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    HOT? - Best Buy Canada

    The cheapest Buy It Now on ebay.ca that I can see is CND$31.87+9.80 shipping or CND$23.29 + $25.45 shipping for the cheapest sale price. Switching ebay.com I see $18.88 +$6.87 = $25.75USD or ~ $30CND apiece for the cheapest deal. OP beats it. Note this is for Canada... we get the big shaft...
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    What is the "|=" Operator?

    aFlag = aFlag | (m_actives.size() != 0) see here for order of precedence |= is just the short hand bitwise OR like '+='
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    Buddy Holly, The Definitive Collection -$1.99 @ Amazon mp3 downloads

    thanks OP. Even though oldies now makes me feel like I'm shopping at Trader Joes, my daughters will likely enjoy this. My 8 month old loves The Beach Boys so I think she'll really dig this.
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    need help to find the built-in Perl module

    That was my question, I was looking for more background in the specific problem. didn't mean to make it sound like it's an easy task, it that's how it came across. to say "make it easy to read cvs files" is pretty open ended. My code snippet makes it easy to read cvs files. There must have...
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    need help to find the built-in Perl module

    really? perl makes it easy to read csv files.... open($handle, "<file.csv") while(<$handle>) { my @parts = split /,/; ... } how is the problem tedious/hard? Is the cvs file format/order changing and you need a way to get consistent results?
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    I don't know how to program

    Don't know anything about iphone apps but what might be happening is somehwere else in the program the selection list is being used either by comparing values or looking at the selected index. You might want to search the program for the selection list name or the values and see where else they...
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    UNIX schell scripting, find string, replace at the start...

    no... i did mean ^(^#) in the expression (but I'm wrong, see below). If you do this: sed '/^.*loadRuleLatest/s/^/#/g' A.txt add # and you fed it this: /server/box1/algo/loadRuleLatest pathA/ruleAAB #/server/box1/algo/loadRuleLatest pathA/ruleAAB the ouput would be...
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    UNIX schell scripting, find string, replace at the start...

    well, if that syntax works then you should be able to do (or very similar to): sed '/^(^#).*loadRuleLatest/s/^/#/g'
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    Perl question

    revision control software an option? This is exactly what it's good for. The users would just need to check out the group file, edit and test as needed then check to the source when done. If revision control software is not possible, could you spec a file in a known location to be a test...
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    HD DVDs: as low as $5 at Amazon (eligible for free budget shipping)

    Also and excellent place to check reviews is AVSforum
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    best developing tools for java swing?

    Netbeans 6.5 lets you pick a layout manager from a list. I don't recall all the managers that are included (don't have Netbeans installed on this machine) but there are a few. I never had any problems getting my layouts to behave how I wanted using Netbeans to build the GUI.
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    Java - How to see if a string contains anything that you DON'T want

    seriously guys, context. The OP was asking about user inputs. Lets assume the fastest someone is going to input from the keyboard is 120 words per minute, that's 500ms per word with an average length of 4.5 letters per word (got that from some random goggle search). So, 111ms per letter... on...
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    Java - How to see if a string contains anything that you DON'T want

    oh crap... I'm reading over the OP again and I just made the assumption that the inputs are coming in from a text field of some sort. I suppose this could be command line based eh? I'm just so used to defaulting to perl when I don't need a GUI... Still though, comparing one character at a...
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    Java - How to see if a string contains anything that you DON'T want

    this is much easier to write: if(input.matches("[01]*") There's a reason why regular expressions are around.
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    Java - How to see if a string contains anything that you DON'T want

    Crusty is correct but there's an elegant way to do it in input fields in Java. You can replace the default model used to input the text so it will only accept key presses based on certain criteria. If you look here and read the part that talks about customized fields, the last section in the...
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    120hz 46" Samsung LCD TV Frys for $1299, Hot?

    I exchanged a 52" LCD at Fry's because of scuffs on the screen and scratches to the bezel and that was a PITA. I was accused of causing the damage and the guy told me I waited too long into my 30 day return window :confused:. I swore I would never buy another big ticket item from Fry's but I...
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    Java problems

    sorry, didn't catch that part about index. So basically your current method is calculating Fibonacci numbers and stopping after you calculated enough numbers? You probably have some check in there that says something like: if(index == count) { return fibValue; } You should be able to...
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    Java problems

    Don't get hung up on 'new to java', this is not a Java problem. This is a generic programming concepts problem and can be solved with just about any programming language. Is this the first bit of coding you've done at all? If you've already created a Fibonacci sequence calculator that stops...
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    *DEAD* Newegg: Logitech VX Revolution mouse - $9.99 AR ($15 rebate)

    thanks for the tip, I thought of trying the gethuman site but because that number was completely different then the number I called for the rebate submission (877-755-3837) I thought I'd just give it a day and see if my tracking number would eventually trickle into the system and try that other...
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    *DEAD* Newegg: Logitech VX Revolution mouse - $9.99 AR ($15 rebate)

    I just got a notification email today but when I check the status it says invalid because: "We did not receive a rebate certificate with your request". I don't even know how to interpret that reason. I can only assume that the 'rebate certificate' is the rebate form which they obviously got...
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    CORSAIR 4GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800

