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  • fsck: FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED after each check with -c, why?

    - by Chris
    Hi I use a script to partition and format CF cards (connected with a USB card writer) in an automated way. After the main process I check the card again with fsck. To check bad blocks I also tried the '-c' switch, but I always get a return value != 0 and the message "FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED" (see below). I get the same result when checking the very same drive several times... Does anyone know why a) the file system is modified at all and b) why this seems to happen every time I check and not only in case of an error (like bad blocks)? Here's the output: linux-box# fsck.ext3 -c /dev/sdx1 e2fsck 1.40.2 (12-Jul-2007) Checking for bad blocks (read-only test): done Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes Pass 2: Checking directory structure Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity Pass 4: Checking reference counts Pass 5: Checking group summary information Volume (/dev/sdx1): ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED ***** Volume (/dev/sdx1): 5132/245760 files (1.2% non-contiguous), 178910/1959896 blocks Thanks, Chris

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  • Does the type of prior employers matter when applying for a new job?

    - by Peter Smith
    Is there a bias in industry regarding the kind of previous employers an applicant has had (Government contractors, researchers, small business, large corporations)? I'm currently working for a University as a generalist programmer and I like my job here. But I'm worried that if I had to switch jobs down the road and apply for a corporate job that my resume would be dismissed based on the fact that I'm working in academia.

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  • How to avoid code duplication for a system which has logic that may change year wise?

    - by aravind
    What would be the way to design a system which has logic that may change year wise? There is an application which conducts online exams. There are five questions for a particular subject. The questions may (or may not) change year wise. As per my current design, the questions in database are stored year wise. There are some year specific code logic as well. In order to enable the application for another year, the year specific database records and code will be copied or duplicated. How to avoid this code duplication?

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  • MiniMax function throws null pointer exception

    - by Sven
    I'm working on a school project, I have to build a tic tac toe game with the AI based on the MiniMax algorithm. The two player mode works like it should. I followed the code example on http://ethangunderson.com/blog/minimax-algorithm-in-c/. The only thing is that I get a NullPointer Exception when I run the code. And I can't wrap my finger around it. I placed a comment in the code where the exception is thrown. The recursive call is returning a null pointer, what is very strange because it can't.. When I place a breakpoint on the null return with the help of a if statement, then I see that there ARE still 2 to 3 empty places.. I probably overlooking something. Hope someone can tell me what I'm doing wrong. Here is the MiniMax code (the tic tac toe code is not important): /* * To change this template, choose Tools | Templates * and open the template in the editor. */ package MiniMax; import Game.Block; import Game.Board; import java.util.ArrayList; public class MiniMax { public static Place getBestMove(Board gameBoard, Block.TYPE player) { Place bestPlace = null; ArrayList<Place> emptyPlaces = gameBoard.getEmptyPlaces(); Board newBoard; //loop trough all the empty places for(Place emptyPlace : emptyPlaces) { newBoard = gameBoard.clone(); newBoard.setBlock(emptyPlace.getRow(), emptyPlace.getCell(), player); //no game won and still room to move if(newBoard.getWinner() == Block.TYPE.NONE && newBoard.getEmptyPlaces().size() > 0) { //is an node (has children) Place tempPlace = getBestMove(newBoard, invertPlayer(player)); //ERROR is thrown here! tempPlace is null. emptyPlace.setScore(tempPlace.getScore()); } else { //is an leaf if(newBoard.getWinner() == Block.TYPE.NONE) { emptyPlace.setScore(0); } else if(newBoard.getWinner() == Block.TYPE.X) { emptyPlace.setScore(-1); } else if(newBoard.getWinner() == Block.TYPE.O) { emptyPlace.setScore(1); } //if this move is better then our prev move, take it! if((bestPlace == null) || (player == Block.TYPE.X && emptyPlace.getScore() < bestPlace.getScore()) || (player == Block.TYPE.O && emptyPlace.getScore() > bestPlace.getScore())) { bestPlace = emptyPlace; } } } //This should never be null, but it does.. return bestPlace; } private static Block.TYPE invertPlayer(Block.TYPE player) { if(player == Block.TYPE.X) { return Block.TYPE.O; } return Block.TYPE.X; } }

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  • User defined type for healthcare / Medical Records variable name prefixes?

    - by Peter Turner
    I was reading Code Complete regarding variable naming in trying to find an answer to this question and stumbled on a table of commonly accepted prefixes for programming word processor software. Well, I'm not a word processor software programmer, but if I was, I'd be happy to use those user defined types. Since I'm a programmer for a smallish healthcare ISV, and have no contact with the larger community of healthcare software programmers (other than the neglected and forsaken HealthCareIT.SE where I never had the chance to ask this question). I want to know if there is a coding convention for medical records. Like Patient = pnt and Chart = chrt and Medication = med or mdctn or whatever. I'm not talking full on hungarian notation, but just a standard that would fit in code complete in place of that wonderful chart of word processor UDT's which are of so little use to me.

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  • creating a simulation game, what type of knowledge is needed? [closed]

    - by Jordan
    I am a beginner in game development. As a part of learning and fun, want to create a game in java-script and html5. I am planning a game that we were used to play in childhood, that is "new business"- a monopoly game, in that we used to buy ,rent,sell places and bank we get some money to play and etc. are features. Its just simple ludo like game. So can anyone suggest me from where to start? what will be the designing? Is it possible to create it only in a html5 and java-script.

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  • Subterranean IL: Generics and array covariance

