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Hans Dietrich
@Hans Dietrich
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votability 'lifetime' of Lounge posts ?I dream of a CodeProject Prime membership option, where members pay $100 per year for the privilege of seeing (or not seeing) rep points displayed; this includes access to a secret Prime rep-points forum. One quirk of Prime membership is that a member can pay for multiple Prime memberships; the member doesn't get any additional benefits, but each Prime membership comes with a bonus 1,000 rep points. In addition, Prime members will have the distinctive Prime mickey-mouse ears displayed above their member icon.
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'Paste as' popupIt would be nice if the Paste as popup could be dismissed with the ESC key too; it is dismissed with other keys.
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Natural ScrollingYou might want to try the free WizMouse utility - it has an option to reverse mouse scrolling.
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How about this novel ideaNishant Sivakumar wrote:
I know you are probably being semi-humorous here but the reputation system is what keeps Code Project competitive today
Well, I don't know if you're being serious or not, but you've obviously missed the point by a very wide margin. Two things happened simultaneously when CodeProject unleashed the rep system. First, the rep system became a goal unto itself, totally distinct from any underpinning in reality, or whether the member in question has made any true contribution to the community; second - and probably more detrimental - the CodeProject site became a huge online game, complete with rules (that can frequently be circumvented), winners, losers, rewards in the form of rep points, and a shooting gallery (Q&A Forums) that has become very popular for a quick break. Ironically, the rep system itself has probably done more to harm CodeProject's reputation than any other change since the site began. If by "keeping competitive" you mean lowering the maturity level to that of sniveling teenagers, then yes, I agree with you - we have arrived at that level. So when you talk of "the psychological boost they get out of the rep scores", I have a vision of a new forum devoted entirely to rep points. Pointless and ludicrous, but why not? We already have entire articles devoted to scraping rep points. The next time you talk to Chris, ask him how many hours he puts into chasing down rep point snafus and complaints. This is the wagging tail of the great CP Game.
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[Request] Make 4 votes on articles non-anonymous too?I had a suggestion for you, Nish, but I can't remember it now. :doh:
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Why recruiters are the spawn of all evilI don't use recruiters very often, but when I do, I treat them as a resource, one that I have to train. After that break-in period, they can be useful, as long as you keep in mind the pros and cons. Their initial email should be treated like a leaflet dropped from 10,000 feet.
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Can mind-blowing sex erase memory ? link to article on Live ScienceHmmmmmm. Maybe that explains why the hamsters seem so screwed up? :)
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Why VB is popular in America!Waytogo Nish. Expect ten more people to close their accounts here because you've disrespected VB!
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Who Is Our Greator ?Nope, you lose. Who is our creator::::::::::::Dennis Ritchie!
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Dennis RitchieMaybe there should be a competition: the best repost for a dead person. Here in LA, the media has been going nutso over the trial of MJ's doctor, so we have 3 active dead person threads: Jobs, Ritchie, and Jackson. Maybe the Great Hamster in the Sky can set up a special Dead People forum, where we can cast our votes?
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In other news, Dennis Ritchie has died... -
RIP Dennis RitchieHe had enormous influence on a still-young industry; most programmers over 40 would know immediately what you meant if you said "K&R". One of my heroes.
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Stevey's Google Platforms RantHeh. You're right. That's the 2nd "big lie" incident I've read about here, in recent weeks. The first was, of course, that Steve Jobs revolutionized IT. In the case of Stevey's blog, it was clear after only a few sentences that it was self-serving and superficial. It could have been exceptional, if only he explained what the architecture actually was, or what some of the design decisions were. He decided to forego these things, and opted instead to treat us to his bitterness. Perhaps this made for an "interesting" and "fun" read, but what I took away is that with this kind of thinking, he will not be effective at google. I wonder how he feels about Steve Jobs?
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Stevey's Google Platforms Rant"nobody's mom can use the goddamn website." Somebody please explain that to me. Amazon's site is crystal clear compared to some others I use. ???:confused:???
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C/C++ Optimizationcmk wrote:
the size opt had more effect
I assume you mean the size opt yielded faster speed than the speed opt?
cmk wrote:
smaller code can result in less page swapping, which swamps any benefits from 'faster' code.
What was the exe size in this case?
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C/C++ OptimizationMainly due to personal experience. I was trying to track down an intermittent crash that seemingly moved from one area of the app to another. A co-worker suggested removing /GL because it had caused him a similar problem. At this point I was grabbing for anything, so I removed /GL, and that was the last I saw of that crash. I wish I had a better justification, but I don't. There didn't seem to be any noticeable speed slowdown when /GL was removed, so I didn't pursue it.
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