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1) How many words can we come up with that, when reversed, are another word? Examples: not and ton gnat and tang 2) Can anyone provide (i.e. find or make up) a name for this? --Chessbot "In that blessed region of Four Dimensions, shall we linger on the threshold of the Fifth, and not enter...

Hey all! Here is a portion of my code: <div id="calendar"> <div class="month"> <h3>January</h3> <div class="content"> Filler text filler text filler text filler text <br /> Filler text <br /> filler text filler text filler text <br /> Filler text filler text filler text filler...

To continue ESquared's "Can you understand English? A ten-word sentence of one word repeated.", can anyone come up with another word that is a verb, a noun, and an adjective? I am aware that this may be more appropriate in the Making an Impression forum, so just tell me and it's on its way...

The Dilbert Newsletter, available online here, contains many quotes from "Induhviduals", which seem to be mixed idioms or just stupid things to say, such as: Anyone have any more that they have heard or made up? This is a rough continuation of the "One Sandwich Short" and "Shaggy Dog Stories"...

Most units are found at the end of their values, for example: 100 N 580 feet 0.7 grams 55'' 81.735 seconds 89% However, currency symbols occur before the value, e.g. $35.81 [&#163;]58 Does anyone know why? --Chessbot There is a level of Hell reserved for probability theorists in which every...

This was posted in a thread in the Wordplay forum. My question: how it is possible to absolutely date a word? What does the date refer to? --Chessbot There is a level of Hell reserved for probability theorists in which every monkey that types on a typewriter produces a Shakespearean sonnet.

I created a class using JFrames that accesses a class that reads, writes, and creates files. I have now created an almost identical file, except that I extended JApplet instead of JFrame and use init() instead of a constructor. Now, whenever I try to interact with the files through the same...

I wrote a Java applet for my website, posted it, and checked it; it was working fine. When I updated the applet and posted the changes to the web, my browser still loaded the old version. I have tried deleting all the files in the folder but the html page and the applet still loads, leading me...

How many 6-letter words can people think of with three of one letter, two of another, and only one of a third? There are a lot! --Chessbot There is a level of Hell reserved for probability theorists in which every monkey that types on a typewriter produces a Shakespearean sonnet.

Hi all! I am writing a PHP script. Included is a function that outputs certain information based on a given name. Here is some code echo "<tr>"; echo "<td><input type=\"text\" name=\"" . $family . "_firstname\"></td>"; echo "<td><input type=\"text\" name=\"" . $family . "_lastname\"...

Does anyone know which of the following is preferable for accessing an element, anElem, inside a form, aForm? Options (there may be more): document.aForm.anElem; document.forms['aForm'].elements['anElem']; document.getElementById('anElem'); I believe that the last two are more cross-browser...

I just wrote an emailing page and the From: part of the header is not being evaluated, meaning that the from line of the email is the name of the website. Can anyone tell me why this isn't working? Relevant code: <?php function onload() { $addrs = $_POST['addrs']; $names = $_POST['names']...

What is the best way to have text appear sharp and readable in an image saved for a website? The images are aboua 100-150 square. Meaning what extension, how to alter it, etc... I have access to Photoshop CS. --Chessbot "See the TURTLE of enormous girth!" -- Stephen King, The Dark Tower series

I've been searching the php.net documentation, but I haven't found anything useful. If I have a check box without a value, such as this <input type="checkbox" name="Bob_party"> and I reference $_POST['Bob_party'], what will it return if the value is checked? Unchecked? Not in the form? Are...

I was typing a post and came up with an a/an dispute. I know that a is used before consonants, and an is used befor vowels, but what about words beginning in vowels but that sound like consonants? a car an apple a/n unit (YOO-nit)? a/n herb (URB)? --Chessbot "See the TURTLE of enormous...

I know that sine 30° is 0.5. Why, then, does System.out.println(Math.sin(30.0)); print -0.9880316240928618? --Chessbot "See the TURTLE of enormous girth!" -- Stephen King, The Dark Tower series

Is there a way to loop through all the files in a directory without knowing their names? Thanks! --Chessbot "See the TURTLE of enormous girth!" -- Stephen King, The Dark Tower series

continued from thread434-944096 I have a PHP website in which a user's login is stored in the $_SESSION[] array. The current contents: $_SESSION['username'] = username; $_SESSION['password'] = password; $_SESSION['id'] = id; The id is taken from a database containing each username and...

When I try to connect to my Oracle database, I recieve this error: ORA-12569: TNS:packet checksum failure . I searched the web for an explanation, and got this: The connection has persisted. What should I do? What does "turning on tracing" mean? My code: import java.sql.*; public class...

I have been looking all over the Internet for an answer for this question already. Is there a command, such as list-style-color, that specifies the color of the bullet without changing the color of the text? I don't want to create an image where one is unnecessary. --Chessbot "See the TURTLE...