Re: V = I * R and the rest (Re: OT: C++ Newbie and KDE/QT)

2001-06-30 Thread Joost Kooij
On Thu, Jun 28, 2001 at 08:27:30PM -0400, Alan Shutko wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joost Kooij) writes: > > > Other people will say that I'm violently wrong > > Actually, I'd say you were on crack. What's a soldering iron going to > teach you that a breadboard couldn't? Well, that's funny? T

Re: V = I * R and the rest (Re: OT: C++ Newbie and KDE/QT)

2001-06-30 Thread D-Man
On Fri, Jun 29, 2001 at 01:57:47PM -0500, Rich Puhek wrote: | And ignore the abacus and the slide rule? For shame! we must remember to | study our roots! Of course! | Remember "heck week" from one of the later Revenge of the Nerds movies? No, I never saw any of those. -D

Re: V = I * R and the rest (Re: OT: C++ Newbie and KDE/QT)

2001-06-29 Thread David L. Craig
D-Man wrote: > That's a good idea, but we really ought to start with vacuum tubes, > now shouldn't we <.5 wink>? BOFH would suggest Leyden jars and kites... ;-)*1.0

Re: V = I * R and the rest (Re: OT: C++ Newbie and KDE/QT)

2001-06-29 Thread Rich Puhek
And ignore the abacus and the slide rule? For shame! we must remember to study our roots! Remember "heck week" from one of the later Revenge of the Nerds movies? --Rich D-Man wrote: > > > That's a good idea, but we really ought to start with vacuum tubes, > now shouldn't we <.5 wink>? > > -D

Re: V = I * R and the rest (Re: OT: C++ Newbie and KDE/QT)

2001-06-29 Thread D-Man
On Thu, Jun 28, 2001 at 08:27:30PM -0400, Alan Shutko wrote: | [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joost Kooij) writes: | | > Other people will say that I'm violently wrong | | Actually, I'd say you were on crack. What's a soldering iron going to I'd say it was a very fun read! Thanks! Alan, you know he wasn

Re: V = I * R and the rest (Re: OT: C++ Newbie and KDE/QT)

2001-06-28 Thread Alan Shutko
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joost Kooij) writes: > Other people will say that I'm violently wrong Actually, I'd say you were on crack. What's a soldering iron going to teach you that a breadboard couldn't? And how often will work at that level help the average coder? It hasn't in either of the two sof

Re: V = I * R and the rest (Re: OT: C++ Newbie and KDE/QT)

2001-06-28 Thread Brendon
On Friday 29 June 2001 00:57, you wrote: > On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 12:06:50PM +0200, Brendon wrote: > > what did you start with when learning C++? > > > > any suggestions are appreciated. > > No suggestions, but you get a free ticket to a gratuitous rant: woohoo! ;) > Start with a soldering iron

Re: V = I * R and the rest (Re: OT: C++ Newbie and KDE/QT)

2001-06-28 Thread G.LeeJ
Joost Kooij wrote: > On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 12:06:50PM +0200, Brendon wrote: > > what did you start with when learning C++? > > > any suggestions are appreciated. > > No suggestions, but you get a free ticket to a gratuitous rant: > > Start with a soldering iron and develop a practical feeling fo

V = I * R and the rest (Re: OT: C++ Newbie and KDE/QT)

2001-06-28 Thread Joost Kooij
On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 12:06:50PM +0200, Brendon wrote: > what did you start with when learning C++? > any suggestions are appreciated. No suggestions, but you get a free ticket to a gratuitous rant: Start with a soldering iron and develop a practical feeling for electronics. The basics are v

Re: OT: C++ Newbie and KDE/QT

2001-06-26 Thread John
On Tuesday 26 June 2001 05:06, Brendon wrote: > This summer holiday I took on the task of learning C++ with (shamefully :) > the help of C++ For Dummies. > > Having tried to learn C++ in the past I'm now reasonably familar with it's > synax so i thought i'd also try learning QT/KDE programming at t

Re: OT: C++ Newbie and KDE/QT

2001-06-26 Thread D-Man
On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 10:12:56PM +0200, Brendon wrote: | On Tuesday 26 June 2001 19:14, D-Man wrote: | > On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 12:06:50PM +0200, Brendon wrote: | > | Does anyone know of a good site where QT/KDE programming is explained? | > | And what did you start with when learning C++? | > |

Re: OT: C++ Newbie and KDE/QT

2001-06-26 Thread Brendon
On Tuesday 26 June 2001 20:16, you wrote: > On Tue, 26 Jun 2001, Brendon wrote: > > This summer holiday I took on the task of learning C++ with (shamefully > > :) the help of C++ For Dummies. > > > > Having tried to learn C++ in the past I'm now reasonably familar with > > it's synax so i thought i

Re: OT: C++ Newbie and KDE/QT

2001-06-26 Thread Bruce Sass
On Tue, 26 Jun 2001, Brendon wrote: > This summer holiday I took on the task of learning C++ with (shamefully :) > the help of C++ For Dummies. > > Having tried to learn C++ in the past I'm now reasonably familar with it's > synax so i thought i'd also try learning QT/KDE programming at the same t

Re: OT: C++ Newbie and KDE/QT

2001-06-26 Thread Brendon
On Tuesday 26 June 2001 19:14, D-Man wrote: > On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 12:06:50PM +0200, Brendon wrote: > | Does anyone know of a good site where QT/KDE programming is explained? > | And what did you start with when learning C++? > > I don't use KDE and I don't like Qt's LnF so I don't know about th

Re: OT: C++ Newbie and KDE/QT

2001-06-26 Thread D-Man
On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 12:06:50PM +0200, Brendon wrote: | This summer holiday I took on the task of learning C++ with (shamefully :) | the help of C++ For Dummies. | | Having tried to learn C++ in the past I'm now reasonably familar with it's | synax so i thought i'd also try learning QT/KDE p

OT: C++ Newbie and KDE/QT

2001-06-26 Thread Brendon
This summer holiday I took on the task of learning C++ with (shamefully :) the help of C++ For Dummies. Having tried to learn C++ in the past I'm now reasonably familar with it's synax so i thought i'd also try learning QT/KDE programming at the same time. But the tutorials I've been through o