It makes me cringe when I see a new "Learn C++ in 24 hours" title on the bookshelf, because I know those texts will screw people up.
I hope these texts don't screw people up too badly. Right now i'm 1/4 the way through a "Learn C++ in 24 hours" book. I purchased the book over a year ago, and only recently got the compiler to work (djgpp). Each chapter isn't taking one hour (like the book might have you think), but taking me around 4 hours. These books are informative, but i have to admit, I'm learning many abstract concepts and still have no clue where/how they can be applied.
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So much of what I see here is people that personally don't like AOL. So what? That doesn't mean the end of the world. Not even close to it. Many people are totally happy with the services that AOL provides. I have my own pet peeves about AOL, oh well. The AOL/Time Warner could be a good or bad thing. Only time will tell. The post made by LizardKing titled Media Monopoly Time... said: I wonder how much of the Western world's media is now concentrated into the hands of Time/Warner and News International. Forget monopolies based on commodities(Microsoft, etc), domination of information dissemination is the *really* scary prospect. I find this interesting. Honestly though, I've lost faith in most of the media. Recently in Puyallup, Washington there was a problem with "massive racial hatred" in one of the local high schools. That was according to The News Tribune (for Tacoma), and several other TV news stations. According to the media that high school was one of the "top 10 most racial schools in America." Bull. I had several friends who had quite the opposite story of what happened. They were there to see it happen. So, either my friends who saw the events at that high school are lying, or the media is getting the story wrong. I truely have lost faith in most of the media.
I'd like to enphasize what is said here. Be sure to provide links not just say "You know where to get the good stuff if ya need it." Given, it sounds cool, but not all of us are as knowledgable about where to find such things. Thanks.
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It makes me cringe when I see a new "Learn C++ in 24 hours" title on the bookshelf, because I know those texts will screw people up.
I hope these texts don't screw people up too badly. Right now i'm 1/4 the way through a "Learn C++ in 24 hours" book. I purchased the book over a year ago, and only recently got the compiler to work (djgpp). Each chapter isn't taking one hour (like the book might have you think), but taking me around 4 hours. These books are informative, but i have to admit, I'm learning many abstract concepts and still have no clue where/how they can be applied.
So much of what I see here is people that personally don't like AOL. So what? That doesn't mean the end of the world. Not even close to it. Many people are totally happy with the services that AOL provides. I have my own pet peeves about AOL, oh well. The AOL/Time Warner could be a good or bad thing. Only time will tell.
The post made by LizardKing titled Media Monopoly Time... said: I wonder how much of the Western world's media is now concentrated into the hands of Time/Warner and News International. Forget monopolies based on commodities(Microsoft, etc), domination of information dissemination is the *really* scary prospect.
I find this interesting. Honestly though, I've lost faith in most of the media. Recently in Puyallup, Washington there was a problem with "massive racial hatred" in one of the local high schools. That was according to The News Tribune (for Tacoma), and several other TV news stations. According to the media that high school was one of the "top 10 most racial schools in America." Bull. I had several friends who had quite the opposite story of what happened. They were there to see it happen. So, either my friends who saw the events at that high school are lying, or the media is getting the story wrong. I truely have lost faith in most of the media.
I'd like to enphasize what is said here. Be sure to provide links not just say "You know where to get the good stuff if ya need it." Given, it sounds cool, but not all of us are as knowledgable about where to find such things. Thanks.