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I’m finally getting round to developing my website. Getting different ideas together, then putting them together is rather time consuming. From just 2 days work I realised how hard it can be making every page compatible on all platforms, which has to be done. I’m pretty happy with how everything seems to be going. Ran into no major problems, my only biggest trouble was finding a decent colour scheme.

All that needs sorting now is the images page, and music (play/stop/download buttons; should be 5 min job). Then I can start repopulating the other section with all the random files on the webspace i’m using.

Oh and I need to make the contrast on the header image on the home page a little higher, and make the text underneath the images stand out, or just remove them completely as the images stand out for themselves.

Did a full clean out yesterday of my PC. Removed everything and wiped it all down to get the dust off, 2 hours later I don’t know if it was worth it getting ~10-15C back. Ambient temperature in my room is 25.

I keep going onto overclockers.co.uk and build a PC in the basket, but my ideas change all the time of what I’d like. Upgrading is always an option, but there’s only so far I can upgrade with all the new sockets coming out etc. not to mention I don’t want to have a bottleneck in the system for months.
I was thinking getting another 2GB DDR2, and a GPU. But it seems DDR3 is already starting to make the standard now.

I might just wait until SSDs get more reliable with the whole maximum write limits and price:storage ratio.

My computers over heating slightly;

I’m not entirely sure how long an AMD 6400+ CPU and 8800GTS can handle under this kind of heat for long periods. Hopefully enough until the end of the year when I decide to buy a new computer.

Going to get something more nice, couple of HDDs in raid for backup of college work, nice roomy case with sufficient cooling so that over there->  doesn’t happen again.

In other news, I haven’t done any work related to GMod. Actually, I started working on a wiki web crawler to grab all the function pages, then scrape the data into a different format to be used for something else, such as automated syntax updater for the np++ auto complete. I started writing it with C#, using a command style UI, however half way through development I realised how bad I was at coding; I ended up just closing it and never looking at it again.

Well as you may know, the Q menu in garrys mod is perhaps the most used, and useful tool in the whole game. It’s practically a menu with buttons all over so you can select shit and stuff.

But the code for it looks ugly as fuck. So I’m going to remake it.

I posted on the Facepunch forums a while ago about a mod I started working on that manipulates the current QMenu, to be more module and easier to use with the more models you own. You may find the posts here and here. These images are rather old, infact the second one I took in 2009 when I first ever started on the mod.

Now there was a few bugs in the code, like the model count. After looking at garry’s source code of the QMenu, studying it for days. I came to the conclusion, it’s an uncommented shit hole of a mess. And I’m pending on the thought of recreating the QMenu completely, and create it more modular than before. But still making sure old mods that use the tabs and integrate into the QMenu still work as expected.

Now remaking it means I will have to recode 20+ custom panels, and then build them together to form the base of the QMenu. Then comes populating it with all the models, tools, sweps, vehicles. This needs to be done in an efficient way as possible, which frankly, I’m not the most efficient when it comes to coding but I will have to learn some time.

Then comes testing, does it work right on all resolutions, from 640×480 up to XXXX x XXXX? Do all of the panels work as expected. Is it completely error proof. Can other mods link into it easily? Are all the hooks implemented at the right places, and do they work (Including any more hooks I may add). Do custom Derma Skins work with it too, is there any alignment problems, etc etc.

I thought it would just be a simple case of drawing a Dpanel to house everything in, draw 2 DProperty sheets for left ajnd right panels, then populate them with models and tools. It sounded simple until I wrote it all down of everything that is needed.

I’m going to give it a shoty at rewriting the whole QMenu. If I can’t do it i’ll release the code anyway if some one else wants to try.

1: Am J Clin Nutr. 2005 Jun;81(6):1286-91.
Body fat redistribution after weight gain in women with anorexia nervosa.
Mayer L, Walsh BT, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield SB, Gallagher D, Wang J, Parides
MK, Leibel RL, Warren MP, Killory E, Glasofer D.

BACKGROUND: Body image distortions are a core feature of anorexia nervosa (AN).
Increasing evidence suggests that the fat distribution immediately after weight
restoration in patients with AN differs from the distribution typical of healthy
adult women. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess body fat
distribution before and shortly after normalization of weight in women with AN.
DESIGN: Body composition and fat distribution were assessed … in
29 women with AN before and after weight normalization and at a single time
point in 15 female control subjects. Hormone concentrations were also evaluated
in patients and control subjects. RESULTS: During approximately 10.1 +/- 2.9 wk
(range: 4-17.3 wk) of treatment, patients with AN gained 12.2 +/- 3.6 kg, and
refed weight (54.1 +/- 4.2 kg) did not differ significantly from that of control
subjects (54.7 +/- 4.4 kg). Waist-to-hip circumference ratio (P < 0.006), total
trunk fat (P < 0.003), visceral adipose tissue (P < 0.006), and intramuscular
adipose tissue (P < 0.003) were significantly greater in the weight-recovered
patients than in the control subjects. In contrast, after refeeding, total
subcutaneous adipose tissue and skeletal muscle mass did not differ
significantly between the patients and control subjects. In patients with AN,
serum cortisol decreased and serum estradiol increased significantly with
refeeding but not to control concentrations. CONCLUSIONS: In women with AN,
normalization of weight in the short term is associated with an abnormal
distribution of body fat. The implications of these findings for the long-term
psychological and physical health of women with AN are unknown.

