"The continental is no more" written by Paul on estrip.org

07/30/10 10:21 - 70.ºF - ID#52330

The continental is no more

It was weird to see the giant hole in the ground.

metalpeter writes at 07:28:19 08/02/10 - Comment #57596: I think you went there for "The 3rd Floor". Not sure if there really was one but that is the hook up rumor place. I think the reason I didn't go was that I didn't really know about the place. Back when I was in school (Canisius, school and going to school and swimming took a lot of time). Also I think that when it was at its peak I was into bands like Dre and Snoop but I don't really know the timming so I could be wrong about that.............

libertad writes at 09:31:28 08/01/10 - Comment #57588: I had some good times there. I'm really shocked (e:metalpeter) that you never went there. You do so much more than I do in Buffalo, I just assumed you would have liked this place. I never went for bands but more to satisfy my goth side...hehe

metalpeter writes at 08:57:24 08/01/10 - Comment #57586: I never made it to the Continental for believe it or not some of the same reasons I don't get to Diablo Very often
1. Bands I have never heard of (Doesn't mean they aren't good)
2. Often late starting time (even more true of mohawk place)
3. Needing to be up early for work
4. Not exposed or knowing how people know what is going on there
My Point is I have no way to compare them

In terms of the bathrooms yeah they are a bit small, I got ya there. What I like about Diablo is the set up and all the Devil stuff and if there is something I want to see on the stage. I think If I lived downtown I would go there more often, besides I know of (if someone else does help me out) no bars that are rock music bars (meaning they play it and not have performances).

The thing I wonder if anyone knows about club diablo is what is on the 2nd and 3rd floor? It seems a bit rude to ask someone and what if asking is like an a way to go see and it isn't something I want to see.

I think going there would be a great idea, great idea for an (e:strip) excursion, I would like to go and check the place out. I being me would have to do the taking pictures of the place (no flash) and if there is a stage of any kind (flash). I'm sure it would be a great time.....

vincent writes at 09:03:31 07/30/10 - Comment #57564: (e:metalpeter) Personally I think Diablo is just a lame failed attempt to replace that the Cont was all about. Almost 20K in stainless steel bathroom fixtures does not make up for the fact that the place has one toilet per washroom. When some chick gets her Ke$ha on and yacks all of the place it's over, where else are you going to go to do your business? Plus I feel like I'm partying in someone's single wide trailer. At least with the old Cont you had room room to move around.

If you ever want to go to Rochester sometime and experience "A Living Continental" let me know. Actually that offer goes for anyone from this site. We could make it an (e:strip) excursion and meet (e:kookcity2000) there at Vertex.

metalpeter writes at 06:04:08 07/30/10 - Comment #57560: First of all (e:Terry) I love that shirt, I saw it in white at 464 but only in medium sometimes they feel tight, not sure if it mockery or priase of war and drinking and guns but I like it.

(e:vincent) Diablo kinda as you know took over that spot a little bit. I just have to add that the lady I think she has a blog or used to have one on here (not that I know her) Technoir is pretty hot, not sure how she is alligned with that club but I know she moved there at least to cover that scene and maybe more

vincent writes at 05:52:35 07/30/10 - Comment #57559: Yea, but now since Buffalo destroyed their Goth Club, I have to go to Rochester to hook up with females who cut themselves and shop at Hot Topic :-(

To me that was my own personal "Old Pink!" I never had trouble finding a friend for the night in there...

Plus the history of all the bands that played there is gone forever. Just think of Johnny from the Goo Goo Dolls as he bounced there back in the day.

tinypliny writes at 02:56:56 07/30/10 - Comment #57552: What was the continental? A hotel? Where was this?

matthew writes at 10:25:01 07/30/10 - Comment #57550: That place was a 'giant hole in the ground' before they knocked it down. I mean that in the best way possible.

Permalink: The_continental_is_no_more.html
Words: 15
Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 07/30/10 10:21

Category: web

07/29/10 03:09 - 70.ºF - ID#52325

Domains for sale

I have some old domain names I will probably not use but my be willing to sell if someone made a good offer. Just putting them out there. Then again I may just decide to keep them in case I ever want to use them.

PICFEEDER.COM
LOUDFEEDER.COM
PORTABLEFRIENDS.COM
REMEMBERBUFFALO.ORG
EPEEPS.NET
PMOBL.COM

Permalink: Domains_for_sale.html
Words: 57
Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 07/29/10 03:10

Category: work

07/28/10 02:59 - 65.ºF - ID#52321

Scraping Websites

Holy crap. So I was browsing around freelancer.com

and found that someone looking for someone to scrape a site. I spent time writing and scaping the data to make sure it worked and I figured I could put that I was done in the bid. I know, stupid move on my part, there goes two hours down the drain.

Then I signed up to bid and it turns out you can only bid on projects that are put out after you sign up. That is totally retarded. To make it worse it is inconsistent as some previously posted projects in my qualified fields would let me bid. Even the live help tech couldn't seem to figure it out.

