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That Company I Worked For...
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05/28/04 10:52 AM EST
posted by JER email web |
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I ran a search at the old company's website for the word "lame" and didn't find any matches. I think the search engine is broken.
ZING!!!
(Kearns & Gruska, I'm pre-empting "You mean you didn't find your old bio" or similar comebacks, so step away from the keyboard) |
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Cool code snippet of the week
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05/28/04 10:44 AM EST
posted by JER email web |
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I wanted to bind a business object to a repeater and was planning to implement an IListSource, IList, etc. class to handle the databinding via Reflection. Like all great ideas, someone beat me to it. They pretty much did it the way I'd intended but were far more thorough (and even used comments?!?!?)!
And I'm sure Kearns has already written 12 of these, but if you haven't seen it it's *$#& cool. |
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| FYI - Shiny Donkey .com has moved into the #2 spot on google's search results for Shiny Donkey. |
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| I'm thinking of adding a little "Sound off" feature to the BoTD section that would allow comments/blogging for each little drawing. Should it be a comment per each bull or just one long rambling list with a reference to the bull the comment is about. I like the second one only because it would probably generate more discussion, but the first one would certainly be more organized... |
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| Jerry, I say both Al Gore and John Kerry should do what comes naturally and then "Let the chips fall where they may." That seems to be a good move, afterall I think Al Gore has reinvented himself more than plastic surgeons have done with Michael Jackson. |
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| 80,000 hits w/ a SQL Server backend? Is it clustered? We have SQL Server vs. MySQL debates at the office all the time. MySQL has better load times in certain situations and is supposed to scale better. It also has a very reduced language set & forces you to make multiple connections and write more code, so I think the trade off is probably negligible. |
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The Internet is for Porn
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05/26/04 08:51 AM EST
posted by JER email web |
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| If you've never heard of "Avenue Q", I'd recommend listening to some of these Avenue Q sound clips. It's a musical akin to Sesame Street but with themes targeted toward an older audience. It's worth the price alone for such gems as "The Internet is for Porn" & "Everyone's a Little Bit Racist." |
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Dance Dance Revolution = Less Fat Gamers
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05/26/04 08:44 AM EST
posted by JER email web |
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I saw this link on slashdot and had to post it for anyone who hasn't seen it yet. There is actually a site dedicated to Dance Dance Revolution fitness enthusiasts, complete with testimonials & a "How To" guide showing the "dance pad" accessories for PS2, XBox, etc.
How would the world deal with a legion of svelt video game dorks emerging from their dank apartments? Since there's still no cure for internet porn, I'd say we're still safe for a few years. |
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.NET Viewstate aka Taking A Page Out of the Book of Kearns
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05/26/04 06:04 AM EST
posted by nate web |
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| While doing some .NET development at work last week or so, I ran into a neat little "problem". It's that I think I understand ViewState differently than it actually works. If you haven't yet taken a look at the post on my blog, take a shot at educating a poor .NET scrub. |
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| I just noticed a new feature that I think Jerry added this evening. Next to each BotD there's an icon depicting the character that's being portrayed. Pretty spiff. Now...I wonder if that's going to be a sortable item... |
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You know you're too 'roided up when...
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05/20/04 07:37 AM EST
posted by JER email web |
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| When your muscles are so powerful that a sneezing fit can put you on the 15 day disabled list, a little voice should be saying "Lower your 'roid dosage." |
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| Well, John Kerry was kind enough to speak with JohnnyF***up.com thinking it was a site about his amazing life and times. While the majority of the interview was Kerry talking about himself and his tour in Vietnam and about how Bush sucks and he rocks, he did say a thing or two about Bull. Since JohnnyF***up.com is in fact a site about Bull, that was the only part of the interview I was able to post, sorry. At any rate, go check it out, a JohnnyF***up.com exclusive. |
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Wow, I had no idea NARnia had grown so much.
Has Kearns posted any info on who has actually contributed these things? I have a feeling that about 95% of them were created by Dari. |
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Supporting Character Wednesday
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05/19/04 07:09 AM EST
posted by JER email web |
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Don't forget, today is supporting character day at Shiny Donkey, so there's a bonus "Bull of the Day" featuring Billy today!!
Does anyone have any other "special promotion day" ideas? For instance, Friday could always feature Bull being severely injured or killed. |
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Best SPAM e-mail subject ever
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05/18/04 11:48 AM EST
posted by JER email web |
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| I just received a junk e-mail message with the subject "XXX financial aid." With crossover potential like that, their e-mail marketing director is due for a big raise... |
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For the past 32 hours I've been unable to edit web projects in Visual Studio 2003 .NET v1.1 on Windows XP. The exact error was "Unable to open Web project 'MyProject'. The file path 'C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\MyProject' does not correspond to the URL 'http://localhost/MyProject'. The two need to map to the same server location."
I've had that error before when I've changed the default web root or if a virtual directory hasn't been created. This time, however, I couldn't even create NEW web projects!!!
After much fiddling with Visual Studio & IIS, I finally opted out and handed it off to Jake. He was able to fix my problem by doing the following. It is unclear which steps were involved in actually fixing the problem, but by combining these steps, he got it working:
- Repairing Visual Studio installation from install disc (mostly registry changes, I believe).
- Reinstalling IIS.
- Reinstalling .NET Framework version 1.1.
