Recent content by Ulukai

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    PC Gaming is stagnant...

    His problem is that it has only been the graphical components (Direct3D) of it that have seen significant improvement. DirectSound (and DirectSound3D), DirectShow and DirectPlay have effectively been frozen, save for minor improvements, for a long time mostly due to Creative's monopoly in the...
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    What IDE do you use for each of the languages you know?

    C++ can be compiled to native code just fine in VS.NET ie. it doesn't need or use the .NET framework/runtime. Edit: If of course by "programs compiled with .net", SinNisTeR meant programs compiled in VS.NET. Programs written in MC++, C# and VB.NET DO require the ,NET framework/runtime to run...
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    So how many Unreal games are there?

    Unreal Unreal: Return to Na Pali Unreal 2 Unreal Tournament Unreal Tournament 2003 Unreal Tournament 2004 Unreal 2 XMP. From here.
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    Can I Execute X800 Tech Demos on my 9600 Pro?

    You probably could since it's basically the same technology though don't expect great (or even acceptable) performance. Go try it anyway, what's the worst that can happen? :P
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    Serious Security Bug In Microsoft Word and Microsoft MSN Messenger *update w/patch*

    As amdfanboy said he was being sarcastic, go read the Firefox bug thread ;) Also it's pretty easy to link the firefox and MSN/Word bugs since it's the same damn bug! The Firefox patch just prevents people exploiting this bug in Windows through Firefox.
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    Why does Azureus use so much of my CPU?

    The FAQ has tips on how to reduce the CPU usage. It can be found here.
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    C++ Total RAM

    Even then, it's not pointing to anything. Best thing to do is change LPMEMORYSTATUS to MEMORYSTATUS and just pass the address of that into GlobalMemoryStatus() Edit: Oh and dwLength is changed by GlobalMemoryStatus() anyway so line 9 is completely redundant
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    Things we can expect shortly after NV40 reviews

    So have nvidia fans, it's quite funny how both camps' stances on this generation are the exact opposite of what they were last generation.
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    C++ Interview code?

    It's a function in the STL
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    Quick questio about data type char in C++

    Since you're converting a floating point number to an integer some of the data will be lost ie. *everything* after the point. BUT you can get it to behave like it's rounding properly by adding 0.5 to it before typecasting as char. Taking your examples from earlier...... char c = (char)(...
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    Now that gays are getting married how has your life been affected?

    Only if they were incredibly stupid. Being homosexual doesn't physically stop you from having sex with the opposite gender. Have you not considered that, in the interests of survival, homosexuals might breed even if they're not attracted to the opposite sex? Hell some of those children might be...
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    html question **another update, and plz try the link**

    Edit: lmao, forgot to add and bold the parts you asked for, disregard this you got it.
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    In FireFox how do you refresh all tabs?

    Right click on one of the tabs and select "Reload All Tabs"
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    Michigan Supreme Court To Hear Illegals' Workers' Compensation Case

    Since both were at fault they should both be punished. He should be deported as soon as he has recovered and the company should have to pay his medical expenses.
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    Microsoft Word weird menu

    Under the tools menu click on "Customize", goto the "Commands" tab, pull down the tools menu and right click on each instance of "Mail Merge" and select delete.