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Quote from: snabbott on February 24, 2012, 11:22:16 AM
Quote from: Haids1987 on February 24, 2012, 08:36:09 AM
Never! You're awesome. I never would use you, lest I lose you.
In case you missed it, that was a song reference. :)
I figured as much, but I answered truthfully. ;)

The song stuck in my head RIGHT NOW is that old kid's song, "Lavendar Blue." Always has been one of my favorites, and I found a sweet Youtube rendition of it. :)

Whyyyyyyyyyyyy do I have to update my iPod so often?!?!?!
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The same reason I spend hours at a time updating software on the computers here at the house 2-4 times each month.

Who wants Rosella to continue her Let's Play of TSL (especially now that she'll have to interact with the TERMITES once more)?    :highfive:

snabbott

I do! XD

When will I be done studying for this test? :help:
(I'm taking a software testing course online. It's really good, but it's very mentally exhausting. My brain isn't used to this. :P)

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Haids1987

Until your brain can't handle any more software testing information, and decides that you need to watch some Spongebob to refuel. :yes:

Will while loops ever make sense in my brain? They're kinda freaking me out when I have to work them out...
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I'd say roughly 95% of the time, a while-loop is used to replace a for-loop: so think of them as a for-loop.

A consequence of this means that we use while-loops when we don't know how many steps it would take our for-loop to reach the desired result but we can represent (mathematically) a condition that's true when we've reached the result--suddenly we have a reason to use a while-loop. This can lead to have loops in nested chains of for- AND while-loops.

Pretty much the only other time I can think of for using a while-loop is when we have a for-loop which we'd like to stop if something we don't or perhaps something we really, really want to happen happens: we can use the while-loop to exit instead of a break or return statement.


Why is everyone doing computing, eh?
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Haids1987

Quote from: Delling on February 27, 2012, 09:16:37 AM
I'd say roughly 95% of the time, a while-loop is used to replace a for-loop: so think of them as a for-loop.

A consequence of this means that we use while-loops when we don't know how many steps it would take our for-loop to reach the desired result but we can represent (mathematically) a condition that's true when we've reached the result--suddenly we have a reason to use a while-loop. This can lead to have loops in nested chains of for- AND while-loops.

Pretty much the only other time I can think of for using a while-loop is when we have a for-loop which we'd like to stop if something we don't or perhaps something we really, really want to happen happens: we can use the while-loop to exit instead of a break or return statement.
Thanks for the overview. :) But they still scare me!  Not as badly as they formerly did, since my instructor is making us practice them like crazy, but they're not all too joyous to work out. Apparently when we took the midterm and had to to decision structures, hardly anyone got them and made them a lot more scary than they were supposed to be. Programming, man--it ain't easy!
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Quote from: Delling on February 27, 2012, 09:16:37 AM
Why is everyone doing computing, eh?
Because it's awesome!

Why didn't Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout's parents just take the garbage out themselves? She was willing to do everything else, which seems like a pretty good deal to me. :P

Regarding loops:
It's really easy to accidentally make Do loops and While loops that never exit. :wall: That doesn't happen with For loops unless you mess with the index variable (not recommended).

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Haids1987

Because it's fun to talk about Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout who wouldn't take the garbage out! You can't say, "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout's parents would not take the garbage out!" That just doesn't flow right! :no:

Is your heart a stereo, which beats for me so listen close?

Quote from: snabbott on February 27, 2012, 03:45:55 PM
Regarding loops:
It's really easy to accidentally make Do loops and While loops that never exit. :wall: That doesn't happen with For loops unless you mess with the index variable (not recommended).
Do while loops--he's starting the lesson on that tomorrow. Little scared, not gonna lie! :shock: At least Do While is fun to say; reminds me of Doo Wops!
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Do While and the Wrapper Classes present...Obfuscation!

Absolutely, Haids. ;)

Do you watch Glee? XD
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No - I don't actually watch much of anything these days. We got rid of cable, and we don't have a digital converter. There's not that much on TV that's appropriate for a 3-year-old. :-\ We have Netflix streaming, so we get to watch exciting things like Bob the Builder and Thomas the Tank Engine instead. :P I would probably like it if I did watch it, though.

Why do we have seemingly redundant letters like c and q? I bet Delling and/or Deloria could answer this one! :yes:


Quote from: Rosella on February 28, 2012, 12:51:24 AM
Do While and the Wrapper Classes present...Obfuscation!
:rofl:

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Delling

Quote from: snabbott on February 28, 2012, 09:12:40 AM
Why do we have seemingly redundant letters like c and q? I bet Delling and/or Deloria could answer this one! :yes:

So, C and K generally developed in isolation from each other (then when Greek met Latin, they began a beautiful... something). Q is a more complicated story. In Greek, it was qoppa and was replaced with kappa (k, essentially). In Latin, it became attached to the labialized velar kw and survived there into later languages (in Spanish and French and I believe Portuguese but am not certain, the w-sound was lost so that qu and k became equivalent).

Basically, initially, there were various different symbols for the same sound. Their usage (on a language by language basis) may or may not have been regulated by position.



Clear?
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I also watch Glee but have become more and more hateful of it lately. I blogged about it a week or so ago...and am working on a blog post about the latest episode. I have some issues with it, possibly the least of which are the boring songs and performances at Regionals.

Clearer, at least.

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Quote from: Delling on February 28, 2012, 09:23:33 AM
Quote from: snabbott on February 28, 2012, 09:12:40 AM
Why do we have seemingly redundant letters like c and q? I bet Delling and/or Deloria could answer this one! :yes:

So, C and K generally developed in isolation from each other (then when Greek met Latin, they began a beautiful... something). Q is a more complicated story. In Greek, it was qoppa and was replaced with kappa (k, essentially). In Latin, it became attached to the labialized velar kw and survived there into later languages (in Spanish and French and I believe Portuguese but am not certain, the w-sound was lost so that qu and k became equivalent).

In Portuguese, the letter Q is equal to that of Spanish. :) Apparently, Q is not used in Gallego/Galego/Galician. For more about Galician Language, click here.

Haids1987

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Quote from: KatieHal on February 28, 2012, 12:17:18 PM
What's your favorite meal?
Mom's chicken and mashed potatoes with sourdough Artisan bread. Mmmmmmmmmmmm........

What do you spend more money on than anything else?

*Edited. Really? I went two days without realizing that it said "Waht"? ::)
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Rent. >.<

Do you know how to knit/cross-stitch/sew/embroider/etc. ?

DawsonJ

I know how to sew.  However, knowing how and having skill, unfortunately, are QUITE different. >.<

Which was/is your favorite job?

Haids1987

See, this question is difficult for me to answer because I'm:
a) Only 24 years old and
b) A great employee and have only had two jobs.
     So, of my two jobs, I've worked with elderly people and very young people. But I'd have to say that, even though I've been working with kids for almost five years as opposed to the ten months I spent as a nurse's aide, I preferred the job as a nurse's aide. I absolutely LOVED working one-on-one with my residents, and they taught me so much. I fell in love with them, so when they would pass away I took it hard. I had to leave because I couldn't handle it anymore!  :'(

Ummmmm...something about a favorite color...?
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Anything that makes my gorgeous blue eyes POP when I wear it. :P

Favorite new TV series (as in, has had only one season or is in the midst of its first season)?
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Once Upon A Time, at the moment.

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