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General Chat / LotR Movie

« on: August 06, 2001, 09:59:36 PM »

I saw the trailer for the Lord of the Rings movie when I went to see Planet of the Apes, and I nearly peed my pants.  Quick show of hands- is anyone else looking forward to the LotR movie?  I have a longstanding addiction to Tolkien and his friend Lewis, and the thought of LotR on the big screen gives me goosebumps.

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General Chat / Game programming help (C++)

« on: August 01, 2001, 09:42:47 PM »

Here's my situation-  I have decided for some reason to dive headfirst into computer programming, for reasons I may add to the end of this post.  Anywho, I have coded in BASIC/Visual Basic for about 6 months, and dabbled in HTML for over a year (HTML isn't programming, but it's still experience!)  For Christmas I got a copy of Visual C++ 5.0 and I want to start playing with that.  Unfortunately, I only have a couple of Dummies books to guide me.  I have coded some dinky programs to teach myself a little syntax and some concepts like functions and classes, but I need some help!

Here it is- the big question (no, not THAT big question...)

Can anyone direct me to some good C++ resources? (on the net, in print, classes to take)  My first project in the works is a simple Pong clone, but I need some info on game physics and input.

*My reason for trying my hand at programming?  Because the way it looks now, the only way to land good jobs and careers in the future will be to have extensive technical experience.

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Mario Chat / All your base are belong to us!

« on: July 15, 2001, 04:03:27 PM »

Good morning, gentlemen.
Someone set up us the bomb!

Sorry, I had to throw that out there...

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General Chat / Linux- worth a try?

« on: July 14, 2001, 10:53:39 PM »

I am going to give Linux a try on my Pentium II, 128 MB RAM Gateway PC.  Does anyone have any experience with Linux?

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General Chat / A plumber question...

« on: July 12, 2001, 09:28:46 PM »

My toilet is broken and it's driving me nuts.  It runs all the time and keeps me up at night because it's so loud.  I think there's a problem with the float, because it stays half below the water when it's supposed to (duh!) float.

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Mario Chat / If you have a hormonal imbalance...

« on: July 07, 2001, 11:27:54 PM »

I'm fairly new here, but I've already noticed that a few of you people have got some serious issues to deal with.  Why are you all trying to get other users banned?!?  What does that have to do with Mario?  Let's grow up, people.  Just give it up.