# talk **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/talk/34.md?page=24 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 25 --- ## [New here!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-here/644851)
**Author:** [@BranWh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BranWh)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-here/644851 "2020-11-12T04:06:20Z")
Hello I’m Josh and i’m glad to be here --- ## [Pronounce Redux](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pronounce-redux/644806)
**Author:** [@GregB997](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GregB997)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pronounce-redux/644806 "2020-11-04T19:01:47Z")
OK. How to you pronounce the software Redux ? RE-ducks? re-DUCKS? RE-do? re-DO? I go with “re-DO” since the documentation talks so much about “reducers” . re-DO! Greg Buchmann --- ## [I was born for this!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-was-born-for-this/644422)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-was-born-for-this/644422 "2020-10-03T17:10:47Z")
Give me a knife, a fork, and some tabasco :grinning: --- ## [Behind the burn, there is a good point :P](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/behind-the-burn-there-is-a-good-point-p/644175)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/behind-the-burn-there-is-a-good-point-p/644175 "2020-09-15T03:33:40Z")
:grinning: --- ## [I wrote a book on Arrays!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-wrote-a-book-on-arrays/644010)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-wrote-a-book-on-arrays/644010 "2020-09-03T23:48:30Z")
For reasons unknown (possibly the Covid-related lockdown), I wrote a book on…Arrays! :stuck\_out\_tongue: I’m seriously considering writing more such books going deeper on some JavaScript topic that nobody really write… --- ## [Needing to get hold of a database file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/needing-to-get-hold-of-a-database-file/644042)
**Author:** [@PasquereS](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PasquereS)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/needing-to-get-hold-of-a-database-file/644042 "2020-09-01T23:01:38Z")
Hey. I need help please. I am looking for a GIS map in Belgium of the entire streets and their GPS coordinates. --- ## [Once you learn more about software, does the "magic" about it go away?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/once-you-learn-more-about-software-does-the-magic-about-it-go-away/643937)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2020, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/once-you-learn-more-about-software-does-the-magic-about-it-go-away/643937 "2020-08-31T05:54:11Z")
This is a question I ask myself frequently. After having seen so many different technologies come and go, and having spent time reading about how many of these technologies work, I don’t think I’ve had the “Wow! That’s a… --- ## [No need to always use fixed-width fonts?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/no-need-to-always-use-fixed-width-fonts/643853)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/no-need-to-always-use-fixed-width-fonts/643853 "2020-08-14T03:42:02Z")
This is neat! :grinning: --- ## [touchinglogowillmakeyougoblind.png](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/touchinglogowillmakeyougoblind-png/643749)
**Author:** [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2020, 6:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/touchinglogowillmakeyougoblind-png/643749 "2020-08-03T06:15:14Z")
Going through some old files and ran across this golden nugget, an image named touchinglogowillmakeyougoblind.png. I think it was a lie. I had to touch it to share with you all here, but I can still see. The image: --- ## [Street Fighter 1 origin story!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/street-fighter-1-origin-story/643664)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/street-fighter-1-origin-story/643664 "2020-07-25T15:33:38Z")
Street Fighter is one of my favorite games of all time, so seeing a behind-the-scenes look at the first one is pretty cool! :megaman: --- ## [Creating a bootable USB drive for installing MacOS Big Sur (Beta)!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-bootable-usb-drive-for-installing-macos-big-sur-beta/643651)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-bootable-usb-drive-for-installing-macos-big-sur-beta/643651 "2020-07-24T03:02:48Z")
Since I run into this all the time and most of the articles I find are filled with ads and unnecessary information, I’ll post this here :stuck\_out\_tongue: First, make sure you have the Big Sur beta downloaded via Softwa… --- ## [Wierdest Yet Awesome Twitter Account!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wierdest-yet-awesome-twitter-account/643419)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2020, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wierdest-yet-awesome-twitter-account/643419 "2020-06-30T22:11:43Z")
Example from the mondomascots Twitter account: I am not an active Twitter user and don’t follow too many accounts, but this account is one I make it a point to check whenever I get a chance! Cheers, Kirupa … --- ## [Cool AR Plane Takeoff/Landing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cool-ar-plane-takeoff-landing/643347)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cool-ar-plane-takeoff-landing/643347 "2020-06-24T00:19:39Z")
This was really cool to watch…and watch…and watch some more :grinning: --- ## [Really nice profile of Weird Al Yankovic!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/really-nice-profile-of-weird-al-yankovic/642448)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2020, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/really-nice-profile-of-weird-al-yankovic/642448 "2020-06-22T04:50:29Z")
Something lighthearted and fun! I’ve always been a big fan of his music. Amish Paradise is something I hum internally every time I see a field or am taking butter out of a fridge :stuck\_out\_tongue: Cheers, Kirupa … --- ## [Cool Text Animation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cool-text-animation/643267)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cool-text-animation/643267 "2020-06-16T20:48:45Z")
It’s been a while since I saw such nice text animations in the browser without relying on Flash :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [Predictive Spam Fighting / Spam Hall of Fame](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/predictive-spam-fighting-spam-hall-of-fame/642066)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 5:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/predictive-spam-fighting-spam-hall-of-fame/642066 "2020-06-16T05:56:55Z")
