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uh oh, if DIAS sees this thread I'm in for a contrexing.


Oh well, I rather enjoy when master punishes me.    Quote from: BC_Programmer on April 16, 2009, 09:28:40 AM

Oh well, I rather enjoy when master punishes me.   

Quote from: squall_01 on May 04, 2009, 04:34:03 AM

I ment that I KIND of GET agravated with him and such. 

You must have the least sickest mind in the whole worldWhat are you talking about? are you being sarcastic? is thinking wax a sick thing at your place? anyway leave it, I'm just dumb!
It looks like something other than wax!No It doesn't! I'm not blind! It's just a neglected Christmas figurine! 

Compruler:  Why would you even bring that up?  Quote from: Ivy on APRIL 19, 2009, 10:03:22 AM

No It doesn't! I'm not blind!

It's just a neglected Christmas figurine! 

Compruler:  Why would you even bring that up? 

It's alright Ivy. Not knowing what could be in that picture is a good thing (in some cultures).

oh! it must be a cultural thing.

That's fine with me , atleast this means I'm not dumb.

Absolute Zero is the point at which atoms stop "vibrating". the atoms vibration is heat.

Can't vibrate slower then not vibrating at all!

indeed.

In fact- if you think about it, Helpmeh must be the sickest one here simply for posting it...

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Your score was 23 out of 30

More Stretching Exercises...

I've been practicing on a Nintendo DS with the brain training game.


Now I have the brain age of a three year old.

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you people need to have a laugh or two

THEN GIVE US SOMETHING TRULY FUNNY! 

CH has had some really good polls, and I'm sure that everyone enjoys them as much as me.
Does CH take onboard suggestions for a poll?
Can I set one up myself just as a thread or topic?

I wanted to know how you go about designing the response boxes for the polls.

Most probably this is done with by a programmer of sorts and definately well beyond my technical ability at the moment.
yes.  You need to click the + poll button on the top after you make the postThanks computeruler, Ive seen that there many times but never had any real time to go for a wander down the corridors. A BIT like Stevie Wonder being left alone on the 44th floor of the Empire STATE Building.

I thought it was a QUICK link to the poll page for responses.

Just goes to show you, the only dumb question is the one you don't ask. Yup! There are no dumb questions!there's no such thing as a dumb question.

But there sure are a lot of inquisitive idiots 


ha ha, just KIDDING. Quote from: BC_Programmer on April 16, 2009, 07:02:11 PM

there's no such thing as a dumb question.

But there sure are a lot of inquisitive idiots 

I wanted to know how you go about designing the response boxes for the polls.

Most probably this is done with by a programmer of sorts and definately well beyond my technical ability at the moment.

Man, I feel like this is a bit of a sales pitch... but, moreover just trying to help others save money.

If you take Zyrtec, and pay far too much ($20 for 27 pills, last time I looked) take a look at Costco.
Costco offers a generic version I have been using for nearly a year with 300 pills in one bottle for $15. Its called Aller-Tec. It works pretty much the same.

Yes, I realize this is a bit of an advertisement, but Zyrtec pricing is a scam.

I have year-around allergies, and its expensive as HECK to pay for the actual stuff. Costco is a miracle. I know what you mean.

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Aller-Tec -  This medication is an ANTIHISTAMINE that TREATS symptoms such as itching, runny nose, watery eyes, and sneezing from "hay fever" and other allergies. It is also used to relieve itching from hives.

I know you're going to tell me my hard drive just DIED of old age, but I'm hoping for a miracle that will let me get it up and running long enough to get the data off it onto flash drives.  Why flash drives?  Because my *#&* HP CD burner I've been using faithfully for years copied folder names onto my many backup CDs, but very few of them actually contain files.  I hate HP.

Here's what I have:  a 1998 desktop assembled locally at a geek shop, running Win98SE.  It has a CD reader, the HP CD burner, a 3.25 floppy drive and a network card to the Linux machine, which I took out yesterday, and a 2-year-old BenQ monitor.  There is also a second hard drive which has no operating system on it.   Five years ago I was swamped with malware, so I bought a Mac to be my internet machine and none of my Windows computers ever went on the net again.  Hundreds of hours later I had most of the malware off the Win98, which I use for drawing, photos, archives, financial records, appointments, contacts, etc.  In short, my real work is all on this machine, and it's been working fine.

