Lounge - June 2011 (Page 2)

Kinematics and Linear Momentum
 
For my supercharged asteroids/space invaders game I have written basic physics: -> kinematics with position, velocity and (constant ) acceleration -> perfec...
[8 replies] Last: I've taken various mechanics courses during my maths degree, so I coul... (by anonymous23323124)
Which One of These 2 Jobs Would You Choose? (1,2)
 
You have an opportunity to choose either of these 2 jobs: 1) Professional Hitman. As a hitman, you have extensive knowledge of neurology, and toxicology. You h...
[24 replies] Last: If I had too I suppose military sniper. As long as, someone else menti... (by MottMan)
Environment Variables in Linux
 
This is probably a noobish question, but I'm not in a position to test it myself as my Ubuntu installation is broken and I don't have the time to install anothe...
[8 replies] Last: Thanks again. EDIT: So it's just Windows which makes a mess of things... (by anonymous23323124)
Visual Studio 2012 !
 
http://www.ianquigley.com/A75_New_features_of_VS2012_revealed.html *which item did you get to before it hit you?
[18 replies] Last: 1) It works out of the box (no setting paths, setting up a compiler, ... (by closed account 3hM2Nwbp)
website text doesn't wrap on opera in android
 
I don't normally take the time to comment about site usability on my android phone, simply because so many sites don't wrap properly, I usually just move on to ...
[1 reply] : Ok I'm home now, logged in on Ubuntu with firefox (latest) and when I ... (by ausairman)
Witty/funny lines
 
Hey guys, what's some good witty/funny lines you know and would like to share? Don't have to have any relation to anything, but I'de appreciate it if we kept r...
[15 replies] Last: Just remembered another good Jimmy Car line (I'm not sure if it's in c... (by MottMan)
Computer specs (1,2,3)
 
Forum! How can we have a computer forum without a specs thread? :) Here's mine, it's just new and I didn't pay xD ASUS X58 Sabertooth motherboard Radeon HD...
[59 replies] Last: You can play Skyrim after the main quest is completed and DLC will be ... (by MottMan)
TASTE THE WRATH OF MY CONSOLE KUNG-FU
 
...and if you're still hungry for more you can feel my java judo for desert!
[10 replies] Last: Clearly his thoughts are of magnitude beyond our scala's range of meas... (by Cheraphy)
C++11 or C++0B
 
WHICH ONE IS IT??????
[4 replies] Last: Obviously, C++0x0B. Just kidding. It'll take like two more years. ... (by helios)
by tition
An interesting view on C++ (1,2,3,4,5)
 
I totally loved this post: *warning: the post expresses strong opinions you might not like* http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/57643/f...
[84 replies] Last: lol Boxxy (by Disch)
by LB
What's your output?
 
Run this code and tell what your output is. #include <iostream> using namespace std; void PrintOrder(unsigned long a, unsigned long b, unsigned long c, unsi...
[4 replies] Last: ^ this. This is what I was talking about. (by closed account S6k9GNh0)
recycling money
 
is there anywhere in goldsboro NC that buys plastic bottles????? my brother said something about a place that buys 5 cents per bottle but he doesnt know anythi...
[12 replies] Last: Hey I never said it wasn't funny, I just groaned =] I may take you up... (by ultifinitus)
Breakfast anyone?
 
Do you like french toast? Of course you do, only some sort of sadomasochist monster wouldn't like french toast. Well today I bring to you the simple, yet elegan...
[17 replies] Last: I don't normally eat breakfast :( Although I'm game for brunch! (by king214)
by helios
Why would anyone do this?
 
1. Read first few posts of http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-870175-start-0.html 2. Read http://forums.techarena.in/windows-software/1409847.htm 3. Notice ...
[7 replies] Last: WTF, I didn't know these things existed! Are they run by the site owne... (by xander333)
Bubble Sort
 
Why do people start with bubble sort? I personally see it as a convoluted sort compared to its relativity easy alternatives. Apart from that, it's considered on...
[13 replies] Last: @Mathhead200: The search could be faster, but the insertion remains li... (by ne555)
Mysql scalability - insert a billion rows!
 
For the last few days, I've been playing around with Mysql scalability - my original attempt was to insert a billion rows into a simple table - two ints, the fi...
[6 replies] Last: I think you can expect reads to run also much faster when you shard, s... (by liranzelkha)
Flash Programming
 
Hi all, I've just left university and have received several emails about graduate jobs, one is as a junior flash programmer and says training will be given s...
[7 replies] Last: If you plan to create games, expect lot of ActionScript programming. A... (by rapidcoder)
Computer Vision and Motion Detection/Recognition
 
Hi, Anyone know any good literature, books or online (or any other medium) regarding Motion Detection and Recognition using Computer Vision? I know about ...
[2 replies] Last: Hi, thanks for the reply! I thought about using the Kinect, but I want... (by lnk2019)
Limits of my server
 
I recently upgraded my computer, and used all of my old parts to put together a home server for web development and backups. This is my first server though, an...
[1 reply] : Yes, I believe you won't be limited by your system in this case. I'd s... (by ultifinitus)
Boost Spirit 2
 
Some may know I'm an avid Boost fan. I recently redesigned a library to use some concepts I recently learned about. Among searching for a parser, I found: http:...
[7 replies] Last: Anecdotes say that it can take an hour to compile a single source file... (by jsmith)
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