Jisakiel - Slashdot User

Recommendations For C++/OpenGL Linux Tutorials? 117

Posted by timothy on Tuesday March 23, 2010 @08:31AM from the no-you-guide-me dept.

QuaveringGrape writes "After a few years of Python I've recently been trying to expand my programming knowledge into the realm of compiled languages. I started with C, then switched over to C++. A friend and longtime OpenGL programmer told me about NeHe's tutorials as a good step after the command-line programs started to get old, but there's a problem: all the tutorials are very Windows-based, and I've been using Linux as my single platform for a while now. I'm looking for suggestions for tutorials that are easy to learn, without being dumbed down or geared towards non-programmers."

Your Favorite Tech / Eng. / CS Books? 517

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday December 23, 2008 @02:35PM from the art-of-computer-programming dept.

chris_eineke writes "I like to read and to collect good books related to computer science. I'm talking about stuff like the classic textbooks (Introduction to Algorithms 2nd ed., Tanenbaum's Operating Systems series) and practitioners' books (The Practice of Programming, Code Complete) and all-around excellent books (Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, Practical Common Lisp). What's your stocking-stuffer book this Christmas? What books have been sitting on your shelves that you think are the best ones of their kind? Which ones do you think are -1 Overrated? (All links are referral-free.)"

Comment Re:Allowing "Banned" Features (Score 1) 204

by Jisakiel on Wednesday October 22, 2008 @12:47PM (#25470395) Attached to: Google Opens Up Android Codebase

They could support A2DP and file transfers though. For listening music in the car without plugging it in (even in the ipods), and for sending those silly pictures and ringtones (ah, less revenue!) as the rest of us have been doing since around forever.

Handling Caller ID Spoofing? 556

Posted by timothy on Tuesday October 21, 2008 @12:11PM from the advocate-violence-in-this-case dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A nice little old lady I know has had her number spoofed by some car warranty scammers. They're calling hundreds of potential victims per day pretending to use her phone number, and the angry ones call her back; some of them have even left death threats. She's terrified. Some well-intending anti-telemarketing folks have posted her address on the 'net as well. How can we figure out where these scammer bastards are, and what's the state of the current legislation to prevent caller ID spoofing? I called the FBI in Boston (near where she lives) and they said they can't help. She's called her phone company, but they said they can't help either. She's had the same number for over 50 years and doesn't want to change it." If the Feds can't or won't handle it, what's the best approach here?

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