rpgsearcherz
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I've spent some more time thinking about the "without parameters" thing myself. I've come up with the conclusion that it probably deals with being able to add/subtract/multiply/divide unlimited numbers, rather than saying "choose #1," "choose #2," etc. with a finite number. That's the only type of parameter I can really relate to the project.
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I haven't found a solid answer to this (or I'm searching wrong) but maybe you'll know... When we look at "query caching," what happens when the query is dynamic? For example let's say we do "select name from people where ID='3'" Does the query cache save the results for every query that comes through, so let's say we did ID 3 first, then reloaded and did ID 5, would it save the results for both 3 & 5? Or am I misunderstanding what the cache part of it is?
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Teaching In Monolingual And Multilingual Groups
rpgsearcherz replied to mamer's topic in General Discussion
Ah, got it. My biggest problem has always been with the syntax. It's like english... "I before e, except after c, except in neighbor, weigh" and there's another word too that I can't think of off the top of my head. And then you get to the silent letters and there are hundreds of words that have them (like the b in climb). -
Regarding efficiency, I had seen a few benchmarks that showed they are. There were some things that the regular MySQL was faster on as well, but it was related to being a situation of security. I'm not sure where the benchmarks are now (I was actually trying to research PDO vs MySQL) though.
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I always thought the computer would go ahead and try to boot regardless, until I built my last PC. Got all the parts together, booted it up, it wouldn't even try to start. Pulled out things one part at a time, trying to start up the PC, and figured out it was one of my 4 RAM sticks. Booted up with the other 3 and everything was flawless. And then to be sure that stick was bad, I put it in the PC by itself and again, the PC wouldn't even try to start. I'm going to guess that it's very situational, though, and maybe it depends on how bad the stick is (or what's wrong with it).
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Is the 8MB backup problem with PHP's version/settings itself, or something with Moodle? Wondering if there's a way around it (like manually copying all the files and just exporting the database, then zipping it all together and considering that a backup).
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Judging A Person By His !posts!
rpgsearcherz replied to Ridwan sameer's topic in Science and Technology
Wanting to correct your errors is admirable, and sadly a lot of people are the opposite. I can't count the number of times I've been flamed for simply correcting someone. And instead of getting better at understanding what they're doing wrong, those people end up getting worse and worse. -
I always relate Australia to having kangaroos, lol. Welcome, manuleka! You should give us more information about you. Who you are, what you like, what you're interested in, etc.
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No Changes With Updates To Web Site
rpgsearcherz replied to sheepdog's topic in Websites and Web Designing
I feel you! I had to help someone out with issues regarding a Yahoo site not updating properly when adding a lot of stuff to it. After a while, I figured out that the site was rejecting updates due to filtering of tags (ex. if they copied text from a site that was in bold, it would be copied with the tags, so Yahoo would reject the entire update as a result). I'm wondering if this is what is happening in your case as well, or something similar. -
If someone signs up and pays via MyCents, how do you get your referral payment, via MyCents or cash deposits? And what if they pay using cash, how would you get it then?
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There are actually a lot of different speakers that can be used. K's idea of a battery powered one is great (it'd be the same type as you would use in a computer), but there are smaller non-powered ones as well. Basically anything with a headphone jack *should* work. As you get more comfortable with the MP3 player, making a move to another more powerful one may be in order too. I carry an iPod touch everywhere I go. Off a 1 hour battery charge it will play ~50 hours worth of music before needing to be charged again. Even on very long trips, this isn't an issue. And with a car charger it's even better.
