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  1. ShakyJake

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Having all your business logic as stored procedures sounds like insanity to me. AngularJS -> ASP.NET Web API (or equivalent) -> SQL Server (or equivalent) is certainly a fine and fairly effortless way to go.
  2. ShakyJake

    The Flash

    Who is the Iron Man wannabe?
  3. ShakyJake

    Marvel's Daredevil

    Is this family friendly? Or, being Netflix, do they have gratuitous sex scenes?
  4. ShakyJake

    The Flash

    My prediction is this: Barry goes back to time to save his mom and ends up saving the original Harrison Wells in the process. This results in the particle accelerator not getting built until 2020. Because of this, Barry no longer has the speed force (ala Flashpoint Paradox). That'll be the...
  5. ShakyJake

    Better Call Saul

    I watch the TV rips and was shocked - SHOCKED I SAY - that they dropped the "F" bomb twice. Was this bleeped out during broadcast in the US? I thought cable networks were maxed out at "shit".
  6. ShakyJake

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Assembly? Jesus. Last time I worked with with assembly language was way back in my Commodore days usingMLX.
  7. ShakyJake

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Well, what is hash table that implements a push/pull mechanism on any given key. No such thing in the .NET library. Like I said though, easy enough to implement. I've actually come to really like Javascript.
  8. ShakyJake

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Right, I just didn't want to reinvent the wheel if it wasn't necessary (not that it would be a huge effort - I wrote something in 2 minutes that does the job). I sometimes have to code device interfaces which involves storing control ids and needing to know which control ids I've received and...
  9. ShakyJake

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Question: is there a data structure that is sort of like a Queue or Stack but is random access? For example, I request an element at a particular index, that element is retrieved and automatically removed from the set. I can create such a beast with a custom Dictionary class with some added...
  10. ShakyJake

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Webstorm. Version 10 just released.
  11. ShakyJake

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Well, I don't know about the whole C++ thing, but I recommend JetBrain's WebStorm for web development. I already had some basic experience with their IntelliJ IDE for Java so Webstorm was already familiar to me. But I feel it's pretty easy to get comfortable with if you have no prior experience.
  12. ShakyJake

    The Flash

    That's what I'm thinking. Barry will change the past so that Tom Cavanagh can remain a show regular.
  13. ShakyJake

    Computer Issues

    Pretty sure I figured out what was causing this problem. Someone mentioned a power issue and I think it was precisely that. The new motherboard only had a 4 pin power connector vs the newer 6-pin style. My original MSI board had 6 pins so that's what I was using. The new ASUS board had...
  14. ShakyJake

    12 Monkeys

    Holy shit, was that the same actress playing young Katarina? That's gotta be the best make-up job I've ever seen.
  15. ShakyJake

    Interstellar (2014)

    I realize this isn't a BTF thread but just as an aside - Old Biff would not have been able to return to his original future. He would've traveled to the new future he created by giving Young Biff the almanac. Additionally, Marty could not have traveled to the future to see himself. By Doc...
  16. ShakyJake

    The Flash

    Speaking of Skeets, I wouldloveto see a Booster Gold series.
  17. ShakyJake

    Interstellar (2014)

    I've watchedMonty Python and the Holy Grailliterally one million times.
  18. ShakyJake

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Yeah, see, that's what I'm talking about. I'd like a guide/book that says, hey, go install X, Y, and Z pieces of software and then gradually build on examples. Adam Freeman's (Apress) books on ASP.NET 4.5 MVC and his AngularJS book are fucking fantastic in this regard. I have Wrox's...
  19. ShakyJake

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Well, for one I feel it's easier to learn. The Microsoft stack is pretty set. With Visual Studio, SQL Server, C# and ASP.NET you've got everything you need to build anything. And any books and guides are centered around those. Like I mentioned above, I'm trying to learn more about Java EE...
  20. ShakyJake

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Java has a shit ton more frameworks, so there may be certain situations where it is the ideal choice. And, like mentioned above, the Intellij IDE is pretty damn good. By the way, I'm trying to learn Java EE for web development. But i cannot find a good book or tutorial that doesn't...
  21. ShakyJake

    Helldivers

    Picked this up with the 10% off promo.
  22. ShakyJake

    Equal Pay for Equal Work?

