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Number of Comments: 1,742
Number of Words: 131,334
First Comment: 02 Dec 2001
Final Comment: 02 Sep 2004

Number of Topics Posted: 231
First Topic: 11 Dec 2001
Latest Topic: 30 Aug 2004
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02 Sep 2004   Caching Theory   Snotnose: Here's a link to the C-RAM joke. h....   >>  
31 Aug 2004   Does XP SP2 include ....   Rumour has it that the XP SP2 *CD* includes the fr....   >>  
30 Aug 2004   Alpha Blended Icon Source   >>  
30 Aug 2004   Incentive Pay Consid....   Give Alfie Kohn's work a read starting with, 'Puni....   >>  
   Windows Update requi....   You guys are so cute when you're angry.   >>  
   Drawing GUI...   Whiteboard. Paper. Paint Program.    >>  
   Alpha Blended Icon S....   Josh/Adam, Thank you for not being asses.    >>  
      . . . or, perhaps, an answer like: http://www.i....   >>  
29 Aug 2004   Tool to display disk....   Try Ace Utilities. http://www.acelogix.com It has....   >>  
27 Aug 2004   Relational databases....   Sorry, [1] http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/as....   >>  
      I'd be more upset about the queries that most rela....   >>  
25 Aug 2004   Looking for some sof....   >1) Keeping track of help desk todo list/KB. ht....   >>  
   Looking for some lap....   If money is no object, an IBM Thinkpad is the way ....   >>  
   Psychology in the wo....   I guess it would be even better then if there we....   >>  
   Removing a Cookie fr....   Wow.  Thanks, you fucking idiots.   >>  
24 Aug 2004   Removing a Cookie from the Command Line in Windows   >>  
24 Aug 2004   Today (Aug.24) is th....   >> 'What the heck, we are programmers, off-by-one ....   >>  
   Database Relationshi....   Ewan's Dad is correct: >> 'The charge-transacti....   >>  
   simplest implementat....   I'm at Pitt, and our third trimester is just endin....   >>  
   (OT?)The Curious Inc....   'These kids can even start out normal and then dis....   >>  
   Union threatens Jame....   Stephen, It's simply a question of the....   >>  
   Writting all the com....   An 1.5:1 ratio of comments:code sounds excessive t....   >>  
   REBOL IOS?   Its quite a cool little environment. Nice for file....   >>  
23 Aug 2004   Looking for sites li....   After vcbuzz.com closed, I have been checking http....   >>  
   Making HTML sing   My vote goes for Gmail, in this category. I haven'....   >>  
22 Aug 2004   Manual vs. Automatic....   <snicker>   >>  
   The Practice of Prog....   Look into Code Complete 2 for a comprehensive and ....   >>  
   Am I too old to be a....   It wasn't made by a bunch of people in their spare....   >>  
      Neverwinter Nights has an online multiplayer mode,....   >>  
   Is there a term for ....   put a text like 'select items and then click 'ge....   >>  
21 Aug 2004   Web sites for buying....   +++I am suspect. Why did you feel it necessary to ....   >>  
20 Aug 2004   Web application usage tracking tool   >>  
20 Aug 2004   Web application usag....   Thank you all for the help so far. I don't think I....   >>  
      Forgot to add, I would prefer if there are any fre....   >>  
   Microsoft pays for i....   Americans dont have any idea of time zones eithe....   >>  
19 Aug 2004   Internet Operating S....   First one that comes to my mind is Amoeba: http:/....   >>  
   Joel's new book.   Wow. I knew Joel was famous, but I never realized ....   >>  
   Sink Solitaire   Art, Ass. The whole point of this endeavour wi....   >>  
   Code Olympics - what....   Brain fart contest.   >>  
   Why so much negativi....   >> 'I think ultimately a corporation is regarded a....   >>  
      Slant puns aren'tthat popular yet. http://www.goo....   >>  
18 Aug 2004   Next big thing?   information any where on any device at any time ....   >>  
   Interesting article ....   Why is everyone missing the point entirely and cre....   >>  
16 Aug 2004   XP's unexpected surp....   Don't trust your friend. He's a dirty guy. Anot....   >>  
   sick days   Perhaps I'm a bit less loyal than everyone else. ....   >>  
      Dude, Take a sick day. Live your life for awhil....   >>  
   Learning the basic a....   Obviously, everyone is different . . . must know t....   >>  
   Coworkers who won't ....   Dude, why don't you ask her out, get laid and ligh....   >>  
   Accounting Pattern o....   Sathyaish Chakravarthy, The english troll to rule....   >>  
