Why “scar” is being discussed
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Wow, same! Seeing SCAR and AMX Mod X just unlocked some memories. I remember using it to chop wood. Thought it was so crazy cool that you could do that. Stopped as I didn’t wann…
by nickzelei · Oct 20, 2026
Great point and I think it highlights the issue with talking about this topic because the terminology is so black and white, "AI made it" or "I made it". But the truth is more l…
by weirdhacker42 · Oct 20, 2026
In high school I'd meet with people in the back alleyways of my school where they'd hand me stacks of cash to buy... Runescape gold that I gained from botting. I tinkered a litt…
by codybontecou · Oct 19, 2026
Wow I'd forgotten some of this. SCAR, Simba, Villavu forums. Using SCAR and making bots was my intro to SVN and the concept of importable libraries made by others. Simpler times…
by Thorentis · Oct 19, 2026
Yep I got started with programming with SCAR and on srl-forums with SRL as well. Was really fun.
by camdenclark · Oct 19, 2026
What a great talk. My introduction to programming as a kid was also writing Runescape bots, using some Delphi tool called SCAR [1] (together with writing plugins for my Counter…
by Confiks · Oct 19, 2026
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A scar is an area of fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin following an injury. Scars result from the biological process of wound repair in the skin, as well as in other organs and tissues of the body. Thus, scarring is a natural part of the healing process. With the exception of very minor lesions, every wound results in some degree of scarring. An exception is animals with complete regeneration, which regrow tissue without scar formation. Read more on Wikipedia