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Well if you know the game will take a long time and the programming stie would be a fairly quick thing to get up, you could always create the programming site and get it up and once you are used to updating it and keeping it running smoothly you can focus on working on the game on the side.

Frankly both ideas are cool to me. I know personally I love many of the text based games you can find around the interwebs. I've played various ones from company running, interstellar conquest, modern military, hacking, etc themes. As long as you balance everything well in the game it could be great regardless of if there are lots of similar sites out there.As far as your programming site is concerned I like the idea of a programming site for beginners by a beginner. It would likely have a great POV as far as how it tackles problems and you'd be able to discuss which problems and pitfalls you faced and how you went about finding the problem and the eventual solution. Thus you'd teach people not only HOW to get past a problem, but how to figure out solutions to future problems.Basically I say do whichever you want to do the most. Worst case scenario you enjoy creating it and can leave it up even if they don't become a popular site and then move onto the next idea. I'd say if you've already begun construction of the text based game then see it through. They can take alot of time and energy and I'm sure you'll feel accomplished afterwards regardless. Plus you could always leave it up as an example of what you've accomplished on your programmers site if you ever move onto that idea.

I agree with the idea of cloning organs would be fine but whole entities is wrong, but have no scientific reasoning to back it up (well currently the lack of ability to clone without severe chances for early death, but I am thinking if they perfect the cloning process). Basically I think the possible ethical (whether ethics are irrelevant to some or not, they DO exist so they should be accounted for) and psycological impacts of cloning could be too seever to warrant benfits of cloning whole people. Psycological impacts being the loss of a sense of individuality to both those cloned and everyone else really, as we would no longer truly be guaranteed our individuality was something we could take for granted from birth to death.This topic has me thinking about the movie 'The Island'. I truly believe this would occur (not in the same way mind you) if cloning started being done on humans. Some members of the rich would create clones of themselves for 'spare parts' if anything ever happened to them. Frankly this idea disturbs me.Another thing this topic has me thinking about is... who are we to assume the direction of evolution? We are saying we could pick and choose traits to basically perform evolution but better... but who says we'd be able to pick the right traits? Some make the argument that mentally or physically handicapped individuals are actually the next step in evolution. That the fact that these handicaps cause our society to work together to help one another and form a more singular conciousness or effort. I don't personally agree with this theory... but who knows.Frankly I think we should do what we can to save lives, but not take things too far. We have enough people on the planet as it is and over population will become a major problem eventually regardless... we need not help it along by doubling up.

While I agree that myspace sucks (I can't stand it... the pages are all horrid and there are much better social networking sites out their) a large number of your arguments are flawed or irrelevant...1. Accessibility - There are a shitload of sites that are not accessible in text only browsers now... for example every flash heavy site out there. Just a fact of life now.2.I'll give you the coding argument although I haven't checked it myself as I avoid myspace with every ounce of strength I have3. This isn't to make tom friends, its an example to show people what to do and get started...4. They made myspace to make money so ads ads ads. If the community doesn't stop using it due to the ads why take them down? Mo ads = mo money. Makes business sense.5. This is either part of the code issue, or the users, not myspace6.Again the users, not myspace itself7. Users8.users9.usersSo yes, most of your arguments are either actually about the insanely low IQ of many of the myspace users or simply fads of the internet right now. Really the *BLEEP* backend code is the only thing I can think of that is their own fault. If I could make a sight that allowed people to act like complete idiots and make me tons of money by splattering ads all over it I would too haha.So yes, I agree myspace sucks, and even for many of the reasons you say... but its the users fault it sucks so badly not myspace itself. I'm sure with a refined user set myspace could be a decent enough site.

While I haven't played it myself, I've only heard good things... If you had to pay the same as you paid for the original game (I assume you are meaning as much as it cost when first released and not now) then something was messed up. At least here it is about a 3rd of the price as the original was when it hit retail whether you buy them over steam or in a store. Frankly I think thats a decent price for a 5ish hour game when most full FPS's now are easy to finish in about 10.

He wasn't saying it was impossible to get the programs... just that the LIVE CD doesn't have them. The live cd doesn't load all the software that comes with the main install version of the distro since it is, in fact, a live cd. GOtta keep it light or it'll kill your system.Also, sure there IS a root account, but again I assume he jsut meant there isn't one by default (well not accessible by default) AND you are encouraged to only use sudo and not actually use the root account. So while there is a root account, they do their best to make sure you don't use it, and that you don't need to, so your system is less likely to get n00bified

I haven't used Kubuntu itself, only UBuntu with the KDE libraries (apparently its enarly the same but has a few glitches usually) but overall its quite nice. I stick to gnome with ubuntu usually but either are really fine on top of a very solid linux distro. I'm not what I would call a linux pro, but I'm far from being entry level and I still prefer ubtunu over most other distro choices. Regardless it is indeed a great release (oh and the install DOES have firefox with it, and OO.O is just an apt-get away... I don't think its in the main install but I could be wrong)