   Purchase this forum?   You don't want this forum. Too many trolls in i....   >>  
14 Aug 2004   What makes a great p....   Depends on the setting but in general, A great ....   >>  
12 Aug 2004   Determining a Product's Need / Marcomm Method   >>  
12 Aug 2004   Purchase this forum?   Dave B, who was/is a regular here, reproduced this....   >>  
   RSS with Ads.   What annoys me about newsisfree feeds is ads are s....   >>  
   How do you destroy a....   I've done some tutoring here and found if, for wha....   >>  
   How do I Update my s....   Hehhe. Poor gal. Seriously, Grace, what are you....   >>  
   Determining a Produc....   anonymous financial IT guy, You're definitely rig....   >>  
      'If you don't mind me asking, how did you determin....   >>  
      Oh, btw, from the 30-40 responses ... the current ....   >>  
   SQLServer getting th....   TOP doesn't imply order. Perhaps it might have ....   >>  
11 Aug 2004   Poll: Database size/config, How do you compare?   >>  
11 Aug 2004   MSMQ Versus a DB Tab....   Hey, you don't need to convince us. If the shoe fi....   >>  
   Good tips on downsiz....   Foxpro? Blech! mySQL? Blech! Wow, just starting s....   >>  
      Danger in this conversion; likely provides fulfill....   >>  
10 Aug 2004   mod rewrite rule   cmd line scripts that try to hack your site will i....   >>  
   in other words   Anyone know if XP SP2  includes a ban on Micr....   >>  
09 Aug 2004   Free Bitmap Source   >>  
09 Aug 2004   Sacrificing parts of....   old timer, you da frick'n man . . . mega truth in....   >>  
   Shareware and ISV's ....   Well said.   >>  
08 Aug 2004   How to raise prices?   >>  
08 Aug 2004   Eric Sink's Software Pricing Article   >>  
08 Aug 2004   Hidden URLs - How ea....   PHP and MySQL. Is that a Linux server? Are you usi....   >>  
   Eric Sink's Software....   Thanks d00d!   >>  
   {kill time}site with....   One of my favorite time-killers is the Daypop Top ....   >>  
   What would you ask f....   Get it it writing and realize that as soon as you ....   >>  
   Recommended setup fo....   I think Windows Media Encoder should work.   >>  
      Philo, I want the "audience" to have a commonly us....   >>  
      Thanks MarkTAW.com.   >>  
07 Aug 2004   Recommended setup for a Webcast?   >>  
06 Aug 2004   pre employment backg....   Bob wrote: 'Companies don't care about off-hours d....   >>  
05 Aug 2004   CNN: CS School Breaks with Tradition   >>  
05 Aug 2004   Computability   >>  
05 Aug 2004   CNN: CS School Break....   >> 'As I said in that post - it's basically been d....   >>  
   Computability   >> 'Manufacturing scheduling, spare parts optimiza....   >>  
04 Aug 2004   Great Hacker != Great Hire   >>  
04 Aug 2004   Platform for Commercial Webapps?   >>  
04 Aug 2004   softwareCEO.com   I had to keep clicking "more..." to read another p....   >>  
   A question for our n....   I've only visited England twice, but I felt very m....   >>  
      There are many Indian nationals where I work, and ....   >>  
   Platform for Commerc....   'I don't prefer JSP because its harder to deploy.'....   >>  
      Source code is not much of a concern. But what if ....   >>  
03 Aug 2004   cs masters thesis and work as developer   >>  
03 Aug 2004   Sort of a business p....   Konrad speaks some mega-truth there . . . the dot-....   >>  
      BackEnd? FrontEnd? Start with your customer! ....   >>  
02 Aug 2004   Is my company dying?   Vote Kerry, he'll stop our jobs....   >>  
      Uh, are you sitting in the cube next to me? We'....   >>  
   How do you know when....   Trust is only dangerous if you have to rely on it.....   >>  
01 Aug 2004   Free Online Project ....   Basecamp ( http://www.basecamphq.com/ ) by 37Signa....   >>  
31 Jul 2004   IS PRIVATIZATION ans....   This is a hot topic in Pakistan too. Just to m....   >>  
30 Jul 2004   Your Productivity   Re pairing, some similar discussion is here: http:....   >>  
      My productivity was below (my) expectations. I bl....   >>  
29 Jul 2004   Salary Reviews   >>  
29 Jul 2004   Salary Reviews   Funny guy, Agreed . . . anything else?    >>  
   Learning Curve for a....   MSHack, Good words, my friend.    >>  
   Failure Plan   Thousands of Fortune 500 companies?   >>  
   Probability question....   >> 'Actually, given this is a programmer's forum n....   >>  
