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Zer0wned Cheep-cheep Level: 17  Posts: 41/181 EXP: 21472 For next: 3271 Since: 08-16-05 From: Hermosa Beach, CA Since last post: 30 days Last activity: 30 days |
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Originally posted by drjayphd Actually, I was really only commenting on the apparent comparison that made Catholics out to not be Christians, and then I offered a possible re-phrase that might make the statement make more sense. I really have no idea on these things. |
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| F***! My ostrich died! Fiona, my ovulating damsel. Forewarning! Making office death! (I was goin for engrish) Flogged my own diaper. |
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Cheep-cheep Level: 17 Posts: 46/181 EXP: 21472 For next: 3271 Since: 08-16-05 From: Hermosa Beach, CA Since last post: 30 days Last activity: 30 days
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For learning purposes, I'm making a little DOS program that calculates proper change (how many dimes, nickels, pennies, etc.) from $1. Say something costs 7 cents, it returns as: |
3 quarters 1 dimes 1 nickels 3 pennies Right now I alls have to prevent it from shutting immediately if you double-clicked it in windows is this command at the end, which makes a useless prompt int k; cout << "See!? it didn't close!"; cin >> k; I want it to return to the prompt asking for price in the beginning instead of closing the program or just stalling at a prompt like I made it do. Like a branching prompt: Exit? y/n ^^--like so, so if I were to enter "n" I'd be brought back to the beginning If neccessary I can post the source code (it's only like 30 lines)
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Cheep-cheep Level: 17 Posts: 47/181 EXP: 21472 For next: 3271 Since: 08-16-05 From: Hermosa Beach, CA Since last post: 30 days Last activity: 30 days
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Yup, that worked, thanks. Now to add bills! |
And as for calling it DOS, it's a bad habit, I see that black and white text and that's what comes to mind. *Repeats "Commandline isn't always DOS" in head* @Hyperhacker I can't remember one time I've ever managed to save my stuff with DOS... it was always too late T_T (edited by Zer0wned on 08-31-05 03:21 AM)
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Cheep-cheep Level: 17 Posts: 48/181 EXP: 21472 For next: 3271 Since: 08-16-05 From: Hermosa Beach, CA Since last post: 30 days Last activity: 30 days
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Slots: average return is 70% percent, within the day, by law (oftentimes it's more like 80%). So if you were the only one playing a machine throughout a day, you'd actually lose 30%, no matter what. If you were to observe a machine that was consistantly losing for a better part of a day, then you should hop on that one. |
And don't tell me smart people like you guys aren't using betting systems  ... Straight-up betting is so foolish, that's how casinos get their money the easiest! Let's take the martingale system: bet #1 $5 loss, double bet to cover bet #2 $10 loss, double bet again bet #3 $20 win, total bet: $35, total return: $40, net gain: $5. Reset bet bet #4 $5 win, total bet: $5, total return: $10, net gain: $5 bet #5 $5 since you won the above bet, reset again Still, even this is flawed, say with 4 bets your percent chance of winning is 93.625% (on a 50%, two bets bring you to 75%, then 3 makes 87.5%, etc.), and you win within that. well, now each time you play these odds, that 2.75% sneaks up on you and grows. You're basically wagering a total of $80 on something for a net gain of $10 (with much better than 1/2 odds) in the long run when you martingale. (but then don't forget the house advantage, so it's a little less than 95.625%) Why you get screwed by casinos: Roulette: 17/35 chance of winning based on color, 2x payout. So there's that 1/35 that makes this bet not worth making, because your payout is 34/17, not 35/17. If you bet straight-up, chances are you'll consistantly lose 1/35 of your money as time goes on. Blackjack: No matter what fancy tactics you have, the basics remain the same, the dealer gets to see your hand, and then play on it accordingly. So that tough decision of whether or not to hit or not at 17 (didn't say 16 because usually the table rules state that the dealer hits on 16) is no longer an assumption, the dealer knows whether or not there is a need to risk a bust. (and I've NEVER seen a dealer get 12, and then a face card for a bust... why does this never happen!?!!) Keno: .... If I have to explain this one, you should be shot video poker: You can't count cards (autoshuffle, 1 deck), so winning is still based highly on luck. I'm not sure on the specific numbers on this, but the overall payout/likelyhood of a win ratio is pretty out of your favor. Texas hold 'em: Haven't looked into this one, but I hear that casinos make a loooot more than the people do on this one
