October 06, 2007
It's time for...
THE WAR ON CHRISTMAS!!!!
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THE WAR ON CHRISTMAS!!!!
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September 06, 2007
So I visited with my parents tonight, and they put on a new television gameshow called "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?". The premise is that they find some guy/gal, and put them up against 10 questions that a 5th grader is expected to know.
Sounds easy enough, right? I can safely say that yes, I…
Sounds easy enough, right? I can safely say that yes, I…
September 05, 2007
My GDNet+ should be running out within the next month or so, so you won't have much longer to appreciate my nonsensical ramblings. That's alright though, I've almost run out of things to say.
So I'm eating chicken and barbecue sauce. It's Kraft Honey Hickory Barbecue sauce. It tastes ok, maybe a bit…
So I'm eating chicken and barbecue sauce. It's Kraft Honey Hickory Barbecue sauce. It tastes ok, maybe a bit…
August 15, 2007
I recently found out that Windows 98 still has a higher market penetration than all forms of Linux.
I guess that really puts things into perspective.
I guess that really puts things into perspective.
July 11, 2007
I've come to a conclusion today.
Software Engineering is the art of showing your boss how to do something the right way, without making his idea seem stupid.
Ego's are very real. Step on one, and even if you're right, you're probably not going to get anywhere with that person. Most of my proposals no…
Software Engineering is the art of showing your boss how to do something the right way, without making his idea seem stupid.
Ego's are very real. Step on one, and even if you're right, you're probably not going to get anywhere with that person. Most of my proposals no…
July 08, 2007
I just paid off my car loan, 3 years early. Check hasn't cleared yet, but I'm hoping there won't be any problems there. Capital One's "payoff quote" is good for 10 days, but they said the check would take 20 days to clear for some dumb reason (out of state), I'm hoping that doesn't cause a problem.…
June 13, 2007
I got another promotion at work yesterday. My third promotion since last August now, and I am now officially a Software Architect. I've been putting in 90 hour weeks lately, trying to get some R&D projects in presentable form so we can present them to our customers tomorrow.
It's damned stressfu…
It's damned stressfu…
June 07, 2007
I admit it. I used to be a linux geek. Back in college, it seemed right to "fight the system" and be a rebel. I installed Linux on my computer, and subsequently accomplished nothing else.
A year later, I realised how idiotic it all was and went back to using systems that I didn't have to fight in or…
A year later, I realised how idiotic it all was and went back to using systems that I didn't have to fight in or…
June 04, 2007
The iPhone comes out later this month.
Personally, I love products like the iPhone.
No really, I do. You see, products like the iPhone allow me to immediately determine if a person has too much money and spends it foolishly.
I've got several bridges for sale...
Wii == best purchase ever. I haven't had…
Personally, I love products like the iPhone.
No really, I do. You see, products like the iPhone allow me to immediately determine if a person has too much money and spends it foolishly.
I've got several bridges for sale...
Wii == best purchase ever. I haven't had…
May 25, 2007
I'm posting this from my nintendo wii !!!!!!!! Whoa this is cool . I cannot believe the wii even has java script.
May 22, 2007
Last week I noticed that they put up the "spoiler warning" tag for deletion. In my opinion this is one of the most useful tags in wikipedia since often times I want to find out basic information about a movie without being exposed to a crucial plot point.
Naturally, I felt compelled to voice my opin…
Naturally, I felt compelled to voice my opin…
May 21, 2007
So I read an article about wikipedia today and it mentioned a site called "Wikipedia Review" as a site that hosted criticisms of wikipedia. I decided to check it out, but to get a "Fair and balanced" view I also checked out the wikipedia article about the site.
Turns out there isn't one. In fact it …
Turns out there isn't one. In fact it …
May 09, 2007
So I needed to buy something from Target, today. One thing that annoys me about those large stores is that they're always EXACTLY THE SAME no matter which one you go to. I know without fail that I can go on a 500-mile road trip, go into a target, and it will have 90% of the layout the same as any T…
March 27, 2007
Three months ago, I made a New Years Resolution to create a game that is 99% production-ready by the end of March. Originally, I was going to make Battleship. Then I got sidetracked making an XNA GUI library and eventually lost focus and went on to other things.
A month later I was working on Better…
A month later I was working on Better…
March 26, 2007
So for the past few months I've been making a .NET app at work, and it's at a point where we can show it off at trade shows.
So today, I'm in the vice president's office, showing him some last minute features I added last week, so he'd be able to show potential customers these features.
He was surpri…
So today, I'm in the vice president's office, showing him some last minute features I added last week, so he'd be able to show potential customers these features.
