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I heard way back in the early 90s (before the prequels were even heard of) that Star Wars was originally 9 parts and that the "original" trilogy were the middle 3 parts.-Deozaan (November 01, 2012, 06:04 PM)
In latest case to test how technological developments alter Americans' privacy, federal court sides with Justice Department on police use of concealed surveillance cameras on private property.-TaoPhoenix (October 31, 2012, 04:41 PM)
I took a quick try on the font rendering issue today. I replaced the TextOut function call by DrawThemeTextEx which is supposed to paint text on glass surfaces. But the API is highly different. Not only the layouting works differntly, it also requires a Unicode string as opposed to the plain ANSI char* used in the programme. These are obstacles that I cannot easily pass. My C++ skills are too limited, not to mention even more ancient C. If somebody could explain me how to replace TextOut with DrawThemeTextEx correctly, I could possibly make it work. Until now, I only see some random pixels, and for some time, my TClock build won't respond and eventually crash Explorer. Guess I should restart Windows first.
Update: I should restart Explorer correctly. Integrity level Low and High are both wrong, it must be Medium. (Using Process Hacker) This is a bit more complicated to run as, but it works. Then TClock (and all other applications...) works correctly again.-LonelyPixel (October 31, 2012, 05:12 PM)
The unicode handling was one of the things that tripped me up as well - The project requires a massive rewrite to resolve this I suspect.I can't switch off DEP for it.-t42 (October 31, 2012, 01:37 PM)
...Just in the nick of to late there guys. 
Too bad, no functionality in windows 8. It started to show time, else no reaction.Strange, it runs fine on my Win8 x86 laptop, and the Win8 x64 machine I have here in my office. The text does seem to move around a bit when the charms bar is opened or closed. But beyond that it did fine throughout the beta, and on the release versions I'm running now.-t42 (October 31, 2012, 10:40 AM)
Maybe we can convince Stoic Joker to update it for Windows 8 as his NANY 2013 project?-mouser (October 31, 2012, 11:47 AM)
...But I don't have a prayer of hitting that target. HP Deskjet 1000-kalos (October 30, 2012, 05:37 PM)
This is not desirable as it then leaves the enforcement agencies unable to track the percentage of those in the population who always resist attempts for control against them .
I'm currently in the process of deploying a 2012 server for a new client.-Stoic Joker (October 29, 2012, 12:05 PM)
Cool! Could you keep us posted on how you're provisioning it and how it works out? Thx-40hz (October 29, 2012, 12:22 PM)
It's huge...it's here...it's cool...and, um...it's got the Metro interface. Better get over it!-40hz (October 29, 2012, 08:01 AM)
LOL (Love that term)Legal and regulated properly would leave far less casualties.-Stoic Joker (October 16, 2012, 01:47 PM)
True... but who regulates? Haven't they already done so by fiat?-wraith808 (October 16, 2012, 02:08 PM)
But I don't think the zero tolerance policy quite qualifies as a happy medium.It's just that no one wants to have the conversation, because it's a political hot potato, and being in the shadows makes it more so. So in the meantime, I think the point about respect of commitment and others applies...-wraith808 (October 16, 2012, 02:08 PM)
anyone as is consenting-Stoic Joker (October 16, 2012, 12:04 PM)
Agree up to a point. But then there's the issue of what you'd consider "consent."-40hz (October 16, 2012, 12:28 PM)
"I think you're really hot and I'd like to go to bed with you!" is pretty clearly consensual.-40hz (October 16, 2012, 12:28 PM)
But so is: "Ok. I'll do ya for $50 instead of $75 - but only because if I don't come back with enough money tonight, my Man is gonna beat the living hell out of me again." It's just a different form of 'consent.'
So too with a runaway fourteen year old who is thinking: "If I don't wanna turn tricks anymore they said I can go back living out on the street anytime I want to. So maybe this ain't so bad compared to the street."
Gotta be careful with arguments defending prostitution in the USA.
I was involved in a crisis call center at one point in my career. Got an earful enough to last a lifetime. And trust me, while there may well be thousands of "high-class call girls" and "sly-boys" out there who "love" their job, there's easily ten times that many homeless, brutalized, blackmailed, and drug-addicted prostitutes on the payroll of your average "procurer" or "madam."
It's an ugly business. Until you see up close how it actually operates, you have no idea just how ugly it can be.-40hz (October 16, 2012, 12:28 PM)
Bullying flourishes in the shadows. I don't think it's ever wise to allow them to operate anonymously or unchallenged. Exposing them for what they are, and exposing what they do to as many people as possible, is the first step in dealing with the problem - even if it serves no other function than forcing those in a position of authority to take action.-40hz (October 16, 2012, 12:12 PM)
Because believe me, schools would rather not deal with the issue at all from what I've seen. And anything they can do to "not see" the problem has been their SOP so far-40hz (October 16, 2012, 12:12 PM)
Sometimes the only way to deal with an intermittent problem is to watch it (or push it) until it finally reveals itself. Once the problem is clearly identified, you can then work on finding a more permanent fix.
Exposing a bully does exactly that.-40hz (October 16, 2012, 12:12 PM)
A police friend of mine once told me they busted a guy with a ring and a baby seat in the back. That's low.Really, why? ...Maybe he wanted to try something that his wife didn't. Is he really obligated to be stuck eternally wondering what it would be like? Why is that fair?-wraith808 (October 16, 2012, 10:55 AM)
Sad truth is, weapons acquisition is driven by a need - real or perceived - to have a fallback in an emergency.
The only way they're ever going to get a handle the number of guns on the street is if the powers that be finally start addressing the root causes behind it. Most people I know prefer not to own or carry a gun. But I'm seeing and hearing of more and more people who used to be adamantly opposed to "having a weapon in the house" now seriously considering getting one and learning how to use it.
Maybe the time has come to drop the glittering generalities and propaganda and start some genuine dialog about why this is happening?-40hz (October 15, 2012, 12:41 PM)
And that one resembles this one, which I am sure the patent has long since expired. I bet this one would be a perfect candidate for 3D printing (without the worry of DRM protected designs), if/when the technology does get to a point where guns could be printed.-app103 (October 15, 2012, 11:10 AM)