Recent content by thatolchestnut

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    Doing computer science and my dad keeps telling me im not going to get a job

    As someone graduating in CS (and I'll keep this simple): There are more opportunities, challenges, and hobbies than I know what to do with. If you cannot find a career in this field you are not trying hard enough.
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    Database Question

    awesome thank you! As a side note seeing as Im starting to push the limits of the w3 schools usefulness, do you have any resource recommendation for this kind of a thing. Part of my problem is that I do not know the database vocabulary very well. Thanks!
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    Database Question

    I want to use information from two tables to create a unique combination of data. Take this example using two tables, Foo and Boo. I want to combine both tables to generate a result set shown at the end. Thanks! I am using SQL Foo: ID | Name | 1 | Joe 2 | Bob Boo cID | Person A |...
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    Purchase XBOX 360 vs PS3

    Ya, when a friend let me use their xbox I noticed that I could only use the normal cable. Now does the ps3 support 7.1 over optical? Im leaning towards PS3 at this point. Only question now is whether buying used vs new makes any difference since I will need a bundle for the different addons...
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    Purchase XBOX 360 vs PS3

    I have something of a nice home-theater set up, but I really need something for playing HD movies. PS3 Very nice blueray player Some games XBOX360 Lots of games Can only purchase movies off of marketplace Gamewise I think I would be fine with either console since I would just get...
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    Bios Freezing

    Well when Im trying to get this going I am booting up with only one monitor, my mouse, and keyboard plugged in. The only thing I can do is to boot into the BIOS settings window. It just hangs when its printing hardware information on the screen. As for getting a PSU, I know mine is weak, but...
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    Bios Freezing

    Im running Q6600 2.4 GHz 2GB RAM 500GB HD 8800GT Nvidia card (dual monitor) Creative Titanium card. Its a WINTV-HVR 1600. The computer freezes the computer seems to be checking parts and then just stops. How do you update your bios?
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    Bios Freezing

    Installed a TV tuner card today and when it is in the PC will freeze at the first bios screen. I have a 300W power supply, which I admit I am stretching a bit. If anyone has any tips on the problem I'm all ears. Thanks
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    Creating a Server?

    Hello everyone, I am trying to develop some software for a server that can do the following: navigate a site, handle user IO, and run a simple javascript program. The problem is that I dont have a server (at least for another week), and I would like to develop code for the server and test it...
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    Win a ATI 4550

    Just a sweepstakes Blizzard and ATI/AMD are running for an ATI 4550. http://wow.winwithamd.com/inde...nk=L123065931129648733
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    Warcraft III cheat codes for PC , or Character Modifer Utility, for non-internet play

    I assume you are talking about warcraft 3?
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    C++ How to compile multiple classes?

    Include headers tell the preprocessor to put code from the specified file into the file the include stems from. In this case you are creating 2 separate declarations of the matrix4d struct. Its generally good practice to have separate interface (hpp file) and implementation (usually cpp files)...
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    Sending Controls to a I/O device

    Hello, I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction to do this. I understand basic i/o concepts, but I have very little understanding in terms of how to apply them in a real computer. Im building a small robot that will move forward/backwards and turn left and right and...
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    Which is easier to read:

    I like to code using option #2 a lot myself for a variety of reasons. Mainly its easy to check for syntax errors in your code, and generally it gives a sense of code hierarchy that option 1 does not. IMO its like coding in sentences vs coding in bullet points. Your method may code fine, but when...
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    Matlab question about indices of arrays being vectors.

    The second gives you a scalar because you are asking for the value stored at a certain location of a matrix think: matrix(y, x) like a coordinate. The first gives you the a "vector" because you are asking for multiple components. In this case you are asking for the 1st element in the matrix 2...