Need a good off-topic thread to read

i'm bored and need a good off-topic thread to read whilst i sit at work.

This thread nearly made me fall on the floor.
http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jsp?forum=54&thread=34
622yeah. i kept up with that one as well...
i personally liked this one...
http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jsp?forum=406&thread=348808&tstart=0&trange=15

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Need a good project topic

hello every 1...
i need help deciding a good java based project for my final year..
ppl im actually looking for ideas to do a university based java project, but i cant really decide on the topic..so i would be really obliged if any 1 could give me ideas or could provide me some good project titles.
thank nywy.

Try writing a java IDE.
You can write it in Java Swing itself (ala IntelliJ, Together etc) and the great thing is it can be as complicated as you like.
the very basics would be a simple text editor that highlights jave keywords.
More complicated is refactoring options, (e.g. rename method) as you have to think of an appropriate structure to store code in so you can check all references.
There are so many IDE's out there, you can analyse them and choose the best feautes to implement.
Your project write up would compare your product to the comemrcial ones.

Need help for off topic question...please.

First off, I want to appologize for posting this here...but it seems that the forum it belongs too it not accepting any new postings. At least I don't see a post button at the top. So anyone who is knowledgeable and patient with me would be most appreaciative.
I use both Safari and Netscape. Im not sure which app. is doing this but it is quite annoying. It seems as I browse using both apps., when I finally do get to my desktop...I see a bookmark file. For example (bookmarks-23.html). If I just ignore it, they accumulate. As you can see, this is bookmark number 23. I am not sure what app. is doing this and why it is doing it. What could even happen to cause this.
Any help would be appreaciated.
Thanks in advance.
Eddy

Hi Eddy
I guess you mean the safari forum, right?
The reason you're not seeing a post button, is cuz you're not actually viewing the forum itself, but a list of recent topics.
Just above that list - look for the actual link to the Safari forum.
now you mention it.... I guess it could seem like there's no post button, if you're not already familiar with the discussions site.
continuing OT - Quit either one of your browsers & use the other; if you get a #24 & 25 bookmarks file, you'll know it's the browser you're using now that creates them.
When you know that - I'd suggest a new question in the Safari forum

Forum Atom feed and the Off-Topic forum

I'm subscribed via https://bbs.archlinux.org/extern.php?ac … der=posted and I've just noticed I don't get any notification if a new thread gets opened in Off-Topic forum. I haven't yet checked if any other forum is also excluded.
I know that I can subscribe to this forum via 'Subscribe to this forum' but according to http://projects.archlinux.org/vhosts/bb … extern.php the default feed shouldn't miss any subforums, as there are no nfids mentioned.
What am I missing?

ngoonee wrote:
Inxsible wrote:I don't mind opening the off-topic section as read only to not logged-in users/non-members
As I recall off-topic, dustbin, and TGN are log-in so that moderation there can be slightly more lenient, since its guaranteed its only our community in the place (no lurkers)? Not part of the 'main' forums in that sense, then.
EDIT: lurkers and/or bots, which is the main point.
This is correct. We don't want someone to type "Arch Linux" in a search engine and to get, as the first link, an off-topic forum thread about some random absurdities or some TGN rant. The same goes with someone visiting the forum to see what kind of community Arch Linux has before installing it. It's a question of giving a good first impression while still being able to have a good time.

I've imported a lot of 8mm tape into a single project. I need to split off

I imported many hours of 8mm tape into iMovie. There are about 40 clips now and I want to split the 40 clips into about 7 different projects to edit individually. I don't want to re-import the 8mm tapes (read: I want to safely split off the clips without losing valuable import time).

Now that you have one project go to the clip you want, select it, then go to share, select Full Quality, click the box selected clips, save the name and it will make a dv file with those clips. Then after you have all the clips into a seperate folder start IMovie, create new project and drag the clips you want for that movie. It does take time to write clips into new file. You also need a good amount of drive space.

Slightly off topic: Read-only tables pre 11g

Hi gang
I'm just writing up a database quiz for a local user group and I was hoping I could get a bit of inspiration from the database experts.
One of the questions will be "prior to 11g with the introduction of read-only tables, how could you make a table read-only?". The answers I've come up with:
1) Security priviliges (schema + grant SELECT)
2) Triggers
3) Create a check constraint with disable validate
4) Read-only tablespace
5) Read-only database (standby)
6) (Slightly crazy) Create view, and instead-of triggers that do nothing (similar to 2)
7) Write the query results on a piece of paper and then turn the database off
Anybody have any other answers, real or slightly off topic like mine please? ;)
Cheers,
CM.

