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I thought the ideaq of a 'free' domain was too good to refuse. However it just pissed me off in the end that I had to dial up to them everytime I wanted to update the site, when I had a free account with Freeserve. Jonny Newman Liverpool, UK Sonork: 16257:Jonny Newman MSN Msngr: jonathann4@hotmail.com ICQ: 37606329 I'm out there! Feel free to contact me about anything.

Chuck Norris. I don't know his actual height, but I'm 5'7 and those who have met him (or claim to have) tell me I'm a bit taller than he is.

What bothers me is their lack of ability to keep up with CSS specs and at least implement the ones they have implemented properly (i.e, (no pun intended), with no unncessary workarounds etc). Simon Following an eye test, I have discovered that I do not need pointdexter-style glasses with 6-inch thick steel frames in order to continue staring at my monitor. How gutted am I? Sonork ID 100.10024

Sabran wrote: Really crappy pick up lines are good ice breakers, That's kinda my thoughts on it... However, bouncing back from a crappy pick-up line isn't easy if things went sour because you only get one chance to make a first impression. And if he's getting into the swing of things, IMO it's best to avoid them. Don't take my word for it - ask women. Pick-up lines aren't that popular. Girls get hit on more than guys and lines get old. Even if a girl is attracted, a lot of times they still wait for the guy to make the move, unless she happens to be an outgoing type. Thus, a lot of girls try to get picked-up on. But, if you can pull it off, great! I believe it's best to be original and/or casual when breaking the ice. But, if both parties are really interested, then they'll find reasons to keep talking to one another. Maybe your friend got lucky and his humorous method in which he said it appealed to her. Who's to say? Sabran wrote: especially if you make it *CLEAR* that you're not really using the line to pick them up. Technically, you are using the line to pick her up. ;P Jeremy L. Falcon "You do not know the power of the dumb side." Homepage : Sonork = 100.16311 Maybe my mangling might misguide malicious miscreants momentarily?

IRAland eh, Surely they didn't win the war did they :-D Michael :-) Communication is the first step towards enlightenment.

Jeremy Falcon wrote: know they are not all gold diggers per sé, but they tend to look for the men that can provide for them and/or a current/future family unless they are "liberated" and/or already wealthy. It's funny that you say that. The other night I was having a conversation with my girlfriend about possible job opportunities when I graduate. She said something like "...you need to get a good job so you can take care of your family..." It just kinda struck me. We have been dating for almost two years and she is always talking about marriage, but we don't have children or anything. I have always told her that my main goal is to finish college first right now, and then take things one step at a time. I just really makes me wonder what she may really want out of our relationship. Nick Parker

Was going to suggest that :) "Isn't that the "write once, debug everwhere" language?" Tom Archer on Java... :)

jan larsen wrote: Ok, this one took about an hour!..., i am not that good at math. Yeah but it was fun wasn't it. :-) Actually I think there is a better pattern apparent in "trinary" or Base 3 I have never really tried using Matrix Math in that fashion. I guess in graphics it could be useful eh, Jan. I have given out a few clues in the forums and so far 3 people seem to have solved it. I can't think of any more easy clues I can give :-( Regardz Colin J Davies Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin More about me :-)

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Nick Parker wrote: Any other suggestions for things to do before this Thursday? Burn something. Preferably textbooks. Amazing how therapeutic that is... :) --------_** I don't think that I'm a sell-out but I do "Enjoy Coke!"... **_ -- Bloodhound Gang, The Inevitable Return Of The Great White Dope

David Wulff wrote: What happens if it is lumpy peanut butter, or shouldn't I ask? No, don't ask. :) Don't try to picture it either, and whatever you do -- don't let her get on top..... :wtf: her legs were like peanut butter - smooth and creamy and easy to spread

Great name for a band - 'the anal advisors' :-D Simon Q: Why didn't Intel call the Pentium the 586? A: Because they added 486 and 100 on the first Pentium and got 585.999983605. Sonork ID 100.10024