    I decided to just go for 2 pairs because for $50 (I got them when they were $25 AR everywhere) I can get 8 gigs instead of 4gigs for just about every other pair. Also, back in 2003, I got a good deal on 1 gig for more than $50 so this is just smoking to me. Also, 8 gigs will allow you to do...
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    Dead now $32.99 La Crosse BC700 $24.99 Amazon

    what's the difference between the two? just that the 900 fits D and C cells?
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    CORSAIR 4GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800

    good deal. i just bought this kit 2 times at the egg for $25 AR. don't forget the live.com cash back for your extra $0.10 savings
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    System and System Idle Processes are eating my CPU

    sorry dude, didn't mean to get your panties in a bunch. I was just trying to offer up my experience with my laptops, maybe something you overlooked. I guess not though. But now I'm confused, you are newly running XP or have been for a long time and only now the fans are running when...
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    System and System Idle Processes are eating my CPU

    do you have the charger plugged in when usually you don't? My Eee ups the performance when connected to main power which causes more fan usage when compared to battery only operation.
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    Possible to compute a correlation value for a single element?

    You might want to ignore the word 'correlation' and get the professor to explain to you in other words what he wants. Have him describe his goal instead of using some all encompassing word. From what you say, it almost sounds like the prof wants you to find a correlation value for each pair...
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    Black & Decker 109-Piece Drilling & Screw driving Set

    when I put in my zip for product availability I only get an online option, that means I'm sol for instore in my area right? I could really use this too. Two nights ago I destroyed all 3 of my philips bits. One of them cracked in half, one turned itself into a awl and one stripped just...
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    $15 off using PayPal at Buy.com

    hmm.. works now but only $5 off. I tried the microSD card from the link in Replays post. I think I'll pass.
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    $15 off using PayPal at Buy.com

    maybe I'm thick but I can't get this to work with anything I put in the cart. I can't even proceed to checkout with the coupon in my cart. Am I doing something wrong? I'm making sure the item is sold by buy.com and ships in 1-2 days... what else?
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    Development costs?

    Not to mention that salary is only a portion of the cost of a developer. You have to figure in benefits and bonuses onto the salary plus any license fees for development tools. A previous company I worked for would bill just over $5k per week per engineer on project budgets. This was at a...
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    [DEAD]Leatherman 64010103K Micra Multitool

    I do a leatherman squirt P4 and Swiss army classic pocket knife. I lost my first swiss classic at an airport check point and decided I wanted to replace it with more so went with the P4 for the pliers. I missed the tweezers, scissors and tooth pick but didn't want to give up the pliers so...
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    A dead LCD monitor

    if you have no LED light then it sounds like a PSU issue. It could be something more mundane like a connected shook free but you'd see that when you pop it open. No problem on the detailed info. I had a dead monitor sitting in my house for close to a year because I couldn't figure out how...
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    Robocopy Script

    If your server is a Windows machine, on XP it's like this: Control Panel->Schedule Tasks->Add Scheduled Task It should be fairly straight forward how to set it up from the gui, follow the steps then I think in the advanced mode you can put command line options. If not, create a batch file...
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    A dead LCD monitor

    it depends on the failure mode, might be a $2 fix if you have any soldering skills. When you say 'not powering up' you mean to say the power on LED doesn't even light? Or the on LED lights up but you don't see any backlight? If the LED does come on but you don't see any backlight, try...
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    Nabisco Holiday Daily Game

    ahhh... ok. your OP made it sound like you got the $50 on your first try, at least that's how I read it. I'll keep hammering away. Was the GC instant printable or is it mailed?
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    WD Scorpio Blue WD5000BEVT - Hard drive 500 GB - internal - 2.5" - SATA-300 - 5400 rpm - buffer: 8 MB

    The product description is correct. 50 items at 4.2 ounces each, total shipping weight of 22lbs. Check the product dimensions of other laptop drives on amazon. They'll say 4.2 ounce and 1lbs shipping weight. And if the item sold for the correct price for $50 (around 6k) then free shipping...
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    Nabisco Holiday Daily Game

    looks like it's just me and you in this thread. I'm not following you on 'which person you are that day'. Are you going to the station wagon thing with the creep grandpa? I've done that every day this week and it lets me pick 1 of 3 presents. I haven't picked a winner yet. I'd love a...
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    WD Scorpio Blue WD5000BEVT - Hard drive 500 GB - internal - 2.5" - SATA-300 - 5400 rpm - buffer: 8 MB

    Ya, the 320GB drive shows a shipping weight of 1lbs and if I know how to do imperial math, 50 drives at 4.2oz a piece is 13lbs of drives.
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    WD 500GB 3.5" SATA 16MB Cache OEM - $59

    You're thinking RAID 1. RAID 0 is striped disks, the data is spread across multiple disks to improve performance. If any single disk goes down you lose the entire array. Raid 0 increases your risk. RAID 1 is mirroring and will give you disk failure tolerance.
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    ***DEAD*** Fry's q9550 & ecs mobo $229.99 B&M

    crap... I just bought a Q9550 for more $ last night... LAST NIGHT! argh, I'm that guy today. I could always try my local Fry's and possibly sell the other q9550 when it shows up... but I'm lazy.