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04/25/2006 19:45 #32581

Where do the days go?
Category: programming
I have developed an insane amount of new code for really cool DHTML/AJAX interface kind of stuff but it seems I never have time to implement any of it. Today I had a biweekly meeting with my boss about what i was working on and I decided to print out some of the stuff from this week. There were like 30 pages of javascript of every flavor.

It was so weird to see so much work printed out on paper. It really quanitifies programming while destroying the enviroment at the same time.

Lots of fun with math this time. Math is definately not my strong point but I am getting a lot better at it each day. When that's done I am going to learn italian and then finish editing my thesis.

On another note, I am glad to see someone is graduating (e:holly,139)

I really wish it was me. I guess I will try for the summer. This is getting so fucking ridiculous because (e:strip) was my final project and I would say it has "done enough" for about a year or two. Now I just need to say something about it.

I made so many form widget, but this one is my favorite followed by the adjuster widget which iterates through arrays.

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The cancer viewer using some serious flash AS to manipulate image vectors and change brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, blur as well as zoom - all of then which communicate with the client via javascript sliders that auto save their positions between use.

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An rss reader that uses surebert and poser to bring rss feeds live to the web page on timed animation sequence.
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A javascript based motion capture object that can record and playback animations that can be saved for late ruse on a web site or to push drawings back and forth between user in realtime using surebert
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mrdt - 04/25/06 23:02
ON gas price gouging: If I had invested in energy stock (ie petroleum companies) when I had invested in Google (which I just sold Monday morning for a 30% return) I wouldn't have to work this summer.

04/25/2006 12:48 #32580

$7000 freakin dollars of paint
Category: housing
My dad just called after meeting with the painter for an estimate on painting the house that (e:matthew), (e:terry) and I own and rent. Looks like it is going to cost $7000 to paint the rental property. You can see a picture of it here (e:paul,3373) I think instead I will just spend the next few weekends paiting it myself accept for the high peak. I figure buying even expensive ladders and tools will be worth it because we will need them for our own house at some point anyways. My father is calling aroudn today to see if we can get a better quote. I think that quote is outrageous seeing as the whole first floor is brick.

(e:terry) hates paint and (e:matthew) doesn't want to do any work on it which leaves me kin dof alone although i bet hey will change their mind when they see it cost $7000. I rememeber my grandmother telling this story about how on the other side of the house, where there is no porch, that my grandfather painted the peak by having my grandmother sit on a plank out the window while he walked out on it. He was much more of a daredevil than me. Three stories up on a small plank over a concrete slab backyard sounds like an easy way to die.
metalpeter - 04/25/06 19:26
Wow that is a lot of money. I know nothing about getting a house painted but I would check around and get other qoutes on price.
boxerboi - 04/25/06 17:19
I'll help if you want, I really don't have much of a life.
scott - 04/25/06 12:59
When I was kid, we had to paint 1 side of the house each summer. It took about a week to do it right.

Doing 1 side a year breaks the job up into manageable chunks. That way the house gets fresh coat of paint every 4 years. I'd highly recommend setting a schedule like that if you want to make things easier on yourself. Painting that entire building's gonna take a few weeks by yourself. (Scraping's the toughest part, really.)

You do have other options, though. At those prices, you might want to consider getting the place sided. That might cost $10k, but it ups the resale value a ton, adds energy efficiency, and you never have to paint the place again!

I know my energy bills dropped by about 30% when my house was sided.

04/25/2006 00:09 #32579

Jimmy Macs and Panos
Category: food
I wen tto Jimmy Mac's the other day for a hamburger. There hamburgers have always been huge but this one was insane. There hamburgers are so freakin' tasty, I wonder why there is almost never anyone in the restaurant.

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Pano's has lots of rules now. I had their chicken soulvlaki. Whiel I thought the meat was good I would never eat it again as the salad was a disgusting blend of white and brown yucky iceberg lettuce. I didn't think anywhere served that kind of junk lettuce anymore.

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jenks - 04/25/06 20:56
yeah like peter said- I just always forget jimmy macs is there. But every time I HAVE eaten there, it was awesome.
metalpeter - 04/25/06 19:32
That Burger looks awesome. I'm guessing one reason it isn't that packed is because people like myself forget it is there. I never knew they served food before the outdoor patio it looks like a bar and with those dark windows you can never tell if it is open or not.