Just like the predictive policing shown in Minority Report, I think a bunch of us have developed the skills to identify a spammer from tens of miles away. This thread will be a place to document our nearly 100% success r… --- ## [Using Generators to Animate FTW!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-generators-to-animate-ftw/642960)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2020, 5:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-generators-to-animate-ftw/642960 "2020-05-24T05:20:33Z")
The latest tip by @senocular around using generators to animate the sorts of things you could never animate has solved a problem that has been bugging me for several years. I had been unsuccessfully trying to animate the… --- ## [Can’t stop watching this video!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-t-stop-watching-this-video/641812)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-t-stop-watching-this-video/641812 "2020-05-19T20:08:07Z")
:duck: --- ## [History of the Red Dead Franchise!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/history-of-the-red-dead-franchise/642842)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/history-of-the-red-dead-franchise/642842 "2020-05-19T03:29:32Z")
This was a long-ish but fun read. I was never a fan of Westerns or Red Dead Redemption itself for that matter, but the history behind it is a different story haha. --- ## [This doesn’t make me feel old at all 😇](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this-doesn-t-make-me-feel-old-at-all/642725)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 11:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this-doesn-t-make-me-feel-old-at-all/642725 "2020-05-18T11:46:28Z")
In the comments for this video, I ran into this comment: I am looking forward to the day when the grandkids of someone who used the site in the late 1990’s ends up commenting haha. :partying\_face: --- ## [Websites are starting to look similar!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/websites-are-starting-to-look-similar/642738)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 5:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/websites-are-starting-to-look-similar/642738 "2020-05-12T05:46:44Z")
I’m pretty sure this isn’t surprising to most of you here :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [Countries of the World (Picture game)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countries-of-the-world-picture-game/642668)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countries-of-the-world-picture-game/642668 "2020-05-11T18:21:45Z")
Don’t scroll down beyond this post if you don’t want the answers :stuck\_out\_tongue: Each picture represents the name of a country. For example, number 1 is a picture of a can and an adder. Can…adder…that’s Canada! How m… --- ## [One step closer to having themes on KIRUPA](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/one-step-closer-to-having-themes-on-kirupa/641532)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 7:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/one-step-closer-to-having-themes-on-kirupa/641532 "2020-05-09T07:09:33Z")
What the top of the CSS looks like currently: :root { --primary: #0798ff; --primaryDarker: #0267af; --primaryLighter: #aadcff; --primaryLightest: #EAF7FF; --light: #f3f3f3; --inputBackground: #FFF; --inputBorder:… --- ## [Xbox Series X - Boot Screen, Game Trailers, etc.](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xbox-series-x-boot-screen-game-trailers-etc/642722)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xbox-series-x-boot-screen-game-trailers-etc/642722 "2020-05-08T22:17:18Z")
While my time to play video games is quite limited these days, I’m excited for both the next generation Xbox and PlayStation! :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [Digging all the way to China!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/digging-all-the-way-to-china/642663)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/digging-all-the-way-to-china/642663 "2020-05-02T20:08:46Z")
Totally worth the 5 minutes to watch till the end: :grinning: --- ## [Remove "articles for you" on Android chrome](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-articles-for-you-on-android-chrome/642533)
**Author:** [@tbo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tbo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-articles-for-you-on-android-chrome/642533 "2020-04-21T23:29:06Z")
Chrome on Android has this “articles for you” suggested content feature, where it spams the chrome initial start page with trash news like its an AOL homepage in 1997 In the past you could disable it with flags. It appe… --- ## [I accidentally learned C++ (or C...or Both!)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-accidentally-learned-c-or-c-or-both/642466)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2020, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-accidentally-learned-c-or-c-or-both/642466 "2020-04-18T12:44:38Z")
These online tutorials are dangerously effective :stuck\_out\_tongue: (Thanks to the awesome hackertyper.net) --- ## [Has it been 21 years already?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/has-it-been-21-years-already/641849)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/has-it-been-21-years-already/641849 "2020-04-13T22:24:01Z")
Time does seem to fly when you are having fun :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [Putting all of the site’s content on Github](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/putting-all-of-the-site-s-content-on-github/642405)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/putting-all-of-the-site-s-content-on-github/642405 "2020-04-11T20:16:25Z")
Maybe it is the quarantining, but I have been fiddling with some random ideas in-between meetings and watching my daughter nap. One idea that I keep coming back to is having all of this site’s content up on github and t… --- ## [Random Numbers Frequency Visualizer](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-numbers-frequency-visualizer/642351)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-numbers-frequency-visualizer/642351 "2020-04-06T05:48:33Z")
I was spending some time revising some old articles, and I decided to build this little tool: Random Number Frequency Visualizer It allows you to visualize the random numbers that get generated between 1 and 5. Why is t… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/talk/34.md?page=23) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/talk/34.md?page=25)