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Found Deals and Discounts / xmas advent calendars...

« Last post by Target on December 01, 2014, 08:08 PM »

2 sites I came across today offering full versions of software and ebooks for free in the runup to xmas.

changes daily so you need to watch it in case there's something of interest

ebooks - www.packtpub.com/packt/offers/christmas-countdown?utm_source=Sentori&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Create+Dispatch+-+End+Nov+14

software - www.mostiwant.com/blog/xmas-calendar-2014-giveaways

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Living Room / Re: 2014-2015: Best tablet specs for ebook reading

« Last post by Target on November 24, 2014, 11:38 PM »

as you say it's likely to be highly subjective, especially in a world where gigapixel displays are considered baseline.

It's probably also reasonable to expect that low end tablets are more likely to be a compromise than e-readers because they naturally incorporate greater complexity/functionality...

hmmmmm...

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Living Room / Re: 2014-2015: Best tablet specs for ebook reading

« Last post by Target on November 24, 2014, 10:58 PM »

granted, but is this significant?  I'd understand if we were talking 640x480, but 1200 x 800 is comparable to my work laptop (1366x780) and I can't say I have any real issues (though I'm getting pretty blind in my old age)

Not arguing with you here, I've struggled with the e-book concept for a while now so I'm interested in the outcome

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Living Room / Re: 2014-2015: Best tablet specs for ebook reading

« Last post by Target on November 24, 2014, 10:04 PM »

is the low resolution an issue for a book?

for text (and probably line drawings and illustrations) I wouldn't have thought it was that big a deal

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Living Room / Re: Still weird: The mouse is more accurate than a finger

« Last post by Target on November 19, 2014, 04:05 PM »

not to forget that the mouse is 'controlled' so you can amplify or mute the commands, change speeds and/or resolutions etc

try doing that with your finger

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by Target on October 22, 2014, 09:11 PM »

You want me to build a site about epilepsy, too? 

-app103 (October 22, 2014, 08:49 PM)

no, that's inducing epilepsy!!

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by Target on October 22, 2014, 08:05 PM »

what about the epileptics???? ????????????? ? ? ?? ???????? ? ???? ?? ????? ???? ?    ?  ??  ?   ?? ? ? ? ??  ?? ? ?  ?????????    ?           ? ?? ? ????? ?????????????    ? ? ??? ? ??? ??

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by Target on October 14, 2014, 06:10 AM »

-Renegade (October 14, 2014, 03:48 AM)

nice one!!

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Living Room / Re: Interesting "stuff"

« Last post by Target on September 24, 2014, 08:52 PM »

Anyone know of a really crisp way to search Google in privacy?

-TaoPhoenix (September 24, 2014, 08:23 PM)

do it on someone else's machine?

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Developer's Corner / exercism.io - another learning channel

« Last post by Target on September 23, 2014, 08:45 PM »

Slashdot today referenced Exercise.io, which may be of interest to some here

looks like a sort of crowd sourced coding school. 

They work with several languages, and you download a set of exercises that are solvable in all of them. 

Submit your answers (for one or more languages) and get feedback from 'the community'

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Living Room / Re: Rethink Smartwatch

« Last post by Target on September 23, 2014, 06:03 PM »

saw this this morning - Neptune Pine Review

I've been interested in the idea of a smart watch but I think that like most devices they're trying to put too much functionality into the things (just because you can do something doesn't mean you should).

At the end of the day I think we as consumers need to adjust our expectations -I mean, do we really need/want to do video on a 1-2" screen, or game, or browse the net?

Having said that I suppose we'll just continue to consume whatever we're fed (no matter how ridiculous) 'cos that's what we're trained to do

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General Software Discussion / Re: Looking for calendar software

« Last post by Target on September 16, 2014, 07:09 PM »

IIRC rainlendar has (or used to have) a pretty active community - plenty of skins available already so maybe something suitable already exists

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Giveaway: World War 2 Time of Wrath | Saints Row IV - Thank You Pack

« Last post by Target on September 15, 2014, 10:32 PM »

I'll have a go at saints row if that's OK...

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Site/Forum Features / Re: Ideas wanted for celebrating 10th Anniversary of DonationCoder.com

« Last post by Target on September 11, 2014, 12:26 AM »

How about some cool features that DC could add/host:

-Stephen66515 (September 10, 2014, 10:42 PM)

I don't think it's appropriate to place any further impositions on DC (mouser) under the guise of a celebration, else we'll have to run fundraisers in January and February

How about contacting some of the sites that are sympathetic to DC (like Ghacks?).  Could be they'd like to contribute/participate...

