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I completed my Computer Science degree at the University of Manitoba in 1976. I did two and a half years of programming in medical research followed by twenty-nine years at Manitoba Hydro (electric utility). Most of that was spent on doing development…
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 | I doubt it would cause World War 3, but I expect the economic cost would be enormous. I wouldn't shed a tear if an internet outage cost Bezos or Zuck a few billion, and I wouldn't miss the incessant Facebook/Twitter/"Truth" Social posts and reposts, but I expect supply chains would …  |
| | I would not. My online presence is through usernames not connected to my actual name except (as in the case of Daniweb) through private profile settings. As far as I know only Daniweb moderators (past and present) know my real name. I carefully guard my privacy although there are some …  |
| | I retired in 2008 and while I still keep my hand in programming, it's only for my own use. Programming has become so complex with web apps, neural nets, and machine learning that I would be absolutely lost in today's marketplace. I think the worst thing that has happened (and … |
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| | I was going to make it top one but I couldn't narrow it down to just one. My two all time favourite sidekicks on TV are: 1. Al (Dean Stockwell) from Quantum Leap 2. Sam Axe (Bruce Campbell) from Burn Notice. |
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 | Be yourself. The people who matter won't mind and those who mind don't matter. - Bernard Baruch |
| | How can technology create equality when technology can only survive by trapping us in a continuous upgrade cycle? Take schools. I often wonder how, when school budgets are already stretched beyond the breaking point, they manage to keep even a modest computer lab current? Take one computer lab of 30 … |
| | Cop shows that include a 5 minute foot chase. This is usually the result of the cops shouting out a suspect's name from half a block away instead of waiting until they are within arm's reach. Inevitably the suspect runs into the path of a car or truck and the … |
| | That's nothing that hasn't already been done to death by Facebook, Twitter, etc. |
 | If you don't know what your code is supposed to do, don't start writing it.  |
 | >Improve Content Quality @Muhammed_356 - Do you not see the irony in this? You insist on making posts that almost literally duplicate what everyone else has said. This does nothing to improve content quality. |
| | When I got my first hearing aids I paid extra for the Bluetooth pendant and a Bluetooth clip-on microphone so that when my wife and I were shopping she could wear the mic and talk to me from anywhere in the store. It was complete crap. Since then the "toys" … |
| | I think I'll reverse those two and put Python first because of its demand for machine learning, data analysis and AI. |
 | What I do when I set up a machine is take an image of my C partition. Eventually when Windows gets sluggish (and it always does) I restore the image, apply all updates, then take a new image. I also keep a log file containing notes on any changes since … |
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| | I've tried loinux several times over the years on spare computers, virtual machines, and a Raspberry Pi. I gave up on all of them because it was too difficult to maintain. Now all I use it for is Live USB recovery tools. |
| | I don't know if your depression is chronic, or situational, but I urge you to continue searching for a treatment. A recent non-invasive treatment, [Transcranial magnetic stimulation](https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/transcranial-magnetic-stimulation/about/pac-20384625) has shown to be effective in some cases of chronic depression. I have had two major bouts myself over the years and I … |
| | I suppose it won't happen as long as AI is dependent on humans to generate power. |
| | No charity? That takes so much off the table. What doesn't qualify as charity? Financially, our friends fall into two categories: 1. Those who are financially well off 2. Those who aren't because of their own bad decisions Giving money to those in group 2 would essentially be rewarding poor … |
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 | I'm confused. In [this thread](https://www.daniweb.com/digital-media/digital-marketing/search-engine-strategies/threads/543418/why-doesn-t-my-website-appear-on-google-when-i-search-for-its-domain-name#post2302150) you recommend creating backlinks, but here you say Google banned them. |
| | If anyone is interested, [this documentary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfH4QL4VqJ0) just got posted to Youtube. |
| | I have an email address that contains my name but I guard that tenaciously, only giving it to a few very trusted organizations (my former employer for pension and info purposes), and also a very few trusted individuals. For everything else like Meta, Kijiji, Google, etc, I have a google … |