2: Am J Clin Nutr. 2001 May;73(5):865-9.

Changes in regional fat redistribution and the effects of estrogen during
spontaneous weight gain in women with anorexia nervosa.

Grinspoon S, Thomas L, Miller K, Pitts S, Herzog D, Klibanski A.

… OBJECTIVE: The objective was to investigate the effects of spontaneous
outpatient weight recovery and estrogen administration on fat distribution in
patients with anorexia nervosa. DESIGN: Twenty-seven amenorrheic women aged 26.6
+/- 1.2 y with anorexia nervosa were identified through an outpatient study of
bone loss and were randomly assigned to receive or not receive estrogen without
any dietary intervention other than calcium and multivitamin supplements. Body
composition was measured at baseline and at 6 and 9 mo and was compared with
cross-sectional values obtained in 20 healthy, eumenorrheic, age-matched (25.4
+/- 0.5 y) control subjects. RESULTS: Twenty of the 27 patients with anorexia
aged 27.0 +/- 1.3 y spontaneously gained weight (4.1 +/- 0.9 kg); body mass
index (in kg/m(2)) increased from 16.1 +/- 0.3 to 17.5 +/- 0.4. Fat mass and
lean mass accounted for 68% and 32% of the gain in total body mass,
respectively. With spontaneous weight gain, there was a significant increase in
the percentage of trunk fat from 32.4 +/- 1.3% at baseline to 36.5 +/- 1.0% at 9
mo (P = 0.03), which correlated with urinary free cortisol (r = 0.66, P =
0.003). Estrogen treatment was not protective against the gain in trunk fat with
spontaneous weight gain. CONCLUSIONS: In women with anorexia nervosa,
spontaneous weight gain is associated with a significant increase in trunk
adiposity, and estrogen administration may not protect against the accumulation
of central fat with weight gain.

3: Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1997 Jan;21(1):33-6.

Body fat distribution before and after weight gain in anorexia nervosa.

Zamboni M, Armellini F, Turcato E, Todisco P, Gallagher D, Dalle Grave R,
Heymsfield S, Bosello O.

OBJECTIVE: To study abdominal fat distribution in anorexia nervosa subjects and
to assess the effects of initial weight regain on abdominal fat distribution.
DESIGN: Longitudinal, clinical study. The baseline measurement was acquired
within four days of admission to the eating disorders clinic. All patients were
treated by re-feeding, reinforced by psychotherapy. Following weight regain of
at least 5 kg, a second body fat distribution evaluation was performed. Of the
21 subjects evaluated at baseline, 14 achieved the goal of body weight regain
and were retested. PATIENTS: Fourteen subjects (age: 18-38 y; body mass index:
11.5-18.3; relative body weight: 54.9-88.3%). … RESULTS: At baseline the subjects showed a higher
proportion of visceral adipose tissue (% visceral adipose tissue = 55.3 +/-
26.1). A significant association was observed between body weight and both
subcutaneous adipose tissue and total adipose tissue. A regain of body weight of
7.3 +/- 1.6 kg was accompanied by a significant increase in total adipose
tissue, comprising both subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue. The increase
observed in subcutaneous adipose tissue, however, was significantly greater than
for visceral adipose tissue (212.6% vs 116.8%, respectively, P < 0.01).
CONCLUSION: The results of the current study show a higher proportion of
visceral adipose tissue than subcutaneous adipose tissue in anorexia nervosa
subjects. With regain of body weight there is a preferential regain of
subcutaneous adipose tissue. These data demonstrate a redistribution of
abdominal adipose tissue with weight regain in anorexia nervosa subjects.

4: Am J Clin Nutr. 1997 Apr;65(4):1034-41.

Changes in body composition and fat distribution after short-term weight gain in
patients with anorexia nervosa.

Orphanidou CI, McCargar LJ, Birmingham CL, Belzberg AS.

The most commonly described psychologic abnormality associated with anorexia
nervosa is a distorted perception of body weight and shape. This perception may
contribute to the anorexic patient’s resistance to gaining weight even when it
is a medical necessity. The purpose of this study was to assess body-composition
and fat-distribution changes after short-term weight gain in 26 female anorexia
nervosa patients 27.6 +/- 6.6 (mean +/- SD) y of age, with a body mass index
(BMI; in kg/m2) of 16.5 +/- 1.9. They participated in a refeeding protocol both
as inpatients (n = 21) and as outpatients (n = 5) until they achieved maximum
weight gain. Body-composition and fat-distribution changes were measured by
using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and skinfold thickness and
circumference measurements. A mean weight gain of 6.7 +/- 5.3 kg (P < 0.001) was
observed, which included significant increases in body fat (P < 0.001), lean
body mass (P < 0.05), and bone mineral content (P < 0.01), with body fat being
the component that increased the most. When measured by DXA, fat gain was not
significantly different among the three central regions: subscapular, 1.7 +/-
1.2 kg; waist, 1.8 +/- 1.3 kg; and thigh, 1.5 +/- 1.0 kg (P = 0.10). Thus,
although fat was the largest component of the weight gained, there was no
preferential fat deposition in any one area and the female gynoid body shape was
maintained.

