The Runar

Here's a tutorial how to disable that.

With a NVIDIA card, it can be installed by typing sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx-185 into the command line (Applications > Accessories > Terminal or something like that). And remember that things don't always just magically work - in this case RSHD. ;) By the way, I'm using Arch Linux and RSHD works very well, except for a 30-second or so lag when I log in. After that, it runs about as fast in Windows Vista (a bit slower with the best graphics, but otherwise no problems). Everything else in this OS is extremely fast. It's very hard to install if you haven't used Linux before, though.

I still have an account there. :thumbsup:

240 cash, a pile of comics, another pile of clothes and some candy. Now I have 1150 (~$1650) total... I'm going to build a great computer with that, as I can't think of anything else to spend my cash on :)

The picture is so big that I got a timeout before it loaded completely. :lol: Nice job for creating that picture. I'm quite high up there :)

I wasn't sure whether to put it there because I wanted to make a written guide and put it in that section. I think you should, it's a fast decent way to make some cash as a daily activitie(s). Where should i post pk videos? This is a good place for videos :)

There must be a way... :angry: 1. Something 2. like 3. this 4. works

Now that I've began using (Arch) Linux, my "rituals" have changed a lot. Here's what I'm going to do to the computer I will build soon: - Building the computer - Install CD in - Launch the network driver - Some basic configuration - Partitioning - Choosing to install the drivers required for networking on the hard drive - Actual install - First, hopefully successfull, boot to the system - Installing X Window System, desktop (Xfce), hal (for plugging in USB devices and such), sound drivers, graphics drivers, and such - Installing some very useful programs - Firefox, aMSN, Flash, Java, Rhythmbox (media player), GIMP, OpenOffice, Transmission (torrents), FileZilla (to upload files to my websites) - Actually getting those programs to work :x - Final configuration - starting network and desktop automatically etc. - FUN STUFF!!! :thumbsup: This includes NetHack and Dwarf Fortress and other fun things That's it, takes about one day to do everything... but after it's done I can begin to have fun quicker than most users' Windows (or even most Linux distros) even boots :D

Great job, what'd you have to do? I don't actually remember much about it, as it was a few months ago, but the prizes were given yesterday. It was really hard though, I won it with a little over half of the points.

I won 200 ($~285) from a math competition in our school :thumbsup:

I haven't wore jeans in two years. :rolleyes: I like very plain clothes. Basically everything that costs over 20 (~$30) is too expensive for me. (I have enough money, I just don't want to spend that much on clothes) I also don't care about what others say about my clothing.

Empty spaces - what are we living for? Abandoned places - I guess we know the score... On and on! Does anybody know what we are looking for? Queen ~ The Show Must Go On

Nope. I just listen to whatever I feel like at the moment. If I created a playlist of all my 80s songs it would include pretty much all the music I have. :P

The language itself is easy, but I had trouble choosing one. I already have a great idea for a simple project which I could do with my current skills, would be good practice :) I think I'm going with C++ even if it's harder to do cross platform programs with it than with Java. I don't really care if it takes more time to learn it, as it has much more tutorials and much more people to help me with problems. Thanks everyone for your suggestions, I don't think I need your help anymore. This thread can be locked, as it's turning into a war.

You're not getting the picture here, I would encourage the guy to learn C++, but he gave up Java when he got puzzled. The reason I told him that is because if he's too puzzled by Java, he's going to be with C++. I wouldn't be so sure about that... I often find "hard" things easy and "easy" things hard. For example Ubuntu is said to be an easy Linux distribution, while Arch is said to be a hard one. However, because Arch gives me much more control over the things I do and makes me do everything myself, I learn a lot more about it and so find it easier than Ubuntu. I probably could try Java again, but without an IDE this time. I actually find IDEs confusing because of having too much stuff included. SciTE is great for writing the code (syntax highlighting and such) and compiling from command line is very easy and fast too. What do I need an IDE for? :mellow:

I never said it was a problem. I just hadn't tried it before. About those memory leaks, I have a ton of patience with those kinds of things, so they shouldn't be a problem. I also find bugs (and usually their sources too) very easily. I already have some ideas for a simple game which I will hopefully create soon as a practice project.