Check constraint and trigger solutions may have problems with sqlldr direct path operations, so using it together with alter table disable lock may be mandatory depending on the needs. Especially if DDLs are also wanted to be avoided.
This topic was once mentioned on Tom Kyte's blog or asktom but I couldn't find the source to link here.
SQL> conn hr/hr
Connected to Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.4.0
Connected as hr
-- cleaning objects
SQL> drop table tong purge ;
Table dropped
SQL> drop view vw_tong ;
View dropped
-- creating the demo table
SQL> create table tong ( col1 number ) ;
Table created
SQL> alter table tong add constraint cc_tong check ( 1=0 ) disable validate;
Table altered
SQL> alter table tong disable table lock;
Table altered
-- some DDL tests
SQL> drop table tong ;
drop table tong
ORA-00069: cannot acquire lock -- table locks disabled for TONG
SQL> truncate table tong ;
truncate table tong
ORA-25128: No insert/update/delete on table with constraint (HR.CC_TONG) disabled and validated
SQL> alter table tong parallel ;
alter table tong parallel
ORA-00069: cannot acquire lock -- table locks disabled for TONG
SQL> lock table tong in exclusive mode ;
lock table tong in exclusive mode
ORA-00069: cannot acquire lock -- table locks disabled for TONG
-- some DML tests
SQL> select * from tong ;
COL1
SQL> update tong set col1 = col1 + 1 ;
update tong set col1 = col1 + 1
ORA-25128: No insert/update/delete on table with constraint (HR.CC_TONG) disabled and validated
-- creating dependent objects test
SQL> create index nui_tong on tong(col1) nologging ;
Index created
SQL> create view vw_tong as select * from tong ;
View created
added comments to the code
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(off topic) Quick advice needed RE: publishing

(sorry for the waaayyy off-topic post, but I'm sure some of you gurus would know the answer to this. I'm sort of in 'freak-out' mode right now.)
So my CD artwork is finalized, and slated to go to press this Friday. I just realized that, though I am registered with BMI, I put no mention of that on the disc or in the liner notes. DOH!
Do I need to? If so, is simply putting "Copyright 2006 [band name here], BMI" sufficient? Or do I need a 'music company' name (in other words, not the band name).
thanks for any advice !

Songs are tracked and money is distributed by song title, writer and publisher name. Don't make it hard for people to pay you. Make sure you get your publisher info on there.

I dropped my phone down the toilet then turned it off and left it in rice over night now it's saying battery dead and needs to be charged but I've read charing it is the worst thing to do, help please?

I dropped my phone down the toilet then turned it off and left it in rice over night now it's saying battery dead and needs to be charged but I've read charing it is the worst thing to do, help please?

After taking a dip in my vest pocket in the washing machine for about 10 minutes, my nearly new 5S spent 5 days in rice and silica gel packets. It definitely dried out, but there is damage to either the battery or the circuit board because it turns on, and I continuously get a blue screen and it reboots every five minutes for a half hour, and then miraculously, it stays on and works perfectly. But I wound up having to fork over $700 for a new 6+. because I couldn't stand the rebooting any longer. I had no insurance, but I do now, Apple insurance, not carrier ins.

I need a good DVD burner I tried roxia but not user friendly - I have read a lot of about iLife which includes a DVD burner - it is discontinued but still available from other sources - please advise

I need a good quality dvd burner - not happy with the free downloads - I have read a lot about iLife which apparently inclues a good reliable
dvd burner - discontinued but available from various sources. Please advise.

You need iLife '09 which includes the complete iDVD app and associated menu themes.
Found here.
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MB966Z-A-iLife-VERSION/dp/B0014X5XEK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=U TF8&qid=1368187126&sr=8-1&keywords=iLife+%2709
Another DVD burning app and is free is
Burn
http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/Pages/English/home.html

Who to contact to view a thread removed by host for being off-topic?

I have been posting to the Logic Pro 7 forum.
I posted a question that was clearly labelled "Off-Topic"
It was to do with phones being used in recording studios and I was inviting opinions from other recording studio users in the Logic Pro 7 forum.
I have had 24 replies.
I cannot view those replies because:
Off Topic: policy on mobile phones in recording studios (interference) ?
Administration » * Posts Removed by Hosts, 30-Jul-2006 03:33, Replies: 24
This thread has nothing to do with Logic - it is off-topic.
Lately, I've been tasked with...
I have clicked the "Posts Removed by Hosts" link to view my replies, and I get:
Error: you do not have permission to view the requested forum or category.
I cannot seem to find a contact for this forum, or for the hosts, to ask them to email me the replies or at least give me access to this thread so I can view the replies.
Can anyone help, please?

