Most Annoying Error Ever.
So I’ve been working on this Windows Forms app for the past month and recently, it started developing this very odd error that occurs only after a successful build, just as I fire up the window. Behold: Argh! What’s...
Category: Rants
Down on ASP.Net
First, some random stuff. I got a free t-shirt from Newegg yesterday and I didn’t even have to buy anything! It turns out that scammers have been using Newegg’s domain in phishing attacks. As I was reading through this, I...
Wowzers!
From an article in the Miami Herald: Debra A. Reed voted with her boss on Wednesday at African-American Research Library and Cultural Center near Fort Lauderdale. Her vote went smoothly, but boss Gary Rudolf called her over to look at...
The Most Absurd Piece of Pork Ever??
Something about a 700 mile fence to keep out Mexican immigrants seems like wasteful pork to me. President Bush signed a bill Thursday authorizing 700 miles of new fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border, hoping to give Republican candidates a pre-election...
Grow Up…
Warning: strong language ahead… So I’m attending this webcast on Microsoft Project Server 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh and I can’t believe the stupid motherfuckers on the call who: Can’t mute their god-damned phones. Can’t leave the screen alone so...
Talk About Ridiculous…
So it looks like the EU is trying to pick Microsoft’s pocket again. The EU is up in fits about Microsoft’s inclusion of security features such as Windows Firewall and warns Microsoft that inclusion of such features would bring further...
The Woes of Beta Software
There’s always a “cool-factor” invovled with working with beta software and trying the latest products out before anyone else. It’s definitely quite exciting to see some of the new features of Office 2007 in action and actually dig into Project...
Of Trawling and Tech Jobs These Days…
I stumbled on a post by Don Demask on the subject of tech/IT recruiter etiquette. Or rather, I should say, the lack thereof. I’ve touched on a similar topic in the past (in fact, one of my first posts on...
It’s Not Facism When We Do It!
There’s an interesting thread on Fark about one Raed Jarrar and his experience at JFK airport. To summarize, Mr. Jarrar had been wearing a t-shirt with the text “we will not be silent” in both Arabic and English. What followed...
Database Implementation Woes
My wife says I’m slightly OCD. Myself? I acknowledge that I’m somewhat picky when it comes to certain things. One of these is database implementation. I’m not sure how I started down this path or how I became such a...