| | I was going to say transporters but they would probably be used to deliver bombs. I'll go with warp drive. |
| | Just working through Pantheon. No spoilers please. Most unrealistic? Where do I start? **Criminal Minds** Being able to immediately cross reference one obscure thing with another obscure thing in two completely unrelated databases on different computer systems. **NCIS** Abbey and Tim both typing on the same keyboard at the same …  |
| | Zuck is still breaking things, if you consider democracy and society as things. We are making things and changing things without rational consideration of the consequences. We are too focused on short term gain and not thinking long term. |
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| | I'd tell you a UDP joke but you might not get it. |
| | Short answer - you can't. It's not a bug. It's a feature. Microsoft resets all kinds of stuff, usually when it installs a Windows update. While the `assoc` command is useful, it associates a file extension to a `file type`, not a program. For example, look at the following list … |
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 | I don't install shopping apps for the same reason I don't install most apps. You need a different app for every store and each one has its own interface. My shopping requires only two interfaces, cash or credit. And it's the same interface no matter where I go - reach … |
| | Trump's agents involved in criminal activity? I'm shocked. |
| | I'll give you the method first, then the full on rant after (feel free to skip the rant). I had to do a rebuild of my wife's ASUS Flipbook today. Because I was unable to do a reset-to-factory I had to use a Microsoft ISO. Short version - during setup … |
| | What anti-virus are you running? Are you possibly running more than one? |
| | Nope. I never found another place that felt as comfortable as Daniweb. |
| | Does free speech include hate speech? What about speech that incites violence against an individual or group? Newspapers used to be held responsible for what they published. Why should social media not be held to the same standards? Remind me again how much Fox got dinged for spreading lies about … |
| | Of all the languages I have programmed in I think that Python is the best for someone just starting out. It has simple syntax, excellent code structures, and doesn't have the overhead of java. |
| | I like creating something from nothing. Unlike carpentry, where once you cut something too short you are screwed, programming lets me try things without consequence. It's much more open to experimentation. I've also loved puzzles and mysteries, and debugging involves elements of both. My best times at work were when … |
| | Mostly I use IDLE (Python) but if I need to do serious debugging I use vscode. |
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| | Agreed. While I enjoy answering programming questions there is not much call for that now. But discussions are something else. We used to have great threads in the community forum years ago and I'd like to see a return to that. |
| | An old piece of tech that I **no longer** use but miss terribly is accordion-fold printouts. As a comp sci student back in the 70s all code was run at the student terminal. You stood in line and gave the operator your card deck, then proceeded to the huge printer … |
 | >I’ve been using it, but I always ensure it's perfect or not. Well, it's definitely going to be one or the other. When I give an answer I always try to ensure that it is correct or not.  |
| | There are movies that are considered classics, like Citizen Kane, Jaws, 2001, etc. But what movie have you repeatedly enjoyed that is regarded as merely average? Oscars rarely go to popular movies, instead going to artsy or politically correct movies. The term, Oscar Bait" was coined for a reason. A … |
| | I really don't know what to make of this. A few months ago I posted a SQL solution that was generated by AI and vetted by someone who has decades of SQL programming experience. In reponse you downvoted and flamed me. What am I supposed to take away from this … |
| | I just ordered new hearing aids. I can download a companion app for Android. The basic version is free but the pro version (seriously) would cost me $18.95 per freaking week!!! |
| | Transactor was a monthly magazine for the Commodore 64 (and later for the Amiga). It included assembler programs that were published in hex. You would run a small BASIC program and type in the codes. Each line ended with a checksum so the program could ask you to re-type any … |
| | I gave up my desktop in the early 2000s. I had a desktop at the office as well as a Thinkpad. The grreat thing about the Thinkpad was that I could swap out the hard drive without opening the case, so before going home at night I'd swap out the … |
| | Re: Laptop keyboard? Long nails are not a problem for me. I can type just fine on a laptop, but it has to be backlit. |
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