Shannon's Journal Discussion Thread, Vol. 5

[Shannon]

Hi Shannon!

Just an idea for the next program to build after the intriguing "mystery program", haha...

My good friend, she's crippled badly by depression. I got her E3, but she washed out of it after a short while. It's a pattern with her, if something isn't instant, or has any difficulty, she bolts and just uses it to further reinforce the issue. "See...I told you it wouldn't work" etc., meanwhile never giving it the CHANCE to. Aggravating, because I receive endless whining about her issue. Not sure what I'm supposed to "do" about it, I'm not a psychologist and with her always running away from it, it won't be challenged and solved.

She has a crippling phobia, that works hand in hand seemingly with depression. They play off each other, probably a sense of futility stemming from it etc. That said, I think an update to refresh DRA to current specs would do her well. Now, I understand the "mystery program", as you've made tweaks to it since DMSI's and ARA's releases, make it the most powerful program? So, either a brand new DRA at it's level, or beyond, could do well for her I think. Maybe it can finally bring her out of this rut she's been unable to climb out of in like 20 years...I'm surprised PTPA isn't in DRA actually as well.

Thank you for this, Shannon. By the way, I will write a thread for ARA 5.75G, which I've bought for my brother. I believe you'll be very pleased to hear about that experience...

DRA is in my list of options to choose from.  The "mystery program" is based on the skeleton script that was used by ARA, LFC and Awakener.  The difference here is what the key and core scripts are, and it has one update to the skeleton script.  That update makes it more powerful in a specific, narrow direction, and that update will be standard in the skeleton script until it is updated again in that module.  But they should all be equally powerful overall. 

I don't remember if PTPA was in the last one, but it will be in the next one.

One way or the other, nothing is going to help if every time it starts doing it's job, she bolts and runs away.  But DRA is one of the options in my list.