    - by Simon Cooper
    Arrays in .NET are curious beasts. They are the only built-in collection types in the CLR, and SZ-arrays (single dimension, zero-indexed) have their own commands and IL syntax. One of their stranger properties is they have a kind of built-in covariance long before generic variance was added in .NET 4. However, this causes a subtle but important problem with generics. First of all, we need to briefly recap on array covariance. SZ-array covariance To demonstrate, I'll tweak the classes I introduced in my previous posts: public class IncrementableClass { public int Value; public virtual void Increment(int incrementBy) { Value += incrementBy; } } public class IncrementableClassx2 : IncrementableClass { public override void Increment(int incrementBy) { base.Increment(incrementBy); base.Increment(incrementBy); } } In the CLR, SZ-arrays of reference types are implicitly convertible to arrays of the element's supertypes, all the way up to object (note that this does not apply to value types). That is, an instance of IncrementableClassx2[] can be used wherever a IncrementableClass[] or object[] is required. When an SZ-array could be used in this fashion, a run-time type check is performed when you try to insert an object into the array to make sure you're not trying to insert an instance of IncrementableClass into an IncrementableClassx2[]. This check means that the following code will compile fine but will fail at run-time: IncrementableClass[] array = new IncrementableClassx2[1]; array[0] = new IncrementableClass(); // throws ArrayTypeMismatchException These checks are enforced by the various stelem* and ldelem* il instructions in such a way as to ensure you can't insert a IncrementableClass into a IncrementableClassx2[]. For the rest of this post, however, I'm going to concentrate on the ldelema instruction. ldelema This instruction pops the array index (int32) and array reference (O) off the stack, and pushes a pointer (&) to the corresponding array element. However, unlike the ldelem instruction, the instruction's type argument must match the run-time array type exactly. This is because, once you've got a managed pointer, you can use that pointer to both load and store values in that array element using the ldind* and stind* (load/store indirect) instructions. As the same pointer can be used for both input and output to the array, the type argument to ldelema must be invariant. At the time, this was a perfectly reasonable restriction, and maintained array type-safety within managed code. However, along came generics, and with it the constrained callvirt instruction. So, what happens when we combine array covariance and constrained callvirt? .method public static void CallIncrementArrayValue() { // IncrementableClassx2[] arr = new IncrementableClassx2[1] ldc.i4.1 newarr IncrementableClassx2 // arr[0] = new IncrementableClassx2(); dup newobj instance void IncrementableClassx2::.ctor() ldc.i4.0 stelem.ref // IncrementArrayValue<IncrementableClass>(arr, 0) // here, we're treating an IncrementableClassx2[] as IncrementableClass[] dup ldc.i4.0 call void IncrementArrayValue<class IncrementableClass>(!!0[],int32) // ... ret } .method public static void IncrementArrayValue<(IncrementableClass) T>( !!T[] arr, int32 index) { // arr[index].Increment(1) ldarg.0 ldarg.1 ldelema !!T ldc.i4.1 constrained. !!T callvirt instance void IIncrementable::Increment(int32) ret } And the result: Unhandled Exception: System.ArrayTypeMismatchException: Attempted to access an element as a type incompatible with the array. at IncrementArrayValue[T](T[] arr, Int32 index) at CallIncrementArrayValue() Hmm. We're instantiating the generic method as IncrementArrayValue<IncrementableClass>, but passing in an IncrementableClassx2[], hence the ldelema instruction is failing as it's expecting an IncrementableClass[]. On features and feature conflicts What we've got here is a conflict between existing behaviour (ldelema ensuring type safety on covariant arrays) and new behaviour (managed pointers to object references used for every constrained callvirt on generic type instances). And, although this is an edge case, there is no general workaround. The generic method could be hidden behind several layers of assemblies, wrappers and interfaces that make it a requirement to use array covariance when calling the generic method. Furthermore, this will only fail at runtime, whereas compile-time safety is what generics were designed for! The solution is the readonly. prefix instruction. This modifies the ldelema instruction to ignore the exact type check for arrays of reference types, and so it lets us take the address of array elements using a covariant type to the actual run-time type of the array: .method public static void IncrementArrayValue<(IncrementableClass) T>( !!T[] arr, int32 index) { // arr[index].Increment(1) ldarg.0 ldarg.1 readonly. ldelema !!T ldc.i4.1 constrained. !!T callvirt instance void IIncrementable::Increment(int32) ret } But what about type safety? In return for ignoring the type check, the resulting controlled mutability pointer can only be used in the following situations: As the object parameter to ldfld, ldflda, stfld, call and constrained callvirt instructions As the pointer parameter to ldobj or ldind* As the source parameter to cpobj In other words, the only operations allowed are those that read from the pointer; stind* and similar that alter the pointer itself are banned. This ensures that the array element we're pointing to won't be changed to anything untoward, and so type safety within the array is maintained. This is a typical example of the maxim that whenever you add a feature to a program, you have to consider how that feature interacts with every single one of the existing features. Although an edge case, the readonly. prefix instruction ensures that generics and array covariance work together and that compile-time type safety is maintained. Tune in next time for a look at the .ctor generic type constraint, and what it means.

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  • Should *'s go next to the type or the variable name? [closed]

    - by derekerdmann
    Possible Duplicate: int* i; or int *i; or int * i; When working in C or C++, how should pointers be declared? Like this: char* derp; or this: char *derp; I typically use the first method, because the variable is a character pointer, but I know that it can create confusion when declaring multiple variables at once: char* herp, derp; herp becomes a character pointer, while derp is just a character. I know it often comes down to coding style, but which one is "better?" Should I sacrifice clarity to eliminate potential confusion?

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  • Is there an easy way to type in common math symbols?