Panos: I think those rules are for the late night crowd who come in after drinking and continue the party there by putting tables togather and getting 7 differant bills and then leaving a tiny tip or no tip at all, that is my guess at least. I love iceberg lettuce its crisp and crunchs and to me tastes much better but that is just me.
dragonfire1024 - 04/25/06 09:08
LoL. You went in last night when I was working...you probably saw me. Those rules are just overnight rules. Some are stupid. As for the lettuce, I will have to talk to somebody about that,.. We are very much known for our Slouvaki so I am sure Pano would like to hear who is screwing up. If ypyou did see me, I was wearing the black hat turned backwards :)
mrdt - 04/25/06 01:21
That is a fine lookin burger
And to answer your question... Do you remember yesterday when I was talking about the people that I have worked who don't have a clue why their restaurants are successful. well, this is one of those people. while extremely intelligent, actually received his undergrad from wharton's business school in economics, he lacks the fundamental knowledge to make customers happy and other resources that makes businesses successful such as a good internal/external marketing plan. Not to mention he pisses people off all the time by charging people $20 a head for a reservation over five not cancelled within 48 hours or the times he has called people at midnight, drunk, to find out why they blew off their reservation. He's just not customer orientated.
Hey, Mothers is successful so Jimmy Macs should be successful. Right??? Wrong. They are two totally different animals and what the guy doesn't understand is that the paradigm is at Jimmy Macs is completely different. The viral or buzz marketing that he relies on at Mothers doesn't work for Jimmy Macs, even with all the smoking controversy. It didn't help either that when they reopened they were under staffed with unknowledgable but extremely hot employees. It was mayhem and chaos, I don't think they will recover for a while. I offered my help and in response was asked, "why would I need your help?" I guess he'll know the answer to that when I get the call for my pricy consultation services.
Long story short, if you piss off the people who are paying your bills you won't be around for too long. What goes up must come down.

04/24/2006 21:43 #32578

Sushi Place
Category: food
I have been wanting to go to this Sushi place in Williamsville for so long but I could never remember where it was located. Finally, I remembered who I went with lasttime and contacted them (e:rzoo) about the directions. Turns out it is on maple road. They have this really cool wooden furniture when you walk in. The last time I went a squirrel came in from outside and it was all crazy. I find it hard to believe it didn't get on my journal but I think it was around this time paul,3245

Does anyone want to go tomorrow night?

Fuji Grill (MAP TO: 736%20MAPLE%20RD)
736 Maple Rd
Williamsville, NY 14221
7166886199

My usersound is this cheesy techno song by Scooter, an english DJ that was popular in Germany circa 1996. I love it when he says super muschi and the way he laughs. He kind of reminds me of (e:terry).
paul - 04/24/06 21:58
Hm, i get out of work at 7 but I have to figure a way there. Otherwise I can go at 8 when terry gets out. I will update when I get some more details. It should be yummy.
theecarey - 04/24/06 21:48
about what time..? mmmm..Sushi is always a good break away from school work!

04/23/2006 16:30 #32577

ipod to rest
Category: music
My ipod got washed and dried today. While it is now a shinner white than ever but dead. I remember how happy I was the day I got it (e:paul,3148)

Wow soon I will be able to refer to everything as a journal entry in the past.

Here you can see it's ghost rising from it's body.

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I have to go buy a new one right away because otherwsie cardio at the gym is not happening. Thank god it was only a shuffle.
scott - 04/25/06 09:43
For future reference, you can get waterproof iPod cases...

:::link:::


Might save you from a repeat tragedy in the future.

;)
enknot - 04/24/06 22:48
Dude! Don't be crazy. Put the broken one in the fixed one's packaging and take it back to the store....NOW! As long as you didn't get it at the apple store they will belive you. (those apple people are sticklers and they check the friggin' serial number)
kara - 04/24/06 22:31
Last summer I washed, and dried, J's cell phone. I was all proud of myself for doing the laundry, and as we'd just gotten them a few weeks before I was so made at myself.
A little rubbing alcohol (to help evaporate the water) and a few hours in front of the fan, and the thing is as good as new.
southernyankee - 04/24/06 12:58
Paul, You know that I know how you feel about the demise of your IPOD buddy. Remember my Post#168 & 171...
Vacuum Cleaners, Washing Machines, etc... They just don't seem to take to kind to the Mr. Apple Ipod.
Oh well, my condolences anyhow.
-Southernyankee
jason - 04/24/06 12:35
Haha, I got a kick out of the anthropomorphic view of the iPod. =D
decoyisryan - 04/23/06 23:15
hey paul, hopefully the new ipod worked out well at the gym today. sorry i couldn't really say hello today at target but it was crazy busy
theecarey - 04/23/06 23:09
lets all take a moment of silence..
mrmike - 04/23/06 16:55
My condolences on the death of the Ipod, mine does yeoman's work making up for the poor quality of buffalo radio
paul - 04/23/06 16:44
journal ID# and number of journals is not the same. A journal id is a unique identifier for a journal entry that remains "Taken" even after a jorunal has been deleted. Say you had 18,19,20 and deleted 19. Your total would be two. But your latest entry would be #20 because you cannot move it down to 19 without risking messing up any link to it.
jenks - 04/23/06 16:37
Sorry about the ipod... may it rest in peace. I would be sad if mine died. But paul how come it says this is journal 4306 for you, but up top it says you have 2029?