…so, in 2001, I started working on our top-notch java app, avoiding working on Drivers & Printing, and a surefire job in Inkjet Firmware.
Fast forward:
2007: Working on the Printing stuff.
2008: Working embedded with the Inkjet Firmware.
Still waiting for the guys in this meeting tomorrow to go, “Say, aren’t you that fat kid with glasses and the bad haircut?” :D
Whitney - May 3, 2008
Well, at least you’ve still got the bad haircut…. Still haven’t gotten my tip from last month’s “Stylist Appreciation Day”….
:-)
* After talking to Jeff, looks like there’s a Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) class just across the street from me. Don’t know if it’s something I’d like to do or not, but seems like a good way to learn. Bit pricey, though. Though, as my in-laws commented the other day, it’s not so good to announce you’re riding a 600cc motorcycle in a residential neighborhood w/o a license (or even a learner’s permit). Have been researching, and sounds like most 250cc entry-touring bikes get like 66 mpg and don’t have a problem cruising down the interstate. (Put the phone down, Mom…)
Finding themselves strapped for cash and unable to use their home as an ATM, Americans are increasingly turning to credit cards to cover gas, groceries and other living expenses.
Huh? “Using their home as an ATM”..why do you want to do that?
For many people, racking up credit card debt is not a choice they want to make, experts say. Not too long ago, they could have tapped into the equity in their homes through loans or lines of credit or refinancing. But this debt, which usually carries lower interest rates, is no longer as widely available with the collapse of the housing market.
Jeff Roberts - May 5, 2008
Amen, brother! Heck, we’ve been blessed to have enough coming in to pay the builds but there are times when those unexpected expenses come in [like $4 gas :-)]
and we declare a moratorium on eating out, eat up whatever is in the pantry at the house, don’t buy anthing that’s not crucial, etc. We keep cars a looong time.
Yep, me holding Maria (Mom: Put the phone down…They only sat her on there with me for the picture!)
Jeff Roberts - May 2, 2008
I have a very similar picture of me and Kate. Taken in front of my Mom, and similarly explained to Sandra’s mom :-)
W-O-W. WOW. WOOHOO!
This was an absolutely fun move. Great (not overwhelming) SFX, tight editing, and excellent performances from Downey, Paltrow, and Jeff Bridges.
This movie made me appreciate:
How dull the Superman movies are
How overwrought the X-Men franchise is
How truly BAD DareDevil and Electra were
How much of a genius the Batman series was (Burton’s two and “Batman Begins”, only!)
Look, I’m no comic-book geek (I know, I know, surprise!). I had no preconceptions going into Ironman but it’s a frickin’ feast–action everywhere, neat “gee whiz” gadgetry delights, and the quips and one-liners from the top-level actors remain punchy throughout. Robert Downey, Jr., is a revelation–Smart, self-deprecating, and yet utterly human. Gwyneth Paltrow plays the demure wallflower, Pepper Potts, and the stunner proves her acting chops by making us believe she IS unsure of herself.
First there was Car and Driver, the irreverant magazine full of gearheads who told the truth. But, that was before the internet era. Then, there was a little-known beacon of truth, Bob Bowden’s The Car Place (now defunct), where a guy told even more truth.
Then came the grand poobah, Peter DeLorenzo’s AutoExtemist, from an insider who ranted and raved about how uncompetitive and doomed Detroit was. Selling Chevy’s is nothing like selling Tide detergent. And it was very good.
HarryC - May 1, 2008
Nevermind. Peter DeLorenzo got his panties in a wad over TTAC’s announcement and proclaimed the deal dead.
Whatever, Pete.
It’s been a few years since I tried out a new version of my favorite Linux Distribution (ubuntu), so I downloaded the 64-bit ISO and put it on my 3GHz AMD64 Dell box here at work.
The short version? It’s sick. Good sick. SIIIIICK, yo!