   .NET Winforms contro....   I'm on a project where we've just started using In....   >>  
27 Jul 2004   P2P Storage/Backup   >>  
27 Jul 2004   Percentage of Developers Using MS Dev Tools?   >>  
27 Jul 2004   Software Pricing for....   There's a lot of truth to the old adage: '1% insp....   >>  
   Percentage of Develo....   >> 'Computer science degrees aren't there to teach....   >>  
      >> ' 'I was forbidden from ever turning in a MS ap....   >>  
      The reason I'd like to know is that I develop most....   >>  
   Getting Excel to wor....   How about content type app/excel (or whatever the ....   >>  
26 Jul 2004   Zebraline table prop....   You could set the alternating classes by traversin....   >>  
      Just set two classes in your CSS, 'even' and 'odd'....   >>  
25 Jul 2004   Using .NET to develo....   Do you have a link to EXEBundle?  Google was ....   >>  
23 Jul 2004   Gmail   I have had my Gmail account since June 10th. And I....   >>  
22 Jul 2004   IE Dungeon Gets Internet Connection?   >>  
21 Jul 2004   What source code are....   I am looking at GMail's JavaScript :)   >>  
   Shell Scripting Fana....   Some years ago, I worked for a company and we had ....   >>  
   ASP business model a....   They don't call it ASP model any more. I think the....   >>  
   Please Sir can I hav....   I'm sure the product is fine and I'll give it a wh....   >>  
   Handwritten Document....   >> 'When somebody considers spelling and the multi....   >>  
   Offshore economics   Thanks my view, that's food for thought. My und....   >>  
20 Jul 2004   Handwritten Documents   >>  
20 Jul 2004   Handwritten Document....   >> '...but because he needs to learn and memorise.....   >>  
      >> 'Nice Troll.' Not everything that's sarcasti....   >>  
   IPOD "monopoly":Appl....   I bought one of the first 'WinPod' iPods. One of....   >>  
   What exactly is Joel....   So Mike, Whats the deal with Lookout and Microsoft....   >>  
   Offshore economics   So how can you tell when people are lower caste in....   >>  
19 Jul 2004   Requests/Second and Concurrent Users?   >>  
19 Jul 2004   Picasa is now availa....   I downloaded this the other day, and installed it ....   >>  
   What exactly is Joel....   You are welcome. :)   >>  
      If you missed out on downloading Lookout, here is ....   >>  
   software vs program   A program is a set of instructions which follow a ....   >>  
   Requests/Second and ....   licensing for Windows, IIS or SQL Server?   >>  
16 Jul 2004   Google could compete....   Just a little note on Gmail's interface. It's not ....   >>  
      Why don't they let people use Gmail interface to a....   >>  
      You are more than welcome, Keith. I just like to h....   >>  
15 Jul 2004   Perl CGI   >>  
15 Jul 2004   Perl CGI   ********* WARNING ********* These are my humble, ....   >>  
   .Net devs that went ....   >> 'why not just make them public members and be d....   >>  
      One bit of functionality:  .NET properties!&n....   >>  
14 Jul 2004   How Often do You Meet Medium Sized Proj Deadlines?   >>  
14 Jul 2004   Google buys Picasa   Yea, I guess that makes more sense. Also the part ....   >>  
13 Jul 2004   Coding Standards   >>  
13 Jul 2004   Google buys Picasa   >>  
13 Jul 2004      I get the part about "GPhoto". But why a "desktop"....   >>  
   Old farts lack respe....   Is it possible that 'old farts' lack respect for....   >>  
   .Net market share   For __most of us__, does it really matter? Who car....   >>  
12 Jul 2004   Making Design look l....   If I can draw a really poor analogy: - Software i....   >>  
   Testing floating poi....   Use an aggregated class (System.Decimal) ... Compa....   >>  
10 Jul 2004   Gmail technical impl....   Thanks guys. But Saving the web page complete does....   >>  
09 Jul 2004   Gmail technical implimentation   >>  
09 Jul 2004   Oddpost bought by Ya....   Email just got interesting!   >>  
   Microsoft to mail se....   . . . and the .NET framework arrives on this CD (n....   >>  
   Firefox extensions   Anyone know if there's something like a ClarifyBut....   >>  
08 Jul 2004   document permissions issue on J2EE intranet system   >>  
08 Jul 2004   Software as a found ....   Well, actually coding feels like data entry to me ....   >>  
07 Jul 2004   Equating Cab Drivers to Software Engineers...   >>  
07 Jul 2004   Exit Interviews   DEFINITELY LIE and be the happy-go-lucky-appreciat....   >>  
