Wednesday, June 18, 2008 –
(6:23:15 PM) Me: that better not have been you singing
(6:23:22 PM) Ruk: hahaha
(6:23:28 PM) Ruk: i thought i was the only one left here
Not a valid excuse.
Friday, November 9, 2007 –
iMarc went to the MITX Awards last night. It was an awesome time, despite having to sit next to Dan.
Following the show attendees were invited to an after-party at 711 Bistro & Lounge, a very cool Lounge/Sushi Bar on Boylston st.
The bar was consistently backed up, and it took about a half hour of leaning on it to get a drink, so I found myself shoulder-to-shoulder with other nerds-in-suits for the better part of the evening.
At one point I…
Saturday, June 9, 2007 –
I used to do this all the time:
foreach ($a as $k => $v) {
// stuff happens
}
I don't do that anymore. Although maybe if I had an array full of 'As' with keys related to the letter 'K' and an inexplicable value that had something to do with the letter 'V'...
Meaningful naming conventions are even more important in database schemas.
Let's look at two examples of a MySQL table.
First, the good (with thanks to Fred)…
Monday, February 26, 2007 –
Six weeks ago I broke my fifth metacarpal while engaged in extracurricular activities that I won't bore you with. I offer the following as a pre-meditative resource for those of you considering similar endeavors.
Normal, everyday actions that become challenging whilst wearing a cast:
Clapping
Shaking hands
Not answering the question "What happened to your hand?" 5 times every half-hour
"Corrective hand gestures"
Eating…
Friday, March 24, 2006 –
Ever since man tamed and mounted his first steed (the woolly mammoth, unless I'm much mistaken) we've had an excuse not to walk to work - not that we needed one.
From that day, we've labored to find a less interactive method of getting to our destinations, because let's face it, if we wanted to spend our mornings filling oat bags and pulling on reins we'd get married and have children.
As anyone who has been bitten by a llama or trod…
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