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Aspen has recently undergone many crucial updates.
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Outlined is a basic protocol that I would like to see implemented in a P2P file-sharing setup. I have only defined the basic idea for now; the actual protocol specs will be defined later.
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I recently had a rather amusing run-in with a tech support agent, who needed some educating, or common sense.
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By taking a modular approach, we allow for the mud base to be easily extendable. In this article, I will show how to install modules so that it fits the criteria that was set up and allows for easy configuration.
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Many people would like to have something that compares to a dedicated server, at a cheap price; this is where Linode comes in. While their servers are virtualized, they are managed so that you will be able to use your resources, without worrying about what your neighbor on the same server might be doing. On the other hand, most hosting companies load their servers up with more customers than it should be able to handle, which affects the customers in performance.
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Many people have chosen python as the scripting language for choice for both applications, and quick utilities or scripts. Whether you wish to write a frontend to a program, or a quick and easy script to filter files, Python is a great solution.
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One of the recent issues I’ve noticed while working on Skelmud, is that the player data may or may not have been saved between the last time it was modified, and the current time of the shutdown. My solution to this was two-fold.
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Throughout the multiple muds I’ve played, GodwarsII seems to provide the most opportunities for strategy, player customization, and pk.
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