   Good books on DB Des....   Why do you need to model data yo....   >>  
06 Jul 2004   XP SP2 Includes .NET framework   >>  
06 Jul 2004   Help for Newbie Trying to Connect to Win Workgroup   >>  
06 Jul 2004   JAAS querying active directory?   >>  
06 Jul 2004   Help for Newbie Tryi....   Thanks, Simon.  I tried to login as Administr....   >>  
      There's no textbox for domain.  If I type my ....   >>  
   XP SP2 Includes .NET....   As the original poster, I completely agree . . . e....   >>  
   NDA Needed?   > Since I can't really protect my ideas, my only r....   >>  
   single sign on solut....   Joe, can you give me a few details on how you mana....   >>  
05 Jul 2004   single sign on solution   >>  
02 Jul 2004   An instance of a usa....   The bottom part of the 'G' on the Fog Creek Softwa....   >>  
   medical clinic softw....   Oh great, here's that unemployed liar muppet again....   >>  
      Why do all 'offshore' people have names that look ....   >>  
01 Jul 2004   XP development is bi....   This customer will never be on-site and nobody ca....   >>  
   your most absurd IT ....   When I worked at Tyco ( http://www.reuters.com/new....   >>  
      Mine was the requirement that only email lists wit....   >>  
   What will the web be....   The web will exist, but democrats will have impose....   >>  
      What happened to flying cars? I thought we were su....   >>  
      >> 'Can you imagine if the web had been around in ....   >>  
   Your Opinion of Test....   Hmmm...  I got my Math BS first and then beca....   >>  
30 Jun 2004   Your Opinion of Test Question Value   >>  
30 Jun 2004   change windows system process priority   >>  
30 Jun 2004   string memory manage....   You *could* release the memory in the destructor b....   >>  
      Instance vs. Static behavior doesn't really have a....   >>  
      You can't really delete something from the data se....   >>  
      Static data declarations are normally stored in th....   >>  
      To be honest, I hope you aren't actually using tha....   >>  
      Of course some compilers might put that initial as....   >>  
      Your initial assignment is stored in the data segm....   >>  
      Err... Nevermind about the string class you aren't....   >>  
      You are storing a pointer not the actually memory ....   >>  
      It will be stored in the data segment.   >>  
   Crystal Book   GUI Joe, What do you use now?    >>  
   Your Opinion of Test....   >> 'That's a stupid lecturer and or school, anon. ....   >>  
      >> 'What's the course? That test might well be app....   >>  
   man man   I just sent away for my Lucky Astrology Unix Decod....   >>  
29 Jun 2004   Simple Win2K admin question   >>  
29 Jun 2004   Simple Win2K admin q....   Tobias, Thanks. I will look into it.    >>  
28 Jun 2004   Terminal Services Question (2003)   >>  
27 Jun 2004   Pranks on people's c....   Or what to do if you find someone has left a termi....   >>  
26 Jun 2004      My personal favorite is replacing they debugger wi....   >>  
   Blogs written by gee....   Would you rather read what Joel had for breakfast ....   >>  
   Administrative accou....   Trying to convince a developer to develop without ....   >>  
   Microsoft plans to s....   'Besides, all a patent is is a right to sue somebo....   >>  
   HELP! Overcoming pro....   Do ... work. It's not hard. The other thing th....   >>  
25 Jun 2004   DBAs vs. Coders   My opinion is, if you're storing NULLs . . . you'r....   >>  
24 Jun 2004   Interview Tips for S....   check out a MSFT STE blog - http://blogs.msdn.com/....   >>  
   Web Application Deve....   Advice: forget client-server and focus on n-tier.&....   >>  
   GotoAssist vs RapidA....   if (Win2000+) { Programmatic Terminal Servic....   >>  
   Resume Writing   If people read an entire page you are lucky. Usual....   >>  
23 Jun 2004   Am I a Java or C++ programmer   >>  
23 Jun 2004   Language-aware diff ....   OMFG, where are the "nice advertisement" trolls at....   >>  
   Resume Writing   Sathyaish, One thing I can suggest you is keep it....   >>  
   New Halloween Memo   When one asks a question that cannot be answered, ....   >>  
      Jesus, you don't get it, do you? No one cares....   >>  
      Maybe IIS attacks are a marketing blitz by open ....   >>  
      Gawd, does anyone else wish this would all just ....   >>  
