Valhalla Legends Archive

[17:05:39] <Hostile[vL]> i screwed up my left wrist somehow
[17:05:56] <Hostile[vL]> too much masterbation or something
[17:05:59] <[vL]DarkVirus> Not everyone is a switch hitter hostile... better stick with your right one
[17:06:04] <[vL]DarkVirus> HEH!
[17:06:13] <[vL]DarkVirus> I use both ^ _ ^
[17:06:16] <Hostile[vL]> lol
[17:06:24] <[vL]DarkVirus> Need both to do the job
[17:06:25] <Hostile[vL]> yeah my right one is busy grabbing my tits
[17:06:31] <Hostile[vL]> what are you talking about :p
[17:06:31] <[vL]DarkVirus> =\

*Edited out DM because he's not important  

If you plan on working with various languages including C++, the .Net framework is very reliable. Not only does the framework allow you to do thinks a hell of a lot quicker than earlier libraries, it's uniformed to work with all languages. I think some people forget the main purpose for the .Net framework. Just be aware that if you write code using the .Net framework that it isn't portable to systems that don't have the framework installed. But I don't think you'll find too many computers without it. There are the select few though.

The Deitel series is my absolute favorite and I highly recommend it. However I don't recommend VB 6.0 opposed to .Net. If you can, drop the 6.0 copy and get your hands on Visual Studio .Net 2003 or Visual Basic .Net. Either compiler is acceptible but learning 6.0 won't do you much good if you plan on getting serious at all with coding in this language.

My opinion is that no, it will not corrupt your drive. If the idea of writing 0s to your drive might alter the longevity of the life of your drive, then we might as well say that using the drive AT ALL will alter the longevity (which obviously it does). When you format Mitosis, what the drive is doing is writing 0s. What this means, is each sector on your drive is written as 0000 (assuming it's a good sector). Formating also creates the file system the drive will use ( FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, etc... ). Think of this as a card catalog that you might find in a library.

When we use our hard drives (constantly and almost never ending (unless we're powered down)) we are continuously changing the contents of the sectors (or clusters) of our drive. Each sector is represented using the hex system, where each sector can represent a value between 0000 and FFFF. Now, just to confuse you more (although I KNOW you understand every word here  ) is that you hard drive already has pre-written cluster values, but the STATUS or value of that cluster is different when you alter it. Those status flags, or hex values, are the same of 0000 and FFFF. I could go deeper with how larger drives work and how this method works, but for your purposes it might confuse ya

But in short, no I don't think the drive is damaged when you write 0s. It just wouldn't make sense.

Again in the words of Lewis Black:

"The gotta stop reporting windchill, thats nonsence, where they came up with it, why they came up with it, it's a lie. If they say, it's 27 degrees out, but the windchill is -3....  Well then it's minus 3 asshole! I don't need to know what the weather was like if conditions were perfect"

--Rules of Enragement

I think in the words of Lewis Black

"We should use that money to build a giant wall on the Canadian border, because that's where all of the cold air comes from!"

Lewis Black -- Rules of Enragement

The American educational system, nevermind simply refering to mathmatics in general, is totally fucked up and it would seem that the only good teachers are those in colleges (and I've met a few that are pretty dumb though) and unless you have tons of money, you really won't get much out of public education opposed to those obviously in other countries unless your willing to learn on your own.

The math teachers I had in HS were fucking idiots and taught us stuff, but didn't do it efficiently because most kids were just as dumb if not dumber when they left the class. When it came to using calculators, they were depended upon in classes and I remember some classes where we spent the entire time learning how to use a TI-83 and how to manipulate the graphing functions. Then most of the time as stated before, we weren't allowed to use the calculators but had to rely on what we had supposively been taught.

I remember taking my "Intermediate Algebra" class last spring with one of my favorite math teachers and I'll never forget losing my patients with him when he was teaching us logorithms and natural logs.  I had asked him HOW logs worked because of course like most programmers, I want to know how people did logs BEFORE calculators and other bits of technology were around. Of course he didn't understand my question I don't think because I believe he thought I wanted a programatic version of the algorithm instead of explaining it in class which was false. I just think he thought the students wouldn't really care about the actual method.

