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by SparkOut
Sat Jul 18, 2026 4:59 pm
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Experienced Developers
Topic: Problem with recursive API call
Replies: 7
Views: 370

Re: Problem with recursive API call

I'd also question whether your code is potentially sending a url request, looping and sending the same request again, without waiting or checking for a returned result or callback.
How do you ensure there's a valid response before sending the next api url request?

If nothing else, make sure the ...
by SparkOut
Sun Jun 28, 2026 1:36 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Favorite non-coding hobby
Replies: 4
Views: 5137

Re: Favorite non-coding hobby

1-post forum bot spotting
by SparkOut
Fri Jun 19, 2026 7:06 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Calendar sync from LiveCode – what's everyone using these days?
Replies: 5
Views: 2623

Re: Calendar sync from LiveCode – what's everyone using these days?


Sparkout.

Does this mean we should be eagerly engaging with AI bots so they will better train their LC capabilities?

Well that's one conclusion that you can make. Probably an optimist's view. Or the view of someone resigned to the inevitability of AI expansion and at least hoping to male a ...
by SparkOut
Fri Jun 19, 2026 2:45 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Calendar sync from LiveCode – what's everyone using these days?
Replies: 5
Views: 2623

Re: Calendar sync from LiveCode – what's everyone using these days?

It doesn't seem like the old style link and backlink planting, or data harvesting.
My vaguely plausible guess is it is trying to train itself by soliciting responses to analyse and rehash those when faced with such questions in future.
by SparkOut
Tue Apr 28, 2026 4:57 pm
Forum: Talking LiveCode
Topic: Printing issue
Replies: 6
Views: 10365

Re: Printing issue

Not exactly. I'm not sure what's going on but I'd try looking at whether relative/absolute positioning might be involved.
I'm presuming you aren't using Windows, where print metrics are different to screen (see "format for printing" stack property).
by SparkOut
Thu Feb 12, 2026 9:47 am
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Experienced Developers
Topic: Correspondence macOS livecode Xcode versions
Replies: 7
Views: 18413

Re: Correspondence macOS livecode Xcode versions

TomBrooks is a spammy thread necromancer, reposting a line from a previous post in this thread, regurgitated by AI in slightly different wording.
by SparkOut
Sat Feb 07, 2026 10:55 am
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
Topic: Is forever really forever?
Replies: 46
Views: 63761

Re: Is forever really forever?

Oh I'm sure Heather will respond, she always does.
Let's hope the message the company gives contains some reassurance.
by SparkOut
Wed Jan 21, 2026 11:47 am
Forum: Games
Topic: Live Coding for gaming names
Replies: 10
Views: 36278

Re: Live Coding for gaming names

It's a real robot, using real Artificial Intelligence to learn from existing internet forum data how to make a spam post, and copied / generated from some of the many classic examples left by real human spammers. Or maybe actually it's a next-generation AI and has learnt the finest art of post ...
by SparkOut
Sun Jan 11, 2026 1:09 pm
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
Topic: Datagrid Confusion
Replies: 11
Views: 16019

Re: Datagrid Confusion

This: https://youtu.be/qHTRX6D2N8U?si=xyYxAw12t4O5LbkO says it was v 9.dp-11

Not sure of the veracity. I'll see if I can dig out release notes


Although there's this forum post which seems to confirm 9.0.0.-dp11
https://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=30343

And although I can't access ...
by SparkOut
Sat Dec 27, 2025 12:52 pm
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Experienced Developers
Topic: Random rainbow spinning wheel on cursor
Replies: 10
Views: 18099

Re: Random rainbow spinning wheel on cursor

Why do people have so much faith in AI when it comes to manufacturing, planning and management, and coding, given the janky results like the AI post above ^
[edit, that has now been removed by our resident (thankfully human) mod]
by SparkOut
Wed Dec 24, 2025 2:02 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Happy holidays!
Replies: 4
Views: 11811

Re: Happy holidays!

Very merry holidays of all flavours to everyone
by SparkOut
Thu Dec 18, 2025 9:44 pm
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Experienced Developers
Topic: screen recorder
Replies: 17
Views: 37869

Re: screen recorder

No, there have been lots of old accounts here that got "broken into" over the years.

Use of the compromised account for an AI bot post is less common though.
by SparkOut
Thu Dec 18, 2025 5:10 pm
Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Experienced Developers
Topic: screen recorder
Replies: 17
Views: 37869

Re: screen recorder


Apologies to Manolo, I think my skepticism has gone too far. I hardly trust anyone these days. All real people should beware.
I think you're right though, I suspect manolo's account was dormant and now compromised, with this new post that's been "generated" by someone who is not the legitomaye ...
by SparkOut
Sat Dec 06, 2025 4:36 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Over on Haiku
Replies: 11
Views: 18228

Re: Over on Haiku

If by "forum bosses" you mean LiveCode Limited, then there's almost no presence here, never has been except for announcements and the odd time that things catch certain staff members' attention. It's a community resource.

As moderators are all volunteers, we can't expect too much, especially since ...
by SparkOut
Sat Dec 06, 2025 11:24 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Over on Haiku
Replies: 11
Views: 18228

Re: Over on Haiku

Why the question marks? It's a bot alright.

And the forum seems to be under a spam attack just now.