   Apple's iPod   I guess the word 'irresponsible' is not criticis....   >>  
      No shit, that's capitalism, junior. You're c....   >>  
      Elitist snobs! Bwahahaahahhahahaha! Don't str....   >>  
   C#/.NET (Vague Troll....   I have to agree w/ prior replies . . . most .NET d....   >>  
   Another reply to "Ho....   Nice reply . . . Robert is "dead on" w/ his retort....   >>  
22 Jun 2004   Don Box replies to "How MS lost the API war."   >>  
22 Jun 2004   single sign on recommendations   >>  
22 Jun 2004   Respect to Eric   I have to agree w/ comments alluding to MS steppin....   >>  
21 Jun 2004   HL2 hackers arrested... but who cares   >>  
21 Jun 2004   Xbox 2 will not be b....   anon-182, I know I have to buy another one. But i....   >>  
      What happens when my Xbox dies and I have to get a....   >>  
   Why are Smart Phones....   >......the future belongs to a integrated unit. M....   >>  
   HL2 hackers arrested....   Yeah obviously we shouldn't have gone after the pe....   >>  
   Byte shift   >> 'Good bye, JoS!' L4t3r l33t c0d3r dewd!    >>  
      Dear S9C12 Why? Why? Why? Figure it out you....   >>  
20 Jun 2004   GMail?  Heck No....   I don't know why people don't get it. Size doesn....   >>  
      Why did you post as MarkTAW Sathyaish?   >>  
   Have I got them righ....   It's not that I have anything against you posting ....   >>  
19 Jun 2004   Making my own browse....   Parsing and rendering HTML is not easy although yo....   >>  
   Have I got them righ....   Nice haircut Sathyaish!   >>  
      Dear Sathyaish Chakravarthy: Did you make Unit ....   >>  
18 Jun 2004   accessing active directory through JNDI   >>  
18 Jun 2004   strings in C++   sprintf   >>  
   How Microsoft Lost......   'No Sir, Last year i had real problems finding a ....   >>  
      Ha ha ha. Ok 'MS is dying' guys . . . here's ....   >>  
   What I want in JavaS....   Bill, That comment was not directed at you. I am ....   >>  
17 Jun 2004      I don't get it. What's in a name? Wheather it's Ja....   >>  
   The misnomer "thin c....   Over-abstracting. Here, I'll simplify what EVERYON....   >>  
   UI question   I like option 3 the best, however, kinda unrelated....   >>  
16 Jun 2004   Too contentious arou....   If this were realistic, it would read... After ....   >>  
   Work relationship tu....   Tell them to grow up.   >>  
   0% of 2.0GB -- yahoo....   It's not really a pre-emptive strike, more of a de....   >>  
15 Jun 2004   Intel IT Management ....   >> 'Intel doesn't sell lemonade.' You're one of....   >>  
      Is this game like that Yahoo! Game called Lemonade....   >>  
   Nibbles, Words, DWor....   Yea I shouldn't be poking fun of Sathyaish. You....   >>  
      Dear Whitewash Cheklaslovakia: Do you have a de....   >>  
   About outsourcing   Are you telling me that there are people living in....   >>  
      >> 'You as a company hire unemployed NY,SF program....   >>  
   Tech Interview Rant   In light of what you learned from the first interv....   >>  
      >> 'In .NET, if I'm dealing with a variable abc wh....   >>  
   Ethics of running an....   Those of us who have been on the forum since it's ....   >>  
   Today's Provocative ....   I like in/out... Are we talking about computers....   >>  
14 Jun 2004   Stupid CS Exam Questions   >>  
14 Jun 2004   Good reading while Joel is on sebatacle.   >>  
14 Jun 2004   Coder To Developer b....   It might contain new information for new developer....   >>  
   Tech Interview Rant   What is the point of a question like that?  E....   >>  
      Oh my God! Java let's you do it, but IntelliJ sto....   >>  
      '> someInstance.staticMethod(); is not allowed....   >>  
      Abstract class you can implement code, but can't i....   >>  
   Ethics of running an....   In the past when Joel had nothing to say he didn't....   >>  
   Today's Provocative ....   1) Beam me up. 2) Beam me down. 3) Scatter my mo....   >>  
   Good reading while J....   Lighten up, people . . . this gentleman's site isn....   >>  
      His choice of words are definitely "over-seasoned"....   >>  
      nice advertisement beach. That site sucks big t....   >>  
      yah, I know its "Sabbatical" but it got you to rea....   >>  
   Stupid CS Exam Quest....   >> 'First of all, if you make a clerical error on ....   >>  
      >> 'Who in the world could argue that programmers ....   >>  
      >> 'Besides, all code serves as an example - some ....   >>  