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Cheep-cheep Level: 17 Posts: 49/181 EXP: 21472 For next: 3271 Since: 08-16-05 From: Hermosa Beach, CA Since last post: 30 days Last activity: 30 days
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Alright, I finished my program. Now I have it so that you can put any amount you want for cost and amount paid, it will then calculate out the change, and give you the amount of bills/coins needed. |
Which brings me to a new question: How can I get it so that when the values=0, I can omit that output? (so I don't get all this quarters= 0, dimes= 0 clutter) And knoppix linux supports NTFS natively!? Sweet, I was considering adding a linux OS to my computer (and learning how to use it  ), but most of my stuff is in NTFS, which would kind of ruin it for me. *googles knoppix-linux*(edited by Zer0wned on 08-31-05 12:16 PM)
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Cheep-cheep Level: 17 Posts: 50/181 EXP: 21472 For next: 3271 Since: 08-16-05 From: Hermosa Beach, CA Since last post: 30 days Last activity: 30 days
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Disch, you reek of awesome. Thanks again. I'm done with questions for a while *goes back to the tutorials* |
(btw, the text is fairly readable on this background, right? it seemed like the most readable color) Edit: Oh well... (edited by Zer0wned on 08-31-05 12:34 PM) (restricted) |
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Cheep-cheep Level: 17 Posts: 52/181 EXP: 21472 For next: 3271 Since: 08-16-05 From: Hermosa Beach, CA Since last post: 30 days Last activity: 30 days
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Originally posted by NSNick Gah! I've been misinformed then... nevermind. Then how DOES the house gain an advantage in blackjack? I mean, if you're playing straight-up, the chances of winning can't be 50%.... Unless you're just relying on them being drunk/bad players? @peter I'm pretty sure it's every time, depending on if it's a quarter machine or whatever. Nowadays you can just stick your credit card in there =P
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Cheep-cheep Level: 17 Posts: 53/181 EXP: 21472 For next: 3271 Since: 08-16-05 From: Hermosa Beach, CA Since last post: 30 days Last activity: 30 days
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Well, if you use firefox you can use fireftp, the interface is a little cramped, but I've never had any problems with it. find it here |
Leap FTP has a 60 day trial, and you can keep reinstalling it. www.leapware.com
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Cheep-cheep Level: 17 Posts: 54/181 EXP: 21472 For next: 3271 Since: 08-16-05 From: Hermosa Beach, CA Since last post: 30 days Last activity: 30 days
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Yeah, this is a clear sign that ethanol (not just hydrogen, dammit) is now becoming a good idea. |
Renewable, blendable with gasoline (up to 85% alcohol, 15% gas with some cheap and quick modifications to your vehicle), and if things keep up, it'll be significantly cheaper than gas (if it already isn't) There's also tax relief here and there on ethanol blends, so it probably already is cheaper for companies to use ethanol blends, even e10 (10% alcohol, all cars can safely handle this blend, provides an octane boost, too  ) blend. (some actually do already).Of course, as with anything there's ups and downs to this, I see it as having a lot of potential as an at least temporary aid myself. http://www.ethanol.org/ is a good place to learn a little about it (a bit biased towards itself, but meh, it's their right to do so). http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/04/28_steilm_e86sales/ ... $1.54 a gallon... man (this was back in april, but still!)