I'm used to all kinds of problems with computers (such as manually mounting a partition with a livecd and fixing a broken boot file), so fixing memory leaks and such doesn't sound too hard. I don't know how hard porting is with crossplatform libraries yet, but I'm not worrying about that yet. Java seems to be an interesting option, and I could try it again someday. If I just managed to get the libraries to load... (I probably did something wrong, as I actually used an IDE...) By the way, I managed to write a piece of (C++) code which loads the contents of an file to an array (and I did it without help, yay!). Now I can start making maps for my (simple) games. That's one problem solved. :)

I think I know enough about C++ programming to program some simple games. I still need to study graphics and sounds, but I can do some basic ASCII graphic stuff with curses and that's good for now. I think it's time for another visit to the library soon... :rolleyes:

No need to download a Linux LiveCD - Super GRUB Disk is better for this. Install it on anything your computer can boot from (CD or USB stick for example) and it can boot the restore partition directly. A program called UNetBootin is the easiest way to install it, but manual install is also possible.

Yeah, everyone should just use the OS that suits their own needs the best and shut up about how the others suck blah blah. Windows is good for most users, lots of programs and games, most things are easy to do, easy to get support because of high usage. I haven't tried Mac (yet), but from what I've heard it's really easy to use and great for media editing and such. But also expensive, because you also need Apple's hardware. Linux has the best customization, most distros and programs are free, but there aren't too many programs (especially games) and it is harder to use than the other ones. Also must be installed manually (usually). Myself I use Arch Linux, as it is extremely fast (no useless programs or drivers - installs in under 5 mins! :blink: ), offers the best customization (beginning from which desktop you choose - it doesn't include anything), uses very little disk space (again, no useless programs or drivers), and is awesome for a hacker like me. :razz: So just use the OS that works for you and quit whining about others.

I think MediaCoder is the best program for converting media files. It's quite fast even on slow computers (20 minutes long avi file converts to iPod format in 15-20 minutes on a very slow '03 computer) and accepts pretty much every single format.

I went to the library and checked if they had any good books about programming. Too bad the library in my town is quite small and doesn't have very many books, but I managed to find several good ones. I've already learned pretty much all the basic things about C++ (I still need to study classes and file input/output a bit), and I also can do some things with the curses library. After I get these (boring) parts done, I'll try using some graphics. I should also try coding a small practice game using curses, but I'm pretty lazy and so... :rolleyes:

I need at least 5 cups of coffee every day... yes I'm an addict :)

[hide="Too many quotes] C# and Java do not "hold your hand". You can't just magically write huge programs with no effort. Quite frankly, the absence of a few *, & and -> here and there hardly makes any difference (at least to me, some people find pointers difficult). It's basically a syntactical thing. And you will probably make a few more mistakes here and there. Java and C# weren't designed to be goo goo gaga baby nonsense. They were designed to succeed C++ for many purposes because they are more advanced technologies. Having the computer tell you when things are wrong is better than not. We might as well get into a "real man" argument and say that if you write a game in a weak-typed version of C, you're so cool an awesome... no. Use what works best for the job. C# is a modern, elegant language that is well suited for game development and easy to port if the proper libraries are used. And rewriting games in unmanaged languages won't speed them up that much, especially C# to C++. I've read many studies where benchmarks were done and there was hardly a noticeable difference between C# and C++. It really comes down to how well the programmer writes his or her code. Perhaps because you're passing tons of value types around, as opposed to what you'd do in C++... and I have to leave so this post ends abruptly. Read the OP he wants cross platform. C#, is MS based. I suggest you do some research before you try to act like a big dog. C# most certainly is NOT MS based. It is a language. You mean to say that .NET is MS based, and I suggest YOU do some research before trying to correct those more experienced than yourself whom you assume to be acting like "big dogs"... http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page Reality is no one wants to do .net esecially on an open source platforrm. .net in my opinion is a pretty ugly language. People would laugh at you to day that your developing in an MS language to go cross platform. Hell, most real developers refuse to even use the.net [cabbage]. I find your really amusing :P I do hate Microsoft and it will stay that way as I personally don't like the way they do things. Why in the [bleep] would you implement .NET on another platform considering it is intended for MS windows. I am just not understanding this. This is pretty funny what you think though. If you would like to waste your time at this please do but, it wouldn't be the best for a game that is going to be cross platform. That isn't my opinion that is the truth. [/hide] I find it really amusing how huge war I managed to create with a simple question.

It's because of easier tutorials and shorter commands - cout << "Hello World" is easier to remember than System.out.println("Hello World"). I also still haven't managed to use external libraries in Java, while in C++ it is no problem.