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  • Voice recognition software is awesome! Look Ma no hands!
    Cibryll
    Cibryll
    Technology is amazing~
    X-Calibar
    X-Calibar
    It is <img src='http://www.cavestory.org/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/smile2.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> I'm getting closer to the perfect desktop workflow... I can issue commands, or use mouse and keyboard. I just wish I could just hover my hand off the keyboard, point at the window I want to move, grab/pick up and swipe move it wherever my hand is gesturing to. (Like to the other monitor.)
    Actually they do have that one thing...
    <a href='https://www.leapmotion.com/' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>https://www.leapmotion.com/</a>
    It might be able to do that! I read there was a leap motion keyboard too... That could be pretty neat if it works like I imagine.

    Also, I kinda wish my old steering wheel and pedals could hook up to USB... It's an old serial interface or something. It would be nice to have my feet controlling functions too <img src='http://www.cavestory.org/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/tongue2.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':p' /> (Maybe shift/control? or better yet, a function button which changes what the buttons do when holding down the breaks or acceleration.) Actually might be able to get a converter...!

    And then in the future I can just LOOK at what I want to move and say "Move Window" (Turns head) "Ok" lol
    Hmm... actually:
    <a href='http://steelseries.com/products/controllers/steelseries-sentry-gaming-eye-tracker' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://steelseries.c...ing-eye-tracker</a>
    I guess they have something like that already! Though, it doesn't seem to say anything about using it as a mouse. I want to be able send the mouse across different monitors, so I can work with multiple applications with just looking and some kind of way to confirm I want some action to take place at where I'm looking.

    Glance over at my second monitor, look at an area, say a word that's in that highlighted vision zone, and it selects automatically or say "mouse" and send the cursor to that location instantly :3 WANT !
    X-Calibar
    X-Calibar
    I'm enjoying this voice recognition stuff... I've been looking into TTS (text-to-speech) too. I like to ask the computer things and have it respond with the time, or date... Need to add the weather next :] I do have some issues though; voice recognition picks up what the computer is saying...

    I think I'll add a command that causes the computer to start talking to itself and responding to itself with different voices... I really would like to program a simple AI though. Would be fun to have an intelligent PC.

    Oh, that reminds me of a funny video...
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    The end of another successful semester! ... Now it starts all over again!
    X-Calibar
    X-Calibar
    Oya back to the all-nighters... I should pace myself better :[
    A game on Steam called "Out There Somewhere", is being recommended to fans of Cave Story... BTW ITS 96% OFF! That's 0.19 cents ... Not sure if it's a glitch...
    DoubleThink
    DoubleThink
    X-Calibar
    X-Calibar
    VVVVVV is the first game that I really remember noticing that too. I'm sure there are more examples, but I can't think of any! Maybe it's because of that one LONG tunnel in VVVVVV that I died on so many times... D:

    Btw! Another game on Steam for 0.19 cents...! It's a kind of Portal-ish 3d puzzle platformer from the looks of it. Quite short from the sounds of it.
    Called "Polarity".

    I'm a sucker for such a low price. Otherwise I'd never have looked at the game... I'm tempted...
    FortniteLover2
    FortniteLover2
    I've seen the map screen names in other games too. Ex. You Have to Win the Game (So it seems I posted this almost a year late. Oops)
    Just finished binge watching Psycho-Pass... It's really pretty good :] Anyone see it?
    Mmmmm, I do love teasing myself looking at products out of my price range...
    X-Calibar
    X-Calibar
    Anybody been keeping up with all that virtual reality going around? That Steam VR or HTC re Vive looks pretty cool.
    Being able to actually walk while wearing VR gear around and manipulate stuff sounds like they are finally getting somewhere. It still looks a little heavy to me though... and needing a completely empty room to walk around in?? Only place that comes to mind is the garage... [if the cars are out of it ... lol]
    <a href='http://www.shacknews.com/article/88732/valves-htc-re-vive-is-a-formidable-opponent-to-oculus-rift' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://www.shacknews...-to-oculus-rift</a>

    There are some neat other accessory ideas for VR, but not sure which will take off... if any at this stage.
    Omni-directional treadmills. So that you can stay in a single area but have the benefit of seemingly walking in an unlimited sized enviroment.
    <a href='http://www.virtuix.com/' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://www.virtuix.com/</a>
    <a href='http://cyberith.com/product/' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://cyberith.com/product/</a>