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Why Do Copyright Holders Put An All Rights Reserved Clause?
rpgsearcherz replied to k_nitin_r's topic in General Discussion
I'm almost positive this is dependent upon the state, and possibly even the city as well. I know different states have different rules on what you can actually do with trespassers, and I think a lot of it is grandfathered over from long ago. It's worth keeping in mind that even when something is classified as being "legal" to do (for example in some states you can shoot anyone who invades your home), how it will hold up in court is anyone's guess. There have been some ridiculous things that made it through court, and obvious things that didn't. -
Teaching In Monolingual And Multilingual Groups
rpgsearcherz replied to mamer's topic in General Discussion
I'm curious... do you work to cater to the needs of each individual student (as well as the group as a whole), or attempt to immerse them directly into the new language? I ask this because when I was taking my Spanish classes, our teacher always told us that the amount we learned would be minimal and would take a long time to get anywhere compared to someone who went straight into Mexico/Spain/etc. and had to learn via immersion. -
I haven't tried to install Moodle here yet, but to give you some information, the accounts use PHP 5.2.17. Based on what you said, that's an issue. I don't know if there's any way to change what version of PHP we're using though. Ideally if you're running a schooling-type site, it's suggested to use a VPS or something anyways as traffic and RAM usage are concerns to be aware of.
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I'm going to guess that's what he's asking for. If that's the case, the easiest way to explain it is to look up operators, variables and output statements. Creating a calculator is very basic and should give you knowledge needed to build a more complex application. Hint: you're setting a variable to 0 at the beginning, then incrementing/decrementing/multiplying/dividing it based on what button is clicked and what text is in the box.
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I think not doing this is one of the problems young people have today, with a complete lack of understanding as to how different people really are. And I think the groups themselves, with peer pressure, are the ones that push for it the most, with the "you're either one of us or you're not" attitude, pretty much forcing those that are looking for social acceptance to really limit their reach.
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Do You Feel The Need To Format/defrag Your Brain?
rpgsearcherz replied to The Simpleton's topic in Science and Technology
You've got it right. And even after reformatting, a lot of data can still be retrieved (I don't quite understand exactly how it works but the bits can be reverted to how they were prior to the reformat). The only way to really erase data is to overwrite it a number of times (I think it was like 7x, with a mixture of all 0's, all 1's and 0/1's). -
I'm actually pretty surprised IE doesn't support things like that by default yet, especially with how long the other major browsers have. It just seems like a real fundamental part of backing up data and such.
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Do you happen to know any methods we can use to check out things ourselves? I just think it's hard to really know for sure one way or the other if someone owns an image, especially with how many sites do hotlinking and stuff (just searching will likely yield many results). I've seen people go through and even take watermarks/signatures off images before and edit them with their own, =/
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An added benefit of that is helping people "break out of their shell," as well. While I was in school I hated when I was the one called on to do things like go write an answer on the board and such, but I do see where the overall value comes from.
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This is something a lot of people don't do, but it's definitely important. Keeping up with what people are interested in and shaping what you're teaching to their interests helps them not only relate to the new information, but also learn it quicker and better. Pretty much anything you could want to teach can be altered in a way to cater to different learning styles and interests, such as by creating a story or something to help.
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Those are awesome links! I do have a concern with sites that offer "free images" and also allow user uploads though, which is... what if someone uploads something that's copyrighted? Now you've downloaded it from a free source, yet you are breaking a copyright as a result. I wonder what happens in those situations.
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Why Do Copyright Holders Put An All Rights Reserved Clause?
rpgsearcherz replied to k_nitin_r's topic in General Discussion
My guess is that it mostly deals with ensuring the visitors (or readers, wherever the text is found) understand the copyright. While it still holds up in court regardless, it's a way for you to help safeguard yourself (kind of like in places where tresspassing is against the law, people still put up "No Tresspassing" signs. It doesn't change anything, but it ensures that those who otherwise don't know can easily learn). -
Sorry to hear about your problems! If you haven't gotten your favorites saved yet, an easy method would probably be to install Firefox (it will allow you to import your favorites... and I think Chrome does too) and just export from there. It won't export in a method IE can read it, but if you choose to use FF or Chrome later on you can just re-import them.
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I really spent time with a lot of different groups throughout school, and even throughout the day. I don't agree with the view that hanging out with a single group is a good thing, as it cuts down a lot on experiences. Having the same close friends is good, but when it comes to socializing, spreading yourself out among a lot of different people helps you learn about different cultures, views, and other things.