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    Replied To a Post in I would like to get some feedback of my website's design

    G'day Bruce. On first glace it seems visually appealing. No monolithic blocks of text and good use of white space. I wasn't peppered with pop-ups or drop down banners that …
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    Replied To a Post in How to enable gpedit on Windows 10 & 11

    Not yet but I'll hold off on the updates until they do. The only reason I am running W11 is because it came with the new laptop. In all aspects …
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    Created How to enable gpedit on Windows 10 & 11

    I recently fell victim to the latest Windows 11 update - KB5023706. The symptom was intermittent BSODs (blue screen of death). It wasn't until after I had done a thorough …
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    >A comment with an up vote appears to be worth more "points." Except in the Community Forum where (like Whose Line Is It Anyway) the points don't matter.
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    Replied To a Post in Answering questions

    Exactly. The comment tool is for brief comments that do not significantly add to the conversation. There is no character limit when actually replying.
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    Replied To a Post in Presentación. Mi presentacion en el comunidad de Dani Web

    Welcome to Daniweb. Let me remind you to please read the [Daniweb Posting Rules](https://www.daniweb.com/welcome/rules) and remember that this is an English only forum.
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    Replied To a Post in I hate Computer Science. Should I change my major?

    When I first started university my major was going to be chemical engineering. After one year I switched to computer science and I have never regretted it.
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    Replied To a Post in Please Suggest Python Books

    Also [25 nooby Python habits you need to ditch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUeud6DvOWI)
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    Replied To a Post in Please Suggest Python Books

    The best book I found was `Beginning Python: From Novice to Professional` by `Magnus Lie Hetland`. It's currently in the third edition. It doesn't cover the absolute latest features like …
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    Gave Reputation to Dani in What are you watching on TV?

    My husband went through a phase a few months ago where he binge watched the entire series Gilmore Girls. Yes, my middle-aged husband is apparently a teenage girl.
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    Replied To a Post in What are you watching on TV?

    I watched episode one of Upload. It looks promising. I have to wonder though about the wisdom of having a viewing window into the upload process room. But, seriously, in …
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    Replied To a Post in Hi everyone, I'm FilipKappa

    >I'm not a great programmer. I'm an average programmer with great habits. Then you are well on the way to greatness. Welcome to Daniweb.
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    Replied To a Post in What are you watching on TV?

    It's in the queue. I'll try one tonight. Just curious, since you are not keen on sitcoms, as an insider, what did you think of Silicon Valley? I'm sure you …
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    Replied To a Post in What are you watching on TV?

    FYI The Man From Earth was written by Jerome Bixby. Among other things he wrote 1. Mirror Mirror 2. By Any Other Name 3. Day of the Dove 4. Requiem …
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    Replied To a Post in What are you watching on TV?

    Two more, if you want thought provoking try [The Man From Earth](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0756683/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) and [Arrival](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2543164/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0).
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    Replied To a Post in What are you watching on TV?

    That's what I liked about The Good Place. One of the characters (Chidi) is a former philosophy professor and there is a lot of discussion of the concepts of good …
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    Replied To a Post in What are you watching on TV?

    I might give that a try this summer. We just finished Foyle's War and we're ready for something not war-related.
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    Replied To a Post in What are you watching on TV?

    When I first heard about Ted Lasso I gave it a pass (yet another sports series). The only sports series I ever recall enjoying was Friday Night Lights. But for …
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    Replied To a Post in What are you watching on TV?

    I just finished the second last episode of Ted Lasso, season 2. I'd seen it before but number two son was interested so we've been watching it while we do …
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    Replied To a Post in Programming Tools - A Rant

    Nope. I opened it from within VSCode. I also tried right clicking and the default Open option has the VSCode icon. Doesn't matter now. We have it working fine.
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    Replied To a Post in What Would You Like To See In A SearchEngine ?