Last week I turned it on (yes, I always do a proper shutdown), and not much happened:  power light came on, hard drive light came on and stayed on, power supply fan ran, monitor told me there was no signal.  The reset button worked, it did the same thing.  The power button would not turn it off, so I disconnected the power.  Besides taking out the unused network card, I tried booting in both CD drives, and the floppy drive.  Couldn't even get DOS.  No error messages, nothing except the "no signal."

Can anybody help me figure out where to start troubleshooting?  I'm reading a lot of the stuff on this web site, but nowhere is there the answer to the question "What do I do when I turn it on and nothing happens?"

Looking forward to getting to know you all

Darlene


Hello Darbak, when you say you tried to reboot from the CD, do you mean with the original Windows install CD or do you have a bootable emergency disk?

Im sure you may have tried some of these but no matter, perhaps you might try tapping the F8 key and see if it will go to safe mode.
Take the battery out and wait 10 minutes. Reinsert it and FIND out any changes.
Turn the computer off and REMOVE the power cord from the machine for a short while. Over 1 minute should do it to allow and power to disperse through capacitors.
Test your result.
Reseat your ram. Test it.

Do you have another computer that you can install the hard drive into?Hello, Imnoguru;

I tried booting with the original Win98SE CD, and others I knew to be bootable.  I wasn't really expecting that to work, but I was surprised that the DOS floppy failed -- it should start in RAM alone.  DOS would also be the surest way of recovering data.

Re F8 key, that only works if a bootup commences ... I don't even get that.  Power is always disconnected -- after I shut down, I turn off the power bar.  Wouldn't know how to test the result ... or do you mean try to BOOT and see if anything is different?

I'll do the ram reseat -- I've got it in pieces all over the desk, cleaning connections and crannies.  Nervous about removing the battery ... will that not erase the BIOS or something else I can't re-create?

I do have another Pentium of similar vintage, which I will mess with pretty much as a last resort.  But thinking about it, I might be there already.  There's another hard drive without O/S ... would anything be gained by switching the two? 

Do you have an opinion on the freezing technique?

Thanks for replying.
Darlene if you disconnect the hard drive, can you get an image on the screen when you boot?

Also try a different graphics card, if possible. (borrow the other pentiums card if it has one).It seems to me, at this point, that we are looking at a mechanical failure rather than an issue with software.

Quote from: Darbak on April 08, 2009, 01:36:05 PM

Power is always disconnected -- after I shut down, I turn off the power bar.  Wouldn't know how to test the result .

Besides taking out the unused network card

Yes, its a mechanical problem -- the fact that the power switch turns it on but not off is pretty good evidence of that.

   I noticed strange goings-on when it went in, and always meant to remove it anyway, but I'll put it back if you think it might make a difference in something.

If you are not in the US you might not know who Vince is..

Here is a little background.

• Infomercial superstar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns4mnmNBk1Y ) Sham WOW...the LOW BUDGET informercial
  
• Recently arrested for fighting with a hooker errr, getting his *censored* kicked by a hooker 
  

If you are not in the US you might not know who Vince is..

Here is a little background.

• Infomercial superstar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns4mnmNBk1Y ) Sham Wow...the LOW BUDGET informercial
  
• Recently arrested for fighting with a hooker errr, getting his <censored> kicked by a hooker 
  

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This is a funny remix of his new infomercial "SlapChop"...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWRyj5cHIQA

ShamWhatever.   

I always knew that guy was just creepy!

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I don't know- generally specialty tea stores, I suppose- the location I get it is their only location.

I'm sure ONLINE merchants would carry it as well. I can't remember the taste enough to DESCRIBE it, but I do remember it was much better then the Bamboo TEMPLE Yunnan I settled for on my last visit.

Lately I've been to lazy to GO to the SHOP and restock, so I've been settling for some bagged supermarket varieties. They don't really do tea justice, otherwise it would be more popular them coffee, probably.
ah lipton, i remember it wellLipton Tea is like decaffienated coffee...why bother at all.

I found a Somali cruise package that departs from Sawakin (in the Sudan) and docks at Bagamoya (in Tanzania).  The cost is a bit high, $800 per person double occupancy, but I didn't find that offensive.