Alright, I haven't had much experience with vb.net or ms access as it is, let alone using them together, so I need some advice on the best way to do this. I need to create a program that basically is a form to fill out with information, and upon filling it out it can be saved. Saving consists of making a row in a ms access database and placing each field as a column entry within this new row. Then I need to be able to retrieve this information from the DB and fill out the form as it was originally if the user chooses to load. This is all fine and wasn't hard to accomplish BUT that only works properly if I fill out all the fields of the form. Leaving blanks causes it to crash since I'm basically creating an SQL statement with quer = "insert into table (field1, field2, field3, field4) values('" & txtfield1.Text & "','" & txtfield2.Text & "','" & txtfield3.Text & "','" & txtfield4.Text & "')" Now I am not understanding why this happens, since I can manually place either null or blank spaces (as in actual keyed spaces) in the database as entries and it works fine, so I don't see why this would cause a problem this way. I know a work around for this (basically check if each field is empty and then only add it to the sql statement if it is occupied) howevere there are ALOT of fields and this would take alot of monotonous typing to achieve. If anyone knows of a simpler way to do this, it would be greatly appreciated.

I use DTools since its so tiny and can run all the time and not have to worry about it since its such a lightweight app. I have 120% kicking around for the odd use but for the most part if you don't need the burning side of things Daemon Tools will fulfill your cd emulation needs.

That problem is caused by the most notorious of bugs... windows XP.Ok in reality I don't know specifically what is causing that as I mean, it could be numerous things. I'd reccomend the basics, update and run your adware/spyware removal tools and virus scanners. Hopefully it's just something within one of those categories causing your system to be *****y.

I'll have to try this when I get home... I only use yahoo for talking to a handful of people so it'd be nice to just merge my lists and stop using YIM entirely. Woo for ridding of redundant software haha.Make sure if anyone does this to let us know

While I personally wouldn't spend that much on a mouse I can imagine why it'd be worth it. I mean, people pay way more for slight increases in performance in everything. Other comp parts, clothes that are a bit more comfortable (or have a brand name) etc, so whats the difference here? I've used some high end mice and they do just feel better all around. Saying you don't need anything more then your $15 mouse is like saying you don't need a $60 or $100 or however expensive pair of shoes because you've always worn $10 nonames and they work fine. Sure they get the job done but you might just be missing out on a whole realm of comfort and design hehe.Again I'm not saying I'd buy this mouse, I'm just a little shocked that people think its this outrageous. Hell I'm sure some of you have bought $500+ video cards just to have them a few months before they drop in price by a few hundred bucks. The tech industry is full of wasted cash

I'm currently in the market for a new digital camera. My current one is... less then desireable to say the least. It's a 2.1mp Fuji finepix A205. While it was fine in its day, that day has long since passed and now its bulky, slow, low res, and low iomage quality. It's time for an upgrade.Unfortunately I'm broke. I'm hoping to spend about $200-$250 CDN on the camera (plus buying an extra memory card), sticking closer to the 200 end of things. Now this isn't such a big request except that I want it more for point and click then for a planned photography outing and therefor want something really small, preferably small enough to fit into a shirt or pants pocket without it being too cumbersome.I am basically wondering if anyone knows of the closest camera to a sweet spot for price, small size, and image quality. As long as its 4MP or higher thats probably enough for me. I've been looking at a couple, the Fuji A400 and the Sony WC30. The WC30 makes me very happy but its 300 or more plus the memory card would bring it up to a bit more then I hope to spend. The A400 I can get for 150ish which is a killer good price but it lacks sound in video mode and a few other nice to have features.Basically I'm wondering if any of you have reaonably compact cameras that aren't overly expensive but still get the job done. Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated as I just keep going in circles about which to buy heh.

Haha thats what I was thinking Hercco, either it sounds insanely simple or near impossible. Either way I'm pretty sure we need a more clear explanation and possibly more information. Maybe provide a small scale example?

Exactly. I would agree that truly free things are rare. But there ARE cases where you can obtain 100% free things. A good example are various free games people make as a hobby and release. THey have no intention of making money off of you and simply release the game as freeware. No ads, no cost, just enjoyment.

While I agree for the most part, I know I've personally used many 100% free pieces of software that were no harder to use or less feature rich then their expensive counter-parts. No downsides with no costs... unless you say that we need to pay for the internet to download it :unsure:I have also obtained 100% free beer... but that's another story haha

Yea you can't blame CC specifically, this is a common thing, really common. It sucks that it happens but its moreso a industry problem not a circuit city issue.

He likes Ubuntu he's just having issues partitioning his HD... Hopefully someone will see this that has gotten past similar problems lol, I've just never had any issues with it so wouldn't know... and I always just use partition magic anyways now...

