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...and my point is that if you can't beleive the most recent research (and I'm not suggesting that you do) then you can't beleive *any* of it, so showing one graph against another is futile. Also, comparing one part of the graph with allegedly manufactured data and then holding up data from ~40,000 years before we'd invented the thermometer as truth is laughable - well, laughable if it weren't so serious. Sure, be discontented that you're being lied to - I have no issue with that - in fact, I encourage it. But let's not pretend that the data that looks to have been even partially manufactured is the only data that's been used to back up the climate change thoeries. Don't discredit the whole theory based on what isn't all the data <- that's politcal, not scientific.

Wow - data from 40,000 years ago - you can bet no programmers or scientists put fudge factors in their code back then...

I think bgapske was referring to Paul G.'s use of a zero as the first character of Obama's name as opposed to a capital O. I gotta admit, it takes dedication to continually use a zero...

Well that may have been the motivation for their development. but I don't think it's the whole point. Or, at least, the idea polymorphism in LabVIEW has made other techniques possible (or easier). For example, sometimes I like to have a poly parent that has children that are selectable based on the required functionality, not actual polymorphism (the inputs and outputs might be the same between the children). It gives the developer a smaller palette and the ability to really quickly swap between functions. It takes some forethought to group items intelligently, but I think it's a vaild use of the polymorphic paradigm.

Nicely put! and hence the geek was born - originally they were all nerds because they were social misfits, but then the technology they were obsessing over became socially acceptable (in some cases even something that the social mean admired) and became geeks. Those who obsess over technology that changes our lives are geeks, those who obsess over technology that is irrelevant are nerds. Then you'd be just like you were on the racquetball court yesterday: very very wrong.

One thing we often do get the text from all the controls on a FP and use the OpenG INI VIs to save their values to a file on exit. Then on software start load all the values from the file into all the FP controls. It's a great way to have the software remember where it was. (I'd love to post the code, but it's in our internal reuse repository - IP protected - should be pretty easy to recreate though...)

More of a nerd than a geek - hasn't she heard about LabVIEW FPGA?

Try this. Edit: sorry, I just saw that you're on LabVIEW 7.1 and I posted with some 8.6 code. I'd love to be able to help further, but I can't save back to 7.1 right now Running Tally.vi

Not that I'm trying to hijack the thread or anything, but Joseph W. Swan invented the lightbulb, Edison just made Swan's invention more practical: http://www.ideafinde...s/lightbulb.htm I think the legend of Edison is larger than the man on several fronts - just ask Nikola Tesla

I had to look it up: sycophant (from the Greek συκοφάντης sykophántēs) is a servile person who, acting in his or her own self-interest, attempts to win favor by flattering one or more influential persons, or by saying lies against a fellow citizen for gaining a kind of profit.

Moo.

Ugh - I totally agree. It's great for drawing, but not for architecting...

I use Endevo's UML Modeller: http://www.flander.com/English/Endevo/Products/tabid/7430/language/en-US/Default.aspx

My alter ego sent this to me today, and I thought it definately cool enough to share.

Nice example!

No apologies needed - that's pretty accurate, although you forgot handsome and omnipitant. Now where's that (mooning) emoticon...

Awww - and that's flattering for you to say that too Hang on a tick - are you saying that I couldn't do that if I wanted to?!? ...actually, you're right - I'm far too lazy to have an alter ego

There are far too many superfluous letters in there anyway!

Ditto - as one of the many physicists-by-trade on this board I don't think it does, but I do think it's important to keep up with those bells and whistles, especially if they have the potential to make your life more fulfilling In fact, I'd go as far as to say that you can't really put OO in the same basket as bells and whistles - like the old saying goes: if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. The AE design pattern is one tool (let's call it a hammer), OO is another (let's call it a wrench). You can probably work out how to tighten a bolt with a hammer, but the wrench will make it a much easier and stable solution.

Sorry - I didn't mean to make that look like I was belittling anyone there. I know that there are plenty of damn good LV developers that design architectures out there that don't have OO experience.

Ok people - break it up. Mike already warned everyone to stay on topic without attacking each other. LAVA is an open forum and we try to let everyone have their say, irrespective of our personal views - but personal attacks are never appropriate on LAVA, and are grounds for post deletion, account suspension and possibly more. I suggest everyone take a deep breath and cool it for a while. Then, if you're still interested in the topic, come on back and continue posting on topic, but if you're not interested in the topic then do your best to ignore the thread.

Wow - there are over 30,000 American scientists that know enough about the greenhouse effect to reject the Kyoto protocol because "The proposed limits on greenhouse gases would harm the environment, hinder the advance of science and technology, and damage the health and welfare of mankind"?!?! I'd want to know what was in the letter before I'd consider that money well spent

One of my favourite t-shirt designs: I'm not sure where I found this - probably sent to me by justingoeres...

Not only are you allowed to, I'd encourage it - the exam graders are probably more familiar with the templates than anything custom you come up with, so using the built-in templates is in the interest of helping them grade your work.