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I'm with you alex, I tend to only use classes when I've got to maintain state, I just use a function otherwise. Here's how I'd likely code this ... #include #include #include using…

a struct ;-) ... http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/std/utility/pair/

A buddy of mine showed me a cool trick to avoid this type of problem. What you do is first use SELECT to see the records in question: SELECT * from some_table where idx >= 5 Then, …

Definitely second the recommendation of Lilith's Brood, I also found it very moving. I bought it based upon the strength of her (much) earlier short story Bloodchild which I found …

Suppose you were a news outlet and suppose you were trying to maximize your company's profitability. Clearly,when folks change the channel away from your program, your profitabilit…

Yep, when I ride my bike in the early morning, I purposefully do not wear light-colored or reflective clothing. I don't want to ever believe for a nanosecond that my safety is anyo…

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0559769/quotes

I cannot think of any exercise that's more likely to build up one's self control over time than meditation. The ability to keep one's attention squarely on the meditation object (t…

Smacks a bit of Lamarckism doesn't it? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamarckism

Like the current folks in congress aren't nearly as smart as the folks who wrote the constitution.

I'm thinking this might be more like head shops. They sell water pipes that are surely used almost exclusively for illegal activities but can be used for non-illegal activities (i.…

I immediately close any site that does this - don't care what they are offering/selling - if they behave this way, I guarantee their wares aren't worth bothering with. It's almost …

Including yours? ;-)

I don't doubt the CRA is part of it, but I think the fed lowering and lowering and lowering the prime rate after 9/11 in order the stimulate the economy figured prominently as well…

Three prisoners were sitting in a U.S. jail, found guilty of "economic crimes" and were also comparing stories. The first one said, "I charged higher prices than my competitors, an…