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My dad finally managed to get me to remove all my text books from university from his house yesterday.
Anyone want some?
Teach Yourself Borland C++ 4.5 in 21 Days (Second Edition)
Teach Yourself Java 2 in 24 Hours
Making Sense of Modula-2
The C Programming Language (Second Edition)
An Introduction to Information Theory; Symbols, Signals and Noise
Engineering Mathematics; A Modern Foundation for Electronics, Electrical and Systems Engineers
Discrete Mathematics With Applications
Computer Architecture A Quantitative Approach (Second Edition)
Object-Oriented Systems Analysis and Design using UML
Data Analysis for Database Design
Telecommunication Principles
Electronics A Systems Approach
Operating Systems Design and Implementation (Second Edition)
Data Communications, Computer Networks and Open Systems (Fourth Edition)
Some of them even look like they may have been opened, but most probably not.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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Don't you have a nice attic to hide them in for 3,500 years until they're worth a bit?
Reality is an illusion caused by a lack of alcohol
"Nagy, you have won the internets." - Keith Barrow
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I have an extremely crowded one.
The only thing that is able to use the entrance in two directions is the Christmas tree. Everything else that goes up has made a one way trip so far.
I doubt I have anything that will ever reach any value up there, although I hold some hope for my VHS boxset of Porky's and Porky's II: The Next Day.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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ChrisElston wrote: VHS boxset of Porky's and Porky's II: The Next Day.
Come on! That is priceless0.
0 That is it has no price.
Reality is an illusion caused by a lack of alcohol
"Nagy, you have won the internets." - Keith Barrow
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: That is it has no price.
May I remind the honourable gentleman that zero is a number?
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I thought a number to the zeroth power was one.
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Just take them back to 1978 with you -- you'll be a hero.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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If they are taking too much space you can always donate them to a library
Microsoft ... the only place where VARIANT_TRUE != true
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At the moment they're in the boot of my car.
I'll be honest, I posted up the list for piss taking purposes, but I've just had a quick look an Amazon and one of them is still going for over £40 quid, and a few others are still being sold too.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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They may be available on Amazon, but that doesn't mean they are selling - try FleaBay instead - if they are there and getting bids, then they are selling. Trouble with old technical books is that the postage cost generally vastly outweighs the value...
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One of them has had a number of reviews in the last week alone so someone must be buying it.
Most of them only show up in that New or Used section where seemingly random prices get attached to things.
I do like this 5 star review of the Borland C++ one from 2003;
Quote: i am alberto ibhhafidon from nigeria i have been hearing about the C++ text book look for one way to get it. as i was browsing through the net i saw the text book on sells.
please help me out not that i cannot afford the payment of the book but i am in nigeria i have not seen dollar befor and i dont have any other thing to pay,
please i am a computer student and i love reading any book of programming
i will be very greatful if i am help out
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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I have a banker in Nigeria that is trying to give me money, maybe I should hook him up.
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Here, turn them into something useful[^].
You can hide your valuables in them because no one will touch them.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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ChrisElston wrote: Engineering Mathematics; A Modern Foundation for Electronics, Electrical and Systems Engineers
That's not Stephenson is it? Either way it's a good reminder that I lent my old copy to a bloke here who has handed his notice in, so I'd better start asking for it back.
Regards, Stewart
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Stewart Judson wrote: Engineering Mathematics; A Modern Foundation for Electronics, Electrical and Systems Engineers
That's not Stephenson is it?
Croft, Davison, and Hargreaves - according to the front of the book.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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Woot - it was still in his desk drawer - Mathematical Methods for Science Students, G Stephenson.
Regards, Stewart
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thankfully not the 2nd, which was Croft Davidson and full of errors I bought both editions (not very good at maths! had to resit it!) C&D was thicker and less use!
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This seems to imply C++ is about 20 times harder to understand than Java. 
/ravi
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yeah. I would love to see how someone has "learned" java in 24hours (without any background knowledge beforehand) 
The only thing you can learn about java in 24hours is that you should keep your hands away from it 
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All of those "learn XXX in YYY hours/days/weeks" books are pretty much garbage (together with any "for dummies" or multiple exclamation marks in the title) as far as I can see.
Or at least, I've never seen one which produced anything competent by the end.
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Did it happen? If not we should be ashamed given the large English presence on this site and the relatively small distance we needed to travel.
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I've got a note from me mum, I was on holiday at the time.
Here, as it goes[^]
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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I got a note too, I was here[^], it was well worth the 50+ Mosquito bites I am now constantly itching.
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I got stung in the neck by a wasp and a bird somehow managed to sh*t on the inside of my sunglasses whilst I was wearing them.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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