He was surpri…
March 16, 2007
February 2007
Wii: 335,000
Xbox 360: 228,000
PlayStation 3: 127,000
I've been looking to buy a Wii for a whole month now, still can't find one.
Wii: 335,000
Xbox 360: 228,000
PlayStation 3: 127,000
I've been looking to buy a Wii for a whole month now, still can't find one.
March 10, 2007
Good day, ladies and gentlemen. I am the world-renowned Professor Mithrandir. I have come to you today to discuss an important topic: the dark ages of the internet. Many people think that with the arrival of the so-called "Web 2.0" technologies, the internet has now entered a renaissance. However, …
February 22, 2007
January sales figures:
Wii: 436,000
Xbox 360: 294,000
PlayStation 3: 244,000
I hate to keep pounding a point in over and over again, but it's like I've been saying all along: people want fun in their games, and don't care so much about the graphics.
Will the game industry ever figure this out?
Probably…
Wii: 436,000
Xbox 360: 294,000
PlayStation 3: 244,000
I hate to keep pounding a point in over and over again, but it's like I've been saying all along: people want fun in their games, and don't care so much about the graphics.
Will the game industry ever figure this out?
Probably…
February 21, 2007
So, I'm going over resume's for interns, and I run across one from a masters student in CS.
He listed each SQL command he's ever used on his resume.
ie:
...
wow.
I really give up.
He listed each SQL command he's ever used on his resume.
ie:
Quote:
* Supported SELECT, INSERT, CREATE TABLE, DROP TABLE, CREATE INDEX and DROP INDEX statements
...
wow.
I really give up.
February 13, 2007
Hey, what's the deal with Diet Berries & Cream Dr. Pepper? Is that discontinued? I haven't seen it for sale in months now.
February 01, 2007
title says it all. Yep.
It's ultra top secret, though, so I can't really tell you anything about it. In fact, I'm not even allowed to tell you that it's ultra top secret.
On a COMPLETELY UNRELATED TOPIC, does anyone know if this is a good book?
It's ultra top secret, though, so I can't really tell you anything about it. In fact, I'm not even allowed to tell you that it's ultra top secret.
On a COMPLETELY UNRELATED TOPIC, does anyone know if this is a good book?
December 04, 2006
You just know it's going to be a bad week when, at your 9:00am monday morning meeting, your boss says "We have no idea what the requirements are for this project yet, but we want you to tell us how much memory it's going to use by 1pm today."
*sigh*
*sigh*
October 20, 2006
Whoa.
I can see it now...
SPACE PEARL HARBOR: A MICHAEL BAY FILM, STARRING BEN AFFLECK.
You know, combining Armageddon and Pearl Harbor.
Yeesh.
Pouya, write your…
Quote:"Defense Secretary Rumsfeld says we need to protect against a 'space Pearl Harbor,'" he says. "But we're still the dominant power there."
I can see it now...
SPACE PEARL HARBOR: A MICHAEL BAY FILM, STARRING BEN AFFLECK.
You know, combining Armageddon and Pearl Harbor.
Yeesh.
Pouya, write your…
September 05, 2006
When building my new computer, I specifically designed it to house all of my old IDE drives in addition to any new drives I may acquire in the future. The reason for this is that over the past 5 years, my old computer kept running out of space, and after I ran out of room for internal HDD's, I deci…
August 29, 2006
Continuing from yesterday:
I came home from work, to find my hard drive activity light off, which was the first sign that something was wrong, since I had left it running HDD tasks. As soon as I put away my groceries, I ran over to the computer and turned on the monitor:
Freshly rebooted desktop. Che…
I came home from work, to find my hard drive activity light off, which was the first sign that something was wrong, since I had left it running HDD tasks. As soon as I put away my groceries, I ran over to the computer and turned on the monitor:
Freshly rebooted desktop. Che…
August 28, 2006
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention; my last three computers were named after Galdalf (AMD K6-2 300: Mithrandir, Some intel Laptop: Gandalf, AMD K7 1400: Stormcrow), so I decided to change things up and go with a different name for once: Elendil.
August 28, 2006
Yesterday I put together my new computer.
Specs:
AMD Athlon X2 3800+ (dual core 2GHz)
2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR800 (2x1GB dual channel)
Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe motherboard
CoolerMaster Stacker case (the oldest one, STC-T01)
Saphhire ATI Radeon x1900GT 256MB
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2ZS Platinum
2x320GB Seagate…
Specs:
AMD Athlon X2 3800+ (dual core 2GHz)
2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR800 (2x1GB dual channel)
Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe motherboard
CoolerMaster Stacker case (the oldest one, STC-T01)
Saphhire ATI Radeon x1900GT 256MB
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2ZS Platinum
2x320GB Seagate…
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