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The Unix Pipe Card Game

270 pointsby Shugyousha10 months ago

12 comments

throwaway7127110 months ago
I make those decks (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;punkx.org&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;punkx.org&#x2F;</a>) to help me teach my daughter, and so far they seem very effective, especially the unix pipes one and the 4917 machine code <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;punkx.org&#x2F;4917&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;punkx.org&#x2F;4917&#x2F;</a> and the pointers deck <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;punkx.org&#x2F;c-pointer-game&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;punkx.org&#x2F;c-pointer-game&#x2F;</a> , from the python deck I use only 10 cards or so<p>btw, you might also like <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;punkx.org&#x2F;overflow&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;punkx.org&#x2F;overflow&#x2F;</a> which is a buffer overflow riscv assembly board game, or depending on your kid&#x27;s level you can also play snakes and ladders with gotos <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;punkx.org&#x2F;overflow&#x2F;build&#x2F;snakes-and-ladders.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;punkx.org&#x2F;overflow&#x2F;build&#x2F;snakes-and-ladders.pdf</a><p>Also if you have kids, I would recommend you print <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;punkx.org&#x2F;panic&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;punkx.org&#x2F;panic&#x2F;</a> which has amazing pranks that fit in one poker card (e.g. randomly hitting backspace or space every 30 seconds, or pressing W randomly if minecraft is open)<p>I am donating a lot of the decks to teachers and schools, so if you are interested send me an email.<p>PS: I am in London for 1 more week, so if you order decks now the shipping will be delayed, but I will make sure I add 1-2 extra decks in the package because of it.<p>PPS: the unix pipes expansion deck is all about process substitution, but I don&#x27;t think its useful for kids, though I think it contains nice puzzles
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g4zj10 months ago
Are kids these days actually able to grasp things like this? I don&#x27;t have kids and am never around them, so please take this question as genuine and in good faith.
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baudaux10 months ago
I definitely need to fix pipes in <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;exaequos.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;exaequos.com</a> in order to play !!
oliwarner10 months ago
Great until you play a minimal game with somebody who grew up on awk, perl, etc
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michaelmior10 months ago
I&#x27;m curious how the &quot;largest pipe chain&quot; format works when the rules state that the first player to complete the task wins the round.
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Neywiny10 months ago
inb4 uuoc award givers. Having the cat at the front simplifies adding to the front of the pipeline.
ShayNehmad10 months ago
Love the fact that I can print these. That&#x27;s really great. Thanks! I&#x27;m debating if to print it in the office printer right now...
ko1nksm10 months ago
The great thing about this game is that whoever knows UUoC will be the winner.<p>cat file.txt | tr a-z A-Z | sort (loser)<p>tr &lt; file.txt a-z A-Z | sort (winner!)
elchief10 months ago
$19 shipping (Canada) is a little outrageous<p>anybody in Greater Vancouver wanna do a bulk order w me?
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contravariant10 months ago
You&#x27;re going to run out of coins I think.
quiteunfunny10 months ago
can you pull a dirty pipe move?
EmilyHughes10 months ago
yeah kids are gonna love this