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  1. C/C++ on Short Coding Projects? · · Score: 1

    Does anyone know any projects to get one started with c/c++? It doesnt matter which one i'm learning them both at the same time, but most of the above sugggestions involve gui libraries, which are built into some languages like java, but theres really no standard for c/c++. what library would someone suggest learning to be able to start a simple project?

  2. Re:They are definitely up to something on Google-branded Firefox? · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    thank you for restateing the bleedingly obvious. yes we already knew that it was registered to google. that was established a long time ago. thanyou for discovering whois. go wallow in your stupidity somewhere else.

  3. PHEW! on Beware 'Fedora-Redhat' Fake Security Alert · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm sure glad I'm using windows!

  4. SVG? on Pretty Printing From An XML File? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    If I understand what you're asking, SVG would be a good choice. Bullet sharp text that prints excellently. It can be automatically generated and is based off of xml so it shouldn't be too hard to intergrate.

  5. Re:Good news.. on Cherry OS Claims Mac OS X Capability For x86 · · Score: 1

    true apple does build software to run on specific hardware, similar to the way games for consoles are written to take advantadge of the specific hardware, but mac's do have a relativly huge driver base. Plug n play n go.

  6. A good thing? on Sony to PSP Coders: Battery Life Your Problem · · Score: 1

    Well look, if every game on the ps2 used the same graphics engine, then they would all look like first gen peices of crap! But by allowing developers to develop(keyword develop) their own engine, it allowed for graphical masterpeices (relativly) like MGS2 et al. Perhaps this will prevent ho hum battry management from sony but instead lead to talented developers making their ownsystems that preform much better. Plus they can liscense it and make a pretty buck off of it. Anyways at this rate sony better pull a trump card becuase it sounds like they're loosing customersf fast!

  7. Re:Reader Reviews on Does Your LCD Play Catch-Up To Your Mouse? · · Score: 1

    hah! slashdot! unbiased! which slashdot are you reading? why i bet half the comments on this site come from them bastids in the middle east! (its called sarcasm)

  8. Acutally... on Halflife 2 Delayed Again? · · Score: 1

    the article states that Seirra/VUG has up to six monthes to publish the game, in order to comply with their 2001 contract with valve. Just as valve in order to comply with the contract has to release hl2

  9. Re:New features? on Gaim Maintainer Rob Flynn Interviewed · · Score: 1

    yeah that happens to me too. it's an awesome program but it's still lacking a few things. such as file transfer compatability with the windows AIM client!

  10. os specific system calls? on Universal Emulators Return · · Score: 1

    what happens when a binary uses libraries that aren't installed on the host computer or makes a system call unsupported by the host os? a hardware emulator can't compensate for that unless it's running another os on top of the host.

  11. Re:Compliant Distros on Linux Standard Base 2.0 released · · Score: 1

    yeah i get that too, it makes it especially dificult to find config files for packages such as apache, i end up doing a "find / | grep 'string'" which works most of the time, but it would be nice if portage told you where it put things.

  12. not active x? on New Google Toolbar Brings Browse By Name · · Score: 1

    interesting how instead of supporting the terribly insecure active x, google chooses to instead distribute it with an installer program.

  13. john carmack on Unsung Heroes of Open Source Software? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    although his influence on open source in general may not be as large as some of the heavy hitters, he not only opensources his engines after they become less liscensed, but also supports the open source graphics libary, open gl.

  14. Re:eh...so its a laptop? on Apple VP discusses iMac G5 Hardware Design · · Score: 1

    uhh dont forget a source of power, without that you you'll end up looking like an iDiot.

  15. Re:I'm sorry on Half-Life 2 Preloading from Steam: Part 2 · · Score: 1

    but doesnt steam use bit-torrent-like(c) technology, which allows users to p2p the files? so after a critical mass has downloaded the rest can grab it off eachother.

  16. Re:Digital transfer is the best way on Half-Life 2 Preloading from Steam: Part 2 · · Score: 1

    plus with a boxed copy you get the security of having a copy on a real medium, so in the event of data loss you dont have to re-download the entire game.

  17. Re:someone make a good co-op mod on Doom 3 Mod Seminar Hits QuakeCon · · Score: 1

    one could bar the players from proceeding until both reach an area/checkpoint, this could be useful to control when triggered events and ciniematics occur.

  18. agp 4x? on Nvidia 6600 Series Examined · · Score: 1

    my question is this: if one has an agp 4x slot, will there be a noticible preformence increase? I'm using a geforce 4 ti4600 on my agp 4x and it runs doom 3 fine at medium detail and 800x600, but would upgrading to one of these babies really give that much of an increase in preformence?

  19. Re:Why do you need to get rid of IE again? on Getting Your Company to Migrate from IE? · · Score: 1

    would it be possible to write proxy rules that are based on browser type? I.E. (no pun intended) if the browser is internet explorer, block from potentially bad pages a b and c, but if anything else, let em go through.

  20. Re:I would not use MemoryStick on Linux Laptop w/ 3.5" Disk, USB, and No Hard Drive? · · Score: 1

    and useing a CF deciece as a hard drive is a b...a...d... idea, after so many writes the media starts to degrade, and if you're using it as a hard drive it wont take all that long.

  21. don't forget the forums! on Fedora, SuSE And Mandrake Compared · · Score: 1

    The gentoo forums will literally save you're life at times. Probably one of the best linux-centric knowladge portals out there. And they're noob friendly.

  22. Re:Computer evilness on What Was Your Worst Computer Accident? · · Score: 1

    or a classic to add to a login script, just make it reboot.

  23. Re:The adventures of 15-year-old Linux guy on What Was Your Worst Computer Accident? · · Score: 1

    hah awesome story that acutally just happened to me on my home file/web server. your sig though, inflamable materials. great album/song and band (slf).

  24. iMovie movie store on the horizen? on What A Portable Media Center Might Look Like · · Score: 1

    Steve once said that there wouldnt be a video ipod because video is too compliucated and he wanted a simple user experiance, but what if he does the same thing he did with online music, a downloadable music service. there are already others so its feasably, and apple seems to have a strong relationships with ip powerhouses. also, if you look on the tiger preview for the looking glass preview, when steve searches for pixar, it looks like he has movies, not onyl trailers, I'm probably wrong about that I ddint look too carefully.

  25. Come on guys! on Metisse - New Looking Glass Alternative · · Score: 1

    Seriously though, has anyone acutally tried eitehr lookingglass or mateise? No. So i think we should try to be as open as we can until actually tried it out. As omnipotent as we all think we are, we are still human and shold wait to try it before making a supreme judgement.