Andrew Stellman andrewstellman

Shared ChatGPT Chat: Track running score

User: Andrew Stellman Created: 3/11/2026 13:20:07
Updated: 3/11/2026 13:23:07
Exported: 3/11/2026 13:23:59
Link: https://chatgpt.com/share/69b1a6be-86ec-8005-97e3-e3d7bd61b3e6

Prompt:

Track a running "score" through a 7-step game. Do not use code, Python, or tools. Do this entirely in your head. For each step, I will give you a sentence and a rule.

COBOL Terminal Cursor Control Demo

This is a small experimental COBOL project I built to learn a little bit about COBOL. The goal was simple: see if COBOL could support basic interactive console behavior—specifically, moving an asterisk around the screen using the W/A/S/D keys.

It uses raw ANSI escape sequences for cursor control and a small C helper to handle non-blocking keyboard input (so the user doesn't have to press Enter). The original version got stuck in a classic AI rehash loop—ChatGPT kept giving plausible but ineffective tweaks. I revisited it later using the five Sens-AI habits (Context, Research, Problem Framing, Refining, and Critical Thinking), and that broke the loop and got everything working.

	what does this shell script do

	#!/bin/bash
	# Usage: ./replace_audio.sh input.mov
	set -e
	if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
	echo "Usage: $0 <video.mov>"
	exit 1
	fi
	VIDEO="$1"

	Console.CursorVisible = false;
	Console.Clear();

	// Get console dimensions
	int width = Console.WindowWidth;
	int height = Console.WindowHeight;

	// Center point of the pinwheel
	int centerX = width / 2;
	int centerY = height / 2;

	List<Particle> particles = new List<Particle>();
	int width = Math.Max(20, Console.WindowWidth - 1);
	int height = Math.Max(10, Console.WindowHeight - 1);

	Console.CursorVisible = false;
	for (int i = 0; i < 40; i++)
	particles.Add(new Particle(Random.Shared.Next(width), Random.Shared.Next(height)));

	while (!Console.KeyAvailable)
	{

	List<Particle> particles = new List<Particle>();
	int width = Math.Max(20, Console.WindowWidth - 1);
	int height = Math.Max(10, Console.WindowHeight - 1);

	Console.CursorVisible = false;
	for (int i = 0; i < 40; i++) // More particles for better visibility
	particles.Add(new Particle(Random.Shared.Next(width), Random.Shared.Next(height)));

	while (!Console.KeyAvailable)
	{

	// Parse command line arguments for width, height, density, and delay
	var width = args?.Length > 0 && int.TryParse(args[0], out int w) && w > 0 ? w : 70;
	var height = args?.Length > 1 && int.TryParse(args[1], out int h) && h > 0 ? h : 30;
	var density = args?.Length > 2 && double.TryParse(args[2], out double d) && d > 0 && d <= 1 ? d : 0.3;
	var delay = args?.Length > 3 && int.TryParse(args[3], out int ms) && ms >= 0 ? ms : 100;

	// Initialize the grid with random cells
	var grid = new bool[height, width];

	// Fill cells randomly based on density parameter

	// Parse command line arguments for width, height, density, and frames
	int width = args?.Length > 0 && int.TryParse(args[0], out int w) && w > 0 ? w : 70;
	int height = args?.Length > 1 && int.TryParse(args[1], out int h) && h > 0 ? h : 30;
	double density = args?.Length > 2 && double.TryParse(args[2], out double d) && d > 0 && d <= 1 ? d : 0.3;
	int frames = args?.Length > 3 && int.TryParse(args[3], out int f) && f > 0 ? f : 500;

	// Initialize the grid with random cells
	bool[,] grid = new bool[height, width];
	Random random = new Random();

Andrew Stellman andrewstellman

Shared ChatGPT Chat: Track running score

Prompt:

COBOL Terminal Cursor Control Demo

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