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Question: "What am I gonna do with 40 subscriptions to Vibe?" haha "I'm a people person!!" had to add those in, ill ask questions again
Asked by AnalSeducer (71.142.86.x) on February 7 2010, 7:51am
Reply on February 8 2010, 1:10pm:

Indeed! Comment...

Question: So what is Cockos's office used to be before you guys converted into office/dev space?
Asked by Poop (66.184.76.x) on February 7 2010, 7:46am
Reply on February 8 2010, 1:10pm:

It was an S&M club. Comment...

Question: I'm no Einstein or anything. But your decision to leave college PAID off haha. Got to make kick ass shit along the way too!
Asked by AnalSeducer (71.142.86.x) on February 7 2010, 6:33am
Reply on February 8 2010, 1:10pm:

Yeah I can't complain. Though maybe I missed out, too... Comment...

Question: Is that Cocko's office in the N900 video? "Dev room", sofas, studio... if so, sounds great!
Asked by Fergo (189.4.55.x) on February 6 2010, 9:24pm
Reply on February 7 2010, 1:17am:

Yeah, it's a good space. Just don't ask what it used to be before we got it... Comment...

Question: From the youtube video that you made with N900, are you still using an old CRT montior? If so, why aren't you upgrading to LCD?
Asked by Poop (66.184.76.x) on February 6 2010, 6:04pm
Reply on February 7 2010, 1:16am:

Hmm no I use LCDs. Comment...

Question: Check out channel 9, it's the breast exams!
Asked by Lawrence (71.142.86.x) on February 6 2010, 5:47pm
Reply on February 7 2010, 1:16am:

Doesn't that chick look like Ann? Comment...

Question: What were some of the main driving forces that made you decide to leave college? I always found it primitive myself. Take Care
Asked by AnalSeducer (71.142.86.x) on February 6 2010, 4:04pm
Reply on February 7 2010, 1:16am:

I think the forces were boredom, unnecessary hassle from the school's IT department, a small cramped dorm room... Comment...

Question: Do you find Reaper personally more rewarding to develop than winamp?
Asked by James (68.225.40.x) on February 6 2010, 11:26am
Reply on February 7 2010, 1:14am:

Yeah, I think it's something that I use more creatively than I did Winamp... Comment...

Question: Just saw your post about Nokia. Nice office man! Liked the couch area. Dam No AT&T did it for you huh? haha
Asked by AnalSeducer (71.142.86.x) on February 5 2010, 12:41pm
Reply on February 5 2010, 10:30pm:

Yeah that and a somewhat stupid system design... Comment...

Question: do you use disk encryption on your pcs, like partition or whole disk? why or why not?
Asked by godzillra (206.53.147.x) on February 5 2010, 10:33am
Reply on February 5 2010, 10:30pm:

No. I do my best to keep my computers physically secure, though. Generally I'm a lot more worried about losing data than about other people getting copies of it. Comment...

Question: How do you choose idea for your new application? It's only the stuff you want to use?
Asked by Alex (89.207.47.x) on February 5 2010, 1:04am
Reply on February 5 2010, 10:29pm:

Yeah, generally it's stuff that I want to use, and not just use, but use regularly. Daily, even... Comment...

Question: With Questions asked on how to be a great programmer. Do you sometimes feel people overlook the beauty of programming? Creating
Asked by AnalSeducer (71.142.86.x) on February 4 2010, 9:20pm
Reply on February 5 2010, 10:29pm:

I definitely look at it as craftsmanship. I don't think most people do. Comment...

Question: what do you mean by "community property"?
Asked by andrew (24.56.204.x) on February 3 2010, 9:19pm
Reply on February 3 2010, 10:34pm:

it's a legal term, you can look it up. Comment...

Question: Not at all (this isn't a question). I have a clever idea (everyone thinks their ideas are clever) re. V1.
Asked by roberttheiii (67.221.94.x) on February 3 2010, 12:35pm
Reply on February 3 2010, 10:35pm:

Ah. Post it online then, that's what you should do eh? Comment...

Question: (jesusonic - ncurses lover) Will cockos make a hardware device? Is it feasible or does such a move make sense any more?
Asked by _gio (62.103.65.x) on February 3 2010, 12:33pm
Reply on February 3 2010, 10:35pm:

Haha it's too difficult / costly / etc. Software is easier. Comment...

Question: Regarding talking about an open source project related to the Valentine One, does a forum or person come to mind?
Asked by roberttheiii (71.235.42.x) on February 2 2010, 6:46pm
Reply on February 3 2010, 12:18pm:

Not really, no... should it? Comment...

Question: What does marriage mean? Besides the license you sign with the state, what does it give you you can't have otherwise?
Asked by Will (68.96.206.x) on February 2 2010, 4:18pm
Reply on February 3 2010, 12:19pm:

Comment...

Question: What do you think of the iPad? Does it sound like Maxipad?
Asked by Poop (66.184.76.x) on February 2 2010, 4:16pm
Reply on February 3 2010, 12:19pm:

If they would open it up so anybody could develop for it, I'd be more interested. Comment...

Question: Ruchira, you can set tab order in the resource editor.
Asked by Poop (66.184.76.x) on February 2 2010, 8:55am
Reply on February 2 2010, 12:21pm:

He's not using a resource editor for the window (it's not a dialog). Comment...

Question: i made a window(not dialog) with two buttons! i want to change focus using tab key. how to do it?
Asked by ruchira (202.129.234.x) on February 1 2010, 10:05pm
Reply on February 2 2010, 12:21pm:

Yeah, not sure what the cleanest way to do this without using a dialog.. in your message loop you could see if the tab key is hit, see what window has focus, get the next/previous child that has WS_TABSTOP set, move the focus there, etc... That'd probably where I would start. Comment...

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