What I found enticing is that the cruise company is encouraging people to bring their 'High powered weapons' along on the cruise. If you don't have weapons you can rent them right there on the boat. They claim to have a master gunsmith on board and will have reloading parties every afternoon. The cruise lasts from 4-8 days and nights and costs a maximum of $3200 per person double occupancy.

All the boat does is sail up and down the coast of Somalia waiting to get hijacked by PIRATES. Here are some of the costs and claims associated with the package.

M-16 full auto rental $ 25.00/day ammo at 100 rounds of 5.56 armor piercing ammo at 15.95.

Ak-47 riffle No charge. ammo at 100 rounds of 7.62 com block ball ammo at 14.95.

Barrett M-107 .50 cal sniper riffle rental 55.00/day ammo at 25 rounds 50 cal armor piercing at 9.95.

"Everyone gets use of free complimentary night vision equipment and coffee and snacks on the top deck from 7pm-6am."

They advertise group rates and corporate discounts and claim "FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY"  and even offer a partial money back if not satisfied....here's some text from the ad.

"We guarantee that you will experience at least two hijacking attempts by pirates or we will refund back half your money including gun rental charges and any unused ammo. How can we guarantee you will experience a hijacking? We operate at 5 knots within 12 miles of the coast of Somalia. If an ATTEMPTED Hijacking does not occur we will turn the boat around and cruise by at 4 knots.

As if all that isn't enough to whet your appetite, there were a few testimonials...

   "I got three confirmed kills on my last trip. I'LL never hunt big game in Africa again!"

    --Lars, Hamburg GermanyI'm all in...I dont think I could ever kill another person... but, it still sounds fun. Don't worry, patio will take care of you Haha sounds fun!Maybe if enough of us from CH get together we can get the group rate. Good idea Quote

Barrett M-107 .50 cal sniper riffle

And to think it all started when I went to edit some of my HTML documentation...You do KNOW it can infect .htm files as well?

Oh, and if you're running Dr. Web CureIt!, a good TECHNIQUE is to rename it to launch.com instead of .exe. This will stop Virut infecting it, if it is still on the system.

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These need to be wiped : all programs, all .exe + .scr executables, downloaded archives (.zip + .rar) and now, according to a very TRUSTWORTHY colleague, this newer variant injects all .htm + .html files

You GOT a score of 10 out of 11
Your rating: Wow! You must read a lot!

I told you not to DOWNLOAD the FIRST one- and you did anyway.

Not sure how it's my FAULT if you did otherwise.

only kidding , a bit of HUMOR , harry

Just wanted to let you know that the New Homeland Security Bill has PASSED. Things will be different now and Internet surfing as you know it will be tracked by what the FBI calls a 'nonintrusive method.' The FBI says you will hardly notice anything different.

For a demonstration, click on the link below:

Homeland Security
Seriously?  Is that just a joke I figured cause of the page and the cool eyes, which I may borrow.OK, that's funny!

Don't mention "Echelon" or "Carnivore."

Shhhh.... 
Somebody move to a non treaty country and offer an ISP to north americans that wont allow the FBI to snoop, i understand why they are doing this since i started using the internet its been littered with piracy ect

Just get a firewall with a proxy chain support and tunnel all activity through SSL

I find it hard to belive that they are tracking every users movements at all times, the resources required for that would be enormous and even if they are, do they really expect to prosecute most of the world out of there jurisdiction? , having isps filter there provided content would be alot more effective, and since they already do im wondering why they are doing this at all, i could see this as surveilance technology to targeted users, but that was already in use in CHINA through external devices set up in office buildings, not only that but waiting on internet users to MAKE the wrong click say to a pirated software or SERIAL key website, and not doing anything about the website is called entrapment.

but i understand, theirs certainly lots of sick ones who deserve prosecution but do you really want the FBI to read your deepest thoughts? a few things come to mind , invasion of privacy is one of them, not only that how do they expect to pinpoint the offender exactly, untill there is finger print identification on every pc only the ISP account holder or the machine owner could ever be held responsible.

these organizations go to far, the u.s acts as a one world power when really they are a top 10 world power, expecially now hopefully the u.s goes bankrupt due to over inflation and the current situtation turns into depression, we dont need the u.s or the fbi . .V or morpheus?Uh, dude, some of us kinda need the US to stay around for a while.  I don't really feel like dealing with a revolution -- mainly because I'm not sure the new people would be any better than those we have now.