      See, I'm finding it really hard to believe that th....   >>  
      >> 'I need to be able to mentally trace the code t....   >>  
13 Jun 2004   Gmail technical impl....   Mathew, Thanks. That's really interesting.    >>  
   Where are all the ne....   The fact is, I have not dismissed networking. If ....   >>  
12 Jun 2004   Gmail technical implimentation   >>  
12 Jun 2004   Microsoft Visual C++....   How's Lingo coming along Bill?  (I think you ....   >>  
   Reality check on pro....   >> >>>>>>>>>> 'Does passing this test guarantee a....   >>  
   Gmail technical impl....   View Source doesn't reveal much. I already tried t....   >>  
      OK, forget the language. I am curious about how th....   >>  
   Where are all the ne....   >> >>>>>> 'There was no job posting. I didn't se....   >>  
      Dave, What exactly do consider a 'candidate wor....   >>  
      >> >>>>>>> 'The fact that you get a letter back s....   >>  
      >> 'Then go join the Marines. Seriously.' I was....   >>  
11 Jun 2004   Where are all the new jobs?   >>  
11 Jun 2004   Eric's Marketing Idea: "Blog your dev." Opinions?   >>  
11 Jun 2004      Tayssir, I do have to change my mindset and am ....   >>  
      meagain, I'm not going to argue with you. I sh....   >>  
      As far as using my real name well I always feel to....   >>  
      I am working on becoming more personable and I am ....   >>  
      Why in the hell do people say 'Learn technology XX....   >>  
      The headhunters I have worked with must have been ....   >>  
      meagain, I'm not a whiner and I'm not whining. ....   >>  
      Bleh.  Does anyone understand what I'm going ....   >>  
      Ian, I graduated in the May of 2001! I haven'....   >>  
      You also have some EE degree no? And now you're....   >>  
      Yes Philo, but look at what you have: You're we....   >>  
      Yes EE. I apply for all jobs for which I believe ....   >>  
      Thanks but no thanks Mr. Fancypants. I need to be....   >>  
      I guess it is just hard to give up on my dream of ....   >>  
   Questions for a Remo....   Ask them if they smoke crack while coding. Wait....   >>  
   new grads   If you've shown this person what he needs to do an....   >>  
      Identify why exactly he is not producing. Is he l....   >>  
   Number line -> Co....   So much for the great theory that math is a game f....   >>  
      aaaaaand my brain shuts off. :) Maybe I'll get....   >>  
      Thinking about it...set theorists might be the rig....   >>  
      Hmm...I think anyone who can use 'discrete manifol....   >>  
      I've noticed that, too. Theoreticians tend to loo....   >>  
      Yup, it is the basis set for it...;)   >>  
      And...to tie this back to the original discussion ....   >>  
      (Actually, introductory q-mech uses just two dimen....   >>  
      Well, you can do quantum mechanics pretty fine in ....   >>  
      Matt - Spaces and rings were just at the edge o....   >>  
      Glad to. It's a thing I think is deeply cool and ....   >>  
      I left out what happens if the maginitude of the n....   >>  
      Ok, here's what you do...take the square root of i....   >>  
      We could also start talking about tensors, and mat....   >>  
   Stock photos   Go get a digital camera and walk around your offic....   >>  
   Questioning the mast....   Here's the thing: If there was an independent int....   >>  
   My custom JOS Reader....   It's an interesting program, but what value does i....   >>  
   Water cooler   I missed that bit...hrm... There really should ....   >>  
      'Apparently they've been peddling it to auto manuf....   >>  
10 Jun 2004   Why Not Use Diagrams and Models?   >>  
10 Jun 2004      'when the temperature gets too cold.' Probably ....   >>  
   Has the role of ....   'At least other American presidents had the dignit....   >>  
   DataStructure for Th....   >> 'If we have to put our thoughts in structures w....   >>  
   Why Not Use Diagrams....   Albert D. Kallal, Yep, I agree. ER diagrams aren....   >>  
      Interesting thoughts, eclectic_echidna, but I disa....   >>  
      'Why not be proactive instead of reactive and stan....   >>  
   Softare and Object O....   ...and *that's* why software should be well design....   >>  
   Oh yes, the public s....   I wish my head would explode when I read something....   >>  
   What's a Good Perl I....   Thanks for the advice!   >>  
