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Did you bother to notify the author or the publisher? Complaining here about it is not going to solve the problem.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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David Crow wrote: Complaining here about it is not going to solve the problem.
In that case, shut down the Lounge. 
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Burn the heretic! 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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And use Hortsmann's book to set the fire lol
I'm just joking haha 
modified 3-Jun-21 21:01pm.
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Yeah, I would like to do that. So far I only left a bad review on an online store, where I bought this book from. But I don't know how it would help to write to him, becuase a person who publishes a book like that, simply doesn't care and half of the book is worth to be put into the garabage can. And besides... I have many books like that on my bookshelf. "Java for dummies" isn't better either but still, it was at least cheap, but this is book was a robbery and it got so good reviews. I wonder if those who left those 5-star reviews really read those later chapter page by page just as I did or maybe something is wrong with me 
modified 3-Jun-21 21:01pm.
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I found the "nutshell" (C#, Java, Regular Expressions, etc.) books generally useful. One needs to connect with the "mind" of the writer; which is not always possible.
https://www.amazon.ca/Java-Nutshell-Desktop-Quick-Reference/dp/1449370829
Even though they're called a "reference", they include the basics.
It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it.
― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food
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After having the damn thing, you may remember that Herself and I most noticed a large amount of hair loss some weeks or months later - I lost about 3/4 of the thickness of my ponytail and was debating shaving my head instead if it got any thinner (it's about the thickness of my finger, which is borderline for maintaining a pony really).
But ... I've got signs that it's coming back, and so does Herself!
Not a lot yet - just short little hairs are the front edge of the hairline for us both - but that's a good sign!
Turns out it causes something called "Telogen Effluvium" is to blame, and the first sign of recovery from that is - you guessed it - short little hairs appearing on the front edge of the hairline.
It'll probably take a few years to get the "full pony" back, but at least we can both be sure that it will eventually regrow.*
* Which means I'll be back to spending a small fortune on shampoo again. 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Hair..., hair serve no purpose.
-- Carlo the envious
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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The Lounge[^]
Which is a logical full circle - no hair increases the chances of brain damage and thus the inability to see the importance of hair.
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W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote: no hair increases the chances of brain damage and thus the inability to see the importance of hair.
This is a logical circle. 
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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OriginalGriff wrote: Which means I'll be back to spending a small fortune on shampoo again
That's better than spending a small fortune on hair-restorer quacks... 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Wow - you've inspired a great topic for a weekly survey: scalp fur.
Mrs. doesn't approve, but I, too, have ponytail. Hair, between wavy and curly, makes it always appear thick.
I'm glad your furs' regrowing. Here, via the evidence of evolution, is why:
Humans have lost just about all of their body hair - but not on their heads. Why? Well, it's because hair is there to protect the brain from blazing sunshine and winter's frosty bite. In hotter (equatorial) climates, it even evolved to curly so as to increase the air content and be a better insulator. Dark, too: counterintutive? Not if you realize most of the suns heat is in the infrared range. It is absorbed rapidly by the darker hair on the outer layers whilst in very northern climates, it became possible for blond haired mutants to survive as the sun is never that intense.
So - and I suppose you'll agree there's some importance to this - your brains protective most-outer layer is repairing itself and the implication is that your body thinks it's worth it.
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There are very few perfect heads. So, the rest are covered with hair.
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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theoldfool wrote: So, the rest are covered with hai
And the ones that are uncovered? They do seem to resemble a butt-cheek more than anything else. Especially when two hairless options sit close together.
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I haven't shaved my head since Thanksgiving. I wanted to if I was still blonde, and how much gray would be in there.
Still blonde. Not much gray.
But pretty much nothing growing on top. (Ever see an elephant up close? Hairs spread far, far from each other on its skin. That's me.)
So...$30/month on minoxidil forever, or $30/year on razor blades?
Easy decision.
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Excellent news. Glad to hear it.
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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OriginalGriff wrote: * Which means I'll be back to spending a small fortune on shampoo again.
and we'll be spending a fortune on stronger glasses to read your footnotes.
But we are pleased to read your good news
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I've adopted the brush cut look a few years ago and haven't looked back.
One of my cousins has owned her own salon since she was old enough to register a business. She shaves both my hair and beard at the same time, on the same length setting - I haven't bought a blade in years. I keep it short enough that it's extremely low maintenance...I haven't had a need for a comb or hairbrush in a long time either.
This year was an exception however...I hadn't seen her in roughly 5 months. My hair (and beard) both had never gotten that long. And I was reminded how much I hate having to use a brush every morning...
TBH I wouldn't have a care in the world if I went bald. But both sides of my parents' families are known for having full heads of hair. Some have thin hair (I certainly don't), but nobody's bald.
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As part of my ongoing drama at the arduino.cc forums, I just told the mods and rest of the arrogant half of the thread that responded to me that they aren't good enough at C++ development, troubleshooting, or arduino to be arrogant about anything, and if they wanted to be jerks, they should get good first, or they just look like low rent clowns who have a chip on their shoulder.
I'm done being nice. These people shouldn't have a forum. That site needs an e----
My pet peeve is not rudeness. It's arrogance mixed with incompetence. I hate hubris.
Real programmers use butterflies
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Two things. It's OK to be a jerk so long as you're good? And what's wrong with spelling out enema?
How did they get to be mods? Was it solely based on rep points? Does no one watch the watchers?
They probably need you a lot more than you need them, so they'd be the losers in this.
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Being a jerk isn't okay even if you're good, but when a competent person acts like an arrogrant clown it doesn't get my goat the way it does when an incompetent person does.
I'm not sure how they pick mods there.
And thanks for the vote of confidence. I may try out avrfreaks. I've heard they're arrogant too, but maybe they actually know what they're doing.
Real programmers use butterflies
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Greg Utas wrote: It's OK to be a jerk so long as you're good?
Definitely not, in my opinion.
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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