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Cheep-cheep Level: 17 Posts: 55/181 EXP: 21472 For next: 3271 Since: 08-16-05 From: Hermosa Beach, CA Since last post: 30 days Last activity: 30 days
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Alright, so I think it was only relatively "cheap and quick" from what I read, because having a look at this web page oriented towards this, it seems like nothing extreme, but still no easy task. Some cars are already made compatable though, so it's worth having a look at your owner's manual to see if you're already set. |
How to mod your vehicle, but a WARNING, this site is pretty red-necky and poorly formatted. But hey, they know cars, give em a break. Before I forget to mention, I've so far only managed to see modifications that involve a carbuerator, so it may or may not be an option for those with fuel injection. Another important fact is they're called "flexible fuel vehicles" for a reason, they don't have to use ethanol blends, they're just compatable, so if there're no ethanol blend stations around (which aren't much, there's less than 150 in the US), you can still use 100% gas. As for making your own alcohol, it is against US federal law (so for you canadians/swedes/other foreign, PARTY ON!). Although for fuel purposes you might be able to get around that. I know a good amount about distilling, and if you decide to look into how to do this, you should seriously consider yeast-based techniques, they make it so much easier and faster. And yeah, don't pour the rum in the tank O_o, it's not pure alcohol... (add cost inneffective to that.... $10-$20 a liter!?!?) But seriously, people should really learn more about alcohol as a fuel source, when I get out of boot camp in november (I'll have money and be 18 XD), I'm going to see about buying some shares in ethanol companies, there's already significant yearly growth from what I've been reading. If ethanol isn't the "future", it'll definitely be a temporary relief until gas becomes more readily available (shya, right) and/or hydrogen cells become the "thing" to do. EDITS: #1- Re-wording something to make more sense, #2- Forgot a space before the hyperlink >.< (edited by Zer0wned on 09-01-05 11:44 AM) (edited by Zer0wned on 09-01-05 11:47 AM)
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Cheep-cheep Level: 17 Posts: 56/181 EXP: 21472 For next: 3271 Since: 08-16-05 From: Hermosa Beach, CA Since last post: 30 days Last activity: 30 days
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DAMN YOU! I JUST came to terms with this whole thing, and you bring it up again |
 ... I was at my uncle's house, looking at him and his kid, thinking "man, I remember him being as old as I am now, now he's over 30, with a 2 kids and everything.It's hard even considering death as a completely non-spiritual athiest, it's like playing a game where you have only one life, and once you die the game malfunctions and you can NEVER play it again. I think this is the reason religion is so popular, that point of confusion is so weakening, and you're so vulnerable... I can be almost 100% sure that that was a major contributer to the popularity of religion, people jumping in at that point in someone's life, and offering them an answer. Think about being immortal, and everyone else being immortal too, so you don't have to bother with the whole object of everyone around you dying as you live on. For the first few hundred years, you could admittedly get quite a bit out of it. But you'll run out of reason, run out of things to do, and just be bored with life. I don't think it's dying people are afraid of, I think it's just dying before they're ready, dying with regret that they haven't accomplished enough. So long as I can die without regret, I can die in peace.
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Cheep-cheep Level: 17 Posts: 57/181 EXP: 21472 For next: 3271 Since: 08-16-05 From: Hermosa Beach, CA Since last post: 30 days Last activity: 30 days
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The only reason I feel entitled to complain about this is I was a victim of this, people hired immigrants over me because it was cheaper, and up until very recently, I was malnourished, and I was in need of insurance or any form of medical security, and if I had gotten sick, I damned well wouldn't have gotten treated. |
I'm all for humanitarian interests, but when I see an illegal with a fat (AKA fed) gut and a Toyota go by, while I'm waiting for the bus, weak because in the last two weeks I'd lost over 15 pounds because I'd had little else to eat besides two small servings of rice a day, I tend to feel as though what's happening shouldn't. Added to that, there are people in my position, and they are just as outraged as I am losing a potential job to someone not even legally entitled to work in the country. I think the only reason you don't think the poverty stricken/homeless complain much about it is because their voices don't get heard, and when they do get heard, they're too busy bitching about what the government isn't giving them for nothing. As for value of life, it's kind of a rule to show some kind of bias towards your own people over others. No, it's not fair, and it's not right, but that's the basis of government, to be self-serving towards its own people, and maybe offer aid to non-citizens who are in need if they can, but by no means is it their duty. If you want to help everyone, take over the world, it's the only way it can really work. Reason I'm not bitching avidly anymore is because I'm now eligible for military service, I'll be in the coast guard next week (irony?  )
