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General Discussion / Re: Excel 2007 Multiplication Bug

« on: September 26, 2007, 11:39:52 am »

The bug seems to exist, if a multiplication result is 65535 and one of the multiplicators? is a float with an infinite binary expression (according to IEE 754).
ie. 212.5*308.4 will produce the bug but 25*2621.4 will not, since 2621.4 has a finite expression.

I haven't been able to test though

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General Discussion / Re: Let's hear it!

« on: September 25, 2007, 04:48:58 pm »

I'm in a fantastic mood now. We got our meteorology tests back and I kicked its ass. I got a 98/100, only one person did better than me with 100/100. The class average was a 73 =/

He originally had a two part word problem but ended up counting the second part for extra credit. He said that it would have destroyed the class had he graded it. I was the *only* one who got it completely right. *is proud*

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General Discussion / Re: Let's hear it!

« on: September 24, 2007, 01:27:35 pm »

I </3 calculus based physics.

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General Security Information / Re: Chinese Military hack into Pentagon

« on: September 22, 2007, 10:25:39 pm »

There was a case where a group of Chinese ambassadors ran a security checkpoint at home. They said they were going to the museums, nevermind the fact that its not the marked route. Security loved it though because they got to chase them down with the 50 cals and all that good stuff

Point is the Chinese aren't that bright, so theres no way they haxx0red the Pentagon :p

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Tutorials, References, and Examples / Re: [C++] Sample Application/Framework deal

« on: September 22, 2007, 10:18:51 pm »

This didn't actually do plugins and the like. You could probably look at BCPs are a pretty decent way of doing that though.

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JavaOp Support Archive / Re: Reconnecting

« on: September 22, 2007, 10:15:35 pm »

Why the hell are you complaining about open source software? Either ask something in a nice way or PFO.

 

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General Discussion / Re: hi from my iTouch!

« on: September 20, 2007, 11:27:51 am »

So yep I got an iPod touch. I have to say I'm liking it except that typing is a little awkward. It's still cool as hell!!!

Loser. My iPhone is cooler.

I saw a kid walking around campus with an iPhone the other day, loser is about how I'd describe him..

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General Discussion / Re: Parity Looms for Canadian Dollar

« on: September 20, 2007, 11:26:57 am »

http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/financialpost/markets/story.html?id=781e0bde-2bb6-44db-a65a-42fb99342a4c

Apparently, yesterday, the Canadian dollar passed the American dollar. While I'm posting this, Google Finance says the Canadian dollar is worth $0.999 USD.

It was only a couple years ago that our dollar was worth about 56 cents, and now we're basically even. Woo!

Sure sucks to be you. Because now all those things like books and such that have US and Canadian prices really screw the Canadians... do the stores still go by those prices?

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General Discussion / Re: Let's hear it!

« on: September 16, 2007, 09:35:43 pm »

FUCK I HATE COCKLBLOCKING GIRL ROOMMATES FUCK THAAT HER GIRL I WAS MAKING OUT WIT THSHIS CHICKN ALL NIGH LONG AND DANCING A T THE NFRATERNTIRTY ABUT THEN HER ROOOMMATE MADDER HER LEAVE EFBNEFORE WE HAD SEX WTF WE WE OULD HAVE DEFINITELY DHOOKED UP BUT NTHE BITCH ROOMMATE GAYYYY AND THIS GIRL LIKE ASKED ME TO THOEMNCOMING ANDNSHIUT BUT FUCK THAT SHES LIKE IF I REALLY LIKE HER I CAN WAIT A WEEK FUCK THAT REALLY LIEK HER? IHJUST WANTEDTO HOOK UP I JATE BITCHES

Why not just give you the "Gentleman trophy" right now?

I almost died from laughing when I read that, seriously.

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General Discussion / Re: Let's hear it!

« on: September 08, 2007, 05:10:34 pm »

I still find it amusing that Virginia refers to itself as southern, latitude check guys!

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General Discussion / Re: Let's hear it!

« on: September 07, 2007, 01:38:50 pm »

Did he say his PhD was in computer science?  As long as he has a teaching degree, he could be "qualified" to teach in a number of subjects, I'd imagine.  Is he old?  If he got a PhD in CS 20 years ago and hasn't worked in the industry for a long time, it doesn't mean much.

I can tell you from experience that having a PhD doesn't mean they're good at teaching no matter what the degree is in or the subject they are teaching. Several of the professors here are absolutely terrible at teaching and they all have PhDs. It comes with the territory of college I do believe.

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General Discussion / Re: Let's hear it!

« on: September 05, 2007, 07:44:02 pm »

Rain chances for your area look to pick up about 12Z Thur, atleast given the current model guidance. Have fun with the rain!

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Botdev / Re: S > Clean C > dirty C

« on: September 01, 2007, 12:57:48 pm »

Rabbit: Nope.

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General Discussion / Re: Let's hear it!

« on: August 30, 2007, 05:43:48 pm »

I finished 'day 2' of science on a sphere training today. Its a really neat toy, I want one for my living room now!

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Academic / School / Re: Post your schedule!

« on: August 29, 2007, 12:12:20 am »

I know that here for the meteorology program life is planned out for us for the whole 4 years. That said I know a lot of people who have been here >4 years and left with nothing to really show for it. So having it all planned out just means they've got the requirements refined to the point where you aren't left with much choice. All of our semesters are with >= 15 credit hours. And since Sidoh was asking about it for Craz3d, and I knows it the case here the core curriculum classes are built into the plan by the school. Its basically you can take these (1, 2, 3) classes, pick one so there isn't really a whole lot of choice or wiggle room.


That said, as meteorology majors we take a lot of engineering classes and the professors always seem to poke fun at us. Like in my Physics for Engineers class the instructor always rambles on about things that are way beyond us and follows up with a "Don't worry, you engineering students don't really need to know this, but the meteorology majors in the crowd will get to go on and solve much harder problems." It makes life fun.