this has been going on in the GB for years with phones the web and texting , i think its called kinder hall Quote from: harry 48 on April 23, 2009, 04:29:38 PM

this has been going on in the GB for years with phones the web and texting , i think its called kinder hall

In a round of about sort of way,  there is even still parts of those system that are used for collecting information about everyone.

and i thought Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoco niosis was still the longest REAL word there is. Dictionary has it.What is your OPINION about the word  SMILES, is this the longest ENGLISH word?
Cheers."SMILES" Got a Mile between first and last LETTER. Quote from: pantherman on April 30, 2009, 07:32:13 AM

"SMILES" Got a Mile between first and last letter.

Quote from: gamerx365 on April 25, 2009, 01:46:05 PM

not so much being emo but you know proms are themed, everyone looks different than normal. We thought we would look hott if we DRESSED emo. she knows i like emo girls and she LIKES emo dudes so we dressed they way we want to see eachother. Anyway, doesn't matter... hair is cut... prom is in 3 hours...

Also it was'nt like pure emo, just hair slightly over my eyes and darker colored clothes.

I wasnt

I told it to a few people in chat. But for the rest here-
My life was a labyrinth of lies. In reality I have no family, no school, nothing. NO PHYSICAL FORM! NO BODY!
I'm just a thought on an evil mind. He used me for everything that could spoil his name. Now he wants me to go! "You're insane! Leave me alone." He says. So I'm leaving. Goodbye and goodluck. That's wonderful.

Will there be a party? If so make sure there's those little cocktail weenies. but this time I'm going to phone the hospital before I impale myself on those blasted toothpicks. You would think there would be a warning.  BC

There was a warning. It was printed on the toothpick itself. UNFORTUNATELY you had to eat the weenie off in order to read it which kind of negated the purpose of the warning in the first place.blast! I fear for my life whenever I consume items which are impaled by a toothpick, or those cute little toothpicks that are shaped like little swords. club sandwiches, for example. Why, If I recall one INCIDENT, whereby the sandwich I ordered was impaled with, not one, not two, but four small cute little sword-toothpicks. I called the waiter to inquire, at which point he suggested I try removing said toothpicks. for hours I struggled, but they kept getting stuck at the handle. I refused to rip open the precious sandwich. I finally REALIZED, after the waiter demonstrated it several times, that simply pulling the toothpick up, rather then trying to PUSH it through the sandwich, was a successful way of accomplishing my goal. by this time the restaurant was already closing it's doors, which was quite fine. the bloody sandwich was cold. it was supposed to be a HOT turkey sandwich, *censored*.

http://failblog.org/
http://icanhascheezburger.com/

Why continue to DEBATE on if this was found offensive or not? Just slap a lock on it and be done.There was thats the thing.  Ok Squall, do you want this topic LOCKED? Yes or no?Yeah, its ONE thing if he had my consent on this for the most part its another when you lock it and its UNLOCKED.  Its not so much that I'm mad about it, its that I'm agravated and such.  Cause I have grammer issues..... Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on April 27, 2009, 04:10:46 AM

Ok Squall, do you want this topic locked? Yes or no?

Yeah, its one thing if he had my consent on this for the most part its another when you lock it and its unlocked.  Its not so much that I'm mad about it, its that I'm agravated and such.  Cause I have grammer issues.....

For those that CELEBRATE it, hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas.

All the same to you and yours...Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to other RELIGIONS that are during this time of year as well....

Laying low at work waiting for RUM Cake to wear off. Employee BROUGHT in a Rum Cake and poured fresh 151 on it to TURN it into a Rum Sponge Cake..... Merry Christmas Merry Christmas everyone! Merry Christmas!!

Almost a YEAR ago Self-Driving autos and trucks were in the WORKS. In October this year they were on the road in Europe.
The fill TITLE is:
Daimler tests first self-driving truck on the Autobahn

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The truck is the first series-production trucking vehicle to drive on using automated navigational technology on an open motorway, and Prime Minister of the state of Baden-Württemberg Winifried Kretschmann, board member of Daimler AG responsible for the Trucks and Buses division, Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard came along for the ride

OK, not computer news. I put this in Other.
This might improve internet service for the whole world.

