#question #chrome #commandLine #command-line #cli #args #arguments
When launching Google chrome from the command line, it is possible to include an argument that is a list of items for the network-request-blocking function? How about arguments for the settings?

hellooo fedi!!!

i am overdue for an #introduction:

i am a transfem artist based in #adelaide, kaurna yerta and have a background in #gamedev, specifically #virtualreality. i cant stop thinking about #transreality experiences, #pervasivegames, and other transmedia storytelling ( #ARGs! ), but most of my artistic practice would be in what i would more broadly call participatory #performanceart

i love #opensource, #diy (as in punk), #openscience, and building and pulling apart systems!!

@eloy here's the script (zsh) for reference:

#!/usr/bin/zsh
#set -x
# tests domain name resolution on a host using all mechanisms available (ref. Arch)

# text styling
BLACK='\033[0;30m'
RED='\033[0;31m'
GREEN='\033[0;32m'
YELLOW='\033[0;33m'
BLUE='\033[0;34m'
PURPLE='\033[0;35m'
CYAN='\033[0;36m'
WHITE='\033[0;37m'
BOLD='\033[1m'
NC='\033[0m' # Reset Style

fargs=("${argv[@]}")

# array of tool names to search for
typeset -A toolname=(
    'getent' 'nss'
    'host' 'glibc'
    'nslookup' 'glibc'
    'dig' 'glibc'
    'drill' 'glibc'
    'resolvectl' 'systemd-resolved'
    'doggo' 'other'
)
# array of methods to group and order by
typeset -gU method=(
    'nss'
    'glibc'
    'systemd-resolved'
    'other'
)
# array of explanations for the methods
typeset -A method_desc=(
  'nss' 'nss-resolve,nss-myhostname,nss-mymachines (systemd)'
  'glibc' '/etc/resolv.conf'
  'systemd-resolved' 'systemd-resolved service (systemd)'
  'other' 'unknown'
)
# array of required args for those that need it only
typeset -A required_args=(
    'getent' 'ahosts'
    'resolvectl' 'query'
)
# array of prerequisites for those that need them only
typeset -A required_service=(
    'resolvectl' 'systemd-resolved'
)

function print_div() {
    if [[ $1 = "1" ]]; then
        print -r -- "====================================================="
    elif [[ $1 = "2" ]]; then
     print -r -- "-----------------------------------------------------"
    elif [[ $1 = "3" ]]; then
     print -r -- "vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv"
    else
     print -r -- "^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^"
    fi
}

function run_tool() {
    local tool=$1
    local tool_args=$2
    local args=("${fargs[@]}")
    # add defaults if no args given
    if [[ ${#args[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
     args=( 'localhost' $(</etc/hostname) )
    fi
    while [[ ${#args[@]} -gt 0 ]]; do
        printf "\nResolving ${BOLD}%s${NC}...\n" "${args[1]}"
        print_div 3
        $tool $tool_args ${args[1]}
        print_div 4
        shift args
    done
}

function run_all_tools() {
  for k ("${(@k)method}")
  do
    subscript=$k
    printf "${BOLD}%s${NC} - uses %s\n" "$k" "$method_desc[$k]"
    print_div 1
    for tn methd ("${(@kv)toolname}")
    do
      if ! [[ $methd = $k ]] continue
      printf "${BOLD}${PURPLE}%s:${NC} " "$tn"
      bin=$(command -v $tn)
      if [[ -z $bin ]]; then
        print -r -- "not installed"
      else
        print -r -- ""
        run_tool $bin ${required_args[$tn]}
      fi    
      print_div 2
    done
    print_div 1
  done
}

function report_on(){
    local info=$(stat --format %F $1)
    printf "\n\n%s is a %s\n" "$1" "$info"
    if [[ $info = "regular file" ]]; then
        print -r -- "contents:"
        cat $1
    fi
}

run_all_tools
report_on /etc/hosts
report_on /etc/resolv.conf

Want to know how it all worked?
@BrianEnigma posted about the complicated technical process of getting the old Unfiction forums up and running in order to capture a static snapshot: http://netninja.com/2025/02/09/reviving-the-unfiction-forums/

#ARG #ARGs #AlternateRealityGames #DigitalPreservation

I'm not sure how many of my peeps remember #Unfiction, but keep your eyes open for an announcement soon. #arg #args

In case you missed it... last week I announced a big new project: the Center for Immersive Arts, an immersive history project and archive! cfia.org

I'm exploring the history of alternate reality games, theater, LARP, escape rooms, theme parks, VR/XR, and more

(Check out the thread for details!)

https://xoxo.zone/@lauraehall/112973521879850132

#Immersive #AlternateRealityGames #ARGs #LARP #VR #XR #ImmersiveTheater #SleepNoMore #EscapeRoom #EscapeRooms #Puzzles #PuzzleGames #Nazotoki

More #ARGs should use the #Fediverse.

