Archive for August, 2008

Wit: A Programmer’s Best Tool

I was humbled this past week.  I went to an interview at a game company.  But I didn’t have my most valuable asset.

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Internet 1, Pat 0

Of course, the $170/month internet doesn’t work. Turns out, Verizon claimed near 100% V-Cast (EVDO Rev.A) coverage of Sainte Genevieve county. They’re lying. While we were able to get a signal, we could never acquire a digital signal.

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Backported entries…

I just imported a bunch of my posts from theconans.com so as to preserve them here.  Some of them are nice, like favorite sci-fi books.  Scroll back a bit and check it out.

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Never underestimate the bandwidth…

I’m so excited.  UPS says my Internet will arrive in a truck on Monday.  It’s already at Nashville!

The title, of course, is a reference to that oft-heard saying, probably by Dennis Ritchie.

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Thought for the day: 2008-08-06

My daughter asked me last night:

Daddy, what if the whole world was clay except for chain saws?

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Lots of photos available…

I finally got the bulk of our photos tagged and uploaded to Muddyhorse Photos.  Enjoy!  Note:  the tag plugin for Gallery is a bit rough, but that’s what we have for now.

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Conference: Overall

Overall, a pretty good conference.  Here’s a quick summary of Dr. Dobbs Architecture & Design World 2008.

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