- Re-registering .NET Framework with IIS via aspnet_regiis.exe
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So I patiently waited out the rain delay last night and was rewarded with an excellent victory over our (I say our because I own one share of Indians stock) much hated division rival ChiSox. Somehow, and I don't know how, the tribe has won 5 straight to move withing 1 game of the magic .500 mark. A win tonight would move them within 1 game of 2nd place in the division! That being said, I fully expect the indians to now lose the next 15 straight, but what if is looming in my head... Right now we have a young winning pitcher, let's call him 20 Game Lee for now, a consistent 4 hole hitter, sure he's no cleanup crusher, but he gets the job done well enough to be an AL player of the week, and what seems like a quality mix of veteran and young players who is going to end up really clicking in the next few seasons if they aren't broken up by the lure of the deal and dollars. I think tonight's game will be a major test, Indians have a 3-3 starter with an 11.77!!!! ERA going against someone will an equal percentage but a much more manageable 3.97. If the tribe can get the bats hot early they should be in good shape but I highly doubt it will be a low scoring affair on the side of the Sox. My prediction is that it will either be a punch for punch fight into extra innings, or a complete one sided blowout with the tribe on the losing end.
Also, I was watching baseball tonight last night after the win and someone said "The Indians are just too streaky." WTF does that mean? Everyone in baseball is streaky! The streaks are long and short, but all are streaks none the less. The whole game is built on streaks. I hope the tribe becomes even more streaky, just keep the streaks on the positive side. Isn't the team that wins 110 games on a year really streaky? They just have a very long winning streak between each loss. |
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| Unless you have been living in the ground for the past 13-17 years, you know that this year in the DC area, THE CICADAS ARE COMING!!! Yes, it's true. You have little hope of surviving if you are a woman, child, or pet. It seems Cincinnati is also having a crisis year as well. Check out their info website in order to get tips for the fallout that will surely follow this year's overtaking. CicadaVille.com |
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I was working on an ASP.NET page to manage an XML config file and it struck me that there is surely a very smart, recommended way of doing this. I was loading the file into a "System.Xml.XmlDocument" object, traversing the child nodes to make my changes, and then saving the file back to disk.
My gut tells me I was overcomplicating the problem and that even Rob knows of a more elegant solution. Does anyone have a good reference or a few comments on how this could be done with XSLT, a proxy class, etc.? |
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Be sure to check out the new Character Bios section for a brief introduction to Shiny Donkey's myriad of Bull-related characters.
And if you hate Bull of the Day (Kearns), there's still Jimmy & Alex to keep you smilin'.
Sound clips for all characters will be coming just as soon as I can schedule some voice talent for a recording.
And if you haven't noticed, yesterday I casually released 3 new bulls, including Nate's special request, THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL BULL EVER. |
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Have you been able to trace it to certain types of pages or pages with certain controls? Perhaps ViewState management was written by Rob for the CheckBox control or something along those lines.
Also, there must be a way to debug your app to see why ViewState thinks its corrupt... |
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Perhaps your co-worker just switched his battery for yours? Did his machine mysteriously "fix" itself?
Seriously, batteries are weird things. See if the new battery works in your machine. Repeat your steps, work all weekend if necessary. |
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Oh It's True...
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05/06/04 06:13 PM EST
posted by JER email web |
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| Rob Long writes pieces for the National Review that usually feature discussions between Democrats & Larry King, and they're almost always set in the future. Here he provides a piece set in the past, imagining how the media would have reacted if our security measures had actually worked on September 11. Sadly, nothing about this story seems fictional. |
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In the cross-marketing promotion from Hell, Major League Baseball and Columbia Pictures have joined forces to market Spider-Man 2. For 3 days in June, ads for Spider-Man 2 will appear on bases, pitching rubbers & on deck circles.
My longstanding theory that one day players will change their names to promote products is now one step closer. "TidyCat Pespi-Cola," the record books are calling you... |
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After taking Santa's advice of modifying the meta tags & page title, Shiny Donkey has fallen from #4 to #8 on Google's search for "shiny donkey"...
Hella lame. |
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Secret washingtonpost.com access
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05/05/04 08:03 AM EST
posted by JER email web |
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I was trying to get weather information from the Washington Post and was greeted by one of those "Please register before viewing this page" messages on washingtonpost.com, so I started typing random usernames & passwords to see if I could bypass registration. First, I tried username "test@test.com" w/ 2 passwords "password" and "test"; neither worked. However, my third try of "foobar@foobar.com" password "foobar" gave me the message "Welcome, foobar" and let me right in.
The only drawback is that now I can't get the Post's marketing materials by e-mail, postal mail or phone. |
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oh please alex. I see illegal left hand and get this, even illegal U turns all the time from my vantage point here in my own ghetto in NW DC.
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05/06/04 08:59 AM EST
posted by Crabtree email |
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I'm shocked that this person could talk about somebody who gave their life to serve the country. It's ok to protest the war but it is not ok to degrade the men and women all over the world that protect our freedoms. Maybe Gonzalez should go back and hide in his "neighborhood in Puerto Rico" if he doesn't appreciate the sacrifices that people in the armed forces have made for years.
I don't know you so I won't stereotype you like you did to Pat Tillman. It says your a graduate student at UMASS but you're article shows you have no education or class whatsoever. People like you are a disgrace to any society. Honor, courage, and bravery are just words to people like you. To people like Pat Tillman, Honor, Courage, and Bravery is how they live their lives. |
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