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Community Giveaways / Re: DonationCoder Digital White Elephant Thread

« Last post by wraith808 on December 31, 2012, 03:03 PM »

Current Turn	Participant	Current Gift	#Times Traded
>> (12/31)	4wd	Paste as File, Fast Protect, and URL-Run Nation Red
	c.gingerich	A choice of Stardock Fences or Tiles Bioshock Franchise Collection
	mouser
	Deozaan	Sniper Ghost Warrior Gold Edition Section 8: Prejudice Pack which includes- Section 8: Prejudice, Section 8: Prejudice Blitz Pack, Section 8: Prejudice Overdrive Map Pack, and Section 8: Prejudice Frontier Colonies Map Pack.
	wraith808	Amiga Forever 2012 Plus Edition R3 includes C64 Forever 2012 Plus Edition Medal of Honor Allied Assault War Chest	1

So... everything is given out and all presents are opened  With everything opened, let's go around one more time with everyone saying if they're happy with their gifts - or want to nick anyone else's (I'm the only bad person!)  Once we've done that, we'll have the final drawing for the big gift still under the tree

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General Software Discussion / Re: Good coding conventions - Discussion

« Last post by wraith808 on December 30, 2012, 10:30 PM »

In Visual Studio with C# you can add comment documentation above a method very easily by using 3 slashes:

///

-Renegade (December 30, 2012, 09:48 PM)

That depends on which version of VS you're using. For some reason three slashes will break your code in VS2005 (yes I still use it frequently). But I (am nutz and still) primarily work in pure Win32 API C++

-Stoic Joker (December 30, 2012, 09:57 PM)

Maybe it's the Win32 API C++?  Because the /// convention works for me in VS2005, and I've been using them religiously.  I didn't pay attention to the C++ code- it's mostly get in and get out without making a mess.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Good coding conventions - Discussion

« Last post by wraith808 on December 30, 2012, 12:22 PM »

another +1 on what renegade said.  But in the end, I think it's a matter of audience and consistency when dealing with any project rather than slavish attention to anyone else's rules.

Other than I hate the rule we have at work with no underscores!  so private variables are thisIsAProperty and public ones are ThisIsAProperty.  I know they did it because we should be using autoimplemented properties now... but in some cases you can't and that rule sucks!

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Living Room / Re: Found on the Web: Short Rant Against Users of Free Web Apps

« Last post by wraith808 on December 30, 2012, 12:17 PM »

Not to go all One Year Later on this

-TaoPhoenix (December 30, 2012, 11:59 AM)

...but you did! 

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Community Giveaways / Re: DonationCoder Digital White Elephant Thread

« Last post by wraith808 on December 30, 2012, 12:56 AM »

Current Turn	Participant	Current Gift	#Times Traded
	4wd	Paste as File, Fast Protect, and URL-Run Nation Red
	c.gingerich	A choice of Stardock Fences or Tiles Bioshock Franchise Collection
	mouser
>> (12/30)	Deozaan	Sniper Ghost Warrior Gold Edition Choose a Gift - Brown or Maroon (or take a gift)
	wraith808	Amiga Forever 2012 Plus Edition R3 includes C64 Forever 2012 Plus Edition	1

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Community Giveaways / Re: DonationCoder Digital White Elephant Thread

« Last post by wraith808 on December 29, 2012, 06:57 PM »

Current Turn	Participant	Current Gift	#Times Traded
	4wd	Paste as File, Fast Protect, and URL-Run Nation Red
>> (12/29)	c.gingerich	A choice of Stardock Fences or Tiles Choose a Gift - Brown Maroon or Teal (or take a gift)
	mouser
	Deozaan	Sniper Ghost Warrior Gold Edition
	wraith808	Amiga Forever 2012 Plus Edition R3 includes C64 Forever 2012 Plus Edition	1

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Community Giveaways / Re: DonationCoder Digital White Elephant Thread

« Last post by wraith808 on December 29, 2012, 05:36 PM »

Current Turn	Participant	Current Gift	#Times Traded
>> (12/29)	4wd	Paste as File, Fast Protect, and URL-Run Choose a Gift - Brown Maroon Orange or Teal (or take a gift)
	c.gingerich	A choice of Stardock Fences or Tiles
	mouser
	Deozaan	Sniper Ghost Warrior Gold Edition
	wraith808	Amiga Forever 2012 Plus Edition R3 includes C64 Forever 2012 Plus Edition	1

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Community Giveaways / Re: DonationCoder Digital White Elephant Thread

« Last post by wraith808 on December 29, 2012, 07:16 AM »

Current Turn	Participant	Current Gift	#Times Traded
	4wd	Paste as File, Fast Protect, and URL-Run
	c.gingerich	A choice of Stardock Fences or Tiles
	mouser
>> (12/29)	Deozaan	Choose a Gift - Red Brown Maroon Orange or Teal (or take a gift)
	wraith808	Amiga Forever 2012 Plus Edition R3 includes C64 Forever 2012 Plus Edition	1

Just to be ornery, I'm nicking Deo's gift because it sounds sooo cool   So it's his turn again. 

