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One step closer to the dark side. (Originally Posted 8/8/05)
I’m traditionally a Nintendo kind of guy. I just tend to prefer the design decisions they make with their games and their hardware. If Nintendo puts something in a console, odds are it’s because they know people will use it. … Continue reading
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The sad but true story of Borland’s “Together for Visual Studio” (Originally Posted 7/20/05)
I cringe to think of the damage this one product has caused my professional reputation. Less than a year ago I was singing TVS’ praises from the rooftops of every client I met with. This was the future. This was … Continue reading
Posted in Computers and Internet
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Coddling their emotional well-being (Originally Posted 7/15/05)
If we constantly compliment our children for everything they do, how devastating will reality’s slap in the face be when they finally emerge into the real world? I’ve felt this way for a while, and every time some school system … Continue reading
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The sorry state of animation (Originally Posted 6/28/05)
While I’m on the subject of entertainment gone pathetic. Many people who know me know that I despise Anime. I consider it the laziest form of animation. I feel it grew out of a need to shovel crap onto our … Continue reading
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The atrophy of Rock & Roll (Originally Posted 6/27/05)
While the heavy rotation period of Hoobastank’s "The Reason" has died down, I’m still surprised to hear this song being played on the radio. At the very least I’m surprised it’s still being played on "men’s" radio stations. You know, … Continue reading
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Tuesday humor (Originally Posted 6/14/05)
So harsh, so wrong, so… accurate? http://www.sportspickle.com/features/volume3/2004-0609-spellingbee.html
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Is Michael Jackson innocent? (Originally Posted 6/14/05)
So, Michael Jackson was found innocent… or rather not proven guilty a’la O.J. Is our justice system totally failing in the case of celebrities, or is it possible that Jackson really is as weird as he claims to be, and … Continue reading
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Missed opportunities (Originally Posted 6/2/05)
So I saw Star Wars Episode III, right? Stop reading now if you haven’t seen it yet. Anyway, it occurred to me that while Lucas was busy tying up loose ends, he left one dangling all over the floor, and … Continue reading
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Compile time error good. Type name comparison bad. (Originally Posted 5/26/05)
Technorati Tags: Work,Code,TypeSafety Here’s a little anti-pattern I’ve seen come up several times in different projects over the years. Somewhere a project has a piece of code that takes a generic Object is supposed to branch out to different sections … Continue reading
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The Real World (Originally Posted 5/26/05)
Technorati Tags: Work,Entertainment After working in consulting for a long time, you forget what life in the "real world" is like. In particular, I had forgotten how chatty middle-aged women are in the workplace. In my first day and a … Continue reading
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