Everyone has to start somewhere, and web design is no exception. First websites can be some of the most laughable things ever created in the history of mankind, but if it's a launching pad, I don't consider it a waste.

So, what was your first website?
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Personally, mine is hard to even share. It was pure HTML, written when I was in elementary school. Absolutely no CSS or PHP whatsoever. Thankfully, I no longer have the files

I'm not particularly great at graphics design, but I still enjoy creating whatever I can in the GIMP.



Having a little fun with Fedora and the Gimp



Hey, I enjoy it!

In the past decade, we went from expensive Pentium 4s to quad-core i7s. We went from 1GB of RAM being considered too much to 8GB of RAM in many home computers. With such a trend of rapid progression in technology, there is no telling what will be coming next.

What do you expect technology to become over the next decade?

This thread is pretty self-explanatory. What are your computer specifications?

2.7ghz dual-core athlon
6GB of RAM
1TB hard drive
Dual-boot of Ubuntu and Windows 7
1600x900 LCD
GTS250 1GB graphics

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Personally, I'm not much of a gamer, but when I do play games, I love trying interesting stuff out. If you get bored with the hard-coded gameplay variables, such as gameplay speed, CheatEngine might be for you. It allows you to change any gameplay variables of a running executable at runtime, including gameplay speed. It usually doesn't work as well with online games, but it's still a lot of fun to play around with.

Recently, a neat device called the Rasberry Pi arrived on the technology scene. It's literally a pocket sized computer capable of running a full installation of Linux. It's fairly modest (don't expect dual-core 3.3ghz CPUs), but more than capable of doing many basic things, including running printer servers, serving as a web server for static content, or if you have a keyboard, mouse, and monitor, literally serving as a home computer.

The cost is also pretty impressive. $25/35 is all it will cost, depending on whether you want 256MB or 512MB of RAM. I haven't purchased mine yet, but I definitely think these little devices seem pretty flexible, especially at their low cost. I plan on getting one as soon as I get the money together for one. In my opinion, it's a lot of power for the price of a microcontroller.

With the decrease in popularity between Windows 7 and Windows 8, it seems Microsoft is releasing Windows 8.1 (AKA Windows blue) this summer to fix some of things people didn't like about Windows 8. They haven't disclosed much information yet, but one of the rumored improvements is the return of the start button. Personally, I hope Windows 8.1 fixes more than just that, but I will look forward to the return of the start button, for sure.

http://www.techradar.com/us/news/softwar...-8-1131737

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Piracy has become a huge issue for many game developers in recent years. Many have resorted to online-only forms of digital rights managements (DRM) to solve this issue. This has resulted in much intense debate around the purpose of DRM in the software world. Is it really effective? Should it be used?

Those who argue for strict DRM say that online-only DRM protects the work that the developers have spent many long hours on. I would personally agree. Piracy is a very harmful thing in the software world, and is basically equivalent to stealing software from the store. At the same time, online DRM isn't always effective either. People will still generally find ways to pirate the software, but it still causes a considerable inconvenience for users.

So, what are your thoughts?