Quote: Originally Posted by Cody Dawg ]I'll buy Moissanite instead Even I could tell the difference between a diamond and a moissanite with nothing more but a good magnify…

There is also Apollo Dimonds which are real diamonds grown in a lab. I think the Apollo Diamonds offer the best alternative to mined diamonds, to be honest. I've really learned a…

Quote: Originally Posted by Jellytussle You: not married. You're not married yet when you give the ring. Plenty of time to empty out the bank accounts before she gets her c…

Quote: Originally Posted by Cody Dawg I guess the best diamond substitute is the Diamond Nexus gemstone according to this Link. Diamond Nexus Site. Notice how all of the co…

Quote: Diamond prices are ... not a fair reflection of diamond scarcity. WTF?! Is the price of any product sold in the US solely a reflection of the scarcity o…

Quote: Originally Posted by Troll Notice how all of the companies listed in that article are American. What's really going on here? Yeah it's a conspiracy! BTW, does this …

Quote: Trollbait The sense of entitlement to other people's resources is so damn ingrained in the psyche that Cody Dawg feels some kind of entitlement to diamonds at cos…

Yes, Troll has a bad habit of confusing his belief or projections to be absolute fact.

Quote: Originally Posted by Kevin Yes, Troll has a bad habit of confusing his belief or projections to be absolute fact.

Quote: Originally Posted by Cody Dawg I just thought it was a great article since I live in an area where flaunting wealth vis-a-vis jewelry is de rigeur. That's a complete …

Hello everyone, I'm about to start getting into programming. I had some Java lessons at school, so I thought I'd start off with that. So, are there any really good books to start o…

Quote: Originally Posted by SteveJobs Hello everyone, I'm about to start getting into programming. I had some Java lessons at school, so I thought I'd start off with that. So, a…

Xcode works as well if you don't want to spend upward of $200 to learn to program…

Quote: Originally Posted by SteveJobs And is XCode ok even in the long run or would Eclipse (or something else?) be a better choice? -- Or should I try to start getting going in…

If you're still in school, and future classes will be taught in Java, I would personally recommend sticking with Java...at least for awhile longer. IMHO, it is a real good idea to…

Steve, I'm coming from an academic standpoint. I'd say learn Scheme or LISP as a first language, because they are truly excellent, beautiful languages. After spending some time wit…

Hey everyone, thanks for all the answers. I'll specify my point of view by commenting on some of your remarks. I am no longer attending any kind of school, so I don't get any Java…

a few weeks have passed since the last post but i will still post for what it is worth... what language you want to learn depends on what you want to acheive. why do you want to l…

Quote: Originally Posted by phoenix78 what language you want to learn depends on what you want to acheive. why do you want to learn programming? with anything a person does in l…

Quote: Originally Posted by SteveJobs Other than this, which compiler should I use in order to get into Java? java sdk comes with javac. This is a good one. There is also…

yeah java is a good place to start.. it comes built into the OS? or do you have to install the developer packages yourself from the OS cd/dvd? lol.. i cant remember it has been age…

Cocoa/Objective-C. There's really no other option for great OS X apps. Sure, Java is popular, but you don't need to learn it as a first language. It's really something you learn la…

I've found the best way to learn a language and its API is to sit down and give yourself goals/projects to do. For example, work on writing a simple calculator or a really simple 2…

SteveJobs, If you want to write applications for Mac OS X, Objective-C/Cocoa is definitely a great place to start. However, I suggest that you take daily supplements of learning L…

How does learning LISP make you a better programmer than learning Python or Smalltalk?