I assume most people sign up because they see a project they are interested in. I was so aggravated that i tried the live help. They were not much help after all.

You are now chatting with Michael B. (General)
Paul: hey there
Michael B.: Hi there, how may I help you?
Paul: i signed up for freelancer.com because I saw a project I was interested in
Michael B.: What's the problem?
Paul: but once I signed up, I could not bid because
Paul: it says I was not qualified before the project was put out
Paul: it was really the reason I joined
Paul: is there any way around that
Michael B.: You must edit your qualifications.
Michael B.: Go to My Profile, click My Qualifications.
Paul: I did that
Paul: it is set
Paul: but it says I cannot bid on the project because my qualifications had to be set before the project was offered
Paul: which means in reality I cannot apply for anything currently on the site
Paul: this is the one I want to bid on

Michael B.: Yes, if you edited it now, you can only bid on the new projects with those qualifications.
Paul: and I have data mining and web scraping set in my quaifications
Paul: you guys should put that someone in the signup info
Paul: because I would never have joined
Paul: I spent like two hours figuring out the project
Paul: and then wanted to bid so I signed up
Paul: I would not have bothered had it said, "You cannot apply for any project currenly on the site"
Michael B.: I'm sorry, but it is automated by the system. I'm pretty sure, you can find other projects similar to this one.
Paul: there is no way around that?
Paul: ya I just already wrote the script ;(
Michael B.: No, even I cannot access it.
Michael B.: I'm sorry, paul.
Paul: okay thanks anyways, you really should have a disclaimer about that
Paul: its kind of misleading
Paul: when its implying sign up now to bid on the project
Michael B.: Would you like to search other projects instead?
Michael B.: There are a lot of Data Mining and Web Scraping projects in our website
Paul: ya but following your logic
Paul: I cannot actually bid on any of them
Paul: so whats the point
Paul: I have to wait for new ones to arrive
Michael B.: No, you can bid on new projects.
Paul: new meaning, tommorow
Paul: and they are not there yet?
Michael B.: Wait, let me see the list if there are other projects, ok? :)
Paul: ok
Michael B.: hold on
Paul: e.g. I tried to bid on the latest project in the web scraping list

Paul: and it still tells me no
Michael B.: Really? Ok, can i have your username?
Paul: paulsidekick
Michael B.: Ok, hold on, let me check
Paul: I have web scaping selected in my qualifications
Paul: but as I just signed up there is no project I can bid on as they all were started before I was "Qualified"
Michael B.: How about this one:
Michael B.:

Michael B.: You can bid on this
Paul: How is it possible that I can bid on that
Paul: when it was started 7/24
Paul: and I was not "Qualified" untiil 7/27
Michael B.: Hmmm, but there is a bid on this button.
Michael B.: Can't you see it?
Paul: ya seems inconsistent
Paul: what differs about

Michael B.: That rule will only apply if you change your qualifications NOW. But since you are a new member, you can actually bid.
Paul: then why can't I bid on that one
Michael B.: There must be some restrictions on the last project that's why you can't bid.
Paul: it says
Paul: You are not qualified to bid
on this project
Paul: but I have web scraping selected
Michael B.: hold on
Paul: and it is registered under that
Paul: it says job type: * Data Mining * Web Scraping
Paul: and I have both of those qualifications selected
Paul: the reason i care about that one is that i already did the work
Michael B.: hold on, this is weird
Paul: k
Paul: thanks for looking into it
Michael B.: hold on, this is weird
Paul Visco: k
Paul Visco: thanks for looking into it
Michael B.: Hi Paul, I'll report this to the bug department, ok?
Michael B.: However, please don't do any project if you still haven't bid for the project.
Michael B.: And there is no way also of knowing if you're going to win the bid.
Paul: right I realize that
Paul: i was just excited to test it out
Paul: how will i find out if it changes
Paul: should I just keep checking back
Paul: or will someone email me
Michael B.: I understand. Just move on with other projects. :) There's lots of them.
Michael B.: Nope, I'm afraid not.
: I understand. Just move on with other projects. :) There's lots of them.
Michael B.: Go here to browse the Data mining projects
Michael B.:

Michael B.: and the web scaping ones
Michael B.:

Paul: they almost all say: ou are not qualified to bid
on this project. Click here to edit
your qualifications.
Paul: but I have selected those
Paul: web scraping and data mining
Paul: I mean the one I wanted to bid on is number two newest project in that list
Paul: and neither that nor number one let me bid
Michael B.: Try other projects Paul.

Anyways, if anyone is looking for a scaped catalog of forcalprice.com in csv format with SKU, description, title, image urls, product url and price - I have it lol.

Permalink: Scraping_Websites.html
Words: 1130
Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 07/28/10 03:50

Category: war

07/27/10 09:08 - 74.ºF - ID#52320

Give up on war

Seriously another $37 billion for war?