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Living Room / Re: ‘Cyborg Unplug’ Is a Personal Jammer Against Drones, Glassholes

« Last post by Target on September 11, 2014, 12:13 AM »

The friends I know do just what is intended... use recording among friends and family at certain events.  But that doesn't mean that they don't wear them at other times... and that seems to be what people get paranoid about- even though they are doing nothing wrong.  No filming, no nothing.  How is that right?

-wraith808 (September 10, 2014, 11:23 PM)

unfortunately it's the same old story where the few spoil things for the many.

too many people still don't realise that the internet is forever, and what someone thinks is harmless or a bit of a joke now could have real consequences far into the future

that and the fact that the media have trained us to be paranoid about both the technology and the people who use it (for whatever reason).

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Site/Forum Features / Re: Ideas wanted for celebrating 10th Anniversary of DonationCoder.com

« Last post by Target on September 09, 2014, 05:03 PM »

A new banner is a must  

-mouser (September 09, 2014, 04:43 PM)

sounds like an opportunity for a 'competition'

best ones get displayed thru the month (ala google)

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Finished Programs / Re: SOLVED: TouchPad Acer Coding Snack

« Last post by Target on September 08, 2014, 04:47 PM »

I can't vouch for this in any way but a google search turned this up - http://touchpad-blocker.com/

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Living Room / Re: The One Word Game!

« Last post by Target on September 02, 2014, 11:15 PM »

apple, no wait, red, no....

holy shit, this is hard...

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General Software Discussion / Re: Looking for a project time tracker/nag tool that keeps me writing billable notes

« Last post by Target on August 27, 2014, 04:54 PM »

here's a tool I wrote sometime ago to nag me about tracking my time.  It might or might not suit your purposes but feel free to do with it what you will

FWIW I used it for quite a while until I the nagging got too much for me (and I realised that I was really good at ignoring the thing (ie it's called nagging for a reason)

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Living Room / Re: Robots could murder us out of KINDNESS unless they are taught the value of human

« Last post by Target on August 25, 2014, 04:28 PM »

interesting discussion, but it seems to have escaped your notice that the 'engineers' name was watson...

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Living Room / Re: Nextdoor: The anti-facebook social network for neighborhoods

« Last post by Target on August 21, 2014, 12:49 AM »

neighborhood isn't a finite description, so I'd be interested to know how they define it

I mean wouldn't you be peeved if you lived on a boundary, and got info about stuff at the other end of the neighbourhood (and people who aren't even your neighbours), but not the stuff next door (in you're neighbourhood).

That said, I suppose it does provide a window into what's going on locally, which could be a good incentive to get involved

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General Software Discussion / Re: Program windows contained in a frame?

« Last post by Target on August 13, 2014, 08:14 PM »

hey Miles, how did you get on with Task Space?

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Living Room / Re: The REALITY of Virtual Flight and Other Simulators (Not Just For Simmers)

« Last post by Target on August 11, 2014, 11:56 PM »

I think it really depends on your level of investment

Sims will never duplicate the IRL experience because they can't duplicate the physical feedback (like shocks, noise, or the abject terror of knowing that you're plunging to a fiery death from 30000 feet, or about to plow into a concrete wall at 240kmh)

That said they can teach you routines and habits though, like the use of controls without looking at them, monitoring of instruments and the ability to understand what they're telling you while still concentrating on whatever it is your trying to do (fly a plane, drive a car, etc), emergency procedures.  They can also teach you different skills like navigating or prepare you for unfamiliar situations (emergencies, instrument ratings, a new race track etc).

I don't know any hardcore simmer's but I understand that they can (and do) take it very seriously so for them it's probably as real as it can get   

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by Target on August 06, 2014, 06:20 PM »

Oh it wasn't so much that the big picture went out of focus. It was more a case of applying it to the wrong target...

-Stoic Joker (August 06, 2014, 05:26 PM)

lucky you're not a hit man (or unlucky if you are )

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Living Room / Re: New guy on the forums

« Last post by Target on August 04, 2014, 08:53 PM »

Welcome Mason, we left the door ajar for you.

-cranioscopical (August 04, 2014, 06:53 PM)

saints preserve us

welcome