Hi darren,
As one of the posters of that thread, I would like to report that 1/2 of the replies said that phones do nothing in the studio except annoy those not on the phone, 1/4 compared it to no phones on planes, 1/8 said that cheaper/older phones can cause interference on amped instruments like a guitar, and the last 1/8 was fluff.
hope that helps. I enjoyed that thread for what it's worth.
X

Request to have off-topic posts moved

There are a number of posts accumulated in the Server and Storage Systems group of forums that are just not on-topic for them.
Generally they've been posted by people that care to not read anything nor drill down to an appropriate forum and just dump a question.
I've done the "report abuse" routine on a number of them but that seems to have been ignored.
Thus this new post.
These are from the last 60 days:
(need to be moved to a Glassfish forum)
How to start Galssfish when computer start
Glassfish 3.0.1 updatetool
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2128052
war for modify domain.xml in glassfish 3
Glassfish 2.1 + JPA 2: need some Sun/Oracle expert advice
(topics for Sun Java System "whatever" applications, posted to server forums)
AMPostAuthProcessInterface redirect problem
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2127174
Weblogic Spring/Sample Application Help
Cannot add new LDAP Group Members in Sun Java Server 7.0
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2134347
Help with iPlanet
iText vs Jasper Java Application Source Code
OpenMQ Unack'ed messages causing Java Heap overflow in STOMP
(database product questions posted to System Administration and hardware forums)
how can i release lock record?
Oracle for Mac
Problem using TNS_ADMIN in registry (Ora. 11g R2 Instant client in Win. 7)
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/opt/SUNWwbsvr7/bin/wadm exited with error: 125
Performance Testing tool
ORA-00202 and Fractured block found during control file header read
Performance Monitoring
Reg : Weblogic Server Installation
how can export from 11g to 9i
What's wrong with oracle database11g? Is it a serious problem?
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Oracle 10G on VMware Redhat Linux
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I Can't Connect to Oracle
what is the function of autoextensible field in dba_data_files?
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databse copy
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enterprise manager
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Problem with granting privileges
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During installation EMCA trows an error: Error uploading configuration data
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RMAN RESTORE
Find the user(s) using more CPU in a database
Oracle 10g 64-bit database on Windows 2008 R2 (64-bit) error ?
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TNS -12541 TNS: no listener
Installing Oracle 11g on a server without network access
RMAN Shows the following error... Please any one can help me....
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2137784
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http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2138186
ORA-12543 When creating a new oracle instance, Oracle 11g
Problem with Uninstalling Oracle 11.2 on Windows Server 2008
problem installing mod_plsql oracle 11g linux
Best practice for install oracle 11g r2 on Windows Server 2008 r2
ORA-12535: TNS:operation timed out
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move datafile/tablespace in a partitioned table
Orace 11g CRS installation ( windows server 2008 64 bit ) Error
Datapump import from a map drive
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=1982528
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2126409
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2126802
Oracle Startup/Shutdown with SQLPLUS and ORADIM in Windows...
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=1574872
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2123572
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2041227
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2077085
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2069660

If these last few are pruned out of the SysAdmin forums, that should finish the housekeeping task. They're the most recent entries of off-topic questions.
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Backup database with RMAN
sql*NAT?
How can convert Oracle 10g trial to License
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2160796
Visual Web Developer 2010 Express and Oracle ODAC - Oracle data provider
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Huge amount of "db file sequential reads" while INSERT APPEND operation
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2160410
Oracle Universal Installer - Toad - Virtual Machine Windows 7 on Mac
What to check or can say from where to start?
Where and how does oracle store tables?
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Resolving Mview Complete Refresh Performance
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http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2157067
ORA-01991: invalid password file
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http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2153592
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2149027
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2128320
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2137784
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=1982259
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=1574872
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2123572
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2041227
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2077085
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2069660
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2113069
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=1981627
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=1981082
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=1981287
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=1979404
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=1955376
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=1844213
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=1773975
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=1773059
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=1555844
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=1555363
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=1554035
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=1518192
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=1272113
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=1134136
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=1938192
Again, the community moderators don't have permissions to do that.
Thanks

Off Topic/cross-post

Off Topic - Cross Post:
Does anybody here enjoy reading flamefull threads as much as I do? Like the ones where someone asks a stupid
question and get bombarded with rude, snappy, witty comments. I love to read them, even when there directed at me. I wish there was a thread that acted like a directory of these flaming threads so that I could directly read them all in sequence.
Thank you very much for endless humor and entertainment.
Keep up the good work guys and girls...
Ian Mechura