Drupal is free, you can install it right from int the cpanel with just a few clicks.The learning curve can be anywhere from non-existent to mediocre. If you simply want to get a site up and running using one of the many free templates you can get around the internet with very little or no modifications you could have a fully Drupalized site going in minutes, if you want to modify your layout to work with drupal it would take some reading to find out which code chunks you need to stick where and what they all do, but it's still not too intense.One you set up a cms updating is insanely easy though which is the main draw. Just click "add content", choose a type (say a static page or a news story or whatnot) and type it up, hit submit, and there it is on the appropriate page.Takes a little setting up but if your site is mainly to keep people updated about your band it'd be a cool way to go. Then again I always suggest people do their best to elarn alot about html first...just because.

Nope, I've never had to make any modifications to partitioning devices in order to partition NTFS drives. In the livecd, in order to BROWSE the ntfs drives you would need the ntfs drivers or whatnot, but you shouldn't need them just to modify the existing partitions...Thinking back, however, I'm not sure if the ubuntu partitioner will let you shrink partitions... it should but I didn't try it. If you can get your hand on a partitioning tool like partition magic, its really useful whenever performing anything like this. I'm sure there are other programs or even live cds with partitioning utils on them if you searched around a bit.

Ah yea, larger classes make the more abstract ideas a bit harder to enjoy. I know my intro to karnaugh maps was somewhere in between (about 80 students) but we had smaller lab groups (about 20) that helped alot. For the example of logical systems we got to use actual physical chips that were AND, OR, NOR, etc gates to create paths and could then create adders and whatnot that lit up LED's based on our input choices. It's nothing amazing, but it showed us how, say, old calculators could have been set up to handle basic mathematical equations.I do agree though that ALOT of the more abstract things would be hard to show real world connections with. Sometimes you just need abstract ideas to make a foundation before you can move onto the more concrete concepts :(Oh, and don't worry about people dropping your course early on heh, almost all my courses (CS and non CS) have a dramatic drop in students throughout the first 3 weeks or so usually. Some students are just too picky

I am currently studying Computer Science at the University of New Brunswick (in Canada). While I'm currently out on a co-op work term, I'll be returning shortly to my courses and you've got me thinking about whichc courses I enjoyed and why (not necessarily the material, workload, or professor, but just the way the class was handled). I haven't taken courses yet in all the areas you mentioned but it shouldn't matter since my suggestion is really one that can be applied to any range of topics.Personally, I feel the courses I enjoy the most are the ones where I can actually see the outcome of the lessons I've learned. Many courses tech the students a variety of skills which they use on small, specifically designed tasks to showcase the skill, and then maybe use it again for a test or final. To me this is not the best way since I don't see how it fits into the larger picture. I have always preferred courses where they bring everything together in the end or at least show how each part adds to the "big picture".For example, I took a software organization course (Take software from an idea->plan->design->implement) and instead of simply taking on each part of this task, the professor had us take a clients request (an explanation about requirements of a chess game, in this case) and proceed through each step of the process. As the classes taught us tghe theory we performed the tasks and had the process broken down into markable deliverables. Then in the end, not only had we learned everything about the process of dealing with a client and producing the product they wanted, but also had the ACTUAL design documents and final product that we could look back on.That's obviously just one example, but I guess my point is that for me, any time I can see how I could use the skills in the future makes it seem more relevant. When I was taking an intro assembler course everything seemed to be so abstract... but when we got to actually wire logic paths on a circuit board and trasnfer our programs into HC11 processor and see our results it just felt more 'real'. As well, our professor often gave real world examples of where such things could be used (such as in the processors in small robots they had on hand to show us).Personally I still enjoy most CS work whether it seems programming related or not, but I do know some people who only like the programming aspects of CS. For these people I think any way that can relate these topics to the final goal/product would help them appreciate it more. Also, explaining how the concepts relate to programming differences and things such as that.I don't know if this will be helpful or useable to you, or even if many other people would agree that this would make the courses more appealing... but its something to think about at least Good luck, I'm glad to see a professor taking an interest in making his courses a more enjoyable experience for his students.

It's nice enough concept wise, not my style though so I can't say I love it. I'd reccomend getting a clearer version of the tommygun image on the left frame (unless its intended to be fuzzy). It's kind of hard to review a site in that stage of developement since really all you have is the frames with the link buttons... once you fill in some more content to see layouts within the sections and stuff it would be easier to give comments/criticisms.

Hm, I'm sure someone will be able to help you out more, but I had to throw together a php form for my boss a few months back and it needed to pass data into a program and how I did it was simply to put chdir ('../PROG LOCATION');echo exec('prog'); the chdir obviously was just to change it from the primary directory to where the c program was location, and then I used echo exec to call the program name... can't remember exactly "why" I used echo there, I assume it mattered haha. Sorry I can't be more help, I never really paid much attention when I did this except to get it working and don't have the time to look at it right now.

hm, I can't check myself since my index is index.php, but would having .html or .htm affect it? I assume not but worth trying both in case there is an issue there. Maybe try deleting the index.html, reload the page to see if it crashes you to the parent directory layout or whatnot that happens when there is no index page, and then upload yours and see what happens. At least then you know that the delete is taking effect. Oh troubleshooting, how I love thee lol.