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Community Giveaways / Re: DonationCoder Digital White Elephant Thread

« Last post by wraith808 on December 29, 2012, 07:14 AM »

Current Turn	Participant	Current Gift	#Times Traded
	4wd	Paste as File, Fast Protect, and URL-Run
	c.gingerich	A choice of Stardock Fences or Tiles
	mouser
	Deozaan	Amiga Forever 2012 Plus Edition R3 includes C64 Forever 2012 Plus Edition
>> (12/29)	wraith808	Choose a Gift - Red Brown Maroon Orange or Teal (or take a gift)

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Community Giveaways / Re: DonationCoder Digital White Elephant Thread

« Last post by wraith808 on December 28, 2012, 10:21 AM »

Current Turn	Participant	Current Gift	#Times Traded
	4wd	Paste as File, Fast Protect, and URL-Run
	c.gingerich	A choice of Stardock Fences or Tiles
	mouser
>> (12/28)	Deozaan	Choose a Gift - Red Brown Maroon Orange Teal or Blue (or take a gift)
	wraith808

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Community Giveaways / Re: DonationCoder Digital White Elephant Thread

« Last post by wraith808 on December 28, 2012, 10:18 AM »

What's up with this? Thread dead already? :-)

-c.gingerich (December 28, 2012, 08:31 AM)

No, I was giving mouser a bit to reply.  But I guess he really does want out, so I'll move it along.  With his contribution, there's actually enough for us to go around twice, so everyone gets two gifts

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Living Room / Re: Flash Mob - Beethoven's 9th

« Last post by wraith808 on December 26, 2012, 07:03 PM »

We've seen flash mobs dancing before, but this is just absolutely breathtaking....

-Tinman57 (December 26, 2012, 06:24 PM)

Thank you.

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Living Room / Re: Facebook floating the idea of charging $1 per "prioritized message"

« Last post by wraith808 on December 26, 2012, 10:14 AM »

Without an actual link to something newsworthy (like the privacy policy in the other row), I'm not sure this isn't anything other than something to get people up in arms.  Is there a link to some smoking gun from facebook?

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Community Giveaways / Re: DonationCoder Digital White Elephant Thread

« Last post by wraith808 on December 25, 2012, 06:12 PM »

Wuts this all about? o.0

-Stephen66515 (December 25, 2012, 05:49 PM)

https://www.donation...ex.php?topic=33314.0

I can still toss you in if you want to play... but you need to let me know soonest

i don't need a gift, i just wanted to donate one.

-mouser (December 25, 2012, 05:50 PM)

Oh, go ahead an play   There's only a few of us to play so more makes it better

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Community Giveaways / Re: DonationCoder Digital White Elephant Thread

« Last post by wraith808 on December 25, 2012, 05:41 PM »

Current Turn	Participant	Current Gift	#Times Traded
	4wd	Paste as File, Fast Protect, and URL-Run
	c.gingerich	A choice of Stardock Fences or Tiles
>> (12/25)	mouser	Choose a Gift - Red Brown or Blue (or take a gift)
	Deozaan
	wraith808

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Living Room / Re: Steve Jobs' Yacht Impounded?

« Last post by wraith808 on December 25, 2012, 10:51 AM »

I like one of the comments:

fyi, impounded yacht = iYacht.

 

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Community Giveaways / Re: DonationCoder Digital White Elephant Thread

« Last post by wraith808 on December 24, 2012, 09:24 PM »

Current Turn	Participant	Current Gift	#Times Traded
	4wd	Paste as File, Fast Protect, and URL-Run
>> (12/24)	c.gingerich	A Choice of Stardock Fences or Tiles
	mouser
	Deozaan
	wraith808

(and putting myself at the end does make it more fair- and more fun with more people )

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Community Giveaways / Re: DonationCoder Digital White Elephant Thread

« Last post by wraith808 on December 24, 2012, 05:47 PM »

Current Turn	Participant	Current Gift	#Times Traded
>> (12/24)	4wd	Paste as File, Fast Protect, and URL-Run
	c.gingerich
	mouser
	Deozaan
	wraith808

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Community Giveaways / DonationCoder Digital White Elephant Thread

« Last post by wraith808 on December 24, 2012, 05:37 PM »

I postponed the start a bit hoping to get a few more people involved, but I think with this being Christmas Eve, it's as good a time as any to start!

Reposting the Rules

1. Order will be determined randomly, and posted.
2. There is a maximum of one day for a move.
3. On your turn, you can choose to either (a) choose a gift from the pile, or (b) take an already opened gift.
4. If you choose a gift from the pile, it is chosen randomly, and revealed to all.
5. If you choose to take a gift from a person, that person immediately gets to choose to take an already opened gift (not the one just taken), or take a gift from the pile.
6. Each gift can only change hands twice.

After one time around, if the first person has never had his or her gift taken, they may choose to trade their gift for someone else's.

We can start anytime, but I'm not starting the timer on the expiration of turn until the 26th.

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General Software Discussion / Re: XYplorer ends Lifetime License

« Last post by wraith808 on December 23, 2012, 10:14 PM »

Not saying that there's not as big a market, but if your revenues start depending on upgrades, then lifetime licenses wouldn't be sustainable.  that's my point...

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Steam, and the gift of game...

« Last post by wraith808 on December 23, 2012, 10:13 PM »

considering that markjacn has spam links in his sig, I'd be careful about trusting him...

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Living Room / Re: Video games Under Scrutiny AGAIN

« Last post by wraith808 on December 23, 2012, 10:11 PM »

But... that's what they're trying to do, if they try to remove everything that could possibly be harmful b/c there are idiots out there...

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General Software Discussion / Re: XYplorer ends Lifetime License

« Last post by wraith808 on December 23, 2012, 04:47 PM »

Markets change, and needs change.  The market is considerably different than it was 12 years ago, and the pool of potential buyers is different also.  That's just basic economics, I think.

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Living Room / Re: Video games Under Scrutiny AGAIN

« Last post by wraith808 on December 23, 2012, 02:27 PM »

But we can't tailor society for those marginal people, can we?

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Living Room / Re: Yet another reason why a Kickstarter project may fail

« Last post by wraith808 on December 22, 2012, 06:50 AM »

Yes, it appears to be PR spin at the backlash.  And I'd take his words at face value, i.e. until they go through the approval process and they get a stamp of approval, don't count on it.

It does appear to be a cool device... not only charge all devices with the same device, but have backup power too?  Nice concept.