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    Well, first I would learn how to program in C++. What I would not do is ask someone else to do it without showing that I had put some effort …
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    >how else will governments deal with their revenue shortfall In Manitoba, the bulk of our power is hydro-electric. Government already charges tax on every kwh I use. On top of …
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    > never mind trying to figure out the age of the occupants of an oncoming car If, as I suspect, we soon either all get chipped or in some other …
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    If you are running windows 7 you can do a freeze to free up a good chunk of space. Windows keeps around a lot of old crap after installing service …
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    Calculate a grade of student Total marks=100 Mark=int(Input("enter obtained marks")) TM=int(Input("enter the total marks")) assert marks>=0 & marks<=TM Perc=(marks/TM)*100 If perc>=90: Print(A) Elif perc>=81: Print(A2) Elif perc>=71: Print(B1) Elif perc>=61: …
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    Based on a news story from Winnipeg this week there are also other things to be considered. A woman in a condo here in Winnipeg has been charging her electric …
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    I don't know if this is an option, but shouldn't electric cars have solar panels built in to the roof so that they would charge in the daylight without having …
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    I think it is inevitable. Our next vehicle will definitely be electric as will my younger son's. Our elder son has a Prius that he swears by. As battery technology …
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    Y'all might want to have a look at [this article](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/aug/08/self-driving-autonomous-vehicle-man-dressed-up-as-car-seat-arlington-virginia-tech-university?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Sync).
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    >If it's created to the standards of most software overall, absolutely not. Ah yes. The old "we skip the testing and pass the savings on to you" business model.
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    As I understand it, his response to the troll label is "it's a silly sounding word so it doesn't apply to me." A Trump-worthy counter-argument if I ever heard one.
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    Please read the Daniweb [Posting Rules](https://www.daniweb.com/welcome/rules). Pay particular attention to the sections about posting in old threads and posting in all caps.
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    >nobody should store their backups in compressed form I use Macrium Reflect for my imaging and I alwys use `compressed`. However, I also use `verify`. Before that I used Acronis …
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    I have had the odd project get corrupted like this and the only solution I could find (if you can call it a solution) is to rebuild the project from …
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    You'll increase the odds of getting an answer if you start a new thread rather than hijacking an old and already solved thread.
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    I believe that, in the case of an accident, the entity most at fault or most negligent should be held responsible. If it was a result of user error or …
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    >the entity most at fault or most negligent should be held responsible That's the way it is supposed to work but we all know the lawyers go for the deep …
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    How about letting the potential owner fill out an ethical questionaire with choices in common scenarios. The car would decide based oion the weights assigned from the answers. That way …
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    >only the 1% will be able to afford their own cars anyway If you are in the 1% then you probably don't drive your own car anyway. Having a human …
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    In 1981 while driving past Moosejaw, Saskatchewan just before sunrise, a deer ran out in front of my car. I swerved to avoid it (not entirely successfully). My swerving was …
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    Username is a text field so the comparison value must be quoted. Compare SELECT * FROM table where username= hai with SELECT * FROM table where username= 'hai'
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    If TextBox4.Text == TextBox10.Text Then
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    >than it would be if it would drive through my little home town Mechelen So that would make you the Mechelen Man? (probably different pronounciation). Appropriate for a thread abour …
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    Why not just compare the string values?
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    >HG would crash to avoid an animal. I believe HG said it would be an "instinctive" reaction rather than a conscious choice. You are incorrectly (or incompletely) restating his position.
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    Do you really think that if people can't even be bothered to post in the Programming section that they'd bother to post in a specific language forum?
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    Lawsuits for injury or wrongful death would have to filed against the software companies instead of the (former) driver. At least they'd be going after the deeper pockets.
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    >they treat every word of online communication with the same amount of deliberate thought and intent as you treat your primary form of communication. When I'm shooting the sh!t with …
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    You can do it using [AutoIt](https://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/) (free). If you create the AutoItX object within your program you can get the value in the calculator by calc = "Calculator" If aut.WinExists(calc) …
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    I think a cool smartwatch app would be to have it pair with your self-driving car. If the smartwatch app detects that you are having a heart attack it drives …
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    Furthermore, in most fast food places, the menu is prominently displayed so you can browse it while waiting in line. How many time have you seen someone get to the …
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    Now look at it from the point of view of the people in line behind that "moron". If they have to repeatedly waste their time waiting for these obliviots to …
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    >Would you buy/get in a vehicle that will sacrifice you in such a situation? Would you buy/get into a vehicle that sacrifices others? I don't see how having self-driving cars …
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    I think that in a few years the term "self-driving car" will refer to a car that you drive yourself rather than a car that drives itself.
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    >Are students becoming really that dumb these days? Lazy and entitled? Yes. Dumb? Possibly.
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