    Let me get this straight: you have two individuals applying for thesameposition. One has a degree, the other does not. However, both individuals, given their work experience, are equally qualified for the job. However, because the degree holder "took time out of the workfoce and spent money"...
  23. ShakyJake

    Equal Pay for Equal Work?

    I've been in a coding position for five years. I've been on an actual software engineering team for nearly two now. I also hold a MCP certification (yeah, I know, those don't mean much). Truthfully, I really didn't "expect" anything. And I certainly wasn't going to make salary demands...
  24. ShakyJake

    Bloodborne

    There's no reliable way to play with friends, right? I have a buddy that's bugging me to buy the game so we can "play together". But, IIRC from Dark Souls, that's not really possible. Summons are random picks from the online player base?
  25. ShakyJake

    Equal Pay for Equal Work?

    Well, I am pursuing a degree so it's not like I'm just sitting here doing nothing and fuming over it. I mostly just shocked at how incompetent a lot of these degree holders are and the fact that they are earning way more than I. It's a serious injustice. But, as you say, it's the world we...
  26. ShakyJake

    Equal Pay for Equal Work?

    Generally speaking, the term "equal pay for equal work" is used in the context of sexual discrimination. But I have an interesting situation -- could this discrimination be applied to other factors, namely, education? Here's the situation: a couple years back I was promoted to a software...
  27. ShakyJake

    The Last Man on Earth

    The title could be a metaphor, you know.
  28. ShakyJake

    Supernatural

    How was this season been? I stopped with the season premiere.
  29. ShakyJake

    Whats rustling your jimmies?

    Fat fingering CTRL-C when trying to CTRL-V.
  30. ShakyJake

    Interstellar (2014)

    Yeah, I don't know it is that pissed me off so much. A lot of the science annoyed me but the almighty Kip Thorne apparently says all is a-okay so whatever.
  31. ShakyJake

    Interstellar (2014)

    Super weird. I love science fiction AND science. My top 10 favorite movies of all time include Contact and 2010. But I fucking hated this movie.
  32. ShakyJake

    iZombie

    Kinda wish they had more of an origin story. Her entire back-story was covered in under 5 minutes. And, honestly, she's more like a vampire than a "zombie". I know her boss mumbled something about her brain being intact unlike the other victims (or something like that). Even still, a...
  33. ShakyJake

    Better Call Saul

    I say fuck those motherfuckers. They've had ample opportunity to watch Breaking Bad. It's not like it's 10 seasons of 22 episodes each to catch up on. A person could blow through the entire series in a week if they wanted.
  34. ShakyJake

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    About the only rule that I doggedly pursue is not to repeat myself.
  35. ShakyJake

    Computer Issues

    Screen "stuck" (as in the mouse doesn't move, no response to keyboard input. Have to hard reset). Although I've occasionally gotten a blue screen. System is running Windows 8. It's really random and is definitely a hardware issue. Just odd that two of the same boards is exhibiting the...
  36. ShakyJake

    Desktop Computers

    I bought a Seagate 1TB drive 6 months ago and it died on me last week. I generally stick with WD but the Seagate was on special. Oh well, nothing significant lost but still annoying. I have an old WD 250GB 7200RPM drive I bought back in 2007. Thing still hums right along.
  37. ShakyJake

    Desktop Computers

    How the fuck is a brick and mortar store FAR less than NewEgg? Zero sense.
  38. ShakyJake

    Desktop Computers

    Eh, nearest Microcenter is 75 miles away and in-store only. Even still, that's a good $40-50 savings.
  39. ShakyJake

    Desktop Computers

    Has anyone noticed about how often the i7-4790K go on sale? I've been watching NewEgg and Amazon for quite some time now and have yet to see them with a discount.
  40. ShakyJake

    Computer Issues

    I've suspected memory, but I've swapped it out with another pair of sticks and same issue. It's still possible the motherboard isn't properly detecting the timings of the RAM. What's odd is that the freezing only occurs during high bandwidthinternetactivity. For example, I can stream video...