Author Archives: Jay

Starting an OpenLaszlo Project

I started looking at RIA development not too long ago. So, as always, the only obvious next step was to build an RIA app. I didn’t actually start from scratch… I have an app I am developing using WebWork-2.4, Hibernate-3.2, … Continue reading

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Addictive Game

boom-shine — I played this for about 30 minutes, got up to level 12 and 196 points. Give it a try.

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Nerdiness

I was looking at Ruminations of a Programmer, and saw this thing on the side. I had to look up the symbol for Mn on the periodic table, which surprised me… I should have known that. Luckily, this quiz accounts … Continue reading

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Adobe’s Flex 2

Adobe’s Flex 2 seems like the realization of some great RAD concepts. I’ve seen this for MS related products: Access, VB, etc. However, it’s my first time seeing it for a clean rich Internet application UI. The fact that you … Continue reading

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The Cost/Benefit Ratio for Home Theater Systems

When I initially looked for a home theater system, I was not interested in spending too much money. So, I went on the cheap w/ some Koss system from Sears. Wow — that was a horrible choice. In general, it … Continue reading

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lessons learned

Today is my last day at my current company. It was an interesting experience. I met some good people, and learned a lot about myself. I learned what kind of Engineer I was, and what I couldbe. I learned that … Continue reading

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Bribing Bloggers?

In Joel Spolsky’s most recent post, Bribing Bloggers, he states that even if a blogger discloses that they have received the item they are blogging about as a gift, that: “the only conclusion I can come to is that this … Continue reading

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Sacrifice

If you have the time, I strongly recommend watching this editorial on the current state of President Bush’s Iraq policy. It’s 10 minutes of some honesty, that I doubt the president will actually hear… However, I do hope that some … Continue reading

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Super Villain Personality Test

I took this test, and I disagree with the results, but whatever. I think I am closer to the Kingpin. Your results:You are Green Goblin Green Goblin 62% Kingpin 61% Juggernaut 58% Apocalypse 58% Venom 50% Dr. Doom 50% Magneto … Continue reading

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hilarious…

You wish you had these skills…

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