The body > Awareness > Biofeedback >
(on Wikipedia, Thermoregulation)
The ability to wilfully manipulate body temperature.
This topic also covers other methods of “temperature management”.
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Software >
(on Wikipedia)
(home page archive)
https://github.com/parasew/instiki
https://golem.ph.utexas.edu/wiki/instiki/show/HomePage
I liked it, but it hated me and had horrible bugs.
I tried Instiki because I wanted to learn to program in Ruby and so I thought I could contribute. However, my creativity was badly maimed by the beta-ness of the project as well as a horrific “rollback” data loss issue. These were issues so horrific that the project should have been halted. Sure, the developer had things to do, but in my mind there was no excuse. I was frustrated enough to delete my entire installation, including some of my original work. Among the things deleted was an article I wrote with a simple resolution to the “Slashdot effect“. Sigh.
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This section was devoted to my experiences with the game Guild Wars. With The Crusaders (dead, was patchday.com – archive) as my benefactors and by Photics’ invitation I entered into alpha testing with him.
An overview of the game “Guild Wars” was a central-point for a game overview, where this section was meant to delve deeper into various software and gameplay issues.
This diary is, of course, no longer updated as I don’t particularly care about this game any more.
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Entertainment > Games >
(on Wikipedia)
https://www.guildwars.com/en/
I really thought Guild Wars had it all when I learned of it. I went out and found all of the resources i could, and noted all the specs and rumours and whatnot. I ended up becoming a beta tester for it and everything.
Sadly, during gameplay I was very severely disappointed and walked away. I went back to try it a second time and what I considered to be very serious and obvious issues were not and apparently would not be addressed. This topic only remains for amusement’s sake, as a testament to my ability to waste huge amounts of time for nothing.
- Note that I am bound by a beta tester’s NDA, so I cannot discuss the various things which went on during my time as a tester.
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Followed by Guild Wars 2 – (2012 game)
Martial arts > Japanese >
Grappling and throwing arts. Focuses on relaxation.
Strong philosophical component, breeding a mindset which searches for alternatives to combat in the real world. For the most part there is no sparring and no competition in most training. Strong indication of health and well-being benefits among practitioners. Low-stress environment.
Strongly differing variations.
Although well-respected, it’s street efficacy is (rightly) questioned.
Founded by Morihei Ueshiba.
- /tag/aikido
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Japanese: “The Way of Harmony with Universal Spirit”
 An Ancient Egyptian die
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Some of the “lingo” used in roleplaying games (RPGs).
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(on Wikipedia)
https://web.archive.org/web/20200511163612/https://legacy.xmms2.org/
An audio player.
A really fucking inexcusably-ugly audio player. Thankfully abandoned.
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Note that xmms.org is not their website! See What ever happened to XMMS.ORG?
- Can use the libSIDPlay2 plugin to play Commodore SID audio. See Oldschool music.
- XMMS2 might have been a replacement, but it’s apparently abandoned too.
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bmp was meant to be a GTK port, but it was ultimately abandoned.
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Software > Windows > Windows 3.1 > Windows “3.12” >
This text file relates how you can build a better Windows 3.11 (Windows for Workgroups). I have compiled many tricks, tips and secrets into this text, in hopes of enriching a few more lives. If you thought you knew a lot about Windows 3.x before, then you’re in for a surprise. There are secrets, features and add-on programs which will make Windows 3.11 last for many more years to come.
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Windows 3.12 setup information file, revision a
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Software > Web servers >
(on Wikipedia)
https://httpd.apache.org/
Web server software.
I used it extensively from probably 2002, maybe earlier, for pre-PHP 4 MediaWiki experimentation. It’s a fucking nightmare. Looking at some references, it might be around Apache 1.3