    Still, now all we need is direct nerve interface technology so we can Enter the Matrix... (but... I can only imagine what can go wrong there... lol)
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    X-Calibar
    X-Calibar
    Microsoft Hololenses have a really nice idea behind them... Augmented reality...
    Instead of taking us away to VR land, augment reality with tools, applications, etc that aren't tied to looking down at a phone. So like, I want to know the distance between here and here. And BAM without loading up different software, taking pictures, breaking out a ruler, etc; I get an accurate measurement just by *staring*.
    Or putting those qr codes on the wall or something, and being able to load them just by staring at them. Maybe a link to a video that suddenly appears on the wall... Or maybe go shopping, and look at the UPCs as you go, and it will automatically add up the price as you go. And then look at a QR code here and there for coupons that will automatically deduct the price; so you can keep track as you go...
    I dunno how useless this first generation of Hololens thing will be; but I can see an interesting future ahead ;]
    Polaris
    Polaris
    I think you've written more than enough to start a thread with, X! ^_^;
    Wish I could play the piano this well... It's actually just a midi, and I added some pictures to it :] Maybe I should start working on the piano again, it's a waste to let those piano classes go down the drain lol
    X-Calibar
    X-Calibar
    Hina
    Hina
    I wish I could play <em class='bbc'>anything</em> besides computer games.
    Anyway, that's a nice midi. I'm sure that if you practiced a bit, you'd be able to play this on piano ~
    Flipping through e-mails when I saw these two figures advertised... I've never bought any statues before, but... almost makes me want one :3 Though there's no telling if they would be as good as the promotional sample pics...
    X-Calibar
    X-Calibar
    Seems customer service was baffled, as there was no record of the orders... They appreciated my help though, and thanked me for my honesty...
    It would have been nice to keep, but I'm sure someone somewhere, is waiting on their flashcards to come in the mail!
    New year's resolution... need to create a schedule to live by... I'm wasting too much time!
    Polaris
    Polaris
    Aren't we all? D:

    Good luck, though!
    X-Calibar
    X-Calibar
    Hope you had a wonderful Christmas <img src='http://www.cavestory.org/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/grin2.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />

    The about section pictures? Top picture is an image of Saber holding the Excalibur that I manipulated in photoshop ... I suppose I put that image up because I edited it and although that sword is not the same as my name, the origins are the same...
    Saber is a strong figure that stands alone for most of her life. Even when surrounded by others.
    From a great anime/novel, Fate/stay night.

    The second picture is of Kurisu Makise and Rintaro Okabe "Kyouma Hououin", scientists from the anime/novel Steins;Gate. Another edited image I messed with... Kurisu seems worried that Okabe will disappear without a trace in that picture... It's a time travel thing :0
    The youtube video at the bottom is a song from the show/movie/game...
    I guess I put it up since it personifies my fear of disappearing and no one noticing.

    That and I love those characters and their stories xD
    Cibryll
    Cibryll
    Hey X-Calibar. With the CS+ port of my fourth ending mod on the horizon, as well as the 3rd anniversary of it drawing near, I just thought you should know that that mod wouldn't be what it is if it weren't for your <a href='http://www.cavestory.org/forums/index.php?/topic/1671-alternate-pathending/' class='bbc_url' title=''>"Alternate Path/Ending"</a> thread. My mod drew a lot of inspiration from some of the ideas you posted in that thread, such as skipping the fight with Curly, giving Booster the Cure-All, and finding King and Toroko in jail and rescuing them. So thank you so much for helping make my mod what it was.
    Classes finished for this year! Yay! Now, to listen to some soothing Binding of Isaac music... Zzzzz
    Polaris
    Polaris
    Congrats! ;D

    I've a week to go yet, but I can already feel the break. It's wonderful. ^.^
    X-Calibar
    X-Calibar
    You must be almost free! I've been finally getting some rest, and hope to have a normal schedule by the next week...
    Can't believe that today's already the 18th though... too FAST!
    Polaris
    Polaris
    I <em class='bbc'>could</em> be getting rest. Instead, here I am at 2:30 in the morning. ~.~

    I'm glad that you have, though. This month has certainly passed quickly, but I'm looking forward to the end of the year yayfest. Hopefully the spirit of this season takes its time in leaving. ~w~
    Usually I'm told that the cold keeps people awake, and warmer rooms make them tired. Am I the only one who finds cold rooms putting me to sleep and warmer rooms keeping me awake??
    HaydenStudios
    HaydenStudios
    I'm pretty sure you're in the minority there.
    EnlightenedOne
    EnlightenedOne
    I'm a minor-narcoleptic so I'll fall asleep no matter what conditions if I'm sidetracked,
    but removing my jacket to make my situation colder helps to stay awake in my case.
    Polaris
    Polaris
    Depending on the day, I've experienced both. When I'm comfortably cool or cold I fall asleep easier in bed, but when it's warm I have trouble attaining unconsciousness at times. On the other hand, cold keeps me alert and awake in other situations and warm days can make me sleepy.