As a last note about using calculators in math class, we used to play nes games on ours and I loved playing mario on mine

My laptop doesn't have a 3x5 either and it's not custom built. Most computers, laptop or desktop, come with 2 or more usb ports so regardless if flashdrives or whatever are used there really isn't a computer out there that doesn't have the built in capabilities. And on that note, buying a Usb 2.0 card or PCMCIA card isn't very expensive... worse comes to worse, go spend the 15 or less bucks to buy a usb card or you could spend over 25 to buy a floppy drive that is worth maybe 5 bucks. Check sites, I've looked and was stupid last year and paid 38 for my black floppy drive just cause it looked cool

Quote from: Tontow on December 16, 2003, 11:26 AM

and tonton is what the little french boys call boobs

Hasnt anyone ever heard of "The Lone Ranger" raido show, thay also made a movie not too long ago, anyway tontow was the lone ranger's sidekick, lone ranger was alread in use by more than one person on the web so i chose tontow as my common net handle a long time ago

Right, but "Tonto" was the way the lone rangers sidekick's name was spelled. He called him "Tonto" because he was "dumb".

Que quiere decier "tonto" en ingles?
"dumb"

I typically sleep around 6 hours a night IF that... I always believed in a biological clock that might wake us up because typically if I don't set the alarm ( not that it makes a difference because I usually sleep thorugh it ) I'll wake up at the same time I'm accustomed to. Of course now that I'm working 3rd shift as a computer operator I work 10 hour shifts and sleep during the day and get all fucked up. Regardless I typically will sleep for my normal 6 hours or even less.

My fianceé has an alarm clock that works nice actually because it will go off and gradually get louder and louder AND LOUDER!!!! heh  

Assuming yur trying to represent your name as the spanish equivalent of "dumb", it should be spelled "tonto", not "tontow".

Just figured I'd point that out if this was the case

Legally I'm Christopher, but as you might have noticed from Mitosis's posts my name is Chris.

Quote from: Skywing on December 12, 2003, 01:27 AM

Quote from: DarkVirus on December 11, 2003, 04:12 PM
Adron, perhaps switch to VB.Net and try out their Try...Catch error system?  It's really nice for catching those forseeable or unforseeable bugs while using about 1/2 the code as you would on On Error systems used in VB 6.0.

You can't just switch a production system like that, especially one worked on by a team of programmers.  Customers won't like the added dependencies suddenly appearing without warning, either.

I also wasn't aware of the context of what the program was even about or who was creating it. I thought it was a general topic about error handling. I also wasn't aware that Try...Catch was available in C++.

You use tech support? When I had my Gateway (WORST customer service every, sounds like Dell actually ) I was on for a at least 2 hours waiting for "The next available representative to help me". Even though they say they value our service, they really don't give a fuck.

When I called a few months ago to talk to a sales rep about my wireless belkin gear just for a quick fix that I wasn't sure of, it turned into a good 45 minute talk just trying to figure out what he was saying. Funny thing was, he was getting pissed at ME because I couldn't understand the guy. I know california is poulated by a lot of mexicans, but christ, if your gonna come to our country, learn the fucking language or get the fuck out.

Personally the internet is the best tech support because the only obstacle is finding the information.

Also... Dell is stationed in Bangladesh? I thought it was stationed in Texas.

Arta: I have no doubt that ATI's cards are beating nVidia in every way, but personally at a glance I see no differences visually in the performance. I also just don't care that much to spend more on a card then I would on 1/2 my new system

Ok where to begin... I've gotton from Mitosis that he wants to use his system for: Programming, Gaming, Graphics / Web design. That and basially internet.

Before you build a computer or even buy it why not first figure out WHAT your using the system for. The system I built back in March ran me roughly 700 bucks and runs beautifully. If you build/buy a system just to say you have an Intel 3.06 HT 800 FSB CPU just to say you have top of the line technology. Also a 120 GB HD is ridiculous for what you've told me your using your system for. I have an 80 GB HD and I'm not even using 20 gigs yet. Also make sure your getting the best price for the DVD burner because I've seen them as low as 150 bucks now. Basically your going to pay a few hundred more just to have someone build the system for you. Instead, spend the time on the internet or with a friend or the 25 bucks to buy a book you can learn from and read HOW to build a system. Basically manufactured products are full of generic components and you could get better for the same price if not less. Learn a little about systems before you go building or throwing your money at someone that will more than likely take advantage of you.

As for Hostiles Dell systems, you could take that route and its a good one. Personally I'd build mine but I've not heard a lot of bad things about Dell, mostly its a personal preference.

As for gaming, when my brother decided to build his system (well I did, he just paid for the components) after he saw how cool mine was, he invested in a... I think a 9800 pro radeon gfx card? That ran him over 400 I think while my nVidia GeForce 4 MX 440 card ran me I think around 65 or 70. He bought his because of the advertisments in a computer magazine he bought back then that raved about Radeon technology so he invested in a card that does a little more than mine obviously, but my card can run the games he plays perfectly with no flaws, but at a fraction of the price. See what I'm saying? What "they" say is the best, might be excessive for your needs. Think about that before you invest in any system/components.