The FULL title is:
Satellite & Space Projects News - October 2015
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs have AGREED an initiative to OFFER developing countries the opportunity to deploy CubeSats from the International Space Station. Under the initiative, small satellites of educational or research institutes from developing countries that are members of the UN will be launched from the Japanese experimental module ...

In ACTUALITY it's not as much the farting that's the problem, cows' burping and manure contribute more methane gas than flatulence. According to researchers at New Zealand's largest Crown Research Institute, AGResearch, up to 95 percent of the emissions COMES from the cow's mouth rather than its behind.

Sinkholes like this one in a Siberian mining town may be releasing massive quantities of methane. (Image: courtesy of MASHABLE)

Hello,


This is such a nerdy question I am not quite sure under what category to post it, But anyway, I am going to be taking my FIRST commercial alirline trip in over a DECADE and it is about an 8 hour flight. So here is my question: The battery on my laptop will not stay charged for more than one hour, so is there anyway to charge my battery while in-flight?

Thanks!
Ask the airline. You could go into the bathroom and use the plug there. But it might be DC only. Or, you could carry a SPARE battery.

Why do you want you laptop on a plane anyway? A plane trip is a change to meet new people, watch the sky and take a snooze. And over water the alcohol is cheaper.
Check with the airline, most newish planes used on long DISTANCE flights have sockets under the seats so you can just plug it in as normal.

Alternatively you can buy an extra battery for your laptop, charge it before you go and swap it over mid flight. Then of course on the flight keep the brightness down, enable power management.etc to save battery.Thanks Cameron,

very GOOD information!

The 50 Worst Inventions,
As reported by TIME Magazine.
Worst Inventions
Segway
NEW Coke
Clippy
Agent Orange
CueCat
Subprime Mortgages
Crinoline
Nintendo Virtual Boy
Farmville
Hydrogenated Oils
Honegar
Hydrogen Blimps
Hair in a Can
DDT
Auto-Tune
Red Dye No. 2
Ford Pinto
Parachute JACKET
Betamax
Baby Cage
Tanning Beds
Crocs
Hula Chair
Foursquare
Pop-Up Ads
Phone Fingers
CFCs
Plastic Grocery Bags
Bumpit
Electric Facial Mask
Sony CD COPY Protection
Venetian-Blind Sunglasses
PET Spa
Pontiac Aztek
Snuggie for Dogs
Mizar Flying Car
Asbestos
Olestra
Comfort Wipe
Fake Ponytails
HeadOn
Pay Toilets
Tamagotchis
Leaded Gasoline
Vibrating Ab Belt
Spam E-mail
Smell-o-Vision
Smile Checks
Microsoft Bob
Vio

Go to the web site and click on a item in the above list.
TIME Magazine lists 50 Worst Inventions

Mu question:.
They mention 'Microsoft Bob'.
But why did the miss the Microsoft SPOT watch. Boy I hate those dumb lists. Worst kind of lazy journalism, especially this one, which seems to have been put together by an especially dumb intern. I guess TIME magazine had some space to fill. Most of those things aren't "inventions" anyhow. Most of them (the ones that are products) are mainly recognizable to a US audience. I would argue against Betamax being a "bad invention". It was just Sony's implementation of helical scan video cassette technology which lost out to JVC's VHS format, for reasons not completely to do with technical quality. My list of "bad inventions" would include the guillotine, the gallows, the rack, shrapnel, flechettes, nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, gas chambers, the electric chair, Botox and gimp masks. I guess those would not make for light hearted reading.
Thank you for adding to the list...
flechettes
Had to look that up. Sorry I did.

Not really news. So that is why it is in Off Topic.

The media is again drawing attention to a technology that already exists. But why is it not used. Does it not work?
A 'Smart Gun' can only be fired by its owner. An **RFID device couples to a chip in the gun and sets the trigger.

CBS is airing a program on Nov. 1 about the 'Smart Guns'

Smart Guns: CBS
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Every time there's a massacre at a school, like the recent one in Oregon, it reignites the debate for more gun control -- not only because of the mass shootings, but because of the hundreds of incidents of gun violence every day on our streets and in our homes. One idea that keeps coming up is smart guns. These are firearms that only work when they're fired by their owner. It seems that "gee whiz" technology is seeping into every corner of our lives. Why not guns?