Thanx for ur answer to me - however dear i do not need password or hacking type stuff - actually i just wanna IDs as string into my vector class. look u can by clicking to any ID (yahoo messenger online IDs) can send message or so and can use just for messaging them - my intension is just like that - not to access her password or to use her id for any other thing - i just to message them. but first i had to take his/her id as string into a vector. then later send them message. Is this illegal or so.
please this is really an assignment of my college.
please reply me at
[email protected]
or in my question here i post -
i had also stop posting question again and again as i think people understand my question as wrong.
thanx in advance
thax again sir for ur advice in advance
Saeed

Off-topic section not available for outsiders

Hi people!
The Off-topic section is only visible when I am logged in. If I logout, I can't see it. I found that because I've sent the url from the photoshop thread (lots of good laughings) to a friend and he said that couldn't see it because he was not registered, acording to the message he got.
So, is it on purpose? I can't see why, so I'm asking here.

Yes, it is. The reason is that sometime threads in off-topics can degenerate because they can be of political/religious nature. Such threads are not allowed but we can't check the forum 24hr/day. Other threads in off-topics are pointless blabber. We don't want prospective users who are browsing the forums to know if Arch is OK for them or are searching help on installing it to see these posts. They can give a bad first impression of Arch. Once they register, we assume they have a better idea of the Arch community and realize that these threads are a minority.
Your friends will need to register is they want to see the photoshop thread.

OFF Topic - sorry

I'm just reading "LV Job Openings" and I'm wonder what is the most popular field of labview from the "job possibilities" point of view ? For example I cant find any "vision" position but there are a lot of "test standard" positions. And one more question: is LV more popular in US/CA than in Europe ? Almost all "job openings" are from USA ?
Sorry for off topic and thank you for response

The jobs being posted are based on certain company's need at the moment. Typically more for test solutions, because most people make that association with LabVIEW. ... and the historical significance, etc..
As for Labview programmer job availability, looking at the Job Postings in this forum is not necessarily a good indication because most companies are probably not aware that they can look for people here. The better places are whatever job search engine that you would use in your area or even talk to headhunters.
As far as Labview popularity is concerned, we did have a thread somewhere in breakpoint which asked that question to NI. I think USA was at the top followed by some European Country, etc. But since the market is evolving very fast, so are the demographics. Maybe India is now leading the pack.. I don't know, and with everything, it is subject to change.
Are you trying to figure out where to focus your job search efforts? or is this a rhetorical question? Running after "Constant Change" can be exhausting..
RayR

Here's my Vent of the Day - How about one topic/thread per subject?

I see lots of topics/threads started that are exactly the same as ones already out there, and many of those could be answered if the OP would just search what's already been said, or read generally available information before posting. And then there are so many posts for which even the OP knows don't have an answer. It's just hard to wade through all these repetitive posts to find the ones that need answers or could be informative to all.
_For instance, how about a single thread for some of these_?
How do we get our free cases
When will Apple make a hardware change to iP4
Do you think I should buy now or wait
I'm happy with my phone, why aren't you
Let's all complain about Apple, Steve, whatever
Now what was it that was said in the Press Release? (like maybe go read it)
Face Proximity should be fixed
Antenna Problem should be fixed
So that's my vent for the day (everyone else is doing it). Come to think of it, I'm gonna change the topic of this post to "Here's my Vent of the Day"
Message was edited by: DianeX
Message was edited by: DianeX

R C-R wrote:
Keep in mind that a lot of new or occasional Discussions users are not familiar with how the Discussions search engine works & that it is, to be kind about it, more than a little quirky. For instance, even many regular users don't know that the default search box scope is different depending on the category you use it from. And compared to "smart" search engine technology like say Google or bing uses, you often need to use the arcane, 1990's era syntax mentioned in Search Tips to get good results.
Plus, users not already familiar with an issue or its terminology often have no idea how to create a good search query that doesn't produce an overwhelming number of unrelated hits.
Besides, venting & ranting are close cousins & the ToU make it clear these forms of self-indulgence are not really acceptable topics for Discussions to begin with. I'm sure a huge number of Discussions users are frustrated by all the topics taken over by such things, but {ahem} venting that frustration is just adding more fuel to the fire, so to speak.
My point may have been more clear if I hadn't somehow posted this on the Discussions area instead of the iPhone4 one, where there are continual repeats of the same topics (most of which have no answer anyway)

Need a good off-topic thread to read

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