Hi Marshall, Here's the final resolution::laugh: void DeCompensate_For_Lens_Aberations(double *XCentroid, double *ZCentroid, double CompensatedX, double CompensatedZ) { double CompensatedVect = 0.0; double FRACTION = 0.009835; double EXPONENT = 2.4; double delta = 0.000000001; CompensatedVect = pow((sqrt((pow(CompensatedX, 2.0) + pow(CompensatedZ, 2.0)) / pow(CompensatedX, 2.0))), (EXPONENT - 1.0)); double inc = CompensatedX / 100; double rem = CompensatedX; if ( rem < 0 ) rem = -rem; int count = 0; double try\_value = CompensatedX - inc; while ( rem > delta ) { // x2 = x1 - f(x)/f'(x); try\_value = try\_value - (FRACTION \* pow(try\_value, EXPONENT) \* CompensatedVect + try\_value - CompensatedX)/ // f(x) (FRACTION \* EXPONENT \* pow(try\_value, (EXPONENT - 1)) \* CompensatedVect + 1); // f'(x) rem = FRACTION \* pow(try\_value, EXPONENT) \* CompensatedVect + try\_value - CompensatedX; if ( rem < 0 ) rem = -rem; count ++; if ( count > 30 ) break; } // end of Newton formula for X if ( count <= 30 ) { \*XCentroid = try\_value; \*ZCentroid = \*XCentroid \* CompensatedZ / CompensatedX; } else \*ZCentroid = OUT\_OF\_RANGE; } /* end of DeCompensate_For_Lens_Aberations */ The heart of this solution is the Newton algorithm. Thank you so much! The limitation is: the input CompensatedX and CompensatedZ cannot be negative since we need a pow(x, 2.4), which doesn't work for negative value. To overcome this, just put fabs(CompensatedX) and fabs(CompensatedZ) to the function, and after return from this function, do this: if ( CompensatedX < 0.0 ) XCentroid = -XCentroid; if ( CompensatedZ < 0.0 ) ZCentroid = -ZCentroid; Last but not least, thank all you guys who helped me in this problem. I appreciated it a lot.:rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose:

Sounds familiar. When I started out we had nothing but a bbs with a link to the 'net. Since the bbs was populated mainly by illiterate children, I picked Philogynist as a moniker. I loved it when some bozo would 'whisper' "What's it mean?" I could then reply, "Opposite of Misogynist." A couple of them actually knew what a dictionary is and how to use one - good tykes! Unfortunately, when we got a "real" ISP in town, they allowed only 8 chars for a username, and it got chopped to Philo. That took all the fun out of it :(

Rickard Andersson wrote: As much as I am on the Internet it's very much money that ticking away for each minute that goes... Ah, well you truely have it bad. At least i get unlimited dialup, slow as it is... --------_** I don't think that I'm a sell-out but I do "Enjoy Coke!"... **_ -- Bloodhound Gang, The Inevitable Return Of The Great White Dope

gross, it was a fat one too. X| hope you had shoes on... --------_** People they come together People they fall apart. No one can stop us now 'cause we are all made of stars... **_ -- Moby, We are all made of stars

The messages are 64 bit encrypted, which is enough for me. Regardz Colin J Davies Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin More about me :-)

>>The joke was in the way Jeremy worded his message Well said :) jerermy:-D "Hey man, Taliban, Tali me Banana."

Couldn't agree more, although why anyone would persist with W98 is beyond me, nevertheless, it's a real problem. I encountered it in my old job, because I developed under W2000, my boss used 98. Thank goodness he did, I had no idea the problem existed, that is, I had no idea that the NT stream plugged GDI leaks, if he had not been running 98, our customers would have told us about the bug, I am sure. I suspect other teams are also unaware and all develop under W2000 simply because it rules. Of course checking on every OS should be part of any shops test regime, but we were not that organised where I used to work..... Christian The tragedy of cyberspace - that so much can travel so far, and yet mean so little. And you don't spend much time with the opposite sex working day and night, unless the pizza delivery person happens to be young, cute, single and female. I can assure you, I've consumed more than a programmer's allotment of pizza, and these conditions have never aligned. - Christopher Duncan - 18/04/2002

This joke was not scripted properly. We could have left the first two kids and allowed the teacher straight to come to Johnny. Otherwise it should have been something like, Johnny : "Too late, my trousers are now wet indefinitely" [the joke is that johnny didnt want to answer he, but he wanted to go out for a piss-break] Regards Nish The posting stats are now in PDF:- http://www.busterboy.org/codeproject/ Feel free to make your comments. Updated - May 04th, Saturday