    - by srcspider
    Disclaimer: I'm sure someone is going to moan about easy-of-use, for the purpose of this question consider readability to be the only factor that matters So I found this site that converts to easting northing, it's not really important what that even means but here's how the piece of javascript looks. /** * Convert Ordnance Survey grid reference easting/northing coordinate to (OSGB36) latitude/longitude * * @param {OsGridRef} gridref - easting/northing to be converted to latitude/longitude * @returns {LatLonE} latitude/longitude (in OSGB36) of supplied grid reference */ OsGridRef.osGridToLatLong = function(gridref) { var E = gridref.easting; var N = gridref.northing; var a = 6377563.396, b = 6356256.909; // Airy 1830 major & minor semi-axes var F0 = 0.9996012717; // NatGrid scale factor on central meridian var f0 = 49*Math.PI/180, ?0 = -2*Math.PI/180; // NatGrid true origin var N0 = -100000, E0 = 400000; // northing & easting of true origin, metres var e2 = 1 - (b*b)/(a*a); // eccentricity squared var n = (a-b)/(a+b), n2 = n*n, n3 = n*n*n; // n, n², n³ var f=f0, M=0; do { f = (N-N0-M)/(a*F0) + f; var Ma = (1 + n + (5/4)*n2 + (5/4)*n3) * (f-f0); var Mb = (3*n + 3*n*n + (21/8)*n3) * Math.sin(f-f0) * Math.cos(f+f0); var Mc = ((15/8)*n2 + (15/8)*n3) * Math.sin(2*(f-f0)) * Math.cos(2*(f+f0)); var Md = (35/24)*n3 * Math.sin(3*(f-f0)) * Math.cos(3*(f+f0)); M = b * F0 * (Ma - Mb + Mc - Md); // meridional arc } while (N-N0-M >= 0.00001); // ie until < 0.01mm var cosf = Math.cos(f), sinf = Math.sin(f); var ? = a*F0/Math.sqrt(1-e2*sinf*sinf); // nu = transverse radius of curvature var ? = a*F0*(1-e2)/Math.pow(1-e2*sinf*sinf, 1.5); // rho = meridional radius of curvature var ?2 = ?/?-1; // eta = ? var tanf = Math.tan(f); var tan2f = tanf*tanf, tan4f = tan2f*tan2f, tan6f = tan4f*tan2f; var secf = 1/cosf; var ?3 = ?*?*?, ?5 = ?3*?*?, ?7 = ?5*?*?; var VII = tanf/(2*?*?); var VIII = tanf/(24*?*?3)*(5+3*tan2f+?2-9*tan2f*?2); var IX = tanf/(720*?*?5)*(61+90*tan2f+45*tan4f); var X = secf/?; var XI = secf/(6*?3)*(?/?+2*tan2f); var XII = secf/(120*?5)*(5+28*tan2f+24*tan4f); var XIIA = secf/(5040*?7)*(61+662*tan2f+1320*tan4f+720*tan6f); var dE = (E-E0), dE2 = dE*dE, dE3 = dE2*dE, dE4 = dE2*dE2, dE5 = dE3*dE2, dE6 = dE4*dE2, dE7 = dE5*dE2; f = f - VII*dE2 + VIII*dE4 - IX*dE6; var ? = ?0 + X*dE - XI*dE3 + XII*dE5 - XIIA*dE7; return new LatLonE(f.toDegrees(), ?.toDegrees(), GeoParams.datum.OSGB36); } I found that to be a really nice way of writing an algorythm, at least as far as redability is concerned. Is there any way to easily write the special symbols. And by easily write I mean NOT copy/paste them.

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  • Writing custom Message Formatter for SOAP basicHttpBinding

    - by Lijo
    I have a WSDL published by our service development team. It is using SOAP and basicHttpBinding. I can add the service reference to the project using Add Service Reference option in Visual Studio. I need to develop the WCF client. I need to use custom Message Formatter (for mapping between Messages and CLR types). Can you please show how to write the custom Message Formatter (in C# )for the following wsdl? Note: I am planning to use custom Message Formatter due to an issue mentioned in http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12316884/header-namespace-mismatch-issue WSDL <definitions xmlns:import0="urn:thinktecture-com:demos:restaurantservice:data:v1" xmlns:import2="urn:thinktecture-com:demos:restaurantservice:messages:v1" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:import1="urn:thinktecture-com:demos:restaurantservice:headerdata:v1" xmlns:tns="urn:thinktecture-com:demos:restaurantservice:wsdl:v1" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/soap/" xmlns:soap12="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/soap12/" name="RestauarntService" targetNamespace="urn:thinktecture-com:demos:restaurantservice:wsdl:v1" xmlns="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/"> <wsdl:documentation xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/" /> <types> <xsd:schema> <xsd:import schemaLocation="RestaurantData.xsd" namespace="urn:thinktecture-com:demos:restaurantservice:data:v1" /> <xsd:import schemaLocation="RestaurantHeaderData.xsd" namespace="urn:thinktecture-com:demos:restaurantservice:headerdata:v1" /> <xsd:import schemaLocation="RestaurantMessages.xsd" namespace="urn:thinktecture-com:demos:restaurantservice:messages:v1" /> </xsd:schema> </types> <message name="getRestaurantsIn"> <wsdl:documentation xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/" /> <part name="parameters" element="import2:getRestaurants" /> </message> <message name="getRestaurantsOut"> <wsdl:documentation xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/" /> <part name="parameters" element="import2:getRestaurantsResponse" /> </message> <message name="lijosCustomFaultMessage"> <wsdl:documentation xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/" /> <part name="fault" element="import2:customFault" /> </message> <message name="userCredentialsIn"> <wsdl:documentation xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/" /> <part name="parameters" element="import1:userCredentials" /> </message> <message name="addRestaurantIn"> <wsdl:documentation xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/" /> <part name="parameters" element="import2:addRestaurant" /> </message> <message name="addRestaurantInHeader1"> <wsdl:documentation xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/" /> <part name="parameters" element="import1:userCredentials" /> </message> <message name="customFaultIn"> <wsdl:documentation xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/" /> <part name="parameters" element="import2:customFault" /> </message> <portType name="RestauarntServiceInterface"> <wsdl:documentation xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/" /> <operation name="getRestaurants"> <wsdl:documentation xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/" /> <input message="tns:getRestaurantsIn" /> <output message="tns:getRestaurantsOut" /> <fault name="lijosCustomFaultMessage" message="tns:lijosCustomFaultMessage" /> </operation> <operation name="userCredentials"> <wsdl:documentation xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/" /> <input message="tns:userCredentialsIn" /> </operation> <operation name="addRestaurant"> <wsdl:documentation xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/" /> <input message="tns:addRestaurantIn" /> </operation> <operation name="customFault"> <wsdl:documentation xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/" /> <input message="tns:customFaultIn" /> </operation> </portType> <binding name="BasicHttpBinding_RestauarntServiceInterface" type="tns:RestauarntServiceInterface"> <soap:binding transport="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/http" /> <operation name="getRestaurants"> <soap:operation soapAction="urn:thinktecture-com:demos:restaurantservice:wsdl:v1:getRestaurantsIn" style="document" /> <input> <soap:body use="literal" /> </input> <output> <soap:body use="literal" /> </output> <fault name="lijosCustomFaultMessage"> <soap:fault use="literal" name="lijosCustomFaultMessage" namespace="" /> </fault> </operation> <operation name="userCredentials"> <soap:operation soapAction="urn:thinktecture-com:demos:restaurantservice:wsdl:v1:userCredentialsIn" style="document" /> <input> <soap:body use="literal" /> </input> </operation> <operation name="addRestaurant"> <soap:operation soapAction="urn:thinktecture-com:demos:restaurantservice:wsdl:v1:addRestaurantIn" style="document" /> <input> <soap:body use="literal" /> <soap:header message="tns:addRestaurantInHeader1" part="parameters" use="literal" /> </input> </operation> <operation name="customFault"> <soap:operation soapAction="urn:thinktecture-com:demos:restaurantservice:wsdl:v1:customFaultIn" style="document" /> <input> <soap:body use="literal" /> </input> </operation> </binding> <service name="RestauarntServicePort"> <port name="RestauarntServicePort" binding="tns:BasicHttpBinding_RestauarntServiceInterface"> <soap:address location="http://localhost/RestauarntService" /> </port> </service> </definitions>?? RestaurantData.xsd <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <xs:schema id="RestaurantData" targetNamespace="urn:thinktecture-com:demos:restaurantservice:data:v1" elementFormDefault="qualified" xmlns="urn:thinktecture-com:demos:restaurantservice:data:v1" xmlns:mstns="urn:thinktecture-com:demos:restaurantservice:data:v1" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"> <xs:complexType name="restaurantInfo"> <xs:sequence> <xs:element name="restaurantID" type="xs:int" /> <xs:element name="name" type="xs:string" /> <xs:element name="address" type="xs:string" /> <xs:element name="city" type="xs:string" /> <xs:element name="state" type="xs:string" /> <xs:element name="zip" type="xs:string" /> <xs:element name="openFrom" type="xs:time" /> <xs:element name="openTo" type="xs:time" /> </xs:sequence> </xs:complexType> <xs:complexType name="restaurantsList"> <xs:sequence> <xs:element name="restaurant" type="restaurantInfo" maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" /> </xs:sequence> </xs:complexType> <xs:complexType name="customFault"> <xs:sequence> <xs:element name="errorCode" type="xs:string"/> <xs:element name="message" type="xs:string"/> <xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" name="messages" type="xs:string" /> </xs:sequence> </xs:complexType> </xs:schema> RestaurantHeaderData.xsd <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <xs:schema id="RestaurantHeaderData" targetNamespace="urn:thinktecture-com:demos:restaurantservice:headerdata:v1" elementFormDefault="qualified" xmlns="urn:thinktecture-com:demos:restaurantservice:headerdata:v1" xmlns:mstns="urn:thinktecture-com:demos:restaurantservice:headerdata:v1" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"> <xs:complexType name="credentials"> <xs:sequence> <xs:element name="username" type="xs:string" /> <xs:element name="password" type="xs:string" /> </xs:sequence> </xs:complexType> <xs:element name="userCredentials" type="credentials"> </xs:element> </xs:schema> ? RestaurantMessages.xsd <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <xs:schema id="RestaurantMessages" targetNamespace="urn:thinktecture-com:demos:restaurantservice:messages:v1" elementFormDefault="qualified" xmlns="urn:thinktecture-com:demos:restaurantservice:messages:v1" xmlns:mstns="urn:thinktecture-com:demos:restaurantservice:messages:v1" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:import="urn:thinktecture-com:demos:restaurantservice:data:v1"> <xs:import id="RestaurantData" schemaLocation="RestaurantData.xsd" namespace="urn:thinktecture-com:demos:restaurantservice:data:v1"> </xs:import> <xs:element name="getRestaurants"> <xs:complexType> <xs:sequence> <xs:element name="zip" type="xs:string" /> </xs:sequence> </xs:complexType> </xs:element> <xs:element name="getRestaurantsResponse"> <xs:complexType> <xs:sequence> <xs:element name="restaurants" type="import:restaurantsList" /> </xs:sequence> </xs:complexType> </xs:element> <xs:element name="addRestaurant"> <xs:complexType> <xs:sequence> <xs:element name="restaurant" type="import:restaurantInfo" /> </xs:sequence> </xs:complexType> </xs:element> <xs:element name="customFault" type="import:customFault" /> </xs:schema>