09 Jun 2004   What's a Good Perl IDE?   >>  
09 Jun 2004   Yup the problem is n....   The thing that amazes me is there are stooges who ....   >>  
   IT Salaries in Europ....   Just be aware that you'll also need to take tax ra....   >>  
   What's a Good Perl I....   Thanks, Pavel.  My question wasn't clear enou....   >>  
   Hiring programmers: ....   I'm also looking for work, but the last time I che....   >>  
   caught someone in of....   If you're evil and you think one of them is hot, u....   >>  
   project from hell, a....   Sorry, but it was gross stupidity. Exactly how m....   >>  
      Oi, where to start? 1. What you call initiati....   >>  
   Value of resume data....   >> 'I'm always amazed that people don't feel it's ....   >>  
   Thanks for the spam   Enough is enough. Microsoft should take some of....   >>  
   Lazyness   jack off til you get callouses and shoot blood ....   >>  
08 Jun 2004   Exposing Options   >>  
08 Jun 2004   How much does the recruiter take?   >>  
08 Jun 2004   Where to get feedbac....   I thought you were going to Iraq?   >>  
   Exposing Options   I have this 'thing' that I'm trying to say at the ....   >>  
      Yes, thank you vrt3. Win32 API calls/structs ex....   >>  
      I will have to think for a minute about how to say....   >>  
      Perhaps I should make myself clearer. I am spea....   >>  
07 Jun 2004   Joel on software mee....   --->why Gates is supporting Bush? . Is he?. Wha....   >>  
      Sathyaish Where are you in India? Bangalore....   >>  
   Home office design f....   + plenty of room under the desk for the fluffer   >>  
   Catching undercover ....   RP, catching "undercover posters" implies they're ....   >>  
   Software development....   I live in New Zealand - it's great. Whilst the sal....   >>  
06 Jun 2004   Slacker Coworker   Oh, unless your clueless boss decides to have a pe....   >>  
04 Jun 2004   MYSQL in trouble   >>  
04 Jun 2004   what do you do when ....   and you know what?  they're always business p....   >>  
   smart people   'both types of people contribute to our society.' ....   >>  
      dangit, I meant machines, not machiines. Wow, l....   >>  
      'all the intellectual elite have to figure out how....   >>  
   IT is a great indust....   When everyone else is waiting is the time to attac....   >>  
   Last word on pointer....   >> During my now infamous post on pointers ===....   >>  
   I hate this industry   >> 'Is there an industry where there aren't too ma....   >>  
      This reminds me of a story... At a company I wo....   >>  
      That sucks   >>  
   designing logos just....   nice advertisement beach.   >>  
   questions to ask bef....   'Do I get a red stapler? A genuine Swingline?' ....   >>  
   Disk shredder / hard....   A steel mill I know of throws tapes into the molte....   >>  
03 Jun 2004   Objectz.NET   >>  
03 Jun 2004   What is time?   >>  
03 Jun 2004   Virtual PC or Drive ....   Maybe I should mention that with VMWare or VPC you....   >>  
      I have never used VMWare or VPC but I believe they....   >>  
   Social Engineering t....   MarkTAW, long time no see.   >>  
   If you were Microsof....   Some companies should simply liquidate themselves ....   >>  
   Disk shredder / hard....   Comparison of different hard disk wipers. htt....   >>  
   Long-term prospects ....   err... last sentence should read "making it right"   >>  
      >> 'The prejudice is due to three reasons: first, ....   >>  
      Another example of abstracting away functionality ....   >>  
      >> 'Isn't Win32 'supposed' to go away at some poin....   >>  
      Win32 is the rock that .NET is built on. It will ....   >>  
   Components   Green PJ, Don't view the source/escrow licenses a....   >>  
   Objectz.NET   If I were advertising, why would I mention my comp....   >>  
      nice advertisement beach.   >>  
   Ayn Rand   JM posted this: 'The modifier is Democracy. Democ....   >>  
      'Hey, anon, get GWB to invade them, and save them ....   >>  
      'We the Living' was just amazing. It gave me a gl....   >>  
   Dear The Entire Soft....   >> 'But if you think that SQL is the underlying en....   >>  
      Either that or your just too damn lazy to learn SQ....   >>  
02 Jun 2004   Dear The Entire Software Industry   >>  
02 Jun 2004   Trade Shows   >>  
02 Jun 2004   Thinking about old flames.   >>  
