[03:13] Join: Caelian_ joined #corewars [03:17] MSG: Ping timeout: 252 seconds [05:44] MSG: Ping timeout: 252 seconds [05:45] Join: Caelian|w joined #corewars [06:11] Join: Metcalf joined #corewars [06:25] MSG: Ping timeout: 252 seconds [08:18] Join: Metcalf joined #corewars [10:48] MSG: Ping timeout: 252 seconds [10:49] Join: Metcalf joined #corewars [10:54] MSG: Ping timeout: 252 seconds [12:04] Join: Core_new_ joined #corewars [12:44] MSG: Read error: Operation timed out [12:49] Join: triple joined #corewars [13:19] MSG: Ping timeout: 252 seconds [16:46] Join: Metcalf joined #corewars [16:51] MSG: Ping timeout: 252 seconds [18:53] MSG: Quit: Ex-Chat [20:27] Join: fiveop joined #corewars [20:27] hi [20:27] any native english speakers here? :P [20:27] * pak21 waves [20:28] what's correct: [20:28] Not on for too long though. [20:28] to-be supervisor [20:28] or supervisor to-be [20:28] as in the person who might be supervisor in the future (of whatever) [20:29] supervisor to-be, although I'd probably just go with "future supervisor" in most cases. [20:29] that wouldn't fit in this case [20:29] :) [20:30] as the person wouldn't necessarily get the supervisor [20:30] potential supervisor? [20:30] right [20:36] I used potential supervisor :) [20:36] In german I'd have written supervisor 'in spe' (which actually is pretty much latin, but used in the german language), so I looked the direct translation up and found to-be :P [20:38] Join: Metcalf joined #corewars [20:42] Join: majestico joined #corewars [20:42] Hi Majestico [20:42] hi [20:42] i dont even know what this place is [20:42] It's an IRC channel for corewar programming :-) [20:43] :) [20:43] We write small programs which fight each other [20:43] Hi Fiveop [20:43] how do these programs fight eachother [20:43] There's a virtual computer simulator which runs both programs together [20:44] Each program tries to crash the opponent my making it execute invalid instructions [20:44] (by finding and overwriting the opponent) [20:45] virtual computer simulator? [20:45] like vm? [20:45] http://corewar.atspace.com/top10.html - the top 10 links for corewar newbies [20:45] ahaha wow [20:46] now im more confused [20:46] Yes, basically an emulator / vm because no-one really want's to run aggressive programs on their PC [20:47] It does take a bit of effort to get into. But it's possible to enter the beginner hill without much effort [20:49] Here one of the hills - http://www.koth.org/lcgi-bin/current.pl?hill94nop [20:49] The aim is to write a program good enough to get on the list - the score is based on how often your program beats the opponents [20:50] Here's a simple program which is scoring well one of the smaller hills - http://corewar.co.uk/infinano/RIPPLES.RED [20:52] what are the programs written it [20:52] in* [20:52] A language called Redcode [20:53] It's like assembly language, but with all the tricky bits removed [20:56] are these code breaker/hacker types? [20:58] Metcalf: ", but currently I only find time to write proper e-mails on sundays" is that proper english? :) [20:58] If you mean the people, some of us have never done any programming before trying corewar [20:59] interesting [20:59] Yes, that's fine. "Sundays" needs an initial cap. [21:00] oh :) [21:00] thanks [21:32] MSG: Ping timeout: 252 seconds [21:32] Join: majestico joined #corewars [21:38] * Metcalf waves [21:38] MSG: Quit: mov.i #1,1 [22:09] Join: Caelian joined #corewars [23:10] MSG: Quit: humhum [23:14] Part: majestico left #corewars