I'll start us off:

I think many computer nerds are beyond thankful that internet explorer isn't the only option for web browsers out there. I personally use Firefox. What's your preference? Be sure to vote in the poll!

This is pretty self explanitory. Just share the origin of your username, why you chose it, etc...


I got the idea for mine from the coadmin of hardwiredgoogle.com, as he went by darth-android. Despite being a google fansite, I decided to join in and went by darth Apple. I've been using that username at many sites since.

What the origin of your username?

Thought I'd have fun here- this is the first in a series of studies on Titanic- feel free to express your opinions on her and her people:

Construction- Harland and Wolff Belfast Northern Ireland
Leinth- 882.6 ft or 886 feet 9 inches
Weight (in tons)- 45,163 total- 45,000 designed
Power steam powered with  2 reciprocation and 1 turbine- The turbine was not able to be reversed. The power plant consists of the following as stated in Wikipedia 24 double-ended and 5 single-ended boilers feeding two reciprocating steam engines for the wing propellers and a low-pressure turbine for the center propeller,output: 46,000 HP
Decks- 11
She featured 4 funnels. 3 active 1 for venting of the galleys and boiler rooms.

Officers-
Smith, Commander Edward John, RNR (Retd) 62-Stoke-Captain
Wilde, Lieutenant Henry Tingle, RNR 39-Chief Officer
Murdoch, Lieutenant William McMaster, RNR 39-First Officer
Lightoller, Sub-Lieutenant Charles Herbert, RNR 38- Second Officer
Pitman, Mr. Herbert John 34 -Third Officer
Boxhall, Sub-Lieutenant Joseph Groves, Yorkshire-Fourth Officer
Lowe, Sub-Lieutenant Harold Godfrey-Fifth Officer
Moody, Mr. James Paul 24 - Sixth officer

While I'm working on 2.0 I'd like to welcome members to 1.0
2.0 is going to be o a new host that allows for unlimited uploading capabilities. So are you ready to join a great Sim City site? If so click here: http://simcitybuffs.icyboards.net/ 

According to autism-society.org, the prevalence of autism is 1/88.

Speaking as an aspie, it's quite a mild autism-spectrum disorder (very few, if any meltdowns - the ones that do occur don't last long and are mild, generally lessened symptoms), but it's still very difficult to live with. My primary concern with living with it is impaired social skills, which make communication quite difficult.  My main concern for others though is that a lot of young children are misdiagnosed. Another concern is people who are diagnosed too late in life, especially if they're young adults. It is very hard to get a diagnosis then.

There's no real cure for any ASD. But they can be greatly improved to the point where they aren't noticeable through extensive therapy.

What are your thoughts?

I personally love virtual machines, and find them extremely useful. I'm currently using virtualbox, but the screen resolution is very annoying with VB, so I was wondering if there was a good alternative that people have found to be good. Any suggestions?

-DarthApple

Ten years ago, the idea that practically everyone above the age of 11 would have a cell phone was laughable, to say the least. Of course the use of the cell phone has become a very integral part of society since then, but the prices still have yet to reflect that.

Many people are still used to paying bills upwards of $120/month just to get unlimited 3G/4G service, and now LTE is beginning to take the spotlight. Such high prices are difficult for some, especially the unemployed, to afford. However, cell phone technology is very expensive by nature, so the service bills are naturally high as a result. The question becomes that of whether or not the government should begin to take steps to significantly subsidize such an essential service as technology continues to grow. Be sure to vote in the poll!

English, much like math, is a very controversial subject for both high school and college students. While I'm not majoring in it, I personally love the subject. However, there are also plenty who are on the opposite end of the spectrum, so here we have a poll. Be sure to register your vote!

Pretty much every math class today lists "TI-83 or equivalent" as a list of required materials. Personally, I always felt $100 was a bit pricey for a graphing calculator, so for quite some years I've gotten away with a Casio fx-9750GII calculator instead. It doesn't have nearly as much memory, but it's actually much faster, and programming it has been quite interesting.

On the other hand, being the one guy in class shuffling through my manual's pages while everyone else is doing math wasn't my favorite experience with my cheap calculator, but if you can't afford the expensive ones, why pay for them?

I personally am a huge fan of programming graphing calculators. I almost finished programming minesweeper on mine, although there was one thing I never quite figured out. Any other calculator fanatics out in the community?