My Uncle Bob bought my family growing up their first ever telescope, a telescope so big that at the time it stood taller than me. I can remember watching the stars with the neighbors on a few summers nights. He took us on a tour of StorageTek in 1988 showing off proudly the systems that [...]
Archive for May, 2008
So, I have this web app that I am creating for a friend that helps with managing inventory for eBay auctions. When a user created a product, my intention was to allow them to upload as many images as they would like to be associated with that product. When they would go to edit the [...]
I just got done reading Steve Yegge’s “Dyanmic Languages Strike Back”. He notes that one of the perceived problems with dynamic languages is the lack of tools, (he notes specifically the autocomplete feature). While the thought of type declarations or any sort of annotations makes me cringe, is there any useful type data that could [...]
Ever since Jr. High I looked forward to the winter time. I loved the way the cool breezes hit against my face. I loved the fact that I could wear a long sleeve shirt and not worry about breaking into a sweat or develop pit stains. Winter was the fat man’s paradise where the lower [...]