When i was 'switching' from c++ to C#, this was a really helpful book: .NET Book Zero[^]. Subtitled What the C or C++ Programmer Needs to Know About C# and the .NET Framework. And it's free :D

Stephen Kochan's Programming in C (3rd Edition) is also a great book. It proved to be extremely useful (at least to me).

I use technology to help me with lucid dreaming :P .. I put the cell phone under my pillow and than when the alarm goes off, I click on the rear button to switch it off and immediately go back to sleep. After 10 minutes the clock goes back on and I'm woken up only for a sec and I have my finger on the button, I just click the button and fall back to sleep. I can do this up to an hour or so and it is simply amazing, how vivid the dreams are and all the details I remember. But usually I forget it somewhat till the evening, so if I dream something worth remembering, I immediately write it down when I completely wake up.

Judging from the previous posts, the only one who could get a reply and a connection to that IP is Chuck Norris. And I think that Horatio Cane could also succeed. But that's just my opinion :)

Well, bottom line, they need more money in the budget for various restructure programs. They should at the same time decrease some business related tax to help boost the economy. But their budget deficit is to big to do anything efficient. So this tax rise was inevitable IMHO. Plus some reforms needs to be done, like the reform of the healthcare system. Something had to be done. Vital Germany is extremly important to the entire EU region. Let's just hope that the politicians there know what they are doing and that they are able to pull the Germany out of this "crisis".

Germany doesn't suck. At all. All EU salesman do. All electronics is more expensive in the EU countries. In my country (Slovenia) it is cheaper to get a ticket, fly to New York, buy a high-end laptop there, spent some money in duty free and still you would save some money. Some prices are really silly. It is more or less the same with other EU countries. Regarding the tax rise, I think it is necessary. IMHO 19% VAT is no disaster. The unemployment rate must be lowered imediately and the economy growth must be boosted. Europe needs a strong Germany! If half of the money from the tax raise goes to the right direction, it would be great.

I don't think that not-having a girlfriend means, that he is gay. If you consider him as friend, just pop it up in a conversation. Or ask another friend with better gaydar skils :P Or even better, introduce him to me. I kind of need a boyfriend :P ... But than i'm probably half way arround the world :) To sum up, if you consider each other friends, and he is not so out yet, he will be glad you asked and that he dind't have to "confess". Because, from my own experience, i felt realy stupid, when i had to tell one of my friends, that i am gay. It felt really stupid. I really don't know why though :confused:. It would be much easier, if he just asked. :-D