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  • Is my Document Type Definition Still Up to Date?

    - by Sam
    Hi folks, currently all my php generated rich html webpages start with this line, which I have been adding to my tempaltes YEARS ago... <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> Am I still up to date and 2011-proof? or Should I be changing this into something fasterloaden/more agile/more flexible? I have heard of XHTML 1.1. When I remove this line all still works fine. Is it very much needed still? What are my alternatives? Thanks very much for your suggestions.

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  • How can I create a facebook style message system in Rails 3?

    - by Angela
    I am trying to create a basic message system that allows users to send messages to each other and display it in a simple "Inbox" that shows both messages received and sent, as well as the status of read or unread. Ideally I could reuse existing code. But if not, can someone provide a framework to help me do it? I started to use a single Message record that has UserMessage - one for the sender, one for the receiver. That way I could have separate status. But I'm not sure I'm quite doing it right and would like some guidance. Thanks.

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  • How do I handle priority and propagation in an event system?

    - by Peeter
    Lets say I have a simple event system with the following syntax: object = new Object(); object.bind("my_trigger", function() { print "hello"; }); object.bind("my_trigger", function() { print "hello2"; }); object.trigger("my_trigger"); How could I make sure hello2 is printed out first (I do not want my code to depend on which order the events are binded). Ontop of that, how would I prevent my events from propagating (e.g. I want to stop every other event from being executed)

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  • Is it convenient to use a XML/JSON generated based system? [closed]

    - by Marcelo de Assis
    One of my clients insists that we missed a requisite for the project(a little social network, using PHP + MySql), is that all queries are made from XML / JSON static files (using AJAX) and not directly from the database. Edit: The main reason, stated by client, is a way to economize bandwith. Even the file loading, has to be using AJAX, to avoid server side processing. We will still use a database to store and insert data. These XML / JSON files will be (re) generated whenever any data is changed by CMS or users. As the project was developed without this "technique", we'll have a lot of work ahead, so I would like to avoid that. I'm asking if it's convenient to use a XML generated based system, because I think a database is already "optimized" and secure to deal with a lot of data traffic. Other issue I'm afraid of, is a chance of conflict when a user is trying to read a XML/JSON which is being just generated.

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  • Automatic storing package before installing it on .deb based system?

    - by macias
    The reason I am asking this question is I am concerned about simple rollback (I already read how to find out what packages were installed). So I would like to set global (per entire system) option, that forces system to store each package before installing/updating it. With such workflow, I could update whatever I want, and if for example the newest version of Dolphin would be worse than previous one I could simply go to directory with stored packages and install previous version instead (the previous version is either base version -- on ISO -- or version from previous update). Is there such feature as global option to automatically store each package before install? It have to be guaranteed that no package is updated on-fly, i.e. without being stored before. I am learning LMDE, but answer for any .deb based system would be fine -- Ubuntu, Debian, you name it.

