2023/18/02 [ZTAT Chapter 1] The Troubleshooting Blues

ProfesseurRenard · February 18, 2023, 01:39:28 PM

Zeta Takes a Trip- page 1: http://www.projectfuturecomic.com/zeta.php?strip=08-01

Having issues with the tech, eh, Zeta? I can get frustrated when my phone or computer does things I don't tell it to as well. Especially the YouTube app, which absolutely insists upon exiting out even though I was only away for seven sodding seconds!

Naldru · February 26, 2023, 02:33:27 PM

Of course, my first question would be the computer language being used (first gut feel is JavaScript/ECMAScript) and line of code that is creating the error. Then I would have to check whether STRING should be in double quotes. It could be one of those languages where there is a variable of type "STRING" that is not a subtype of the STRING type.

Infranscia · March 18, 2023, 03:31:02 AM

That first page is definitely a programmer mood. ='D

...That surname for Zeta. XDD

Ooh! Noticing that appears to be a fancy mouse character! Or possibly a fancy dumbo* rat!

(*"Dumbo" is an affectionate term for rats with larger ears on the sides of their head. Trust me. I have two dumbo rats, myself, and it's the term the rat-lover community in general uses.

Hope I didn't have to explain, but I'm always paranoid of these things.

; )

Merlin · March 18, 2023, 06:06:46 AM

Quote from: Infranscia on March 18, 2023, 03:31:02 AMI have two dumbo rats, myself,

i want to see the rats

ProfesseurRenard · March 19, 2023, 12:39:56 AM

Quote from: Infranscia on March 18, 2023, 03:31:02 AM

*"Dumbo" is an affectionate term for rats with larger ears on the sides of their head.

I'm guessing the nickname is borrowed from a certain elephant?

Starcat5 · April 21, 2023, 10:39:20 PM

1-05 - I guess Zeta couldn't run from their past forever

"Gondor calls for aid!" "Tell them they got the wrong number."

But still, with a name like U'mbra, you have my attention.

ProfesseurRenard · April 22, 2023, 03:21:16 AM

Quote from: Starcat5 on April 21, 2023, 10:39:20 PM
But still, with a name like U'mbra, you have my attention.

I'll be very amused if it has a rivalry with the Kingdom of Lu'men.

Starcat5 · April 23, 2023, 06:05:44 PM

Quote from: ProfesseurRenard on April 22, 2023, 03:21:16 AM
Quote from: Starcat5 on April 21, 2023, 10:39:20 PM
But still, with a name like U'mbra, you have my attention.

I'll be very amused if it has a rivalry with the Kingdom of Lu'men.

Maybe a friendly sibling-state rivalry. You know, like sister-cities, but scaled up. Always trying to outdo each other in the Public Works department, but will go to bat if something threatens the other. Be it sending the Furrae (sp?) equivalent of "Humanitarian Relief", or sending troops to quell an invading force.

Starcat5 · June 16, 2023, 05:32:56 PM

1-08 - "But what stupid individual can we get for a suicidal folly such as this...?"

5:30pm CST: Image appears to be broken. At least on my phone.
11:00pm CST: Works on desktop.

Tapewolf · June 17, 2023, 08:12:21 AM

Yes, I uploaded things in the wrong order, but it shouldn't have been more than 5 minutes before it was fixed.

For those wondering, today's tagline came from the Delta-4 adventure "Bored of the Rings" (some of which was based on the Harvard Lampoon novel, but I forget how much).

Code Select

At this point, Fordo noticed:
his uncle Bimbo
Grandalf

As he entered, Fordo heard the end of a conversation between the old wizard and his uncle.

"...And so we'll need to get some dense lemming to take it and dump it where old Eyeball can't get it." said Grandalf.
"But what stupid individual can we get for a suicidal folly such as this..."  Bimbo stopped.  They both looked at Fordo.

What was he do to?