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Job Worries

note: i've added a legend page to serve as a base reference as to who these people are. i've been sitting on my ass for about seven months now, doing work as it comes in. for the most part, i haven't had to do any consistent development work since we
Post.aspx?Title=Job+Worries - Post -    5/30/2008 1:12:07 PM

House Fell Through

remember the house we wanted to rent? the boss contacted his buddy to start purchasing negotiations, but apparently someone already got it. the boss is hopeful that the people who got it will cancel, which seems fairly likely based on that house's track r
Post.aspx?Title=House+Fell+Through - Post -    5/28/2008 4:06:37 PM

Minor Site Work Today (ZI255 9)

minor site improvements have been added recently:e-mail on new entry: if you wish to be e-mailed when a new entry is posted, open the sidebar "navigation" section and click "preferences". enter a valid e-mail address and check the "email me" box.made si
Post.aspx?Title=Minor+Site+Work+Today+(ZI255+9) - Post -    5/28/2008 11:12:44 AM

No Child Left Behind

i'd like to discuss the most recent abomination to our national education system: the no child left behind act - perhaps you've heard of it. this atrocity aims to allow unfit children to proceed to higher grade levels and graduate, whether they're qualifi
Post.aspx?Title=No+Child+Left+Behind - Post -    5/27/2008 4:06:48 PM

On Dining Out

every once in awhile, you have to treat yourself. lately, i've been living mostly on fast food. today i treated myself to texas roadhouse and was confronted with a sudden realization: even in slow-moving, sit-down restaurants, i still feel like it's a fas
Post.aspx?Title=On+Dining+Out - Post -    5/26/2008 9:38:27 PM

Moving Time, Again, Maybe

yesterday i received a formal complaint from the landlord, which had been filed by my next-door neighbor. the complaint included the following points:my car is loud, and i tend to leave the house late at nighti was parking in visitor parkingour trash can
Post.aspx?Title=Moving+Time%2c+Again%2c+Maybe - Post -    5/23/2008 11:02:29 PM

SQL View Throws Error on First Refresh, Populates on Second Try

recently i've been working on a bug report for project convergence (not pc2, that hasn't started yet). how i let myself get suckered into working on their ancient vb4-style code still eludes me, but i've finished. the bug is related to an issue in sql
Post.aspx?Title=SQL+View+Throws+Error+on+First+Refresh%2c+Populates+on+Second+Try - Post -    5/23/2008 12:13:47 PM

Major Blog Entry Recategorization Effort Underway

for the past few days, i've been spending some of my free time adding categories (see "categories" sidebar section) and recategorizing previous entries. i wanted to finish the administration "categorization" section first, but i hadn't gotten around to it
Post.aspx?Title=Major+Blog+Entry+Recategorization+Effort+Underway - Post -    5/23/2008 9:50:35 AM

Project Convergence 2 Delayed

if you're not familiar with project convergence, you may want to catch up on some old entries: project convergence introinstallshield 1do it yourselfinstallshield 2installshield 3second project moves forwardcode mysteries: the case of the repeated with bl
Post.aspx?Title=Project+Convergence+2+Delayed - Post -    5/22/2008 9:28:09 AM

The Wall of Shame

i have two nerf mavericks in my cubicle - j and i used to conduct cubicle warfare with them. one day, we printed out a picture of steve jobs and pinned it to the cubicle wall, so we could have a suitable scapegoat to take out all our anger upon. any time
Post.aspx?Title=The+Wall+of+Shame - Post -    5/21/2008 10:58:17 AM

OpenSSH: It is Possible that Someone is Doing Something Nasty

so i finished configuring the sftp (ftp over ssh) server at work. the target client tried to connect and got this: $ sftp username@servername connecting to servername... @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @ warning: remote
Post.aspx?Title=OpenSSH%3a+It+is+Possible+that+Someone+is+Doing+Something+Nasty - Post -    5/21/2008 9:51:18 AM

Configuring OpenSSH for Windows

christ, i hate this hippie shit. another team has to ftp data to us, but they'll only connect to a "secure" server, meaning they require us to configure an sftp server. i tried filezilla, freeftpd, and now finally openssh. this one looks more promising, b
Post.aspx?Title=Configuring+OpenSSH+for+Windows - Post -    5/20/2008 3:57:57 PM

Story: RMT (Remedial Military Training)

in usaf tech school, there is a concept known as remedial military training (rmt). this is a pseudo-punishment (called a "training exercise" for political reasons) in which some airmen need to be reminded of the fact that they're in the military. when thi
Post.aspx?Title=Story%3a+RMT+(Remedial+Military+Training) - Post -    5/20/2008 11:02:27 AM

Story: Red Rope at Sheppard Air Force Base

today's story goes back to mid-2003, when i was in technical training. if you already know the basic tenents of usaf tech school, you can skip the intro: air force tech schools have groups of students which have been selected to act as leaders wit
Post.aspx?Title=Story%3a+Red+Rope+at+Sheppard+Air+Force+Base - Post -    5/20/2008 10:15:10 AM

Spam - Dear Business Owner

recently my incoming e-mail spam has become more highly targeted. looks like they're doing whois lookups now to find the administrative contacts. i've gotten this one six times, and each time it was an exact cookie-cutter copy: from: travis [mailt
Post.aspx?Title=Spam+-+Dear+Business+Owner - Post -    5/19/2008 10:55:47 PM

Where can I get a 9 Guy?