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  • Why does DataContractJsonSerializer not include generic like JavaScriptSerializer?

    - by Patrick Magee
    So the JavaScriptSerializer was deprecated in favor of the DataContractJsonSerializer. var client = new WebClient(); var json = await client.DownloadStringTaskAsync(url); // http://example.com/api/people/1 // Deprecated, but clean looking and generally fits in nicely with // other code in my app domain that makes use of generics var serializer = new JavaScriptSerializer(); Person p = serializer.Deserialize<Person>(json); // Now have to make use of ugly typeof to get the Type when I // already know the Type at compile type. Why no Generic type T? var serializer = new DataContractJsonSerializer(typeof(Person)); Person p = serializer.ReadObject(json) as Person; The JavaScriptSerializer is nice and allows you to deserialize using a type of T generic in the function name. Understandably, it's been deprecated for good reason, with the DataContractJsonSerializer, you can decorate your Type to be deserialized with various things so it isn't so brittle like the JavaScriptSerializer, for example [DataMember(name = "personName")] public string Name { get; set; } Is there a particular reason why they decided to only allow users to pass in the Type? Type type = typeof(Person); var serializer = new DataContractJsonSerializer(type); Person p = serializer.ReadObject(json) as Person; Why not this? var serializer = new DataContractJsonSerializer(); Person p = serializer.ReadObject<Person>(json); They can still use reflection with the DataContract decorated attributes based on the T that I've specified on the .ReadObject<T>(json)

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  • Does Hauppauge WinTV HVR-900 (r2) [USB ID 2040:6502] work with ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