    Then again, I'm also kind of narcoleptic like Enlightened, so it probably just depends on how bored and/or rested I am. ^_^;
    @Awesomenauts thread - <a href='http://www.cavestory.org/forums/index.php?/topic/6260-awesomenauts/' class='bbc_url' title=''><a href="http://www.cavestory...0-awesomenauts/" rel='nofollow external' class="su_links">http://www.cavestory...0-awesomenauts/</a></a> Is there a someone who really wished they had this on Steam, but don't have it; and can't get it right now?
    Been enjoying my new monitor and headphones! Finally I have S-rank consumer equipment ;P
    Hina
    Hina
    You need to save money now, eh? ^_^
    Aw, YouTube sucks. It wasn't nice of them to do such a thing... why did they do it, anyway?

    I really need to continue watching Madoka, I stopped after three episodes and haven't gone any further in weeks >_>
    Polaris
    Polaris
    Color me impressed! Congrats, X, you're an affluent man now =o
    X-Calibar
    X-Calibar
    Finally my setup is complete! Can't ask for anything more... until someday I invest in 3d scanner/printer and VR :]

    New keyboard and mouse + mousepad... the best I could find! (Also that weird thing is a good quality portable stereo mic)
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    The mouse is a Roccat Kone XTD laser... It was pretty expensive (80), but combined with the Corsair Gaming Mousepad MM600 aluminum (32) it's weirdly amazing. Glides like air... I am very happy. It glows too, fun :]
    The keyboard I just got today, it's a Realforce 87ub all-45g keyboard... omg I am going to suffer when the bill comes in. (217). It's a japanese mechanical topre keyboard. It types quietly, feels good and has improved my accuracy already. I think I'm going to love it since usually I read it takes people weeks to break it in.

    The microphone is a zoom h6 handy recorder. I don't talk much, but some reason I HAD to go for a high quality mic that can hook up XLR mics in the future.

    Now I have no choice but to get work done <img src='http://www.cavestory.org/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/wink2.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />

    Oh and Game of Thrones is awesome and crunchyroll is <3. Every night is movie night for one month <img src='http://www.cavestory.org/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/tongue2.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':p' />
    What's this? A new mod...?
    X-Calibar
    X-Calibar
    Referring to "NightShade Project"? Yeah, it's a relatively new one... I hope it'll be worth your time, and to have a demo released by the end of the year. Not making a topic without a demo (or at least a webcomic) though.

    The ambigious synopsis: you'll be following four different characters that will cross paths, and ultimately change each other's destiny. A knight, a shadow, a princess, and a "Hunter".
    duncathan
    duncathan
    I noticed your deadline for first release was Dec 31... why not pop that back 11 days and go for a release on the anniversary?
    It sounds cool so far.
    X-Calibar
    X-Calibar
    Not sure this is going to have a demo in time for the deadline...
    In fact, it might not even use the Cave Story engine (that's the plan anyway)...! But, I feel guilty about not doing anything for CS...

    Hmmmmm...
    Been brainwashed by phone games for a week now. brb checking to see if resource is ready [dies a little]
    X-Calibar
    X-Calibar
    Phantom God, Odin get!!

    Actually, I thought my luck had run out... got a silver egg healer that I forget the name of...
    But, then that night, I was about to sleep and remembered I hadn't tried my alt account :3
    HUZZAH!

    In other news haven't been playing too many phone games recently... Just started to do the minimum amount to keep going in Galaxy Legend. I did make it to lvl 90 at long last... [the max lvl... but just yesterday they raised the lvl cap... so here we go again]

    ...Wow. Just noticed the last post was Dec 18th... Been a lot longer than I realized. What's happened since then?
    In Galaxy Legend, a while back I made lvl 90 and a small fortune in a single day... with a glitch!

