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I do not know about the physics of that stuff, but I play guitar as a hobby (classical, flamenco and heavy metal [acoustic and electric) and from what I know, the amount of tunning you have to do depends on the material of the guitar (at least for acoustic) and the quality of the strings.... If your guitar goes out of tune frequently, there are some other things to look for as well. If you have a tremolo system, check to ensure that you have good tension in the springs. Tuning pegs are also very important. I recently got a Schechter 7-string, and that thing never goes out of tune, even after playing for hours. My older Ibanez goes out of tune in about 30 seconds of playing (or 60 seconds of not playing).
Also, don't forget to adjust the intonation at the bridge. That is a common problem when open strings are in tune, but go out of tune higher up the neck.
Anyone else have laugh when they looked at the cover of the book?
A Flock of Birds?
To symbolize beautiful code?
Flock-of-Birds-style code is the UGLIEST code out there!
Used only by those who haven't learned to use case statements, build databases, or define arrays.
Is this beautiful code???
if(something==interesting)
if(somethingelse==goodcode)
if(somethingother==blahblahblah)
if(somestupidbookcover=birds)
doSomethingUseful();
else
else
else
else
if(somethingelse==goodcode)
if(somethingother==blahblahblah)
if(somestupidbookcover=birds)
doSomethingUseful();
else
else
else
end if
I wouldn't consider that to be beautiful code, since your first conditional
if(something==interesting)
is completely unnecessary. The else branch does exactly the same thing.
...but outrageously expensive in the long run.
I've had Office 2000 for about 6 years now. With this pricing scheme, it would have cost me $1080. Of course, that's assuming that the price stays the same over the course of 6 years.
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>But in the mean-time Microsoft (especially with Visual Studio) has the advantage with getting people up to speed and generating useful code sooner than someone trying to master the intricacies of EMACS from scratch.
Did you just try to compare Visual Studio with EMACS for ease of use? That's fscking insane! Perhaps if you tried to use Eclipse or something in Linux, you may have something interesting to compare. But emacs!?! I've been using Linux for years and haven't figured out that piece of crap!
I'm sure it may come as a shock to you, but people like myself do exist, who DO want these tools. I'm not looking for a system geared toward the average user. I want something that will work the way I want it to.
Great, now people will be writing about Jimi Hendrix singing "'Scuse me while I kiss this guy" in Purple Haze
Oddly enough, I have a live recording of Jimi where he actually does say, "'Scuse me while I kiss this guy". I Can't remember the name of the box set it came from.
But what I think a lot of people don't quite realize in their gut is that back then, email was the *only* means of communication. You couldn't just pick up the phone and call a biologist in Germany.
Wow! I had no idea they had email before telephones. I learn something new every day.
I've always enjoyed going over to I-5 to play Frogger. It gets the adrenaline going, it is impossible to cheat, and you find out very quickly when you lose.
Hmm, I'm not sure your point is valid at all. At the moment, your post which is certainly speaking out agains the groupthink has not been silenced. In fact, it's sitting pretty at +5 Insightful. So, what was your point again?
But, what if the question were the famous "To be or not to be"? Then, the answer would have to be -1, which I suppose could be interpreted as 'true', thus validating your theory that 43 is the correct number.
Okay, how about a good reason for this thing, other than the usual crap that is getting spouted around here. I go to a gym once in a while. There are many TVs there. Most people don't watch them and they even have signs saying 'Please turn this off when you're done'. Many times, I'll be working out in one area where someone was watching TV. They leave, forget to turn the damn thing off, and I either have to live with it or stop my workout and go across the room to turn it off. One of these would be great.
Slashdot Mirror
Would that be spin-up or spin-down?
We'll have to kill a cat to find out.
... I do not know about the physics of that stuff, but I play guitar as a hobby (classical, flamenco and heavy metal [acoustic and electric) and from what I know, the amount of tunning you have to do depends on the material of the guitar (at least for acoustic) and the quality of the strings.A Flock of Birds?
To symbolize beautiful code?
