Last updated: 27 Jul 2021

Alright, I’m gonna do this finally. Blaze through a single day of playing and recording for YouTube. Legendary difficulty, so I’ll make sure I note how save files are created (eg. received missions issue).

Storage Options

YouTube.com. You can download your 1080p videos with loader.to. YouTube only allows you to download your 1080p in 720p resolution.

Box.com. For savegame files. Free 10GB, not that savegame files will take up much space.

Battle Replay

Focus on each unit, or at least each segment of the army. Otherwise, there’s too much going on for the audience to make sense of what…

Last updated: 20 Jun 2021

This article is part of a collection of Python articles.

I’ll be covering the installation process for MacOS and Linux, which uses a package manager called Homebrew. If you’re not using MacOS or Linux, and/or you don’t intend to use Homebrew, I can’t help you to install Python (I give reasons further below).

Fire up your terminal

I like to use iTerm2 on MacOS. If you’re on Linux, I would suggest you use the very competent default terminal for your Linux flavor.

(TODO: link to article describing a full Emacs-keybinding MacOS that works perfectly with iTerm2.)

Install Homebrew

If you haven’t…

Last updated: 15 Jun 2021

This is part of the Bachata Dance: Theoretical Framework series.

Just a quick notation introduced here:

• Leader: the Leader is the person writing the dance moves
  (Typically the boy.)
• Follower: the Follower is the person executing the dance moves led by the Leader
  (Typically the girl.)

The real basic Basic

The Basic is just footwork (Follower’s perspective):

• Step right on 1
• Close up with left foot on 2
• Step right on 3
• Close up and tap with left foot on 4.
• Vice versa for counts 5 to 8.

The most basic version of the Basic travels in the Bachata…

Last updated: 15 Jun 2021

This is part of the Bachata Dance: Theoretical Framework series. This article builds on Bachata Dance: The Basic.

There are a few main concepts required for communication in Street Latin Dances (Salsa, Bachata, etc):

• The Frame
• The Lead
• The Prep (specific to Street Dances only)
• The Follow

The main difference between Street Latin Dances and choreographed dances is in the communication, and it’s a big difference. (This is why En Motion’s FAQ recommends starting from scratch even if you have Latin or Ballroom backround.)

Although all dances see the Leader leading (writing) the dance moves…

Last updated: 15 Jun 2021

This is the main article for my Bachata Dance blog; it serves as a Table of Contents to all my articles related to Bachata Dance. This blog is actually my dance notes and homework (analysis, synthesis).

I list out the Table of Contents upfront (background details further below):

• The Basic
• The Communication
• Pivot Turns

For now, my articles will be very concise. I’m rushing to catch up (my blog) with a friend who roped me into advanced…

Last updated: 02 May 2021

This article is part of a compendium of 3500 characters.

(This article has been converted into a course at this Facebook group.)

Please ensure you know these foundational concepts before reading this article:

• Radicals: indexing radicals, abbreviated radicals, improvised radicals
• Writing strokes: our 7 Stroke Types nomenclature
  (“right down throw press dot rise hook”)
• Character construction principles: pictorial, semantic, phonetic, and combinations thereof.

Keep these 2 reference sources at hand when you read this article:

• 汉字部首表 (Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components)
  (We will refer to this as “Table of Radicals”.)
• 通用规范汉字表 (Table of General…

Last updated: 28 Apr 2021

This article is part of a compendium of 3500 characters.

(This article has been converted into a course at this Facebook group.)

Please ensure you know these foundational concepts before reading this article:

• Radicals: indexing radicals, abbreviated radicals, improvised radicals
• Writing strokes: our 7 Stroke Types nomenclature
  (“right down throw press dot rise hook”)
• Character construction principles: pictorial, semantic, phonetic, and combinations thereof.

Keep these 2 reference sources at hand when you read this article:

• 汉字部首表 (Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components)
  (We will refer to this as “Table of Radicals”.)
• 通用规范汉字表 (Table of General…