    - by nightfly
    I have this DVB+Analog usb tv tuner Hauppauge WinTV HVR-900 (r2) [USB ID 2040:6502]. This used to work under ubuntu 10.04 LTS. But in 12.04 there seems to be a problem. I have linux-firmware-nonfree and ivtv-utils installed. I am running Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS 64 bit with all updates installed and the default unity environment. When I run mplayer tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:device=/dev/video1:input=1:norm=PAL I get a solid green screen and no picture. Here input 1 is the composite input of the card. MPlayer svn r34540 (Ubuntu), built with gcc-4.6 (C) 2000-2012 MPlayer Team mplayer: could not connect to socket mplayer: No such file or directory Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control. Playing tv://. TV file format detected. Selected driver: v4l2 name: Video 4 Linux 2 input author: Martin Olschewski comment: first try, more to come ;-) Selected device: Hauppauge WinTV HVR 900 (R2) Tuner cap: Tuner rxs: Capabilities: video capture VBI capture device tuner audio read/write streaming supported norms: 0 = NTSC; 1 = NTSC-M; 2 = NTSC-M-JP; 3 = NTSC-M-KR; 4 = NTSC-443; 5 = PAL; 6 = PAL-BG; 7 = PAL-H; 8 = PAL-I; 9 = PAL-DK; 10 = PAL-M; 11 = PAL-N; 12 = PAL-Nc; 13 = PAL-60; 14 = SECAM; 15 = SECAM-B; 16 = SECAM-G; 17 = SECAM-H; 18 = SECAM-DK; 19 = SECAM-L; 20 = SECAM-Lc; inputs: 0 = Television; 1 = Composite1; 2 = S-Video; Current input: 1 Current format: YUYV v4l2: current audio mode is : MONO v4l2: ioctl set format failed: Invalid argument v4l2: ioctl set format failed: Invalid argument v4l2: ioctl set format failed: Invalid argument v4l2: ioctl query control failed: Invalid argument v4l2: ioctl query control failed: Invalid argument v4l2: ioctl query control failed: Invalid argument v4l2: ioctl query control failed: Invalid argument Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory [vdpau] Error when calling vdp_device_create_x11: 1 ========================================================================== Opening video decoder: [raw] RAW Uncompressed Video Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied. VO: [xv] 640x480 = 640x480 Packed YUY2 Selected video codec: [rawyuy2] vfm: raw (RAW YUY2) ========================================================================== Audio: no sound Starting playback... v4l2: select timeout V: 0.0 2/ 2 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0 v4l2: select timeout V: 0.0 4/ 4 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0 v4l2: select timeout V: 0.0 6/ 6 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0 v4l2: select timeout v4l2: 0 frames successfully processed, 1 frames dropped. Exiting... (Quit) Here is the dmesg of the card when plugged in.. [12742.228097] usb 1-4: new high-speed USB device number 3 using ehci_hcd [12742.367289] em28xx: New device WinTV HVR-900 @ 480 Mbps (2040:6502, interface 0, class 0) [12742.367296] em28xx: Audio Vendor Class interface 0 found [12742.367585] em28xx #0: chip ID is em2882/em2883 [12742.550086] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 00: 1a eb 67 95 40 20 02 65 d0 12 5c 03 82 1e 6a 18 [12742.550104] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 10: 00 00 24 57 66 07 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [12742.550120] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 20: 46 00 01 00 f0 10 02 00 b8 00 00 00 5b e0 00 00 [12742.550135] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 30: 00 00 20 40 20 6e 02 20 10 01 01 01 00 00 00 00 [12742.550150] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 40: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [12742.550165] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [12742.550181] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 60: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 18 03 34 00 30 00 [12742.550196] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 70: 32 00 37 00 38 00 32 00 33 00 39 00 30 00 31 00 [12742.550211] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 80: 00 00 1e 03 57 00 69 00 6e 00 54 00 56 00 20 00 [12742.550226] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 90: 48 00 56 00 52 00 2d 00 39 00 30 00 30 00 00 00 [12742.550241] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom a0: 84 12 00 00 05 50 1a 7f d4 78 23 fa fd d0 28 89 [12742.550257] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom b0: ff 00 00 00 04 84 0a 00 01 01 20 77 00 40 1d b7 [12742.550272] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom c0: 13 f0 74 02 01 00 01 79 63 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [12742.550287] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom d0: 84 12 00 00 05 50 1a 7f d4 78 23 fa fd d0 28 89 [12742.550302] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom e0: ff 00 00 00 04 84 0a 00 01 01 20 77 00 40 1d b7 [12742.550317] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom f0: 13 f0 74 02 01 00 01 79 63 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [12742.550334] em28xx #0: EEPROM ID= 0x9567eb1a, EEPROM hash = 0x2bbf3bdd [12742.550338] em28xx #0: EEPROM info: [12742.550340] em28xx #0: AC97 audio (5 sample rates) [12742.550343] em28xx #0: 500mA max power [12742.550346] em28xx #0: Table at 0x24, strings=0x1e82, 0x186a, 0x0000 [12742.552590] em28xx #0: Identified as Hauppauge WinTV HVR 900 (R2) (card=18) [12742.555516] tveeprom 15-0050: Hauppauge model 65018, rev B2C0, serial# 1292061 [12742.555523] tveeprom 15-0050: tuner model is Xceive XC3028 (idx 120, type 71) [12742.555529] tveeprom 15-0050: TV standards PAL(B/G) PAL(I) PAL(D/D1/K) ATSC/DVB Digital (eeprom 0xd4) [12742.555534] tveeprom 15-0050: audio processor is None (idx 0) [12742.555537] tveeprom 15-0050: has radio [12742.570297] tuner 15-0061: Tuner -1 found with type(s) Radio TV. [12742.570327] xc2028 15-0061: creating new instance [12742.570332] xc2028 15-0061: type set to XCeive xc2028/xc3028 tuner [12742.573685] xc2028 15-0061: Loading 80 firmware images from xc3028-v27.fw, type: xc2028 firmware, ver 2.7 [12742.624056] xc2028 15-0061: Loading firmware for type=BASE MTS (5), id 0000000000000000. [12744.126591] xc2028 15-0061: Loading firmware for type=MTS (4), id 000000000000b700. [12744.153586] xc2028 15-0061: Loading SCODE for type=MTS LCD NOGD MONO IF SCODE HAS_IF_4500 (6002b004), id 000000000000b700. [12744.280963] Registered IR keymap rc-hauppauge [12744.281151] input: em28xx IR (em28xx #0) as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb1/1-4/rc/rc1/input10 [12744.281541] rc1: em28xx IR (em28xx #0) as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb1/1-4/rc/rc1 [12744.282454] em28xx #0: Config register raw data: 0xd0 [12744.284709] em28xx #0: AC97 vendor ID = 0xffffffff [12744.285829] em28xx #0: AC97 features = 0x6a90 [12744.285832] em28xx #0: Empia 202 AC97 audio processor detected [12744.359211] em28xx #0: v4l2 driver version 0.1.3 [12744.404066] xc2028 15-0061: Loading firmware for type=BASE F8MHZ MTS (7), id 0000000000000000. [12745.915089] MTS (4), id 00000000000000ff: [12745.915100] xc2028 15-0061: Loading firmware for type=MTS (4), id 0000000100000007. [12746.161668] em28xx #0: V4L2 video device registered as video1 [12746.161673] em28xx #0: V4L2 VBI device registered as vbi0 [12746.162845] em28xx-audio.c: probing for em28xx Audio Vendor Class [12746.162848] em28xx-audio.c: Copyright (C) 2006 Markus Rechberger [12746.162851] em28xx-audio.c: Copyright (C) 2007-2011 Mauro Carvalho Chehab [12746.221099] xc2028 15-0061: attaching existing instance [12746.221105] xc2028 15-0061: type set to XCeive xc2028/xc3028 tuner [12746.221109] em28xx #0: em28xx #0/2: xc3028 attached [12746.221113] DVB: registering new adapter (em28xx #0) [12746.221118] DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (Micronas DRXD DVB-T)... [12746.221869] em28xx #0: Successfully loaded em28xx-dvb [13111.196055] xc2028 15-0061: Loading firmware for type=BASE F8MHZ MTS (7), id 0000000000000000. [13112.720062] MTS (4), id 00000000000000ff: [13112.720072] xc2028 15-0061: Loading firmware for type=MTS (4), id 0000000100000007. [13214.956057] xc2028 15-0061: Loading firmware for type=BASE F8MHZ MTS (7), id 0000000000000000. [13216.479806] MTS (4), id 00000000000000ff: [13216.479816] xc2028 15-0061: Loading firmware for type=MTS (4), id 0000000100000007. [13276.408056] xc2028 15-0061: Loading firmware for type=BASE F8MHZ MTS (7), id 0000000000000000. [13277.932093] MTS (4), id 00000000000000ff: [13277.932104] xc2028 15-0061: Loading firmware for type=MTS (4), id 0000000100000007. [13305.032076] xc2028 15-0061: Loading firmware for type=BASE F8MHZ MTS (7), id 0000000000000000. [13306.556449] MTS (4), id 00000000000000ff: [13306.556460] xc2028 15-0061: Loading firmware for type=MTS (4), id 0000000100000007. [13392.236055] xc2028 15-0061: Loading firmware for type=BASE F8MHZ MTS (7), id 0000000000000000. [13393.760123] MTS (4), id 00000000000000ff: [13393.760133] xc2028 15-0061: Loading firmware for type=MTS (4), id 0000000100000007. [13637.534053] usb 1-4: USB disconnect, device number 3 [13637.534183] em28xx #0: disconnecting em28xx #0 video [13637.560214] em28xx #0: V4L2 device vbi0 deregistered [13637.560335] em28xx #0: V4L2 device video1 deregistered [13637.561237] xc2028 15-0061: destroying instance [13639.772120] usb 1-4: new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci_hcd [13639.911351] em28xx: New device WinTV HVR-900 @ 480 Mbps (2040:6502, interface 0, class 0) [13639.911357] em28xx: Audio Vendor Class interface 0 found [13639.911637] em28xx #0: chip ID is em2882/em2883 [13640.094262] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 00: 1a eb 67 95 40 20 02 65 d0 12 5c 03 82 1e 6a 18 [13640.094280] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 10: 00 00 24 57 66 07 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [13640.094295] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 20: 46 00 01 00 f0 10 02 00 b8 00 00 00 5b e0 00 00 [13640.094311] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 30: 00 00 20 40 20 6e 02 20 10 01 01 01 00 00 00 00 [13640.094326] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 40: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [13640.094341] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [13640.094356] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 60: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 18 03 34 00 30 00 [13640.094371] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 70: 32 00 37 00 38 00 32 00 33 00 39 00 30 00 31 00 [13640.094386] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 80: 00 00 1e 03 57 00 69 00 6e 00 54 00 56 00 20 00 [13640.094401] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 90: 48 00 56 00 52 00 2d 00 39 00 30 00 30 00 00 00 [13640.094416] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom a0: 84 12 00 00 05 50 1a 7f d4 78 23 fa fd d0 28 89 [13640.094432] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom b0: ff 00 00 00 04 84 0a 00 01 01 20 77 00 40 1d b7 [13640.094447] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom c0: 13 f0 74 02 01 00 01 79 63 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [13640.094462] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom d0: 84 12 00 00 05 50 1a 7f d4 78 23 fa fd d0 28 89 [13640.094477] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom e0: ff 00 00 00 04 84 0a 00 01 01 20 77 00 40 1d b7 [13640.094492] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom f0: 13 f0 74 02 01 00 01 79 63 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [13640.094509] em28xx #0: EEPROM ID= 0x9567eb1a, EEPROM hash = 0x2bbf3bdd [13640.094512] em28xx #0: EEPROM info: [13640.094515] em28xx #0: AC97 audio (5 sample rates) [13640.094517] em28xx #0: 500mA max power [13640.094521] em28xx #0: Table at 0x24, strings=0x1e82, 0x186a, 0x0000 [13640.097391] em28xx #0: Identified as Hauppauge WinTV HVR 900 (R2) (card=18) [13640.099617] tveeprom 15-0050: Hauppauge model 65018, rev B2C0, serial# 1292061 [13640.099623] tveeprom 15-0050: tuner model is Xceive XC3028 (idx 120, type 71) [13640.099629] tveeprom 15-0050: TV standards PAL(B/G) PAL(I) PAL(D/D1/K) ATSC/DVB Digital (eeprom 0xd4) [13640.099634] tveeprom 15-0050: audio processor is None (idx 0) [13640.099637] tveeprom 15-0050: has radio [13640.112849] tuner 15-0061: Tuner -1 found with type(s) Radio TV. [13640.112877] xc2028 15-0061: creating new instance [13640.112882] xc2028 15-0061: type set to XCeive xc2028/xc3028 tuner [13640.115930] xc2028 15-0061: Loading 80 firmware images from xc3028-v27.fw, type: xc2028 firmware, ver 2.7 [13640.164057] xc2028 15-0061: Loading firmware for type=BASE MTS (5), id 0000000000000000. [13641.666643] xc2028 15-0061: Loading firmware for type=MTS (4), id 000000000000b700. [13641.693262] xc2028 15-0061: Loading SCODE for type=MTS LCD NOGD MONO IF SCODE HAS_IF_4500 (6002b004), id 000000000000b700. [13641.820765] Registered IR keymap rc-hauppauge [13641.820958] input: em28xx IR (em28xx #0) as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb1/1-4/rc/rc2/input11 [13641.821335] rc2: em28xx IR (em28xx #0) as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb1/1-4/rc/rc2 [13641.822256] em28xx #0: Config register raw data: 0xd0 [13641.824526] em28xx #0: AC97 vendor ID = 0xffffffff [13641.825503] em28xx #0: AC97 features = 0x6a90 [13641.825507] em28xx #0: Empia 202 AC97 audio processor detected [13641.899015] em28xx #0: v4l2 driver version 0.1.3 [13641.944064] xc2028 15-0061: Loading firmware for type=BASE F8MHZ MTS (7), id 0000000000000000. [13643.470765] MTS (4), id 00000000000000ff: [13643.470776] xc2028 15-0061: Loading firmware for type=MTS (4), id 0000000100000007. [13643.717713] em28xx #0: V4L2 video device registered as video1 [13643.717718] em28xx #0: V4L2 VBI device registered as vbi0 [13643.718770] em28xx-audio.c: probing for em28xx Audio Vendor Class [13643.718775] em28xx-audio.c: Copyright (C) 2006 Markus Rechberger [13643.718778] em28xx-audio.c: Copyright (C) 2007-2011 Mauro Carvalho Chehab [13643.777148] xc2028 15-0061: attaching existing instance [13643.777154] xc2028 15-0061: type set to XCeive xc2028/xc3028 tuner [13643.777158] em28xx #0: em28xx #0/2: xc3028 attached [13643.777162] DVB: registering new adapter (em28xx #0) [13643.777167] DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (Micronas DRXD DVB-T)... [13643.777876] em28xx #0: Successfully loaded em28xx-dvb And here goes the lsmod output lsmod|grep em28xx em28xx_dvb 18579 0 dvb_core 110619 1 em28xx_dvb em28xx_alsa 18305 0 em28xx 109365 2 em28xx_dvb,em28xx_alsa v4l2_common 16454 3 tuner,tvp5150,em28xx videobuf_vmalloc 13589 1 em28xx videobuf_core 26390 2 em28xx,videobuf_vmalloc rc_core 26412 10 rc_hauppauge,ir_lirc_codec,ir_mce_kbd_decoder,ir_sony_decoder,ir_jvc_decoder,ir_rc6_decoder,ir_rc5_decoder,em28xx,ir_nec_decoder snd_pcm 97188 3 em28xx_alsa,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec tveeprom 21249 1 em28xx videodev 98259 5 tuner,tvp5150,em28xx,v4l2_common,uvcvideo snd 78855 14 em28xx_alsa,snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device Isn't this driver mainline now? Or this card is not supported? Or the analog functionality is screwed? I need the analog capture working for this card. Please help!