Flock-of-Birds-style code is the UGLIEST code out there!
Used only by those who haven't learned to use case statements, build databases, or define arrays.
Is this beautiful code???
if(something==interesting)
if(somethingelse==goodcode)
if(somethingother==blahblahblah)
if(somestupidbookcover=birds)
doSomethingUseful();
else
else
else
else
if(somethingelse==goodcode)
if(somethingother==blahblahblah)
if(somestupidbookcover=birds)
doSomethingUseful();
else
else
else
end if
I wouldn't consider that to be beautiful code, since your first conditional if(something==interesting) is completely unnecessary. The else branch does exactly the same thing.
I've found that memtest is pretty good at assessing and preventing RAM threats.
Hilf! Hilf! Wir verstehen nicht Linux! Hilf!
...but outrageously expensive in the long run. I've had Office 2000 for about 6 years now. With this pricing scheme, it would have cost me $1080. Of course, that's assuming that the price stays the same over the course of 6 years.
Guess I'll have to dust off my old katana.
I think you're contradicting yourself here. Look:
... vi on the other hand... ;)
>I'm not trolling here,
<snip>
>But in the mean-time Microsoft (especially with Visual Studio) has the advantage with getting people up to speed and generating useful code sooner than someone trying to master the intricacies of EMACS from scratch.
Did you just try to compare Visual Studio with EMACS for ease of use? That's fscking insane! Perhaps if you tried to use Eclipse or something in Linux, you may have something interesting to compare. But emacs!?! I've been using Linux for years and haven't figured out that piece of crap!
>You want cheap consumer electronic goods? We're not talking about cheap consumer electronic goods. We're talking about Apple products. They're fucking expensive.
Those weird Microsoft systems you use must be defective. There are no capital letters in your post. I suppose that explains the discount.
You misspelled 'Brillant'.
No one will starve, except for the people who remain under governments that provide low levels of economic freedom and high levels of corruption.
So, you're basically saying that we're all doomed.
I'm sure it may come as a shock to you, but people like myself do exist, who DO want these tools. I'm not looking for a system geared toward the average user. I want something that will work the way I want it to.
Great, now people will be writing about Jimi Hendrix singing "'Scuse me while I kiss this guy" in Purple Haze
Oddly enough, I have a live recording of Jimi where he actually does say, "'Scuse me while I kiss this guy". I Can't remember the name of the box set it came from.
[snip]...but I expected something better from slashdot.
You must be new here.
That has to be the absolutely stupidest example I've ever seen. Jesus, dude! Who the fuck would need or even want something like that?
But what I think a lot of people don't quite realize in their gut is that back then, email was the *only* means of communication. You couldn't just pick up the phone and call a biologist in Germany.
Wow! I had no idea they had email before telephones. I learn something new every day.
- Firefox (1.0.6)
- IE (6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
- Opera (8.0.2)
and all of them failed.We really need something in our /. preferences that filters out all "I for one welcome our new ____ overlords" posts.
I've always enjoyed going over to I-5 to play Frogger. It gets the adrenaline going, it is impossible to cheat, and you find out very quickly when you lose.
I find it interesting how you associate FORCED military service with freedom. Ironic.
Hmm, I'm not sure your point is valid at all. At the moment, your post which is certainly speaking out agains the groupthink has not been silenced. In fact, it's sitting pretty at +5 Insightful. So, what was your point again?
...and spelling.
loose
lose
But, what if the question were the famous "To be or not to be"? Then, the answer would have to be -1, which I suppose could be interpreted as 'true', thus validating your theory that 43 is the correct number.
Okay, how about a good reason for this thing, other than the usual crap that is getting spouted around here.
I go to a gym once in a while. There are many TVs there. Most people don't watch them and they even have signs saying 'Please turn this off when you're done'. Many times, I'll be working out in one area where someone was watching TV. They leave, forget to turn the damn thing off, and I either have to live with it or stop my workout and go across the room to turn it off. One of these would be great.
Use responsibly!