[alapee]

@Modi => Gear Box has a couple I will be looking into, I will have to contact my friend in Retro to see about the ones I saw there.


@ybadragon => how is the connection string looking? I gotten in the habit of looking at it first if I am having problems connecting remotely to any database.

[ybadragon]

I think I just need to open up port 1443 in my firewall to allow connections, and if not I will need to check the datasource in the connection string.

[ybadragon]

alapee What is the image in your signature?

[rgfirefly24]

@alapee => If your looking at Gearbox I can tell you from experience that they are a tough company to get into. If they like your resume they will send you a document with several Questions that are no joke. I remember at least one question about creating a routine to do multiplication with out the use of loops, or multiplication operator. IE. Take an Input and multiply it by 350. You can not use loops, *, /, or -. EDIT: I found the actual question and you can use +.

Now, don't let me stop you from applying, because if you get in they are an absolutely fantastic company to work for. They go so far as to give employees a 1k (last I heard) budget for personal enrichment. Buying computer parts, going to conferences, buying books, etc.

This post has been edited by rgfirefly24: 06 August 2014 - 11:19 AM

[Xaos]

How the hell do you multiply something by 350 without using mathematical operators?

[macosxnerd101]

As of Monday, I've eaten through my remaining hours at work. So I'm here no pay until next Wednesday. Given that my boss has invested so much in me this summer and has agreed to be my adviser for my masters (assuming I get in), I'm not opposed to staying unpaid. Plus, continuing to do research benefits me long term!

I finished tidying up some results for complete graphs yesterday. Having 3.5 pages on the compiled TeX document makes me feel better about my work.
It's different sending an email sketching results and actually typing them out nice and formally. Today, I'm working on analyzing activity on cycle graphs.

[modi123_1]

Xaos, on 06 August 2014 - 01:15 PM, said:

How the hell do you multiply something by 350 without using mathematical operators?

That's the sweet taste of recursion. My guess is you cannot use multiplication.. but addition is fine.

[Xaos]

Hey mac, I've also almost exhausted my hours working, but i planned it just well enough (thanks to vacations) that I won't go unpaid. But I will be coming in during the fall (maybe spring as well) twice a month to progress and probably doing some solo work on it, so I guess you could say I am.

[alapee]

ybadragon=>Its an optical Illusion based on the Hole in Focus, Magnified Spot Optical Illusion.
Link
I expanded the hole and added a few addendums. It is one my favorite Optical Illusions.

Xaos => Goto Statement Adding the number to itself 350 times with an increment as a counter, counter = 350 then you goto next line. (Gotta love basic)

This post has been edited by alapee: 06 August 2014 - 11:25 AM

[Xaos]

modi123_1, on 06 August 2014 - 01:18 PM, said:

Xaos, on 06 August 2014 - 01:15 PM, said:

How the hell do you multiply something by 350 without using mathematical operators?

That's the sweet taste of recursion. My guess is you cannot use multiplication.. but addition is fine.

Well thats what i thought at first, but he said you couldn't use *, /, + or -.


Nevermind, he edited. Yeah, I initially thought just recursion using +.

[rgfirefly24]

Xaos, on 06 August 2014 - 01:15 PM, said:

How the hell do you multiply something by 350 without using mathematical operators?

I was a bit mistaken. You can use the + operator, but they want the most efficient way to do it. so (x+x) 350 times would be a failing answer. It took me a couple hours to figure it out, but I found that Bit Shifting was the way to do it.

[macosxnerd101]

Xaos, on 06 August 2014 - 02:18 PM, said:

Hey mac, I've also almost exhausted my hours working, but i planned it just well enough (thanks to vacations) that I won't go unpaid. But I will be coming in during the fall (maybe spring as well) twice a month to progress and probably doing some solo work on it, so I guess you could say I am.

My original plan was to be done by August 1st and go home, but my boss wanted me working on this paper. I'm happy to do it!

[ybadragon]

I would recommend bit-shifting for that question. Just know that bit shifting requires a number that is a power of 2

[alapee]

The job at Gear Box I was looking at was a Producer. Leadership skills required

[modi123_1]

Swanky science news -

Quote

Rosetta fired its thrusters on its final approach to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, known as "Chury" for short, on Wednesday morning. Half an hour after the burn, scientists announced that the craft had entered into the orbit of the streaking comet.
[...]
To get to its destination the spacecraft has covered more than three billion miles and as the comet hurtles towards the sun it will reach a speed of about 62,000 miles per hour.
[...]
The mission has now achieved the first of what it hopes will be a series of historic accomplishments. In November mission controllers aim to place the robotic lander Philae on the surface -- something that has never been done before.

http://www.cnn.com/2....html?hpt=hp_t2

Spoiler

Rosetta: Yo Chury - mind if I crash on yo' couch for a while?
Chury: Ah.. how long?
Rosetta: About a year brah.. or when I am done put'in on the exam.
Chury: *sigh* sure.. as long as you don't do anything crazy..
Rosetta: LOL! In three months my boy Philae is going to drop a probe on yo' ass! #YOLO #SWAG
Chury: Wait, what?!

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