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bharvey · 2011-06-24 17:27:00

14God wrote:
I have one question: How do I get his attention? He is allot like me and isn't very tenacious.

Huh? You seem to be quite self-starting to me!

As to him, though, I have two answers:

1. Find a really awesome project on the Scratch site that you think is within his reach, and let him play with it, and then walk him through the code, and modify it together.

2. Ultimately, it's not your job to get his attention. You can help him learn, but if he isn't interested, then maybe this isn't the thing for him right now. Not everyone has to program computers.

14God · 2011-06-25 15:21:09

bharvey wrote:
2. Ultimately, it's not your job to get his attention. You can help him learn, but if he isn't interested, then maybe this isn't the thing for him right now. Not everyone has to program computers.

He is genuinely interested but he sometimes gives up or looses focus, I really like the idea of using someones existing scratch projects and remixing it. He's interested in making a fighting game and there are plenty out there to remix. I learned sine/cosine from this: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/keroro645/492026 so I understand how useful other peoples projects are.

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bharvey · 2011-06-25 17:59:08

14God wrote:
He is genuinely interested but he sometimes gives up or looses focus.

Ah, well, he's 10. That happens. Just be patient. (Which it sounds like you already are, but I mean, don't think you have to come up with a solution to a kid's limited attention span!)

14God · 2011-06-29 00:27:04

BUMP

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sci_test · 2011-06-30 07:17:48

BYOB 3.1.1 downloaded.
It's a big file, and that took several minutes.
Now I have to get a password to extract it...

At least 360 seconds have to pass between posts. Please wait a little while and try posting again.
Being new is annoying. ^^

sci_test · 2011-06-30 08:10:41

Okay, so I'm looking through the tools sprite, and found at the bottom the ((attribute) OF (sprite)) block. I tried sticking the X POSITION into it, but it only reported X POSITION.

scimonster · 2011-06-30 08:15:30

I just "lambadified" a block, and when I took it out of the THE BLOCK block, the insert was %s! yikes

EDIT: Just want to point this out, but in the acronym script, the comment says "taks" instead of "tasks" tongue

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fullmoon · 2011-07-03 10:31:09

Hey bharvey,
The BYOB4 dev list has been quiet for like a month! Is everyone on vacation?

Are you on vacation?

I'm all...alone. yikes

14God · 2011-07-03 21:20:35

fullmoon wrote:
Hey bharvey,
The BYOB4 dev list has been quiet for like a month! Is everyone on vacation?

Are you on vacation?

I'm all...alone.

Not entirely.

Jens · 2011-07-04 04:31:47

Hi fullmoon, I just got back from my vacation and am catching up on e-mails. Next week Brian will come visit me smile and after that you can expect the BYOB4 mailing list to get busy again. BTW the main reason the mailing list currently isn't all that active is that I'm neglecting it over all the stuff I'm hacking wink

Taneb · 2011-07-05 05:34:13

There's a mailing list!?

bharvey · 2011-07-07 02:11:23

fullmoon wrote:
Hey bharvey,
The BYOB4 dev list has been quiet for like a month! Is everyone on vacation?

Are you on vacation?

I'm all...alone.

I was on vacation but am currently in the hospital in Bergen, Norway recovering from the emergency removal of a tumor that was completely blocking the intestine. Still in ICU a week later, partly because still no bowel flow.

I'm afraid this will slow down my activities for a while! sad

scimonster · 2011-07-07 03:15:01

bharvey wrote:
fullmoon wrote:
Hey bharvey,
The BYOB4 dev list has been quiet for like a month! Is everyone on vacation?

Are you on vacation?

I'm all...alone.
I was on vacation but am currently in the hospital in Bergen, Norway recovering from the emergency removal of a tumor that was completely blocking the intestine. Still in ICU a week later, partly because still no bowel flow.

I'm afraid this will slow down my activities for a while!

That's too bad... feel better!

fullmoon · 2011-07-07 09:33:15

bharvey wrote:
fullmoon wrote:
Hey bharvey,
The BYOB4 dev list has been quiet for like a month! Is everyone on vacation?

Are you on vacation?

I'm all...alone.
I was on vacation but am currently in the hospital in Bergen, Norway recovering from the emergency removal of a tumor that was completely blocking the intestine. Still in ICU a week later, partly because still no bowel flow.

I'm afraid this will slow down my activities for a while!

I'm really sorry to hear that! Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

shadow_7283 · 2011-07-07 10:10:39

bharvey wrote:
I was on vacation but am currently in the hospital in Bergen, Norway recovering from the emergency removal of a tumor that was completely blocking the intestine. Still in ICU a week later, partly because still no bowel flow.

I'm afraid this will slow down my activities for a while!

Oh no! sad I hope you'll make a full and quick recovery!

14God · 2011-07-07 15:17:59

bharvey wrote:
I was on vacation but am currently in the hospital in Bergen, Norway recovering from the emergency removal of a tumor that was completely blocking the intestine. Still in ICU a week later, partly because still no bowel flow.

I'm afraid this will slow down my activities for a while!

I'll ask my family to pray for you if you'd like. Hope you get better soon smile

shadow_7283 · 2011-07-07 22:27:23

I'll be praying as well. smile

Bookworm300 · 2011-07-08 00:25:01

I need help downloading it. Could you help me?

bharvey · 2011-07-08 03:26:17

Thanks, gang. Good news today: the tumor was benign!

shadow_7283 · 2011-07-08 10:47:49

big_smile That's awesome to hear!

Taneb · 2011-07-08 11:05:21

Phew.

henley · 2011-07-08 20:29:40

Taneb wrote:
There's a mailing list!?

SINCE WHEN!?!?

14God · 2011-07-09 19:01:08

@Brian
That's good news big_smile

bharvey · 2011-07-10 03:18:24

Taneb wrote:
There's a mailing list!?

As fullmoon joins the select group of cat-letters-out-of-bags, with emeritus members Shadow and Lucario. smile

There is a > > >very small< < < mailing list consisting of Jens, me, four Berkeley students, fullmoon, and nXIII. (The latter two are working on writing primitives; the Berkeley students on the core evaluator, and of course Jens on the GUI and everything else because he's twice as fast as the rest of us put together. I am mainly trying to ride herd on the Berkeley students. smile )

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shadow_7283 · 2011-07-10 11:20:05

bharvey wrote:
As fullmoon joins the select group of cat-letters-out-of-bags, with emeritus members Shadow and Lucario.

Hey... I still half-read all the emails! tongue (And check the forum topic daily)

bharvey wrote:
There is a > > >very small< < < mailing list consisting of Jens, me, four Berkeley students, fullmoon, and nXIII.

nXIII is still active? I've been trying to contact him for AGES.

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