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Cheep-cheep Level: 17 Posts: 58/181 EXP: 21472 For next: 3271 Since: 08-16-05 From: Hermosa Beach, CA Since last post: 30 days Last activity: 30 days
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Oh god, used car salesmen O_o... |
If they're reluctant to answer questions: fuck'm If time is of the essense: fuck'm Personally, being from LA, I'd look into classifieds ads (people are a lot more honest here than salesmen, and will probably give you a fairly better deal), and police repot auctions. These can be kind of a gamble, but in most cases they will run the engine for you, and tell you a little about what may or may not be wrong with it. This is one of the cheapest ways to obtain a vehicle, but like I said, it's risky unless you're a car person (so bring one with you ^_- )
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Cheep-cheep Level: 17 Posts: 59/181 EXP: 21472 For next: 3271 Since: 08-16-05 From: Hermosa Beach, CA Since last post: 30 days Last activity: 30 days
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Originally posted by alte Hexe Your first point: Did that actually happen? or is that hypothetical? Because to this day I've yet to hear about anyone pleading with an employer that they'll work for less and land the job because of it. Hell, I've tried that, they just laugh at you and say they can't do that. Your second point: no! it's not just that simple!! Like I said in my first post, there's no opportunity to jump in and say "hey, I'll work for 50 cents an hour less than that guy". But for employers, it's an assumed fact that illegals will work for minimum wage or less, so if you don't have a workplace that keeps its hiring strictly legal, you have the fact looming over your head that they may very well bring someone in to work for significantly less than you. As for the generalized accusation that they work harder than me, I'm going to let that slide. I've worked with them before, they work no more, no less harder than anyone I wouldn't consider lazy. Maybe I just work harder than the average person, but "works hard, will work for minimum wage" is nothing compared to "will work for less than minimum wage, can't unionize against you, and unlikely to ask for a raise," You can't offer that as an American, and goddammit, why am I alone in saying that you shouldn't have to!?. That lady who eats a granola bar every other day? A granola bar costs like a $1.00-$.33, rice costs under 3 cents a serving (if you get the $10 50 LB bag), and is better for you. And going off the record, I think she's exagerrating, I highly doubt that it would provide enough calories to live off of for 48 hours. If I'm giving the impression that I'm frustrated at the people themselves, I'm not. They're trying to feed and house their families and themselves, I'd damned well do whatever it took in the same position. What I am frustrated at is what the hell is being fucked up so badly in the mexican government that their citizens come here and work for so little, so willingly. I'm also frustrated at the businesses that never give Poor Guy Joe the chance to compete against $5 An Hour Jose. Maybe it's just Los Angeles. My main frustration is at the people who say "just deal with it, they're people too, and they're better than you anyway because they're in need and you're not. If you need a job so badly, why don't you just work for less than minimum wage? Because it's not that hard to live off of that much when a studio apt costs $650 a month," Said of course by the same white collar group that complains about immigration and doesn't know what the hell they're talking about either. What's going on in my eyes, is people are addressing the leaves and stems of a weed, and not the actual root. Something needs to be done in Mexico that will make working in the US instead of Mexico the same small difference between working in Canada instead of the US. I have little doubt that there's something of value there, or at least the means to become more self-sustaining. But seriously, I'm curious, who's f***ing what up so badly over there?
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Cheep-cheep Level: 17 Posts: 60/181 EXP: 21472 For next: 3271 Since: 08-16-05 From: Hermosa Beach, CA Since last post: 30 days Last activity: 30 days
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Originally posted by SamuraiX 1. I had money at some point, lost my job and couldn't get another one for some ~strange~ reason. I had to sell some of my stuff, move into my uncle's old office, and join the coast guard in order to not be completely screwed. 2.  you know, they don't ALL pick fruit4. Never said it was a significant loss. 5. There are too many jobs that wouldn't be cost effective to do so with. I think factory work is pretty much already covered in that department anyway (made in china, wewt) 6. O_o.. when was this ever brought up...? 8. that too 9. Well shya, but it's supposedly the basis of the US for people to have some kind of power to counter that corruption to a point.
1. Soup kitchens? Like they'd let a healthy young guy like myself partake of the less fortunate's food. As for supermarkets, I agree, when I was in my downtime I bought rice in bulk, my meals were roughly 3 cents each. Food stamps, right. That'll bring aaallll kinds of custody issues up, then I would have just lost all of my independance right there , I wasn't eligible at the time anyway, I don't think.2. see #1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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