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{{mylang|FreeBASIC|The compiler I use for almost everything}}
{{mylang|FreeBASIC|The compiler I use for almost everything}}
{{mylang|Visual Basic|What I use for Windows GUI... for now}}
{{mylang|Visual Basic|What I use for Windows GUI... for now}}
{{mylang|VBA|Where I do most of my paying work}}
{{mylang|QuickBASIC|My preferred DOS IDE}}
{{mylang|QuickBASIC|My preferred DOS IDE}}
{{mylang|REALbasic|Nice language, but I don't use it for much.}}
{{mylang|REALbasic|Nice language, but I don't use it for much.}}
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{{mylang|Assembly|Read-only, for the most part}}
{{mylang|Assembly|Read-only, for the most part}}
{{mylang|GML|Minimal knowledge}}
{{mylang|GML|Minimal knowledge}}
{{mylang|Visual Basic .NET|Minimal knowledge}}
{{mylang|Visual Basic .NET|Meh}}
{{mylang|Befunge|Shrug}}
{{mylang|Befunge|Shrug}}
{{mylangend}}
{{mylangend}}
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=Current events=
=Current events=


Got my tablet. This thing rocks.
Job acquired. Money = yay. <s>12</s> 14-hour workdays = not so much.


=Operating Systems=
=Operating Systems=
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I use a lot of OS's, depending on which physical system we're talking about...
I use a lot of OS's, depending on which physical system we're talking about...


My tablet:
My workstation (soon to be retired, except for x64 testing):
*[[Windows]] [[wp:Windows XP|XP]]
*[[wp:Windows 7|Windows 7]]
*[[wp:Windows XP Professional x64 Edition|WinXP x64]] for testing my programs
*[[wp:Windows XP editions#Tablet PC Edition|Windows XP Tablet PC Edition]] on a USB drive
**<s>[[wp:Windows Vista|Windows Vista]] and newer are ''way'' too slow on my systems to be usable</s> ''my system'' is too slow for [[wp:NT6|NT6+]]
*[[MS-DOS]] 7.1 (from [[wp:Windows 98#Windows 98 Second Edition|Windows 98SE]])
My server:
My server:
*[[wp:Slackware|Slackware]] [[Linux]] 13.37
*[[wp:Slackware|Slackware]] [[Linux]] 13.37
**Waiting for Slack 14 to be officially released...
**Waiting for Slack 14 to be officially released...
My retired workstation:
My next computer (a higher-end tablet, currently saving up for it):
*[[wp:Windows 7|Windows 7]]
*[[wp:Windows XP Professional x64 Edition|WinXP x64]] for testing my programs
*[[MS-DOS]] 7.1 (from [[wp:Windows 98#Windows 98 Second Edition|Windows 98SE]])
My [[wp:PowerBook|PowerBook]]:
My [[wp:PowerBook|PowerBook]]:
*[[Mac OS]] 8
*[[Mac OS]] 8
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==Sorting==
==Sorting==


Some neat pages that graphically display various [[:Category:Sorting Algorithms|sorting algorithms]].
Some pages that graphically display various [[:Category:Sorting Algorithms|sorting algorithms]].


*[http://sortvis.org/ http://sortvis.org/]
*[http://sortvis.org/ http://sortvis.org/]
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*[http://eeshell.sourceforge.net/ EEShell2] -- a replacement shell for 32-bit Windows
*[http://eeshell.sourceforge.net/ EEShell2] -- a replacement shell for 32-bit Windows
**only tested through WinXP
**only tested through WinXP
**apparently only usable through Win7; written in VB6, which is unsupported in Win8... or so I've heard
**usable through ''at least'' Win7; written in VB6, which is unsupported in Win8... or so I've heard
*[http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/igrokya/ IgrokYa] -- a file type identifier (like [[wp:file (command)|file(1)]]; originally part of Proxlat (below))
*[http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/igrokya/ IgrokYa] -- a file type identifier (like [[wp:file (command)|file(1)]]; originally part of Proxlat (below))
**work stalled
**work stalled
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=Quote of the Day=
=Quote of the Day=
If you want to read a perfect book there is only one way: write it.
When you reach the top of the mountain, keep climbing.
-- Ambrose Bierce