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<0> NANT is a build scripting engine
<0> for automating program builds. The scripts are whopping great XML files
<0> and a pita to write
<0> hence both of our desires for a gui :)
<1> ok
<2> isnt it possible to engineer a virus which kills fire ants only?
<2> and then just unleash it
<1> isnt it possible to engineer a virus which kills humans only?
<2> yeah
<0> anything's possible
<1> are ants even able to catch virus's ?
<1> heh
<2> why not?
<2> plants can
<1> they might run norton or mcaffee
<0> nah impossible
<0> ant's aren't slow
<1> true that
<1> do ants breathe
<2> all insects breathe
<1> so ants have lungs?
<2> no
<0> hm on second thoughts this NANT ide is crap
<2> insects have little holes in their exoskeletons called spiracles
<0> very badly thought out
<2> and the holes are linked to tubes
<1> Ants, like all insects, do indeed breathe. Unlike vertebrates they do not
<1> have lungs or an oxygen-carrying blood pigment (like the heme in hemoglobin for
<1> us). Instead they rely on a system of tubes, called tracheae and tracheoles,
<1> which carry atmospheric oxygen to the tissues and almost to the cellular level.
<2> which branch out into the body
<1> thats wicked
<2> thing is
<2> the tubular system is very inefficient
<2> in terms of getting volume of oxygen into the body
<2> thats why insects are so small
<2> if they ahd the ability to process oxygen as efficiently as mammals (lungs) they could be just as big
<2> which is a really nasty prospect
<1> that could make for an interesting genetic engineering science project one day
<2> yeah
<2> http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/apr2000/955599067.Zo.r.html
<1> i dont like spiders
<1> :(
<1> brb
<0> neither
<0> so what you're saying is, the best place to spray poision on them is under their belly :)
<2> yeah i guess so
<3> Hey protektor, you're the resident outlook guru.
<3> Can you tell me what outlook is doing every couple hours when it decides to use 100% CPU for like 2 minutes?
<0> not sure actually. Mine doesn't do that
<0> have you got any 3rd party plugins installed?
<3> Just LookOut... suppose it could be indexing when I don't want it to.
<0> yeah that would be the most likely thing
<3> I'll see if I can tweak that.
<0> hey I see from your blog that you're into ruby a bit now
<0> as far as ease of use how do you find it?
<3> Yeah, I do some contract work in it.
<3> Learning curve is steep, but once you get past that, it's VERY easy to use.
<0> I've seen the tute on their site, looks powerful etc, sepcfically the scafolding stuff
<0> syntax seems odd though
<3> Actually, the more Rails you learn, the less scaffolding you use.
<3> It's great for getting you started, but you'd never actually use it in production.
<0> ah ok
<4> hey!
<0> hiya
<4> I just heard about a neighbor having the most peculiar problemn!
<4> Has anyone ever heard of a microwave knocking out a home's wifi ?????
<0> yes
<0> it can be on the same frequency
<4> ITS HAPPENING to someone I know!
<0> heh.
<4> any cures?
<5> tin foil?
<4> are you serious?
<0> wrap house in tin foil
<5> no
<4> grrrrr!
<4> this is gettin very annoying, actually
<0> cordless phones on 2.4ghz frequency can interfere as well
<5> well, seriously - i recommend switching to a gas stove
<4> HAHA
<4> not an option
<4> moving the microwave?
<4> they radiate that much power?
<5> live with no wifi, or get rid of the microwave
<4> makes you wonder how much humans absorb then
<0> "its perfectly safe"
<4> uhuh, sure it is
<0> try changing channels on the wifi unit
<4> is that why the hairs on my arm stand straight up like that
<0> actually: http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials/article.php/3116531
<0> "Check the label on the back of the microwave, which should provide the center operating frequency.
<4> ok
<4> interesting article, thank you.
<0> hail my mighty googling powers
<0> I get interference from the neighbours sometimes but its at weird hours
<0> I suspect something other than their microwave but not sure what
<4> this happens especially regular as clockwork during mealtimes
<6> http://omgplzstfukthx.blogspot.com/2006/08/pop-goes-firewall.html <--you are not alone :-D
<5> protektor - high tech *** toys?
<0> GoonyBird: could be.. could be...
<0> maybe I should offer to go over and help test them..
<5> heh
<5> 2 guys live next door?
<0> married couple
<5> o ok
<0> sometimes, sacrifices must be made lol
<5> heh
<5> ok
<7> i had that problem at work, we would have wifi dropouts when someone used the microwave in the lunch room
<4> I'm interested if anyone has found cures or ways to reduce it.
<7> i switched to channel 1, using a 9dbi antenna, and increased the power slightly and ack timing (using dd-wrt on a wrt54g v5)
<8> I have a char array that holds the header of a file, pulling out the string values is fine, but how would I go about casting to an integer from it? ie myarray[40&41] is a longint
<8> if I blockread the header as byte array i can cast integers from it fine, but then I cannot figure out how to get the strings out of it. using char array here gives the opposite problem.
<8> wait, nevermind, neither way of casting was working.
<9> hey..
<0> hiya
<9> hi prot. all good?
<0> aye
<0> you?
<9> yeah, or even hell yeah
<0> how so?
<9> well, finally got biz running so i can pay someone to clean up my ****ty code ;)
<0> hehe
<0> poor.. bastard..
<9> for his salary ... i dont think so :P
<9> well, actually, to be honest, seems i did somewhat a nice job from the beginning as he has not changed much.
<0> is he a good dev?
<9> yeah, very calm and synchronized, an oposite of me.
<9> well, i do have a question regarding a Acrobat PDF isssue
<0> yes, you should just delete acrobat
<9> anyone ever used the PDF activex in delphi? seems i can get it to work, but it doesnt get released when closing application.
<9> hehe
<9> is there any free pdf viewers out there that can be used in delphi
<9> ?
<0> sorry no idea
<9> darn. well, got it to work nicely, but seems it starts a process that never gets terminated
<9> ill ask ki9a when he comes in ;)
<0> wow what a beautiful sunset
<0> the whole sky is lit up with an orange & purple hue
<9> winter scenario i presume?
<0> yep
<9> then i know what you mean.
<9> and yes, the are quite beatiful.
<9> insert an "u" there... :/
<0> my (home) office looks out over a vacant block full of pine trees
<0> makes a nice backdrop :)
<10> can i run turbo delphi without .net framework installed?
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