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    posted a message on Learn a programming Language
    Quote from warmachine2598



    Answer to off topic: AP world history, AP microbiology and AP chemistry.... My school offers it but me and my friend are the only ones taking 3. others only take 1. Also is java "Friendly" for noobs?
    It's a perfectly fine language to start with. If that's what you mean, then yes. If not, please elaborate.
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    posted a message on I want to learn Java. Where do I start?
    Quote from Hunter

    Would you say it's worth the $55-65?
    Yes. I have yet to see any other book that tackles learning and 'making information stick' like the Head First books do. If this doesn't teach you Java, nothing will.
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    posted a message on How to add Python to System variables?
    Start > Right click Computer > Properties.
    A new window opens. Click Advanced System Settings on the left.
    Click the Advanced tab. Click the Environment Variables button.
    In the System Variables box, scroll down until you see a variable with the name Path.
    Click it, then click the Edit button. At the end, add a semicolon, and then the path to your Python installation folder. ("C:\Python33" or "C:\Python27" by default).
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    posted a message on Computer Build Brainstorm
    A $100 SSD doesn't really fit in a budget like this, and it's really not needed either. A decent modern HDD (7200RPM) is able to read and write at 120+MB/s anyway. Besides, you'll need to buy an OS too, unless you're planning on running Linux...
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    posted a message on You have infinite money, what computer do you build
    Topics like this one have been done many times already and usually have rather little discussion value.
    Locked for redundancy.
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    posted a message on [Solved] [Java] Help with Number Format Exceptions
    Integer.parseInt(Text) will attempt to create an integer from a string. If it fails (so when the string doesn't contain a number), it will throw a NumberFormatException.
    Note that any string in Java will be treated as text, not as a number, even if it actually is a number. So even if the user inputs a number, like 23, Java will read it as a string, "23", and as a result, you can do normal string operations on it.
    For instance, "23".equalsIgnoreCase("Y") returns false. The same goes for "23" == 23. This too, evaluates to false.

    This means that you don't need to check whether the user has entered a number or some text. To Java, it's all the same.
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    posted a message on Need Help With Minecraft Related Programming
    Quote from Edster3194

    I intended to stick with a Vanilla Server, but if that doesn't work out then I will definatly try Craftbukkit. Thanks



    This sounds like exactly what I thinking of, do you think you could talk a bit more about what a streamreader is, and how you would recomend implementing one?

    Thanks a bunch!

    Been quite a while since the last time I've done anything like this in Java, but StackOverflow is your friend here.
    Have a look at this:
    http://stackoverflow...process-in-java

    Connect the streamreader and writer to the process's input and output streams, and then you should be able to write to them. For reading and writing strings from and to streams, take a look at this:
    http://stackoverflow...eam-to-a-string
    and this:
    http://stackoverflow...o-output-stream

    Note that you'll need to use threading in your application if you're planning to both read from and write to the stream.
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    posted a message on Need Help With Minecraft Related Programming
    Start a minecraft server process, hook up a streamreader to its standard input and output, and then you should be able to pass server commands from your program right into the server, as well as recieve output from the server.
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    posted a message on Vacuum Box
    Calculations:

    18*12in = 30*45cm = 1350cm-2, or 0.13m-2.
    1 atm = 101,325Pa. 1Pa = 1N/m-2. Total amount of force is therefore ~1317.225N, which means it's equivalent to the amount of force an object of 1.3 tonnes exerts on the earth, in other words, more than half the weight of your average car.
    If you're lucky, the cube will crumple, but more likely it will implode.
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    posted a message on dafuq power usage
    Quote from teckmaster

    I replaced an e5400 (65w) with a celeron 440 (35w) and my computer is using more power. How exactly does that work?

    The e5400 is 2 or 3 generations newer, so even though it has a higher TDP, it has also more performance per clock cycle, and it can use its power more efficiently. Additionally, more modern processors usually have more advanced power-saving features. Just look at modern and upcoming mobile CPU's, you'll see that they often draw less than 10-15W when not at full load. I believe some Haswell processors even go as low as 5-7W.

    At full load, though, the e5400 would most likely draw more power than the celeron 440.
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    posted a message on FPS to feel no lag
    It's pretty obvious that this discussion is just going to go on forever. Since the discussion hasn't actually progressed either, there isn't much, if any, value in keeping it going.

    Because of this, I'm locking this topic. OP can create a new one if they feel their original question wasn't answered.
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    posted a message on You know whats scary?
    This thread is fine >.>
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    posted a message on 820 Stretched Limo Edition (from overclock.net)
    Quote from SteevyT

    That's better. Wonder how the noise levels are?
    Pretty decent. Just put a jet next to it as an anti-noise source.
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    posted a message on Which classes should I take? - Programming problems..
    Quote from Satharis


    Pretty much nothing related to web design.

    Software developer is very vague, you might as well said "I'm in the military, what job do I get?" of which there are literally thousands of jobs.
    Not to mention a lot of jobs in software development don't actually involve writing code.

    Either way OP, don't try to learn 'the language you think you'll need later'. That's not how it works. If you want to learn programming, C# might be a good language to start with, but so are Java or Python. Are you going to use any of these languages once you get a job? Maybe, but not necessarily. And it doesn't matter either. If you're decent at one programming language, learning another one will be much easier, and if you go into this field with a mindset of "Okay if I learn this and this and this, then I'll be a great programmer and I won't ever have to learn anything again", that's not how it works. This pretty much goes for all computer-related jobs though. If you want to get good at it, you'll have to never stop learning.
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    posted a message on Social experiment
    I contacted the people who I planned to host the server with, but they appear to be quite busy, and I'm not sure if I can run this all on my own. I'll see if they're still able to do it, if not, I may have to cancel it.
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