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Well we both mean the same thing then ?

My problem was with the wording of their second question. I am just being pedantic but they insist that we take note of the literal meaning of their questions so we get the answers they want. When I do they mark me wrong so miffed ?

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I shortened the example for Er shortness Ed so here is the code they asked us to construct in a “lab” before the questions :

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

void CallByValue(int Avariable)

{

Avariable = 50;

}

void CallByRef(int & Avariable)

{

Avariable = 50;

}

int main()

{

int Avariable = 5;

cout << Avariable << endl;

CallByValue(Avariable);

cout << Avariable << endl;

CallByRef(Avariable);

cout << Avariable << endl;

}

The output is 5, 5, 50.

On your other point if I wanted a pointer memory address I would write:

*pointer=&Avariable

And if I wanted the value in the address I would dereference the variable with:

Value=*pointer

 

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Any comments ?

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Ah yes the DUP. If Mrs May thinks she can bribe or bully them into accepting  a customs border down the middle of the Irish sea then she really doesnt know them very well.

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So the EU recons it would revoke our rebate if we somehow changed our minds and decided to stay in the EU ? No surprise there then as preliminary talks about abolishing our rebate were already well underway before we voted to leave.

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And speaking of the manual again the TV has the electronic version built in and it has links that take you to the settings it talks about directly. Just as well because the printed version is little more than a quick start guide.

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Yep got all that input renaming and launching stuff and if the device supports consumer electronics control it can put up a little picture of its self too ?

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I am miffed because edX has marked me wrong on one of its questions. See what you think.

1. Pass a variable to a function by value and change its value within the function.

Q. What is the value of the variable after the call to the function returns ?

A. The same as it was before the call because you only passed its value.

2. Pass a variable to a function by reference (&variable) and change its value within the function.

Q. What is the value of the variable after the call to the function.

Now here is the problem. I read this question twice and this one does NOT say the value after the function returns like the first one did so I put the value is not yet changed. They marked me wrong because they MENT the value after the function returned which will be the new value because I passed it by reference.

I think I was robbed ?

 

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Thank you Plane Man. I’ll pass it on.

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What thread has the bit about a cheap chrome or something stick with 2 months free content ? My mate is interested and I cant find it.

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Sometimes the login on my mobile fails to work properly and I get something like you describe. I have to make sure I get the spinning envelope and then wait before I continue.

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And speaking of RTFM I got a 32GB USB stick so I could pause and record live TV on my Samsung telly but it was having none of it. Kept offering to format the device and failing. A quick read of the manual told me that although the TV is happy to play back almost anything from a USB stick it will only record on a genuine SATA device in a USB enclosure. The drive also gets formatted as NTFS which I haven’t seen before. Teach me to look before I leap next time ?

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So let me get this strait ?

You only get this problem with Forumite and only after you have logged in ?

Can you read posts normally without logging in ?

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Well I did say I thought we could ignore Bloomberg on this one. Attacks on the BMC firmware, either in the supply chain or later by exploiting SuperMicro’s lax signing policy, are much more likely than a hardware mod.

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You are joking arnt you Ed ?

With an education at the LSE and a career at the BBC Sweeny must be up for a civil servant of the year award by now surely ?

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Oh the BBC again.

What do they actually do these days and why do they think I should pay for it ? Apart from their own special version of world news, what programs do they make ? Almost eveything is made for them by production companys now.

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If there is any drilling through troublesome walls to be done then dont bother with a DIY hammer drill. Hire a Hilti rotary hammer drill and buy a suitable bit. I was amazed at how they can cut through rendering that just smashed the hardened tips off ordinary masonry bits.

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They are using my super smart Samsung TV in the Ad so they have actually gone for a down grade ?

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I rather like Natwest. They were the first people to offer me a proper current account (Not a basic one) after I was released from bankruptcy back in 2003. In 2008 they more or less insisted I have one of their Platinum Master Cards and if I go even a penny into my £100 overdraft they offer to increase it to £1500. This morning they sent me a letter offering £10,000 over 5 years at 3.8% !  It is a pitty for them then that since bankruptcy I have never been in any dept for more than about a week ?

Back to credit cards though, the Natwest Mastercard is integrated with their telephone banking/online banking/mobile app offering that I find easy to use. One way or another I can always get money or pay bills.

Oh and purchaces are 18.9% AER if dont pay the full balance every month.

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Just a quick correction for those who like correctness ?

Atari BASIC was written by Shepardson Microsystems who also did the DOS for the Apple II disc system. Later they sold the rights to Optimised Systems Software.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepardson_Microsystems

 

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