Zompist Bboard Again

WeepingElf wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 11:56 am Just finished writing the raw version of my book, Rock the Future: Progressive Rock gestern - heute - morgen. Now it comes to proofreading and refining the text, then I'll try to find a publisher.

Travis B. wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 11:14 am

Man in Space wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 10:30 amMy Crohn’s appears to be in remission!

On a related but tangential note, my fasting and prep are over and I can eat again.

Good to hear!

Raphael wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 12:18 pmMan in Space: May things continue to improve!

WeepingElf wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 11:56 amJust finished writing the raw version of my book, Rock the Future: Progressive Rock gestern - heute - morgen. Now it comes to proofreading and refining the text, then I'll try to find a publisher.

WeepingElf, on numerous occasions, wrote:ROCK'N'ROLL!

Raphael wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 12:18 pm Man in Space: May things continue to improve!

WeepingElf wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 11:56 am Just finished writing the raw version of my book, Rock the Future: Progressive Rock gestern - heute - morgen. Now it comes to proofreading and refining the text, then I'll try to find a publisher.

Good luck!

alice wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 9:39 am At long last - several *years* - my conlang vocabulary-management program, complete with reflex verification and other goodies, is finally usable!

Now I can get back to actual conlanging, and you might see some substantial results in the not-too-distant future.

WeepingElf wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 11:56 am Just finished writing the raw version of my book, Rock the Future: Progressive Rock gestern - heute - morgen. Now it comes to proofreading and refining the text, then I'll try to find a publisher.

alice wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 9:39 am At long last - several *years* - my conlang vocabulary-management program, complete with reflex verification and other goodies, is finally usable! Now I can get back to actual conlanging, and you might see some substantial results in the not-too-distant future.

alice wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 9:39 am At long last - several *years* - my conlang vocabulary-management program, complete with reflex verification and other goodies, is finally usable! Now I can get back to actual conlanging, and you might see some substantial results in the not-too-distant future.

Ryusenshi wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 11:38 am

WeepingElf wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 11:56 am Just finished writing the raw version of my book, Rock the Future: Progressive Rock gestern - heute - morgen. Now it comes to proofreading and refining the text, then I'll try to find a publisher.

Oooh, this sounds interesting.

alice wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 9:39 am At long last - several *years* - my conlang vocabulary-management program, complete with reflex verification and other goodies, is finally usable! Now I can get back to actual conlanging, and you might see some substantial results in the not-too-distant future.

Travis B. wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 2:30 pm I finally got SPI and FAT32 with SDHC/SDXC cards working with zeptoforth on all my supported platforms (Raspberry Pi Pico, STM32F407 DISCOVERY, STM32F411 "Black Pill", STM32L476 DISCOVERY, and STM32F746 DISCOVERY), where before last night they were only working on the Raspberry Pi Pico. This will soon be in a new zeptoforth release.

WeepingElf wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 2:39 pmCongratulations! Was this the reason why we did not hear anything about your conlangs since you took your web site down?

WeepingElf wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 2:39 pmWill we see a new and revised version of the Sunovian family anytime soon?

bradrn wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 6:13 pmMay we try this software too?

alice wrote: ↑Sun Jan 08, 2023 4:36 am

bradrn wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 6:13 pmMay we try this software too?

Hahaha! It's *very* idiosyncratic to my personal needs, so I wouldn't recommend it.

alice wrote: ↑Sun Jan 08, 2023 4:36 am

WeepingElf wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 2:39 pmCongratulations! Was this the reason why we did not hear anything about your conlangs since you took your web site down?

A large part of the reason. It's very difficult to keep several sets of descendent vocabulary consistent with your sound-changes when you keep changing your mind. The alternative is to embrace the chaos, like Tolkien did, but that way lies madness.

alice wrote: ↑Sun Jan 08, 2023 11:03 am Not so happy is that the word for "dwarf" comes out the same as the word for "mountain" in Dekuvren, which is funny on at least two levels but annoying nonetheless.

bradrn wrote: ↑Sun Jan 08, 2023 4:47 am

alice wrote: ↑Sun Jan 08, 2023 4:36 am

bradrn wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 6:13 pmMay we try this software too?

Hahaha! It's *very* idiosyncratic to my personal needs, so I wouldn't recommend it.

Even so, I’d at least like to see what it can do!

alice wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:32 am

bradrn wrote: ↑Sun Jan 08, 2023 4:47 am

alice wrote: ↑Sun Jan 08, 2023 4:36 am

Hahaha! It's *very* idiosyncratic to my personal needs, so I wouldn't recommend it.

Even so, I’d at least like to see what it can do!

FWIW, you can define hierarchies of languages, each with its own set of syntactic categories (parts of speech), lexical roots, and sound changes, generate reflexes in daughter languages, and flag discrepancies when you change your sound changes. And you can search, and tag words with related semantic meanings.

alice wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:32 am

bradrn wrote: ↑Sun Jan 08, 2023 4:47 am

alice wrote: ↑Sun Jan 08, 2023 4:36 am

Hahaha! It's *very* idiosyncratic to my personal needs, so I wouldn't recommend it.

Even so, I’d at least like to see what it can do!

FWIW, you can define hierarchies of languages, each with its own set of syntactic categories (parts of speech), lexical roots, and sound changes, generate reflexes in daughter languages, and flag discrepancies when you change your sound changes. And you can search, and tag words with related semantic meanings.

The backend isn't very complicated, aside from the GraphQL implementation, which is a pain in any language. Much of the hassle was in doing the UI, which took several iterations and at least two attempts to write my own GUI library (no, seriously). Even now there's doubtless plenty of room for improvement, BUT AT LEAST IT DOES ITS JOB AND I CAN GET BACK TO PROPER CONLANGING.

WeepingElf wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 11:56 am Just finished writing the raw version of my book, Rock the Future: Progressive Rock gestern - heute - morgen. Now it comes to proofreading and refining the text, then I'll try to find a publisher.