Monthly Archives: January 2004

As I’ve mentioned, I’m getting more and more familiar with ASP.NET as I drag this application kicking and screaming (usually it’s me that’s doing the kicking and screaming, actually) toward completion. Still don’t like visual studio much, or being forced … Continue reading →

My ever-waning faith in the survival of the species takes another plunge. Another virus has hit the Windows world. They’re calling this one “one of the fastest-spreading email worm yet!”. It arrives in email with a subject of “hello” or … Continue reading →

“Republican staff members of the US Senate Judiciary Commitee infiltrated opposition computer files for a year, monitoring secret strategy memos and periodically passing on copies to the media, Senate officials told The Globe.”

The classic here is Edsger W. Dijkstra’s Go To Statement Considered Harmful “…the quality of programmers is a decreasing function of the density of go to statements in the programs they produce…”

And now, an important message from the grammar police. — In sdburningman@yahoogroups.com, “business_buddha” wrote: And this brings up a very good point. Where the fuck is Magnus. Magnus, Magnus, where fort art thou??? “Wherefore” is not a fancy way of … Continue reading →

My response to a question about what we were planning for Burning Man this year. I’m planning on creating a hivemind (using a new, supersecret mind-altering electronic device I’ll be subcontracting to Dr. Random) to multiply channel the spirit of … Continue reading →

I crossed the supermarket picket lines tonight to get some groceries. I feel a little strange having to walk by the picketers, but not strange enough to stop me. I’ve shopped at TJ’s, and the nearby organic granola market, more … Continue reading →

…they probably wouldn’t think computers were such a big mystery. The network guy has been at it all day trying to get a wireless card to work in the accountant’s laptop. The laptop’s about four years old, so of course … Continue reading →

You may have noticed that I have a mania for organizing. In fact that’s probably why I enjoy working with computers and databases. I also read – a lot. I may have mentioned that I have my books organized in … Continue reading →