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programming

The strange case of the BackgroundWorker and the disappearing exception

I was recently building a simple GUI in .NET to operate an algorithm as part of a school project, and I encountered a weird problem using BackgroundWorkers. I spent a lot of time debugging it, mainly because the code seemed to be perfect (which was true) but the run-time behavior was so strange…
Anyway, to make my algorithm as weakly-coupled as possible decided not to use BackgroundWorker.ReportProgress‘, because then my algorithm will have to know what a BackgroundWorker is…
I decided to actually fire my own event whenever I wanted to report on the algorithm progress (which is rather lenghty). So I defined my delegate and event inside my one-function class that runs the algorithm:

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graphics

DIY: Cow skin pattern for your GIMPed cows

I wanted to share with you a (very simple and short) method for creating cow-skin patterns, totally random each time, for your GIMPin needs.
This can actually work the exact same way in GIMP, PS or Paint.NET.
I will demonstrate with GIMP, but it is so simple you can do it in any of the aforementioned programs.
So here goes:

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comics

Honest typo

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comics

Where all the babes hang

* Made with Paint.NET

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graphics

Paint.NET is cool

Today I stumbled upon Paint.NET.
It seems like an awesome tool for quickly drawing stuff.

I also read that some compare it to The GIMP (which I adore…). I found Paint.NET is easier for simpler tasks that the GIMP can drive you nuts while trying to do them.
In the GIMP i find myself using the select tool A LOT. You want to draw a circle? select and fill. You want a simple rectangle? select and fill…
Sometimes I wish GIMP was more like plain ol’ Paint…

Here I think Paint.NET really excels. It keeps the simplicity of Paint, but adding the open-sourceness and variety of GIMP.

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comics

Driving calmly

Hebrew version:

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comics

Slave-co software

Recruitment process in Slave-co

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comics

MOV eax, ebx

English version:

Note to non-hebrew speakers: Hamster and Register (registers like in the CPU) are the same word in hebrew.

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comics

Hi-Tech survivor

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comics

Checking out the babes