Some of you have received this e-mail because once upon a time you requested (from me) to receive the Neil's C++ Stuff Newsletter. For those already ON the new list, you can skip this section.
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I have now set up an automated system for the newsletters and I am planning to actually utilize it this time. With the new newsletter you'll get updates on the site (which up to this point hasn't been updated in over a year other than the layout), example source code, maybe a few discussions, etc. The only non-C++ related information may be about other projects that I am working on (like I will mention below).
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To sign up for the new newsletter simply reply to this message OR send an e-mail to neilscppstuff-request@gibdon.com with "subscribe" as the subject. Both methods will sign you up and you SHOULD receive a confirmation e-mail. If you misspell the e-mail or do not put "subscribe" as the subject, the message will come to me -- so please double check it.
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If you do not want to receive any more e-mails from me: DO NOT REPLY. If you reply with a message similar to "do not send me any more of your newsletters" or "unsubscribe me", then I will take that to mean you are a moron and cannot read and you will be automatically subscribed to the new newsletter ;). This is just TOO easy to unsubscribe from, don't make it a hassle.
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<URL NAME="CyCLONE7 Game Programming Contest" HREF="http://gpc.cyclone7.com/" />
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If you're a hobby developer, I set something up called the "CyCLONE7 Game Programming Contest", located at http://gpc.cyclone7.com/. It's totally free, non-profit, and has actual prizes. We're welcoming all developers, albeit programmers, artists, sound engineers, musicians, designers, and even testers. Don't be afraid to register yourself as a developer! People seem to have been wary to register up to this point (even though planning to); it's not THAT intimidating folks. It's for fun and you could win something useful. Just click on "Enter Contest" and then "Register Developer". You'll get a neat little profile page on the site.
This is where we're planning to accumulate all the USEFUL developer information on the web. Sure, there's already thousands of these developer sites, but all they have is links to other sites. It's a big mess. On C7:Dev we'll place articles, software reviews, and little blurbs as WELL as links. It's fairly empty right now, but if you have some stuff you'd like to see there don't be hesitant to send it to "dev@cyclone7.com". All C++ stuff will generally stay on "Neil's C++ Stuff" (since that's what it will specialize in).
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The more I have a need to learn new things, the more I find how f**king frustrating it can be. It sucks having to suggest a "good book" as the only place to get useful information. My goal and dream for Neil's C++ Stuff is to create a library site made of several web-based books. Completely open, free, printer-friendly, chuckle inducing, quality information from inside the realm of beginner and on through the portal to master. You will see interesting developments within the year, I promise.
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I used to utilize Hotmail very much (i.e. "nobremski@hotmail.com"), but since Hotmail has "whored" out to so many advertisers I have stopped. My 'nobremski' account gets an average of 10 junk mails a day. I just let them build up and tell people what I will tell you -- if you want me to get your messages, do NOT send them to ANY Hotmail account I have. For things related to Neil's C++ Stuff please send to "cpp@gibdon.com"; for all other e-mails, send to "masta@cyclone7.com". Either way it'll get to me, but that saves me organization time :).