first, you must know what a "9-guy" is. the 9 guy is the the official mascot of channel9, a popular microsoft developers' forum appropriately hosted on msdn. to get one, you can employ two methods:  1. leave an e-mail via c9's "contact us" button
Post.aspx?Title=Where+can+I+get+a+9+Guy%3f - Post -    5/17/2008 2:49:51 PM

Eclipse is Good to Go.... Again

remember the mechanic telling me i had to get the steering system rack replaced to alleviate the creaking while steering? remember that i just told them to replace the struts anyway? the creaking is gone, and the handling is much improved. hah! the l
Post.aspx?Title=Eclipse+is+Good+to+Go....+Again - Post -    5/15/2008 8:43:02 AM

Do You Want to Move or Copy Files from this Zone?

yes! if i didn't want to move or copy the files, i never would have told you to. no amount of disabling uac and useless services will eliminate this kind of stupid questions from the operating system. why isn't there a "don't bug me again" checkbox? the w
Post.aspx?Title=Do+You+Want+to+Move+or+Copy+Files+from+this+Zone%3f - Post -    5/14/2008 3:41:07 PM

Update on Eclipse Steering Squealing

first, i noticed a squeaking noise when i turn the wheels or sit on the car near the front right wheel. then, i took it to a mechanic who said i had a bad strut and should replace the pair. now they're telling me that the actual squeaking is com
Post.aspx?Title=Update+on+Eclipse+Steering+Squealing - Post -    5/14/2008 3:17:32 PM

Culver's is Out of Memory

i've seen these images all over the internet - error messages on pos equipment and kiosks that we aren't even supposed to know have an operating system. imagine my suprise when i saw this one in real life and happened to have my camera available.
Post.aspx?Title=Culver's+is+Out+of+Memory - Post -    5/14/2008 9:42:07 AM

Code Magic: Joining on Substrings and Grouping by Octets

i'll bet the title to this entry threw most of you for a loop. my blog database is made up of several tables. three of them are: - servicejobs - activity - ips in that order, they appear as such: today i was perusing through these
Post.aspx?Title=Code+Magic%3a+Joining+on+Substrings+and+Grouping+by+Octets - Post -    5/13/2008 8:45:33 PM

Eclipse Has a Bad Strut

my 1990 mitsubishi eclipse gs has been diagnosed with a bad strut, not a cracked cv joint as i had previously hypothesized. the repair is about $100 more than it would have been for the whole axle replacement, but at least this way i get new struts. the c
Post.aspx?Title=Eclipse+Has+a+Bad+Strut - Post -    5/13/2008 11:37:31 AM

Code Mysteries: The Case of the Single-Case Switch Blocks

on error goto errhandler select case menmmode  case myenum.new   'do stuff   exit sub  end select exit sub errhandler: select case err.number  case else   '(error logging code) &n
Post.aspx?Title=Code+Mysteries%3a+The+Case+of+the+Single-Case+Switch+Blocks - Post -    5/13/2008 11:27:13 AM

Code Mysteries: The Case of the Repeated WITH Statements

today's second code mystery comes straight from the bowels of project convergence: with mysqlcommand .commandtext = " -- some sql query" .connection = mysqlconnection .executenonquery() end with with mysqlcommand .commandtext
Post.aspx?Title=Code+Mysteries%3a+The+Case+of+the+Repeated+WITH+Statements - Post -    5/12/2008 3:37:59 PM

Mysteries in Code

i've added two new categories to the blog: code magic, and code mysteries. code magic will be for posts like programmatically download file from remote location to user through server, in which i explain how to solve a particularly uncommon problem. code
Post.aspx?Title=Mysteries+in+Code - Post -    5/12/2008 3:13:04 PM

CV Joint Going Out in Mitsubishi Eclipse

great. my 1990 mitsubishi eclipse gs (related: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) is making creaking noises from the right wheel when i turn or sit on it. it sounds to me like the cv joint is going out; possibly cracked as a result of all those dip impacts th
Post.aspx?Title=CV+Joint+Going+Out+in+Mitsubishi+Eclipse - Post -    5/12/2008 9:16:03 AM

Going to a Cinco de Mayo Party with the Boss

a couple weeks ago, the boss invited me to a party that's tonight. i don't know how he talked me into going; i hate parties. there will be a pot luck dinner and live music. why do i hate going to parties?you've seen that guy standing in the corner nurs
Post.aspx?Title=Going+to+a+Cinco+de+Mayo+Party+with+the+Boss - Post -    5/10/2008 2:52:03 PM

Colorado Springs Windows Users Group

yesterday i attended my first computer user group in about 10 years (since i was a member of cugg; i was even their member at large for a brief while). the colorado springs windows user group met for the first time ever at a library at the west end of tow
Post.aspx?Title=Colorado+Springs+Windows+Users+Group - Post -    5/8/2008 7:23:58 PM

Second Project Moves Forward

project convergence 2 has finally moved into the analysis & design phase, where we analyze the requirements and design the product. it will be made available in two phases: a secure web application (https), and a client application for local installs.
Post.aspx?Title=Second+Project+Moves+Forward - Post -    5/5/2008 9:07:07 PM

The Long Drive Home

you likely don't know this yet, but j started working at a new company about a month or two ago. he quit and came back to the telecomm, so today i had to bring him up to denver to return his company laptop. the commute north was fairly uneventful - sim
Post.aspx?Title=The+Long+Drive+Home - Post -    5/1/2008 5:38:33 PM

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