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  • SELinux adding new allowed samba type to access httpd_sys_content_t?

    - by Josh
    allow samba_share_t httpd_sys_content_t {read execute getattr setattr write}; allow smbd_t httpd_sys_content_t {read execute getattr setattr write}; I am taking a stab in the dark with resources I've looked at, at various places that the above policies are what I want. I basically want to allow Samba to write to my web docs without giving it free access to the operating system. I read a post by a NSA rep saying the best way was defining a new type and allowing both samba and httpd access. Setting the content to public content (public_content_rw_t) does not work without making use of some unrestrictive booleans. To state this in short, how do I allow samba to access a new type?

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  • Creating a FAT file system and save it into a file in GNU/linux?

    - by RubenT
    I tell you my problem: I want to create a FAT file system and save it into a so I can mount it in linux using something like: sudo mount -t msdos <file> <dest_folder> Maybe I'm wrong and this cannot be done. Anyway, the problem is this: I'm trying to create the file containing a FAT file system, and I'm running this command: sudo mkfs.vfat -F 32 -r 112 -S 512 -v -C "test.fat" 100 That, accordingly to the mkfs man page, will create a FAT32 file system with 112 rootdir entries, logical sector size of 512 bytes, 100 blocks in total, and save it into "test.fat". But it fails, and the bash tells me: mkfs.vfat: unable to create test.fat What is going on? I think I am misunderstanding how mkfs works and how to use it. It is possible to write a filesystem into a file?