In prior lives (back when I ran Redhat 6 on my 866Mhz PIII in college), I was a KDE fan, so I grabbed Kubuntu (KDE + Ubuntu, get it?) instead of the Gnome-based Ubuntu this time. It’s flashy and fast, and includes the new KDE 4 GUI. Nice *enough*, I suppose. Having programmed in Qt once upon a time, I have lots of respect for the GUI paradigm that Qt & KDE enforces.
Ryan - May 5, 2008
Nice review! I may just try KDE sometime, but until then, GNOME’s just fine.
Won’t someone PLEASE think of the children?!
The hue and cry surrounding Miley Cyrus’s recent photos in Vanity Fair disgusts me. NOT the photos themselves. Certainly not the photographer, Annie Leibovitz, whose work stands on its own.
We should be ashamed.
We’re a country addicted to drugs, gossip, and pornography. We’re so in debt, we’re destitute, yet we spend like there’s no tomorrow. We care little except for how other people PERCEIVE us. Substance matters not.
Jeff Roberts - Apr 3, 2008
Being shocked by this is about like watching Revenge of the Sith over and over and being surprised each time Anakin turns to the dark side.
* From the “not worth reviewing” file: Beowulf was awful. How do you take a blood-soaked elegiac epic and turn it into, essentially, The Devil and Tom Walker. Plus, the CGI was good, but not quite there.
* A cold snap has hit, with frosty mornings and cool, windy days.
* I’ve *got* to stop staying up late to watch bad movies on DVD. A netflix queue reordering is…er…in order.
* Everyone’s doing well. Whitney’s recovered from her stomach virus last week. Maria’s managed to no maim herself lately, and seems ready to break-out running any day now (with injuries to follow, no doubt). Joey’s school year is winding down, and he’s enjoying baseball on his very good coach-pitch team, the Reds. (“Communism was a red herring”)
In lieu of going skating with Joey and Whitney yesterday, I put Maria down for a nap and watched Cate Blanchett reprise her role as Good Queen Bess in Elizabeth: The Golden Age. As the story opens, it’s 1585, and Elizabeth has been on the throne 27 years. Still, intrigues surround her throne, as the Catholic Spain seeks to remove “the bastard whore” from the throne and put Mary Stuart (“Queen of Scots”) in her place, or so it seems.
There’s a market out there for old, efficient cars. And somebody is going to figure-out how to fill it.
Let’s face it, cars used to be more efficient: The Honda CRX HF from 1990 was rated at 50mpg, and was a simple, dead-reliable transportation appliance. Cars also used to be less expensive and less complicated.
Here’s the secret–new cars can’t be made like cars from 20 years ago. Regulations won’t allow it. Today, you must have airbags, side impact beams, stability control, etc.
There’s something awesome about going to a real city, staying in a great old hotel and eating at a darn good restaurant
Bella really outdid herself this weekend…first class stuff all the way from the room and its appointments, through the champagne and fruit tray. I particularly enjoyed the Art Deco throughout the great old building, which served as a model for the Empire State Building (same architectural firm).
Through it all, I enjoyed my darling’s company…that was the best part.
21 was great, if you like ill-paced movies with recycled plotlines.
After enjoying other such pictures about genius kids (Real Genius) and breaking the bank at Las Vegas casinos (Ocean’s 11), I hoped for a tight, enjoyable romp, with a good “nerd + hot chick” love story and lots of nerd-rific references–sort of like War Games in Vegas.
Yeah, not so much.
The elevator pitch is dynamite: MIT students act as a team to count cards at Vegas blackjack tables, facing opposition from the latest technology (biometric scanners) and old-school Vegas security men, as well as internal turmoil. Somewhere between there and adapting the bestselling fact-cum-fiction book Bringing Down the House, this movie becomes a mess of recycled ideas and predictability. By the end, I was rooting for security guards to nab the lot of them. They’re just annoying people we’re given no reason to care about.
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