Megatsunami is an informal term to describe a tsunami that has initial wave heights that are much larger than normal tsunamis. Unlike usual tsunamis – which originate from tectonic activity and the raising or lowering of the sea floor – known megatsunamis have originated from a large-scale landslide, collision, or volcanic ERUPTION event.

Is this why the reindeer are dying ? ?

The full title is:
The top 10 INVENTIONS from Back to the Future that we really use in 2015
As you may recall, this year, 2015, as a key year...
- in the MOVIE 'Back to the Future.'

From Mirror.co.uk SITE -
Top 10 Inventions from the Movie.
Yes, the HOVER Board is there!
(Hey this is off topic.)The "Hoverboard" as depicted in the movie simply doesn't exist. The ones that are on kickstarter or whatever don't really count. One of them requires you to always be on a metal surface (this is the Hendo they mention). The video they had on their kickstarter was hilarious. They had Tony Hawk basically moving slowly back and forth on a metal platform, where he kind of just span around uncontrollably while moving back and forth. And being that it requires a metal surface, I don't THINK that is going to be particularly useful except as a stepping stone (if anything) to more refined technologies.

It's probably the least hilarious contender as a "hoverboard" though.

it is alittle creepy
what do you all think?I know he doesn't mean anything by it, but it's a little much.
ANOTHER member has a similar cartoon signature. They both bother me, but mainly because it's yet another thing on the Internet screaming, "LOOK AT ME!"

If I ran a forum, it would have, probably a dozen members or less, because there'd be a lot I just wouldn't allow. There are forums I will not join because most members have signatures which are far larger than the size of their posts.There are even some forums where there are no avatar size limits. It's crazy. It's a pirate flag... woopee.His avatar is the Jolly Roger...it is his signature on which we comment.oh, sig. woops.





I usually just have a line or two... heh, bout time I changed mine,


but... yes... it's DISTURBING. I don't think animation should be allowed in sigs any more then in an avatar.I don't see anything wrong with animations in sigs unless they're too flashy. It can be turned off in your Control Panel if it bugs you...
Or you can use Adblock Plus...Why is it creepy?
Why is this topic here?
What is the point?

Argh this is so confusing!Quote

Why is it creepy?

What is the point?

Less than 200 population? I wonder what caused that?

I could be speaking Russian now if things had GONE a LITTLE different

HTTP://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20090826/tuk-soviets-planned-manchester-invasion-6323e80.html

How old are you anyway ??bc is 22really? THATS what his profile saysno, not my first post it just seems my other POSTS ARENT registeringQuote from: stefun999 on August 25, 2009, 08:26:03 PM

no, not my first post it just seems my other posts arent registering

Quote from: BC_Programmer on AUGUST 25, 2009, 08:39:22 AM

this is a TEST reply.

Quote from: squall_01 on August 25, 2009, 03:50:11 AM

boy I WATCH whatd youds a saing.

(... and they are under 12)

YES!!

Im starting to smell bans all around. I all ready talked to the admin once about someone.

Im starting to smell bans all around. I all ready talked to the admin once about someone.

I'm smelling something but it's certainly not bans!

Agreed we all should stop while were ahead.

That Lord Kelvin...

Back around that TIME, direct current was scientifically accepted. ALTERNATING current was seen by men like Edison and Kelvin, as the work of the devil.

Since the first power plant (thomas edison's power plant) lit up 800 light bulbs in 1882, the electric utility industry has grown to generate over 2.5 million gigawatt-hours annually, the EQUIVALENT of lighting 4.8 billion 60-watt light bulbs for a YEAR

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I didn't know they breathed through the exoskeleton.

Wow. I didn't know they breathed through the exoskeleton. Neat! So could I spray an oily substance like goo gone on them instead of soap?

call it what you will quantos but there are a few mad enough to do it

I've noticed that when I drink stuff it makes me pee.
When I eat stuff it makes me poo.
But when I smoke weed it doesn't make me fart. Does that mean my body needs it?are you joking?
Quote from: smeezekitty on August 23, 2009, 06:20:15 PM

are you joking?

This is one of the reasons the Off Topic forum shouldn't be visible to guests.

You thought wrong.

kpac, BatchFileBasics and 3 Guests are viewing this board.

wait, I'll bring them back with hard facts!

an Opossum, or "Possum" as they are often called, is a nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America. They often gather in groups, where their electricity can build and cause lightning... hey, whats this pokemon card doing in my dictionary?