For example, someone could set up a Mastodon instance for an #ARG about a small fictitious county and make accounts for each citizen posting about bizarre events in the county, and can contribute to their ARG's lore by answering others' questions and generally interacting with comments from the Fediverse.

It's like how people set up accounts for characters from their ARG on Twitter or cryptic channels on YouTube.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_reality_game

Nice new work from Doc @edge on recovering polygenic scores from ancestral recombination graphs.

Scalability vs accuracy.

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.05.24.595829v1

#popgen #evol_gen #ARGs

Знайшов ще одну не погану C++ бібліотеку для розбору вхідних аргументів програми. Називається TCLAP (Templatized C++ Command Line Parser). Вона є header-only тому зібрати набагато простіше, але мені таке не дуже подобається. Подивитись більше інформації з прикладами можна тут. Поширюється бібліотека під ліцензією MIT.

На жаль стандартне форматування помилок, довідки й версії не дуже звичне, але досить просто можна замінити на своє власне. Також було б непогано додати сучасні constexpr і таким чином пришвидшити виконання. А якщо у C++26 нарешті зʼявиться рефлексія. А з використанням C++23 можна було б замінити динамічний поліморфізм на статичний (CRTP). Ну це я вже дуже розмріявся.

#cpp #cxx #argv #args #parsing #parser #cli #lib #library #tclap #headeronly

Anyone know of a librarian with an interest/specialty in immersive design work (including but not limited to immersive theater, escape rooms, alternate reality games/ARGs, spatial computing/VR/AR/XR, transmedia work), who would be willing to advise on metadata, organizing digital collections, and similar topics? Please send them my way!

#Library #Libraries #Librarian #Immersive #Transmedia #ARGs #AlternateRealityGames #EscapeRooms #ImmersiveTheater

Thank you so much to everyone who has listened to my new #DarkAmbient #music release "The Crypt", about the encrypted layer of the #DarkWeb home to the rogue AIs crawling up to the surface web wreaking havoc all over the world!

Inspired by #CreepyPasta, #AnalogHorror, and #Internet #ARGs.

Listen (if you dare!) on:

🎶 #Bandcamp: https://moule.bandcamp.com/track/the-crypt
🔊 #Spotify + other platforms: https://hyperfollow.com/moule/the-crypt
👕 #Merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/150355156

Only one week to go until I release my #Halloween track “The Crypt”! 🔒

It’s unnerving #DarkAmbient #music soundtracking :Melody: @Melody and :Mei: @Mei’s discovery of an encrypted layer of the #DarkWeb, home to the Bugs: rogue AIs crawling up to the surface web wreaking havoc all over the world! 🌐

Inspired by #CreepyPasta stories, #AnalogHorror, and #Internet #ARGs! 🔎

#PreSave link: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/moule/the-crypt

#Creepy #Ambient #Horror #DigitalHorror #DeepWeb #NewMusic

J17 - Unvieling the Occult Secrets of Hacking and Games

https://conspiracydistillery.com/videos/watch/28c50377-d088-4df9-a1f6-dfa9f71fa76d

Hi! I'm Enso. Figured doing a short #introduction for new folks.

i'm currently a student studying #UX & a #CSTEM ambassador by day, #jrpg streamer by night. i like #gaming, #anime, #tech, #visualdesign, #tech, #gamedev, #args, & #painting.

When I'm not busy, I'm:
+ playing #HonkaiStarRail, #Falcom games, #Destiny2, or my backlog of #IndieGames.
+ making fan-made themed ARGS
+ Smothering my #cat w/ love (his name is 光: Hikari)

Nice to meet y'all ✨💖
#CatTax attached w/ captions on the video.

I enjoyed reading this book on my trip:

“I consider the experimentalism of the art practices discussed in this book in this fashion, and I analyze how artists’ readiness to devise new forms and modes of making and circulating their art—or to utilize forms and techniques from other types of social practice—is meaningful to the politics of their practice and its articulation with collective struggles.” -- Jennifer Ponce de León

https://read.dukeupress.edu/books/book/2859/Another-Aesthetics-Is-PossibleArts-of-Rebellion-in

#intermedia #emancipatorydesign #ARGs

Long shot for the ARG community - Does anyone have any of the images / pictures / paintings done by the character Thomas Pickman for the Abandoned Windmill ARG? The PM is looking for copies after a hard drive failure.

#arg #args #alternaterealitygame

I absolutely love #ImmersiveTheatre and #ARGs - and this looks awesome. Anyone in #SanFrancisco want to attend this with me? https://changeyourmind.show

The deadline for scholarship applications to the 2023 Next Stage Immersive Summit has been EXTENDED to Sunday April 2nd, 11:59pm PDT. Please share! https://forms.gle/HGDAcmbhR9vhCGDj9

The Summit will take place June 2-4, in downtown Los Angeles. More info at immersiveexperience.org

#ImmersiveTheater #EscapeRooms #ARGs #XR #AR #VR #ThemedEntertainment #LARP #ExperientialMarketing