Data Architecture of the Linkage Program
(and the trouble it causes)
September 27, 2022
The data in the Linkage program is set up in what seemed like the best way possible when I first wrote it. There is an overall document object and in that object is a list of links, a list of connectors, and a list of splines. Within a…
Continue readingRandom Mutation and Evolution in a Single Lifetime
September 13, 2022
If WordPress allowed for subtitles on posts, the subtitle would be: “How a person’s life can change drastically if they have a series of random events that push them far from where they were headed.” The idea makes perfect sense; random events, or rather events that are triggered…
Continue readingLinear Input for the Linkage Program
August 18, 2022
Should I start calling it “The Linkage App?” I’m toying with the idea of having a linear input feature. A few people pointed out the difficulty in creating a linear motion base using the software’s linear actuators. The linear actuators are similar to hydraulic cylinders and are connected…
Continue readingControl Knobs for Oscillation Angle and Limit
August 8, 2022
The rotating input connector can have an oscillation limit angle that makes the rotating input reverse when the angle is reached. There is also an angle that is just the oscillation offset or start point. It’s hard to describe that start angle although I should just call it…
Continue readingLinkage Pen Support
August 7, 2022
I got a complaint, albeit a very friendly and not “complainy” one, that the Linkage software isn’t handling the pen (stylus) on a Windows tablet properly. I implemented pen-to-mouse conversion code that seems to be working. My HP Spectre x360 came with a stylus so I was able…
Continue readingLinkage 3.16 Now Avialable
August 4, 2022
3.16 has been available for quite a long time but only as a Beta version of the program. Or should I start calling it an “app” since that’s the lingo kids are using today, lol. Anyhow, 3.16 is now the official non-beta version of the Linkage app. I…
Continue readingProblems With Asynchronous Operations
July 26, 2022
Asynchronous operations are commonplace in modern software. In C# (C-Sharp), opening a file can be asynchronous with the code asking the operating system to open the file and the operating system responding with “ok, I’ll do that. You can go do something while you wait.” This type of…
Continue readingArk Nova
July 3, 2022
I was recently able to play Ark Nova 2.25 times. Two of the games were real games with 4 players and then 2 players. The other quarter of a game was my solo learning game where I played each of 2 players myself. Ark Nova is a zoo-themed…
Continue readingStraight Line Ball Lifter Construction Log #2
May 17, 2022
See log entry #1 here. I have made a bit more progress. I added cranks to the gear shafts so that when the gears turn, the cranks turn. The large squarish arms on the big gear were made oversize so I could get the hole in the right…
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