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I like what he puts down as his occupation in his profile 
'Software development, Web design, Training, Research'
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Ray Cassick wrote: Software development
But can't do his own programming class work...
Ray Cassick wrote: Web design
Getting a consulting gig for Crayola doesn't count...
Ray Cassick wrote: Training
Teaching 5 years olds how to color inside the lines doesn't count as "Training"...
Ray Cassick wrote: Research
Seeing if your finger turns green after you pick your nose doesn't count as Research...
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Dave Kreskowiak wrote: Seeing if your finger turns green after you pick your nose doesn't count as Research...
Doesn't it? Damn.
I'd better cancel the R&D application then.
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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This forum is specifically to ask for or provide ideas for articles. No one here is going to do your work for you. If you have specific questions about a specific problem you have encountered, people will try to help.
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I feel that you could rack up 10,000 posts just telling people to post the right content in the right forum.
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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Absolutely. I wish we had a better way to deal with it. I try to keep up with it, but there are so many cross-posts and misposts that it isn't always easy.
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Perhaps it's time to update your Forum Guidelines article again? I just saw a response to another homework question pointing them to this FAQ[^]
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Go do your own homework. This particular forum is for Article Ideas.
"Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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I'm kinda having a difficult time connecting 2 switches in a one router..
I don't know how to set-up the router and the switches... And the IP address are making dizzy.. how come that i already gave the 2 fastethernet port a ip address and my 10 host wont ping each other??
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Is there an article coming out of this? If not, then you've picked the wrong forum.
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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I want hide or disable MyComputer or drives of the computer so that, after restarting the computer , MyComputer or drives is restored to normal state (visible/enable)
can any body help me?
H.R
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Don't cross-post (original post[^]), especially to forums that don't have anything to do with your question.
This forum is for people to ask questions about ideas for articles or to submit requests for someone to write an article.
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Scott Dorman wrote: Don't cross-post (original post[^]), especially to forums that don't have anything to do with your question.
Surely not. I was beginning to think you could post any old crap anywhere on the forums.
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That does seem to be the general trend occurring.  
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I need sugge./ advice for video processing for bleow requirement
Person or object will be selected in the first frame of video sequence
manually by mouse. Now the selected object/persion should be segmented in
rest of the frames by the algorithm/porgram.
any souce code/algorithm/ links / suggestion are greatly appericated
Thanks in advance
->electron
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do not cross post
Russell
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I've been a long time reader of the site, and I've been thinking about posting my first article soon. In short, I've been writing a library for basic linear algebra operations. Essentially, I've thrown in most of the applications that you'd see in a good introductory college linear algebra course (guess which class I'd just taken when I started this). Anyways, I was just wondering if anyone here had any particular suggestions to share with a first time submitter.
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Write the article. Put it away for a couple of days. Reread it and then make changes as appropriate.
Next, choose a writing style and stick with it throughout the article. Don't jump between first and third person.
Keep it friendly and accessible - and don't sweat it if you get any low votes. If your article is any good then the low votes will be balanced out by higher votes.
Finally, write the article for yourself first and foremost. Write the article that YOU would like to read.
Finally, read this[^] article by Marc Clifton. He pretty much wrote the rulebook on what constitutes good articles.
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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The tips Pete provided are all excellent for any article writer. I would also add that small beginnings can sometimes be best. I made the "mistake" of making my Implementing IDisposable and the Dispose Pattern Properly[^] article the first one I wrote. While it ended up being well received, it took a long time to write and was definately a challenge for my first article.
The best advice I could give would be to make sure that the code samples in the article supplement the content, not the other way around. The articles that are mostly code with little to no explanation generally aren't well received. Also, don't be afraid to have people (even people that aren't technical) read the article as proof-readers, I usually sit on an article for a day or two after I finish it, then re-read it to make sure it still makes sense before I post it...but even then there are times that I've found (or had pointed out) formatting or grammar issues. The nice thing, is that it's pretty easy to update an article (even once it moves out of the "unedited" section).
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After I think I've finished an article, I wait a couple days, then print it out, get away from the computer, and read over the print version. For some reason, the change from screen to paper helps me see things like awkward wording.
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I need to document a number of tree type structures and wish to use SQL as the data source and ideally a .NET ASP front end.
Ideally I want to store all data in one structure and allow users to navigate through the different structures and jump between them at relevant nodes.
The tree structures are a network infrrastructure with multiple routes between switches, the power distribution feeding all the switches and the building structure where the various physical items exist.
I'm after some ideas on the data structure, I have a few different structures in mind but the all have downfalls or complexity.
SteveJ
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In DB you can design tree as the following:
NodesTable(NodeID,NodeName,NodeParrent)<br />
NodeTable.NodeParrent 1===M NodeTable.NodeID<br />
and in ASP.NET use an DataReader to read all records of the table one by one and add them to the Tree datastructure you've designed.
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I've been using the 32Feet IrDA library a lot recently, especially for a WindowsCE project. Thinking about writing an article (it would be my first), but as 32Feet makes the whole subject child's play anyway, does anyone think such an article would be useful?
Me: Can you see the "up" arrow?
User:Errr...ummm....no.
Me: Can you see an arrow that points upwards?
User: Oh yes, I see it now!
-Excerpt from a support call taken by me, 08/31/2007
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Do it. Even with a supposedly simple library, there will be something for those of us who have never used it. I like reading articles like this because they sometimes spark off ideas, and there are a lot of others here who feel the same.
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Ok, boss - I'm on the case 
Me: Can you see the "up" arrow?
User:Errr...ummm....no.
Me: Can you see an arrow that points upwards?
User: Oh yes, I see it now!
-Excerpt from a support call taken by me, 08/31/2007
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