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### [The BPS (Bill Paxton Soundboard)](/webtoys/bps/) ### [The BPS (Bill Paxton Soundboard)](/webtoys/bps/)
Back when I was in college (circa 1997), a friend of mine and I would often discuss ideas for "fun" (and typically useless) computer programs. One night, one of us suggested a virtual See-and-Say themed around quotes from the great character actor, the late [Bill Paxton[(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Paxton). Of course, writing such a program wasn't worth the effort (especially circa 1997), so we just kind of chuckled and forgot about it. Back when I was in college (circa 1997), a friend of mine and I would often discuss ideas for "fun" (and typically useless) computer programs. One night, one of us suggested a virtual See-and-Say themed around quotes from the great character actor, the late [Bill Paxton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Paxton). Of course, writing such a program wasn't worth the effort (especially circa 1997), so we just kind of chuckled and forgot about it.
Fast-forward to 2024: the company I work for has a "UI Developers Guild" (for those interested in bettering their development skills), and they recently started running coding challenges, both to drive engagement with the guild and to give the coders a chance to do something non-work related. This particular challenge had 3 simple rules (copied verbatim below): Fast-forward to 2024: the company I work for has a "UI Developers Guild" (for those interested in bettering their development skills), and they recently started running coding challenges, both to drive engagement with the guild and to give the coders a chance to do something non-work related. This particular challenge had 3 simple rules (copied verbatim below):