5: Eur J Clin Nutr. 2002 Jan;56(1):15-20.
Body composition changes in patients with anorexia nervosa after complete weight
recovery.
Scalfi L, Polito A, Bianchi L, Marra M, Caldara A, Nicolai E, Contaldo F.
OBJECTIVE: To assess body composition changes occurring in female anorectic
patients after complete weight recovery. DESIGN: Longitudinal study. SUBJECTS::
Ten female patients with anorexia nervosa (age at baseline: 19.7+/-5.8 y) were
studied both when undernourished (body mass index, BMI 14.8+/-1.3 kg/ m(2)) and
after the achievement of a BMI >18.5 kg/m(2). The control group comprised 18
well-nourished women (age 20.1+/-4.4 y; BMI 19.0-23.0 kg/ m(2))…. RESULTS: The undernourished
patients had lower fat-free mass, fat mass, skinfold thicknesses and
circumferences. After refeeding, fat mass represented 25-71% (mean 56%) of the
mass regained, this percentage being directly related to the extent of weight
gain. The increases in skinfolds and circumferences depended upon the site
considered and were correlated to a various extent with those in weight or BMI.
Skinfolds at biceps and abdominal sites and the waist-to-hip ratio remained
significantly higher, whereas arm muscle circumference was significantly lower,
in the refed group than in the control one. CONCLUSION: The percentage of fat in
the weight regained by refed female anorectic patients was directly related to
the extent of body mass increase. Refed anorectic patients appear to
preferentially regain fat in the abdominal and triceps regions. Abnormalities in
skinfolds (at biceps and abdominal sites), arm muscle area and waist-to-hip
ratio still persist in refed anorectic patients in comparison to control healthy
controls.

Starvation is bad, OK? You’ll just get fat again, dammit! Also, sick. And look like crap. And…and…
Weight loss is largely a matter of reducing calories and increasing activity. So if 500 fewer calories a day than you need to maintain is good, 2000 less is better, right? Not really. Because below a certain threshold, your body thinks you are one of those starving refugees on TV, and does a bunch of things that hurt your long-term weight loss.
Read that again: starving is a bad way to lose weight.
Why this is so:
* Your metabolism slows down. Your body will burn fewer calories to maintain itself, and you will feel awful. This is bad for weight loss because as soon as you quit starving yourself, you’ll gain weight fast because your metabolism has bottomed out.
* You will tend to lose muscle more than fat. Your body will naturally try to conserve fat and cannibalize muscle if it thinks it is outright starving. This is bad because your real goal is FAT loss, not weight loss. This is how you have people who lose 100 pounds and reach their “ideal” weight, but still look amazingly flabby. Also, losing muscle slows your metabolism down even further, amplifying the giant horrible rebound effect once you quit starving yourself.
* Your life will be a living hell. You’ll eventually feel horrible, the diet will fail, and you’ll binge eat and regain everything you lost, plus interest.

Fixed it.

I barely had to take it apart. I only had to undo the 6 screws on the back under the battery cover. Gave it a little wiggle while it was loose and tightened the screws back up softly.
Popped in the battery, turned it on, and 7 messages, 1 email, and 3 missed calls from the 4 hours of it being useless.

I have a blackberry 9000, had it for 17 months now.

Recently, I’ve been getting the white screen of death.

It started when I tried to text some one, and as you type in the name at the top, where it’s meant to auto complete, nothing showed. Then I tried hitting the menu button, and as soon as I selected “Add contact”, it crashed. So I tried restarting the phone, with the Alt,Sym,Del shortcut keys, and a white screen came up. Just a white screen, and it stays like that. Just a blank, white screen.

Funny thing is, the phone itself still works… kinda.

Behind the white screen, it actually works, I can put in my password, and by pressing the camera shortcut key, I can still take pictures, and the shutter sound is still made. Even though the white screen is still there throughout. I can call people too, and people can call me and my ringtone will play. But there’s a white screen.

Apparently, it’s to do with wrong data written in the device memory, causing the problem.
But other sources say that the problem is to due with the screen short circuiting.

I’ve have had problem twice now. The last time I just pulled it out of the holster and it was a white screen. For some reason, it fixed itself the moment we were asking for a replacement in the shops.

I wont be getting a blackberry again, after a few googles, a lot of people get the same problem, and need to connect it to a computer and do a factory reset. Which is annoying if you’ve only just got out of the house on the bus and it happens.

Also I hate trackballs from now on.

told me to post here instead of the channel, maybe I will.