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This is particularly funny to me as I’ve recently begun to read up and attempt to practice some of the agile methods. The basic gist of agile programming is that you make small, rapid, incremental changes to the software you…
The turkey has been cooked, consumed, and caused us to go into a coma. The pie is almost gone. The relatives are getting ready to head back home tomorrow. Sounds like it’s time to hang up some Christmas Lights!
At work I occasionally get so involved in whatever I’m working on (usually really ugly code) that I don’t realize just how long I’ve been at it. Sometimes I am rescued from this near stupor-like state of staring at my…
Some time ago I wanted to to detach a working copy of some code I have been working on for several years so I could import it into a new repository on a different server. I did something similar to…
Sometimes when I’m at the store to pick something up, I get to see the most entertaining things. Ever watched people try to pick out vegetables? Fascinating. Sometimes, when I’m at the store I provide great entertainment for those around…
With the latest release of Vista from Microsoft and Leopard from Apple, comparisons are inevitable. In fact, there have been dozens and dozens written by folks far more qualified to comment than I. However, I had a conversation at work…
Some Introduction So, Leopard came out this past Friday, and there have been many, many reviews of all the spiffy new features and how they’ll make you lose 10 lbs, grow your hair back (but lose your back hair), and…
Upon reviewing my story about Programmer Mel, I took the time to read the following article about how Real Programmers Don’t Use Pascal, and nearly shot milk out my nose: (Note: I found this article here) [ A letter to…
I have several domains – kimballlarsen.com, hugegrocerysavings.com, twigglesgiggles.com, ourpioneerhistory.com – for which I host DNS. Until recently, this has all been done via my ISP’s hosting services, etc. A few months ago, I decided to finally learn Bind9 and figure…
So, Gutsy Gibbon has arrived (It’s an operating system for those of you who don’t follow ubuntu – and it’s a "computer thingie" for the rest of you), and I’m going through the ritual initial setup tonight. Here are my…
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