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  • What Type of Options should be on the Game Settings Menu?

    - by A13X
    I have seen a post about the main menu options here: UI: Main Menu options for mobile games. What options should be listed? What do users want to see? But I want to know what kind of options should/need to be available on the settings screen. I am making a rather simple 2D game for Android, but really I haven't found many aspects that warrant an options button or a check box besides turning the sound and music on/off. I was thinking graphics settings but then again, how many apps really need graphics settings besides immersive 3D ones?

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  • What will be a good python script (or your favorite language goes here) to test a system's performance and capabilities?

    - by dassouki
    Let's say you're in a computer store looking at 10 laptops, you want to really compare the system's capabilities. What will be an efficient "your fav language goes here" script that will allow you to do this? As an example, when I go to the store I usually open a macbook and a pro's terminal and write an equation in python, iterate it a million or so times, and time them. I like to compare the difference in time. What would be an ideal and simple script that can efficiently compare systems?

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  • How do I become a programmer and not some guy that can type some C?

    - by Phoxxent
    From what I understand, programming has a lot more to it than learning syntax, that it involves an understanding of what happens under-the-hood and even more. Currently, I am just a guy that can pump out a few loops in Python or C and maybe make a small-scope Zork clone as the hight of skill. So, what can I do to become an actual programmer? How can I find out what I need to know and learn it? I know this has been vaguely asked before, but I kind of want an answer of how as opposed to the whats that I have seen. Would it be nice to know how real programmers define being a programmer? yes. Is that going to actually help me (or anyone else) learn what they need to learn? no. (well, maybe.)

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  • How to execute a Ruby file in Java, capable of calling functions from the Java program and receiving primitive-type results?

    - by Omega
    I do not fully understand what am I asking (lol!), well, in the sense of if it is even possible, that is. If it isn't, sorry. Suppose I have a Java program. It has a Main and a JavaCalculator class. JavaCalculator has some basic functions like public int sum(int a,int b) { return a + b } Now suppose I have a ruby file. Called MyProgram.rb. MyProgram.rb may contain anything you could expect from a ruby program. Let us assume it contains the following: class RubyMain def initialize print "The sum of 5 with 3 is #{sum(5,3)}" end def sum(a,b) # <---------- Something will happen here end end rubyMain = RubyMain.new Good. Now then, you might already suspect what I want to do: I want to run my Java program I want it to execute the Ruby file MyProgram.rb When the Ruby program executes, it will create an instance of JavaCalculator, execute the sum function it has, get the value, and then print it. The ruby file has been executed successfully. The Java program closes. Note: The "create an instance of JavaCalculator" is not entirely necessary. I would be satisfied with just running a sum function from, say, the Main class. My question: is such possible? Can I run a Java program which internally executes a Ruby file which is capable of commanding the Java program to do certain things and get results? In the above example, the Ruby file asks the Java program to do a sum for it and give the result. This may sound ridiculous. I am new in this kind of thing (if it is possible, that is). WHY AM I ASKING THIS? I have a Java program, which is some kind of game engine. However, my target audience is a bunch of Ruby coders. I don't want to have them learn Java at all. So I figured that perhaps the Java program could simply offer the functionality (capacity to create windows, display sprites, play sounds...) and then, my audience can simply code with Ruby the logic, which basically justs asks my Java engine to do things like displaying sprites or playing sounds. That's when I though about asking this.

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  • Calculating for leap year [migrated]

    - by Bradley Bauer
    I've written this program using Java in Eclipse. I was able to utilize a formula I found that I explained in the commented out section. Using the for loop I can iterate through each month of the year, which I feel good about in that code, it seems clean and smooth to me. Maybe I could give the variables full names to make everything more readable but I'm just using the formula in its basic essence :) Well my problem is it doesn't calculate correctly for years like 2008... Leap Years. I know that if (year % 400 == 0 || (year % 4 == 0 && year % 100 != 0)) then we have a leap year. Maybe if the year is a leap year I need to subtract a certain amount of days from a certain month. Any solutions, or some direction would be great thanks :) package exercises; public class E28 { /* * Display the first days of each month * Enter the year * Enter first day of the year * * h = (q + (26 * (m + 1)) / 10 + k + k/4 + j/4 + 5j) % 7 * * h is the day of the week (0: Saturday, 1: Sunday ......) * q is the day of the month * m is the month (3: March 4: April.... January and Feburary are 13 and 14) * j is the century (year / 100) * k is the year of the century (year %100) * */ public static void main(String[] args) { java.util.Scanner input = new java.util.Scanner(System.in); System.out.print("Enter the year: "); int year = input.nextInt(); int j = year / 100; // Find century for formula int k = year % 100; // Find year of century for formula // Loop iterates 12 times. Guess why. for (int i = 1, m = i; i <= 12; i++) { // Make m = i. So loop processes formula once for each month if (m == 1 || m == 2) m += 12; // Formula requires that Jan and Feb are represented as 13 and 14 else m = i; // if not jan or feb, then set m to i int h = (1 + (26 * (m + 1)) / 10 + k + k/4 + j/4 + 5 * j) % 7; // Formula created by a really smart man somewhere // I let the control variable i steer the direction of the formual's m value String day; if (h == 0) day = "Saturday"; else if (h == 1) day = "Sunday"; else if (h == 2) day = "Monday"; else if (h == 3) day = "Tuesday"; else if (h == 4) day = "Wednesday"; else if (h == 5) day = "Thursday"; else day = "Friday"; switch (m) { case 13: System.out.println("January 1, " + year + " is " + day); break; case 14: System.out.println("Feburary 1, " + year + " is " + day); break; case 3: System.out.println("March 1, " + year + " is " + day); break; case 4: System.out.println("April 1, " + year + " is " + day); break; case 5: System.out.println("May 1, " + year + " is " + day); break; case 6: System.out.println("June 1, " + year + " is " + day); break; case 7: System.out.println("July 1, " + year + " is " + day); break; case 8: System.out.println("August 1, " + year + " is " + day); break; case 9: System.out.println("September 1, " + year + " is " + day); break; case 10: System.out.println("October 1, " + year + " is " + day); break; case 11: System.out.println("November 1, " + year + " is " + day); break; case 12: System.out.println("December 1, " + year + " is " + day); break; } } } }

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