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    Did My Mom's Heart Attack Change Our Plans?

    My condolences, Rhody
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    PF PHOTO CONTEST - Made of stone (sept 12-19)

    Greetings to all PFers from the midgets trapped in stone.
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    Stuck in solving a (rather simple) differential equation problem.

    Homework Statement Equation: dy/dx=x+1/3y^2 where y>0 Homework Equations I'm to show that (1/2x^2+x+8)^1/3 is a solution The Attempt at a Solution Splitting it up in x/3y^2+1/3y^2 has been futile and I'm out of ideas. Can anyone help me see the light?
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    What Are Your Favorite MS-DOS Games?

    Hey, at that time I wasted weeks on the text-only Colossal Cave Adventure on the IBM Mainframe. Didnt know it was you who ported it, Thanks man, it was great.:approve:
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    PF PHOTO CONTEST - Rock my world (mar 28 - apr 4)

    Sorry for all the confusion about the hotlinks to picasa. Made a new user at photobucket. The rock is part of the dolomites in the alps.
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    PF PHOTO CONTEST - Rock my world (mar 28 - apr 4)

    Thanks Borek and matthyaouw. Yeah, the hotlinking seems to be the problem allthough I don't understand why, the Picasa thing generates links for this specific purpose, I just cannot seem to figure the right way of using it. (This also explains why I never won the prestigious PF PHOTO...
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    PF PHOTO CONTEST - Rock my world (mar 28 - apr 4)

    You cannot see my picture Borek? Edit: Where did the d*** thing go?? Working on it. This Picasa thing is tricky
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    PF PHOTO CONTEST - Rock my world (mar 28 - apr 4)

    From a trip to the alps last year. Notice the climbers on top.
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    Are You Ready for the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C. on April 4th?

    Jimmy If you have an Google account, like a Gmail, check out Picasa. Its a Google product and free, no stupid advertising, spam mails or virus included. The product has lots of features to help you administer and edit your pictures, I never use them. Made myself two folders, one public and...
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    Confessions of My Stupidest Moments: A Humorous Tale of Taking Wrong Turns

    Picking one of many stupid decisions. Years ago I was working as a volunteer in an Israel kibbutz near Haifa. This was really cool, the work was not hard, the hours reasonable and you could hang out with people from all over the planet. I lived in a ramshackle hut housing 5 or 6 other...
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    PF PHOTO CONTEST - Flower Power (mar 21-28)

    From my vacation last week, far far away. Pretty clumsy picture, I admit but the flower is cool.
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    What is COBOL in Unisys Mainframe?

    Hi Moneer81 I take it that your experience with COBOL is from the PC or other not mainframe environment. No, COBOL is a very standard application, it behaves and "feels" the same regardless of platform. No. Your experience if very relevant. In fact any experience using COBOL will make you...
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    What is the oldest thing you own?

    Not nearly as old as Evo's. Only a mere 45 million years old.
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    Laid Off? Join the Club & Improve Skills

    Count me in. Lost my job last spring and I'm not getting unemployment insurance money. But I'm not getting desperate eider, my wife have a pretty good job. :wink: Anyone in need for some mainframe programming, let me know. 30+ years of expirence.
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