I wonder if a google search for naked would bring up that post...

See Here...

actully it was shiped on 3 1/2 inch disks
it was made in 1989
its only 20 years oldit's only 20 years old

only.... ONLY?

Are you not aware of how much has changed programming wise in 20 years? of course not, your still programming CGA splash screens.


Optimizing compilers, Integrated debuggers, all designed for convenience. Using some old DOS compiler doesn't make you look "macho" or old school, it just makes you look like an old geezer clinging to relics of a past life that they never had, in an effort to make yourself look competent.

It fails miserably.

How many programs can you buy, on the market- in a retail store, for example - are designed for DOS? None. I cannot think of a single DOS-based application that still sells at retail. Why? Because the companies either made to windows (Lotus 123...) or were smashed out of the market by their competitors who did.

How much is knowing how to program within DOS worth to a company that creates programs for Windows, Mac OS and/or Linux? Not much.

DOS is an INTERESTING novelty, and knowing how to use it applies to todays command-line as well- but knowing how to work with interrupts, IRQs, and so forth are meaningless in the virtualized environment of windows. Almost everything has to be relearned and in fact putting "DOS programmer" on your resume could prevent employment as they don't feel that they want to retrain yet another DOS programmer in the ways of protected mode, Virtualized hardware, and memory access modes.i also use MSVC 1.5 to program windows 3.1
the best windows program i have made is a bitmap viewerQuote from: BC_Programmer on August 24, 2009, 05:14:46 PM

DOS is an interesting novelty, and knowing how to use it applies to todays command-line as well- but knowing how to work with interrupts, IRQs, and so forth are meaningless in the virtualized environment of windows. Almost everything has to be relearned and in fact putting "DOS programmer" on your resume could prevent employment as they don't feel that they want to retrain yet another DOS programmer in the ways of protected mode, Virtualized hardware, and memory access modes.

Not true. Many corporate environments are still using DOS based solutions- why? Because they work.

o high speed screen writes directly to screen memory makes it faster then GDI

o easyer to write text because you dont have to deal with the CreateFont() function and its infinte parameters

*well, actually, that's a lie, since I wrapped the various GDI functions into classes ages ago, so now I deal instead with CFont, CBrush, and CPen objects.

Real programmers use FORTRAN!

::: runs away :::

Yeah.heh, EGA, CGA support, heh.

I think, EGA is the LOWEST I've EVER run windows. And I didn't run it LONG... just to see it.There are times that I WOULD like to see Windows run out of town on a RAIL. Just to see it.

Holy $#it

Quote from: Mulreay on August 21, 2009, 08:45:36 AM

Very true. If people just looked...

Lol

you KNOW the language of Mordor?

honestly, there have many times when I never felt like looking and left it up to the good people of CH to toss be a bone

Especially when I first joined... my first 200 posts, or so, were just questions I had...quite a few months before I got certified

Of course I'm from Lancashire.... We English are required to learn the language of Mordor!

so do you English have pointed ears and carry and bow and arrows?

right! sorry

yes, the English have Elves, the Irish have leprechauns, And the Welsh have sheep.

Lol Where you from BH?

Quote from: BC_Programmer on August 20, 2009, 09:14:50 AM

If there was a french BREAKFAST I'm sure the slogan would be, "this tea surrenders to your tastebuds instantly"

Note* Never over season your food, the end result may not be as pleasent

Learned that the hard way, my towel will never be the same again.

I have a problem here--- i would like to know of a system that records calls in print on the computer. the reason i ask is --- i have someone who calls and i want to get what they say in print. i cannot write or type as fast. also when asked for VERIFICATION i will have it on hand. that WAY i can say I said this and they said that. -- this way it will keep alot of things straight in this crazy world.---any ideas? Thanks Doubt there's a speech recognition that could keep up with that...at least i don't know of one.
You may want to consider recording the calls and then transcribing them.There was a SITE were you can PAY people to do that...
I forget it

one million and one giraffes on the wall, one million and one giraffes
take one down, sand it's antlers down, one million and one giraffes on the wall where one has sanded down antlers!

oh ok

I could upload 1, now the rest arnt working

Ya
I did one, and I tried another and its not working