Math Is Fun Forum

Good point, thanks.  Sometimes I throw them in to make building the program easier to read, like a newline for a new idea paragraph.  Usually i end up leaving just one "nop" between every 10 to 15 commands just for readability as long as the program still runs fast enough.  I think as the program gets bigger, i might put the locations of various routines in a readmelogfile so i can look back years later and relearn what i did.  Sometimes, i even put in a jmp over an ascii word i put in the code that names a routine so if you use the "d" command (display), then you can read the keyword in the right margin in debug, since the hex is in the middle of the screen with "d" and the alpha readable version ascii is in the right margin.

Another neat command in debug.exe is the "m" command which lets you compact code you have padded with "nop"s (90H) after you have it working.  You have to be careful that the jmp commands still jump to the right places though or fix them. 
"ja" and "jb" seem to be relative so they don't have problems if you "m" (move) them.

i think we were around before the big bang in some other form.  does that sound strange to you?  i believe there was no beginning and will be no end after the next big crash...

A funny thing about the hand, i know it was the right hand, but sometimes i forget now.
If i don't do anything strenuous for a week, then about 3 weeks ago, the pain game back
only about 10% of before when i did something.  So all i did was as before, grip hard onto
something and lift something to with heavy grip.  And presto, all is fixed again.  Who knows
what's inside my hand or wrist, but it is basically way better than it was for years with the
persistent pain when used in certain directions.

Now the video game is still just beginning, i'm drawing barriers on the screen to drive the
tanks around and hide behind.  Also, now it has been nearly forty days on my new level of medication, which is lower, thank god, and i am doing even better than before.  My perception
of the world is getting more and more optimistic, and i am seeing everyone more equally and
appreciating people's differences more instead of finding faults.

I'm still memorizing the elements masses at times but only once a week or so.  I sometimes
surprise myself at knowing some of them to 6 to 9 digits when i didn't think i knew it.

All is good in New Hampshire, and the snow just disappeared and spring is on strong.

hi bobby, i'm writing a video game now in xp's dos mode full screen with ax=5 int 10 vid mode.
Has only 320 by 200 pixels and has only 4 colors white black sky blue and pink.
Got the int9 keyboard handler working the way i want it to use the home row of keyboard for
two players at same time.  Still haven't decided exactly how the game is going to act like.  I'm torn between aspects of a tank game we used to have and the famous astroids game.  i think i'll
have two ships or tanks on the screen but i'm not sure yet exactly if they will work together or fight against each other.     also i thought that i could have an astroids game that every 4 seconds flips the controls to the other player so they have to work together, with different colors to indicate whose turn it is.   Remember astroids by atari?

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That's an interesting point too, matrix illusion, like stuck in a computer program.
You know, there is also the world of dreaming when you are asleep.
Do you have an opinion on what might the implications of that world?

thanks for the examples (bobby) and definition (anom).

Oh, the image is really how many put together into one, the top one, not the white one below.

hello math is fun.  I was wondering if you could have a tiny box that accepts numbers separated by carriage returns or commas, whatever you decide, so I could paste data from my BASIC programs into the box and the points would become marked on the number line.  Also, each time you paste, the color of the dots would change for that group by going around a circle of usable colors.   If this is too hard to implement in the given time you have, just put it on the back burner for a few years and I'll still use it if it ever comes to fruition.  Thanks a lot.

what is this "sgn" function?  Can you provide a definition of it.

let me test your equation with a trivial example.
one apple
one pear
two bananas
Just those four things.

becomes (devient)

and the results are true! Thanks bobby!
1 way pick all 4.
3 ways pick 3 of the 4.
4 ways to pick 2 of the 4.
3 ways to pick 1 of the 4, since there are only 3 types of fruit.
1 way to pick nothing.
I am thrilled by this incredible formula!!!!!
I know you're not Jane because Jane talks differently.
You can sense these things.
However, I am glad you liked the compliment