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    We have almost a week left

    See poll. Regarding the use of the word 'almost'. Which is it?
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    SQL Query/Update

    Hi, I'm currently trying to learn a bit of SQL, but I need some help forming a query...well an update to be exact. I have a table (called snails) that contains several characteristics for each record (their height, length, etc). Lets say I wanted multiply two of these characteristics together...
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    Where should I aspire to move to one day?

    I'm planning ahead here. Im currently a college student in Boston. It sucks. Its too cold. I have the flu and I blame the weather. Someday I want to move out to the southwest or maybe Texas. Is Houston a nice city? My sister lives in vegas, but I think I'd miss the vegitation. I also dislike...
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    Bush's New War

    Yep, Bush and his crazy neo-cons have a new war on their hands...read on. http://www.whitehouse.gov/initiatives/purity/advice.asp I think this one may hurt ATOT particularly hard.
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    Java 2d game design

    So I've been working on 2D platformer engine using java. Everything was going fine until I realized that my game engine is a total resource hog. Basically, I've narrowed down the issue to when the game is creating its buffered image. Whenever i try to copy a sprite to the image, my game gets...
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    2D game design

    Hello! I have taken several years of high school programming classes, which though helpful, seem to leave how how to implement and manage larger stand alone applications. A few of my friends and I want to design a game like those found on the SNES, donkey kong, mario etc, (but with guns) and...
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    Burning smell?

    Hello, recently my computer died on me, and im pretty sure it was my mobo. Nothing at all would turn on, no fans or anything. Anyways, while testing it, i swapped PSUs and tried to turn it on with just the mobo connected to the case/psu to see if i would get a response. (with and without ram)...
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    Computer wont start, seemingly dead

    ok, so my computer seems to be completly dead; power supply, fans, nothing starts up. It has been working fine for two years, but then a few weeks ago i put it into standby, came back, and it was off--and it wouldnt come back on. ok so heres what i have: MSI k8n Neo 2 platinum motherboard...
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    Finalizing a build, a few questions

    Hey all. With Ati's recent decision to push back the release of their R600 cards, i've decided to stop waiting and put my dated 6800Gt/amd 3200 system to rest. anways, heres what i've come up with: Mobo: ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus Ram: 2 gig Patriot Ram at 800 mhz GFX: Evga 8800GTX CPU...