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    Re: So many programming languages

    Linus Torvalds knows all of them. That's why he's so awesome. :cool:
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    Re: Guess the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS codename

    Tentative Tarpon
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    Re: What is your favorite computer game?

    I've started going with the xkcd method where I play games about 5 years after they come out. I'm playing Mass Effect 2 right now and really enjoying it, the music is very good (reminds me of Blade...
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    Re: Swimming goggles

    This isn't related to eyes, but I nearly drowned while snorkeling with rays on a cruise. I was about 10 at the time and hadn't used a snorkel before and for some reason I tried to breathe while the...
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    Re: Linux Rant threads

    I think one problem is that people expect to be just as "productive" (in terms of whatever they use computers for) instantly when they switch to Linux. I first installed Ubuntu back in 2006, and it...
  6. Re: Graduate School personal statement written in Python

    Thanks for the advice! It seems like a much better direction to go in. :D We'll see how it turns out...
  7. Re: Graduate School personal statement written in Python

    To be clear, the actual text would be English, just randomly generated by a Python program.
    But I agree, very high-risk/high reward. At the end of the day I feel like they would not like the...
  8. Graduate School personal statement written in Python

    I am applying to grad schools to study computer science (I am getting my undergraduate degree next semester) and I need to write a Personal Statement. I've read that this is supposed to be memorable,...
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    Re: C++ book for ubuntu?

    #include <iostream> is part of standard C++, so it will be the same anywhere you have a c++ compiler. However, if you look at C++ code written for windows and it has types or macros like lpstr,...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Need a C++ guru

    Yeah, I thought using an unsigned type was weird too, that's why I didn't want to just cast it and continue on my way. I thought that if they had a reason to return an unsigned char, who was I to...
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    [SOLVED] Need a C++ guru

    Hi!

    I'm writing a c++ program that uses sqlite and I need to get the data from a result column as a string, so I use this function:


    const unsigned char *sqlite3_column_text(sqlite3_stmt*, int...
  12. Re: VMware won't open. "Kernel headers 3.5.0-27-generic" cannot found & "c header fil

    Have you installed the kernel-headers package and build-essential?

    https://communities.vmware.com/thread/444027?start=0&tstart=0
  13. Thread: new to Ubuntu

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    Re: new to Ubuntu

    Hi there!

    In Windows, go to Control Panel -> System Settings -> System (I believe) and it will tell you all about your OS. In Ubuntu, try searching for "system monitor" in the dash and open that,...
  14. Re: got error while trying to compile vlc2.0.0 using make command

    People always answer these type of threads by saying something like this. I think the answer is, "because we can". :cool:

    Personally, I've learned a lot about the system by compiling things for...
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    Re: Ruby or Python?

    It boils down to which one fits the way you program best. For me, I feel a lot more comfortable using Python; it has wonderful documentation, the standard libraries can do pretty much everything, it...
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    Re: Switching from windows

    Since the OP doesn't like semicolons I would highly suggest python. I don't program games but I've heard good things about the Pygame library and it should not be difficult to keep making 2d games...
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    Re: Linux Malware Released

    http://www.kernel.org/download/linux-3.8.2.tar.gz.mp3.avi.exe
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