    It was a huge mess, that took them a month to sort out all the people who abused the bug way more than I did... (I kept debating whether to use it, but now I wish I had fully taken advantage of it! Even our admin used it to his advantage to an extreme... and got away with it........ -_-) In the end though for me, doing the glitch rolled back progress :/

    But, for a short time... it was good to be bad...
    >;]

    The game is pretty predictable, and when you did reach lvl 90... nothing special happens. It's highly anti-climatic reaching the top, since the game doesn't have an end. (work in progress I guess)

    But for a short while, that glitch made everything really interesting xD And I was able to play with the top players for short a bit <img src='http://www.cavestory.org/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/smile2.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

    After that ended, I slowed down playing, but did finally make it legitimately.
    Ah well...
    Polaris
    Polaris
    Phone games destroy lives. D:

    Sorry for not responding to your last comments - months ago, my goodness - I'm such a mess of a person. It was fun to read of your adventures in Galaxy Legends, though! Glitches sure are fun, aren't they? ^_^

    I've slowed down in Puzzle and Dragons as well, but I'm still excited! I'm going to reach Rank 200 and 365 days played soon, but more importantly my best leaders are getting amazing ultimate evolutions! Light Kali was already a pretty amazing 25x leader, but once her ultimate evolution (which has <a href='http://www.puzzledragonx.com/en/monster.asp?n=1747' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>surprisingly detailed art</a> by the way) comes to NA, she'll be improved to 36x, basically for free. :3
    Even better, my old friend Bastet recently had an Awoken evolution announced - again boosting her to 36x, all the way from 16x, and giving her an improved active skill and some really excellent awakenings. I'm super excited for it :333

    I may not play as much as I once did, but once those two in particular come out in going to be a very happy person. I've also been aspiring to get Bastet to +297 status - so far I'm at +225 - and I've conquered a fair amount of descended dungeons and rolled some nice things here and there. I'm doing okay, I think. c:

    Unfortunately, I also got into another phone game called Final Fantasy Record Keeper. It's actually pretty fun to play considering it's a freemium game from Square Enix, but it's yet another drain on my time and attention. I'm getting a little worried, X. I have so many things I'd like to do, healthy new interests that I'm not getting into because of pointless distractions, and that's not even mentioning the things that I actually have to do, like schoolwork. My only saving grace is that I'm still young, and if I blink that will be gone, too. I really hope that I can learn to live and love in balance and moderation.

    But that's depressing talk! Hope you're doing well, X!
    X-Calibar
    X-Calibar
    Hey :]

    I finally (for now) have stopped playing Phone games pretty much... It's kinda sad to just stop, but... with no one pushing me constantly to continue (I guess people don't like to do that!), I've been on Steam a lot more, catching up with a few non-phone games.

    Those Galaxy Legend friends were a lot of fun though... :x

    Wow. Rank 200... and a whole year played..! And Light Kali's ultimate upgrade.... overkill! She looks pretty unstoppable. :]
    Bastet...! I gotta see her awoken when it's out... She's the best :]

    ... +225 huh... now that's gotta be expensive to upgrade... I'm impressed.

    I never did play enough of these puzzle games or P&D's to be able to match up pieces in advance... Are you able to see how to setup huge combos pretty easily? I need to play these games more just to practice thinking out of the box... recognizing patterns...

    Final Fantasy Record Keeper? That sounds like something I'd like... :] I might have to download that if I can free up any space my iphone... 16 GB doesn't fit much x(

    ... And finally on distractions, obligations, and other things you wish you were doing...
    I didn't respond right away because I didn't know how I wanted to answer this part. I saw your other post with that huge list of things to do too :]

    Hmmm....
    I wrote down a response, but I think it's too depressing; and probably too personal...
    To summarize, I'll say... friendship. If you can find friendship with those who bring out the best in who you want to be... You'll want to learn, you'll want to meet your goals, you'll want to interact...

    I believe that is my greatest weakness, and it shouldn't be.
    If only we could treat life more like a game, and try things outside our normal patterns without fear of consequences. <img src='http://www.cavestory.org/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/tongue2.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':p' />
    Gotta respect RPG characters that can walk up to ANYONE and start talking. ;D

    But, there is a warning to be had about friendship. Even a good friendship is not an end all. Working together on the other hand on something might make the difference. I did have a lot of friends, but I seperated life into segments. School, home, etc. There was no school at home, even if I had friends over. I never got into their hobbies either..., so that kept me from building deeper relationships.

    ERGH life! I want saves and loads ;P Wish I had a brother or sister I could talk to as well lol.

    ...But anyway, I'm doing SANE, but I wish I was super :]
    Keep marching on Polaris ;]]
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