Life update + Setup Reveal

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:39:57 +0000

I haven't posted an update in a while so I thought I would.

In most of my setup reveals, I've polished up my setup to make it seem like I'm the only organized programmer on the planet. I suddenly had the thought, "Why don't I show everyone what my setup looks like when I don't clean it?". So that's exactly what I did. Here ya go:

There ya go. I nomally don't have any soda cans in my room cuz I normally don't drink soda, but I recently fell in love with it.

Anywho, I'm currently working on my app which is going pretty well. I've been dealing with a few issues that are extremely hard to figure out (for me). The first is that when I flipped the switch that made my app ready to publish (for the tech nerds on here, its called Release mode), it would suddenly stop working. I'm not gonna share all the details (you can go look me up on StackOverflow if you're curious. Dw, I have no intention of sharing personal info on a site full of hackers and child trackers), but I did end up figuring it out. The other issue, is that when I try to publish ANY application, it just won't run. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with Windows11 not trusting my apps, so I ain't gonna worry about it. I tried to just completely kill the Antimalware Windows Service but had no luck with that.

As for non-programming related stuff, I'm currently working at a resturant making food and thats goin well. I hope to join some other teen activities soon but I'll have to see about that. As for driving, I've only got like 45 more hours of practice before I can get my license so I've been trying to drive as much as possible.

And that's basically it. Also since I had to take that picture on my phone, I'm currently typing this entire question out on my phone, which would be super tedious, except for the fact that I bought an adapter that lets my type on my phone using my keyboard :)

Alright

Bye

Peace

Quick story: How I almost got a virus

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 15:10:08 +0000

Soooooo, some of yall might know that I've been working on making a web browser that's safe for kids. Kinda like KS but better (jkjkjk).

Anyways, I had it setup so there was a list of allowed sites like "minecraft.net" and then the app would allow the site if the search box CONTAINS minecraft.net. Well, I figured out that since I was only checking if it CONTAINS minecraft.net, I might be able to type something like somethingminecraft.net and it would allow it. So, I tested it. Im not gonna say what website it was, but long story short, I almost got a virus. Multiple popups appeared saying "click the allow button to verify you're a human!". Yeah... totally not a virus at all.

Anywho, I ended up just going to the task manager and force quiting my browser.

Tech tip: IF u ever end up in a sketchy site that you think might be dangerous, DONT click the X button to close the window. Some websites will rig that button to download the malware if you click the x button. Instead, you can press Alt + F4 to force quit the browser, therefore keeping yourself from getting a virus on your computer. :D

That's it.

Ill keep posting in my "Quick story" series as I find new things to post on.

Gbay.

-AlphaReuel

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