    >why you call it buggy whip Buggy whips are a metaphor. When everyone rode horses/buggies, buggy whips were used to encourage the horse to ride faster. As cars took over …
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    Created Programming Tools - A Rant

    My older son and I are both working through online videos teaching machine learning with python. All of the materials we have seen use Jupyter Notebooks. For those of you …
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    Began Watching Question. Need homework help rn istg

    Write a program that gives and takes advice on program writing. The program starts by writing a piece of advice to the screen and asking the user to type in …
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    Replied To a Post in Hi everyone, I'm leejohn63

    Welcome to Daniweb. These days my older son is learning SQL and machine learning with python/pandas/pytorch. I'm tagging along to help with the SQL and picking up what new skills …
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    Replied To a Post in Question. Need homework help rn istg

    While Daniweb offers advice, we are not a homework service. As such, please show us what you have done so far and where you are having problems and we will …
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    Replied To a Post in Onboarding new members

    Completely off topic but... In the summer session between university terms I used to drive a tractor for the city cutting ditches and fields. It was a great break from …
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    Replied To a Post in Onboarding new members

    Yeah. They call it flair on reddit. A term that I believe they got from the movie, Office Space. Incidentally, the actual company that they were spoofing in the movie …
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    Replied To a Post in Why isn't my code returning the database values?

    I'm not familiar with PHP and I can't see your table definitions or the actual data in the tables. I suggest you install the [MySQL Admin Console](https://www.mysql.com/products/workbench/admin/) app and query …
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    Replied To a Post in I have two HDD but one of my second HDD drive showing local disk.

    Run EaseUS as administrator. In Windows 11, right-click the app and select "Run as Administrator: from the popup. In Windows 10, press WinKey and start typing EaseUS. You can then …
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    Replied To a Post in Pascal Programming;

    Topic adjacent, youtube video shows [timeline for language popularity](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=NEW+Most+Popular+Programming+Languages+1965+-+2022). Pascal peaked in 1980 then dropped out in the mid 90s.
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    Replied To a Post in Pascal Programming;

    If you don't mind my asking, why Pascal?
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    Replied To a Post in Hi everyone, I'm Maul

    Welcome to Daniweb
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    Replied To a Post in How to translate the satellite in PC to a TV screen.

    I do it in either of two ways: 1. Chromecast 2. HDMI cable
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    Replied To a Post in Excel 2007 add function of two cells return zero

    Again, we can't offer any solution or explanation without seeing the source. Imagine if you'd said "When I add 25 and 40 in Python I get a result of zero …
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    Replied To a Post in Excel 2007 add function of two cells return zero

    I'm assuming that zero is the incorrect answer? Can you please post an example with screen shot? Please include the calculation that is being used.
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    Replied To a Post in This is my Hello World post

    Here's a gotcha from years past: Our AGC/SCADA system was written mostly in FORTRAN. While making a very small modification to a piece of code I did a small reformatting …
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    Replied To a Post in This is my Hello World post

    Since comments are supposed to reflect what the code does, I have gotten into the habit (over many years) of writing my comments first and then adding the code. If …
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    Replied To a Post in This is my Hello World post

    ![2010-04-20.jpg](https://static.daniweb.com/attachments/3/5b7fbe82917f758ff49cdf877ce9c373.jpg)
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    Replied To a Post in This is my Hello World post

    Welcome to Daniweb. What was chosen to replace C#?
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    Replied To a Post in creating nice thing with code

    Possibly. Can you be more specific?
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    Replied To a Post in Principles of programming

    There are a few problems here. 1. You posted in all-caps. This is the equivalent of shouting and is considered rude. 2. You didn't ask a question. You just posted …
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    Replied To a Post in What is the benefit of contact center solution to retailing?

    Have you tried googling `how can call center solutions benefit my retailing business`?
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    Replied To a Post in Change-a-Letter-or-Two-Game

    delegate -> derogate I'm on a roll
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    delicate -> delegate
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    defecate -> delicate
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    defeat -> defecate
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    Gave Reputation to rproffitt in Change-a-Letter-or-Two-Game

    declare -> deflare
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    Gave Reputation to rproffitt in Change-a-Letter-or-Two-Game

    declare -> deflare
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    Replied To a Post in Change-a-Letter-or-Two-Game

    deflare -> deflate
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    Replied To a Post in Change-a-Letter-or-Two-Game

    decline -> declare

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