What are we fighting for anymore? The war already stole all our money. It took all the tax money pillaged from the middle class and placed in in the hands of the huge companies that profit on these stupid wars. It almost seems like they are trying to start another one in Korea. Didn't we learn the first time.

I am starting to feel that every dollar we waste on these stupid wars is like another dollar the terrorists stole from us. And by terrorists I don't just mean the kind that fly into building on airplanes. I also mean the big military industrial complex company scum bags and their friends that rape us.

metalpeter writes at 08:20:35 07/28/10 - Comment #57530: The Industrail War Complex is very Real. Not to get into loney Ness but Kenedy was really going to get us out of Nam and so they had him killed. The thing that is great is how they create enemies. Take Iraq. We Put Saddam into power, he was our buddy , he ruled with an iron fist, and was brutal but there wasn't all this one sum sect killing some other sub sect of the same belief system. Well then he decided to go inot Kuwat (where we get our oil and our buddies), Then he became the Bad Guy (Clinton). Somehow When 911 happened this same country was behind it. But that is like saying the terrorists who live in England and blew up a train are supported by england so we should go to war with them. I voted for Barrack cause he was supposed to get us out of this mess. Yes WWII at the time was good for us Economicly but it isn't the 50"s and the world has greatly changed. Oh and one other note one reason we (USA) are hated all over the world is because we often stick our noses in where we aren't wanted. Sometimes this means we support a evil dictator and some times it means we cause an uprising of people who where fine the way they where Argh.......

jenks writes at 02:48:05 07/28/10 - Comment #57525: Yay Obama! This sure is "change"!

tinypliny writes at 10:38:05 07/27/10 - Comment #57513: I don't get this. What on earth is to be gained by warring against hostile desert psychos in Afghanistan? Really? 37 BILLION?! When so many better things can be done with that kind of money, the only thing they could think of is pouring it into the ridiculously expensive drain of war equipment?

Every government is the same - greedy scum shamelessly feeding other secret scum that make money off of wars and misery of other people. The Indian govt pours billions and billions of rupees into stockpiling against the 50 odd war mongering idiots in Pakistan ruling over people who are all technically Indian - fighting over the borders of a stupid state that was ALL part of India - given away by a man who was so lost in the theoretical principles of "non-violence" that he didn't have the foresight to see the havoc that would be wrecked by his inability to say a simple no and take a firm stance on the issue that lead to the partition.

Yes. They are all the same. Maybe they all come from the same scummy politician planet and their primary religion there is unbridled greed.

Permalink: Give_up_on_war.html
Words: 128
Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 07/27/10 09:08

07/27/10 08:55 - 78.ºF - ID#52319

smokey, moldy clothes?

There is actually someone you can call for that. Urban Valet.

Permalink: smokey_moldy_clothes_.html
Words: 13
Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 07/27/10 08:55

07/27/10 04:11 - 82.ºF - ID#52318

Panos shrimp, scallop and sweet potato with gnocchi

This was maybe the best lunch I have ever eaten.

Permalink: Panos_shrimp_scallop_and_sweet_potato_with_gnocchi.html
Words: 12
Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 07/27/10 04:11

Category: android

07/25/10 09:00 - 74.ºF - ID#52290

estrip 1.09 android app and estrip podcasts

Now you can post a sound recording with each blog by directly recording in the android app using the screen found by clicking on the microphone.

There is something in it for everyone. If you uppoad sounds recorded in mp3 format to your blog, estrip will automatically add them to your new estrip podcast. People can then subscribe to your podcast with their favorite podcast aggregator. It takes into account any sound blogs you posted in the past and will display up to 20. There is a link on your journal right under you avatar.

Permalink: estrip_1_09_android_app_and_estrip_podcasts.html
Words: 96
Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 07/26/10 10:17

07/25/10 07:14 - 76.ºF - ID#52289

When it comes to clams

The bigger the better, although I have not tried geoducks yet.

Permalink: When_it_comes_to_clams.html
Words: 13
Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 07/25/10 07:14

Category: garden

07/25/10 05:31 - 77.ºF - ID#52287

Buffalo Garden Walk 2010

We went with (e:Holly) and my mom to the garden walk. It was a great day as we started early and missed the rain.

This year we did the west side behind Kleinhans and near (e:metalpeter)'s. The community gardens were really inspirational. As was the massive amount of fruit and vegtable gardens.

One older woman had a giant fig tree. I think my mom was really jealous as it is her favorite fruit. We asked her about it and she said she overwintered by covering it in rugs.

Permalink: Buffalo_Garden_Walk_2010.html
Words: 102
Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 07/26/10 10:16

Category: linwood

07/24/10 05:29 - 75.ºF - ID#52271

road construction gas waste

The corner of North and Franklin is under construction. They are removing thr crazy sweeping death trap turns and replacing them with right angles.

I am generally happy with the whole process but they have 2 gas powered arrows on 24/7 for like a week now. I wonder if it will go on the whole summer. It seems expensive, wasteful, and environmentally damaging when reflective tape could do. They even have it on during the daylight hours.