programmingnoob

Alright, someone suggested me not to put "host" in the queue, but add its PID to a text file so that when the second player joins the game, then it just reads the text file, and sees PID of the host, and finds out that there is one more person (host) currently in the game.

btw looks like I am talking to myself, none of you would stop to help me out ...
cmon people
btw if my questions are not clear enough, then let me know and I will fix that, you know!

DaWei

Don't be whiney. Contributors here are volunteers. Maybe you should try "Job Offers"? Your initial post is barely within the guidelines:

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programmingnoob

but I did not ask you guys to do anything for me!
I just asked you guys to tell me if my own approach is right or not! whats wrong with that? If I knew people in my class, I would discuss my approach with them,
not here.

I did not know just discussing my own approach was wrong too?

and I was not whining, I was wondering if there was any reason my post was not getting any reply .... like maybe my question was not clear etc.


DaWei, I know I am not the best at communicating here, but I usually mean well!

Narue

>I did not know just discussing my own approach was wrong too?
There's nothing wrong with that. However, if we choose to help you, we'll do so on our own schedule. The problem is here:
We don't care if you're talking to yourself. The reason you're not getting answers could be due to a number of things. In my case, your problem just isn't interesting enough to bother. In someone else's case, they may not be confident enough to give you good help. Others may be busy and it'll take more than a day to get around to helping you.

However, bitching about not getting help is a great way to ensure that you continue not to get any.

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DaWei

If I had left out the word, 'barely', would you have interpreted it as my saying your approach was wrong? Hell, no, just the opposite. The word, 'barely', merely connotes distance from the boundary, and imprecisely, at that.

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programmingnoob

you know, it's really hard online to tell what kind of expression the other person meant!
I was not bitching! dont take everything too seriously!
but thanks for claryfyinf why you didnt respond, I just wanted to make sure it's not the lack of clarity in my questions that made people not respond

Narue

>you know, it's really hard online to tell what kind of expression the other person meant!
Believe me, I understand completely. I use a lot of nuances, so I have plenty of experience with misunderstandings.

>I was not bitching! dont take everything too seriously!
I rarely take things seriously. Just ask my friends and coworkers. But I also don't hesitate to call it like I see it, so you should consider growing thicker skin and taking criticism gracefully.

>I just wanted to make sure it's not the lack of clarity in my questions that made people not respond
Well, I can't speak for anyone except myself, so I picked two common situations aside from my specific situation of not really caring.

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DaWei

You may be correct in assuming that communication is a problem. If you find that this seems to be a recurring factor, you need to work on it. If 5% of your vocabulary is words beginning with 'D' and half of those are 'Duh', you need to work on it. It's a judgement call, and the judgement is yours.

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programmingnoob

oh i have been working, and I have noticed a lot of improvement!
but I know I still have to improve a lot more ....
maybe me saying "cmon people" irriated you guys, maybe "cmon people" doesnt sound very nice
oh well i meant well ...
I'll try not to use that phrase as much
and another problem I could have is using too many exclamation marks, but thats just me, I like to use them a lot! (oopsie I used them again!)
but that usually means i am excited ...

DaWei

Blow-up dolls are relatively cheap. They're not always anatomically correct. Sometimes the valve is in the armpit.

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