02 Jun 2004   Simple task but on a....   'your are sure there are 10 million different word....   >>  
   Dear The Entire Soft....   'Job Security. If everyone knows everything else, ....   >>  
   Planning to give my ....   How about doing what they did in either Fight Club....   >>  
   Thinking about old f....   Ok. 1-2 hours are probably exagerrated. Maybe i th....   >>  
01 Jun 2004   Project Manager Interview Questions   >>  
01 Jun 2004   VStudio .NET   I went from IDEA to VS.Net 2003 in a ....   >>  
   Norah Jones   Rip the audio with cdrwin/nero and ignore the bund....   >>  
   Project Manager Inte....   OK maybe I should have been more clear. I do have ....   >>  
   Passing args by refe....   >> 'printf('%d\n', *v); // should print 2' << ....   >>  
      I had my dog, 'Him' sniff this thread for homework....   >>  
   Self Defence   Where are guys from anyway? Defence? Is that lik....   >>  
      I said I knew him...never said he was a friend.&nb....   >>  
      'just carry around technology no one wants and is ....   >>  
      Pfft... Philo was in da Navy... Da Navy don't do ....   >>  
      I'm a black belt in every form of self defense eve....   >>  
   Has a file changed?   Are you male or female Jan?   >>  
      If you have .NET you can easily use an MD5 checksu....   >>  
   Very painful project....   The problem with that IT Manager is that my boss d....   >>  
      Dear Mr. Savage: I would first like to say that....   >>  
   Becoming a C _develo....   It doesn't work as a general solution because it w....   >>  
31 May 2004   Alone or Team?   >>  
31 May 2004   Off-the-wall UI   Without providing more detail it's difficult to of....   >>  
   Becoming a C _develo....   You mean 'in the bank.' Yes, you should retire.....   >>  
      Why is it that these threads almost always turn in....   >>  
      What the hell, let the petty argument begin! Wh....   >>  
      I believe the int's in the function above should '....   >>  
      How about I just solve it for ya guy. (So we don'....   >>  
      >> 'I want to do more of C because I think I am fa....   >>  
      It only has to divide by 7 bud.  It is, by de....   >>  
      Yup. I'm sure. Let's take a nice large even num....   >>  
      You may use a constant but stick to integers. ....   >>  
      Yup.  Good Job on the Multiply.   >>  
      It may also be worthwhile to note that the C opera....   >>  
      Remember that you can't use +, -, * or /. :-)   >>  
      The first prototype should be: int Add(int, int);   >>  
      I'll give you three problems and see if you can so....   >>  
   Master's thesis adds....   Do whatever amuses you as a hobby. None have signi....   >>  
   Are you a less produ....   Do you lot have a clue about what a bunch of nasty....   >>  
30 May 2004   Master's thesis adds value to work experience?   >>  
30 May 2004   If business is so ......   The reason I don't go into business already is tha....   >>  
      Adam, your self doubt is troubling to me. You mus....   >>  
29 May 2004   Where are all of the....   Dear dir@badblue.com: Wow! Thanks a ton for the....   >>  
28 May 2004   The IDE Blues...   >>  
28 May 2004   Should I retire?   >>  
28 May 2004   The IDE Blues...   Why don't you use a third party editor that handle....   >>  
   Should I retire?   Guys, guys: I was just kidding why do you have ....   >>  
      I have $37 and a coupon for a free Chic-fil-A brea....   >>  
      Wow that's an eye-opener Just Me.   >>  
      Thanks for the link Jeff.   >>  
      Well that is an interesting concept... holding mon....   >>  
      Naw.  I live on the interest.  I live ve....   >>  
      Why do you believe the U.S. dollar is not stable?&....   >>  
      My mom and dad passed away a while ago.  That....   >>  
      U.S. Dollar to be precise.   >>  
   Nomic World: By the ....   Do you have a comment or question about these arti....   >>  
27 May 2004   My own VM   >>  
27 May 2004   Where are all of the good jobs?   >>  
27 May 2004   Binary diff algorith....   Text: 1. Read a line of text from both files. ....   >>  
   Silly managers   So if you have this structure for discussing probl....   >>  
   Where are all of the....   I am 'anon', not 'Anon'.  I thought this thre....   >>  
      >> 'To refresh your knowledge of C++, or MFC, or w....   >>  
      >> 'If somebody in defense reads a bunch of busine....   >> &