005
Totally non-game-related
On a totally non-game-related subject...

Well, I got a post-card from the "Marine Corps Mobilization Command", namely the Inactive Ready Reserve...

A little history about the Military::

You sign up for EIGHT years on your contract. FOUR years Active Duty and FOUR years Inactive. During your 4 years …
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ildave1
August 30, 2005
...

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Flooooaaaat'n down da bayouuuuuuu....

Flooooaaaaaaat'n dowwwn da bayoouuuuuuuu....

Hope'n those crocs dont get me today....


Open your hearts and help those in dire need::Red_Cross

Sad moments for the history books indeed. For those effected by this tragedy, we're thinking about you.

-pixeled
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ildave1
August 29, 2005
Coding Ediquette
When a person is still fairly new to learning to program, is it a bad habit to get into when you choose to "try-and-error" the code that you have written?

IE.) -- Write a function, compile
or -- Write a loop, compile

What are some good habits to get into that you have found helpfull when you code?

Ju…
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ildave1
August 26, 2005
Oh No....
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BIRTHDAY! 23...

Ugh. I'm not ready to be 23, I still feel like kid!
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ildave1
August 25, 2005
Ughh
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skooool
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Well, this semester isn't going to be too bad. I really enjoy the classes && instructors && the content; the classes are right on track. I am taking a logic/language proof cl…
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ildave1
August 22, 2005
Degree's or Degree
4 D A Y S ? U N T I L ? BIRTHDAY
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SCHOOL::START
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Well, Day 1 went pretty good besides the fact that I can now tack on the fact that I walked about a mile and a half in POURING rain. Wow, I wish I had a c…
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ildave1
August 17, 2005
Source Code
Go praise this request to create a Source Code Distribution site here on GDNET!

I found that people, by studing source code, can drastically improve their understanding of how development is structured just by reading over some well documented source code. By actually having a forum here in the com…
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ildave1
August 17, 2005
MMORPG, Bowling, and other nonsense
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... Another MMORPG ....
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Wretched things, they're everywhere! Anybody have a serious problem with this genre of gaming? I personally love them, but they seem to suck your life away. I've -kind of- got…
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ildave1
August 14, 2005
Testing... 1... 2.. crash..... 3?
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Mornings Wrath
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Well, all of yesterday and early today I have been helping out Raymond over at EDI doing some hardcore testing of his game Mornings Wrath. As you may already know, after we all droped …
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ildave1
August 12, 2005
Thinking....
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..... 14 Days . . .
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I was just thinking, early this lovely morning, that in 14 days I will ++ another year in my life. It will be my first B-Day back home in the last 4 years. It's crazy how quick ti…
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ildave1
August 11, 2005
Pixel....... & ........ RAIN
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Meet Pixel and RAIN!
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I'm having a blast today, just tinkering with Allegro... I tell you what, getting away from the console and messing with graphics (even if im not an artist) is a LOT more entertai…
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ildave1
August 10, 2005
PDOGS!
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PRAIRIE DOGS ROCK!!!
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Isn't he just the cutiest bundle of joy? MUCH better then kids. :)
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ildave1
August 10, 2005
School && Shout outs && Allegro
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Books, Books, and more Books!
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So I found out today that my books for this semester is only going to cost me about $300(5 classes)! Thank GOD! LOL.. Last semester, I was warmly welcomed to K-State with…
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ildave1
August 08, 2005
Success!
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Allegro
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Now that I am back up in Manhattan I got cracking on figuring out what the issue was with this installation.

I figured out how to dig into the properties to change from a win32 console applic…
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ildave1
August 06, 2005
Allegro
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THE DUKES!!!! (The Dukes of Hazzard!)
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I just came back from seeing this movie (YES, I MADE AN OPENING NIGHT SHOWING! WOOOO)!!! I've just got a few things to say about it...

Funny, Halarious, Amusing, C…
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ildave1
August 05, 2005
ALLEGRO
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Allegro
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I believe I have a great foundation to begin working with something a little more advanced than the console window. So I am going to be fiddling around with Allegro as my first choice of libra…
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ildave1
August 04, 2005
The Lost Region
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Morning's Wrath BETA || Main Website || EDI Dev Journal
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Well, I spent dang near the entire day beta testing this sucker to pieces. Found a lot of irrelivent bugs/cracks that have already been noted (…
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ildave1
August 03, 2005
Update, Update, Update
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Dungeon Siege II DEMO
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Mmmmm. This game has been a blast so far and I am highly anticipating the release of the full version. :D

If you haven't tried this DEMO out yet, you surely need to locate yourse…
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ildave1
August 01, 2005
Nearly Moved In
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The Move
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Hey there! Well, the move was not nearly as bad as I thought It would be. I ended up staying up until about 5 A.M. Sunday, packing, then I woke up at 8 A.M. to drive 2 hours to Manhattan. …
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ildave1
July 30, 2005
Moving in progress
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In Process of Moving
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I just wanted to throw a quick update to let you all know I w…
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ildave1
July 30, 2005
Laptop!
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erm.... Yeah...
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[added 7.30.05] - I must be really lame, because evidently, I'm th…
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ildave1
July 29, 2005
Logo, Beta, Doggies
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laptop::status
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Everything is going great here! I laid my second coat of paint toda…
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