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I was not considering such a product as a reference to explain pointers.  Off-CodeProject post by CodeProject[^].
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IMHO, another example of pointer is a search tool like Google, Bing, ...
What they show is just pointers (links) to external websites having the content searched for. However, we say, somewhat incorrectly, that "Google told me this result", "Bing gave me that answer", etc.
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Soon we will get to hear, "Cortana told me that...".
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Avijnata wrote: ...we say, somewhat incorrectly, that "Google told me this result", "Bing gave me that answer", etc.
Bing has never given me an answer. [I've never asked it a question...]
I'm retired. There's a nap for that...
- Harvey
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Just asked Bing the question "Who are you?"
The first answer it gave is: "Who Are You is the eighth studio album by English rock band The Who,..." from the Wikipedia page of "Who are you".
It didn't say "I am a search engine", implying that it is just a pointer.
Same result from Google also 
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Maybe but this often-used analogy often confuses people when they start to think about pointers to pointers, because then they take the analogy too seriously.
So how about this one: memory is an array, pointers are indexes in the array.
That's not even really an analogy.
People understand indexes into arrays, but "pointers are hard", and because we keep telling ourselves that it becomes true.
And then we use sh*tty analogies that only work if you already understand pointers and it just adds more confusion.
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I don't think pointers are that hard to understand. I mean they are doing exactly what they are named after. They point at things. To be more specific: They point at a memory location of a thing.
Pointers are things as well. So, if you like pointers you can point a pointer at a pointer.
I hope I made my point clear!
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Clear like water!... (I didn't say clean water )
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Oy vey, but that's bad. A pointer is a place where you put an address; not the address itself.
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This is why[^], salt is to be added to your gates.
The sh*t I complain about
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I'm looking forward to Windows 10 release. I'll be buying a new computer this year and have been waiting for 10 to release.
As a white male, it's fun to be in the minority now. 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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How do we get this mythical Windows 10 everybody is talking about? 
This is the most unimpressive new Windows OS launch I've ever seen. What ever happened to queueing up outside PC World all night to get my hands on the new and latest must have add on for my PC?
I mean, I know Windows 8 hurt Microsoft badly, so I can imagine why they are keen to downplay it, but it would be nice if it even got a single mention anywhere else other than the Lounge.
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Display Name Taken wrote: if it even got a single mention anywhere else other than the Lounge.
Not sure what you're talking about. I've seen it announced all over the place, outside of CP.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Display Name Taken wrote: What ever happened to queueing up outside PC World
Broadband Internet happened.
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Where is the fun in that? Many new friendships and even marriages have resulted from chance meetings outside PC World whilst queueing for the latest version of Windows. Where am I supposed to meet new people now?
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Display Name Taken wrote: Where am I supposed to meet new people now?
Facebook.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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I have been waiting for a very long time, until now. I bought a new laptop 2 months ago and reserved it then. I waited for a long time that this Get Windows 10 icon is appearing to me as a stupid logo. 
Anyways, did India get the release? I hope, I will get the release after 30 minutes.
The sh*t I complain about
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See my post above, its being rolled out on a "first come first served basis" which means many won't be able to upgrade today, so for a lot of people it will be a bit of a non-event.
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Ah, that was helpful. Thank you for relieving my pain buddy.
The sh*t I complain about
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This is like the ultimate Leslie Nielsen situation...
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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The joke is actually very good! 
<lol>Life is 2short 2remove USB safely
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That may be true, but that joke was made 8 years ago by a guy that died 4 years ago, at an event featuring two of the most prominent names in modern computing (Jobs and Gates). I think it's safe to say it has been posted here before, and everyone has already seen it...
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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Colin Mullikin wrote: and everyone has already seen it..
So?
Just sayin... 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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RyanDev wrote: So?
Keep in mind if you ever say the same thing twice, you're evil. I mean the lowest of the low. What kinda scum says the same thing twice? Especially on the Internet?? Didn't ya mamma teach you better?
Jeremy Falcon
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