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3 months ago
in Requiem for the Computer Lab on Oracle AppsLab
He he. I remember having to do a C programming assignment, and sitting in the computer lab, feeling completely thick and stupid. Or doing SQL in the same lab, and feeling the same, and feeling the same when doing JavaScript. Hey, I spot a theme here.
I remember in 1994, finding that you could use "newsgroups" on the PCs, using Nestcape, or something like that, and being very excited to find lots of people talking about the Beastie Boys and Doom2 cheats. What a cultured person I am. There were labs everywhere, when I was at Uni from 1992 - 1995, and again in 2000. Not sure what it'd be like now.
I remember in 1994, finding that you could use "newsgroups" on the PCs, using Nestcape, or something like that, and being very excited to find lots of people talking about the Beastie Boys and Doom2 cheats. What a cultured person I am. There were labs everywhere, when I was at Uni from 1992 - 1995, and again in 2000. Not sure what it'd be like now.
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3 months ago
in Batman vs. Superman on Oracle AppsLab
Looking at The Incredibles, it seems like both superheroes would be doomed, because they've both got capes! Remember the bit where Edna is designing the costumes, and rules out capes, and goes through the history of all those superheroes who had capes. Just look what happened to Syndrome!
Sorry, a bit off topic.
Sorry, a bit off topic.
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Jake
Sure, I remember. This is one area where Superman would have an advantage, since getting sucked into a jet engine wouldn't faze him. I seem to recall the cape problem being addressed by Batman's toys at one point, e.g. tearaway.
Funny that anything is off topic here, not like this was a serious post :0
Funny that anything is off topic here, not like this was a serious post :0
6 months ago
in It’s That Time of Year, Again on Oracle AppsLab
Hey Jake - that makes for an interesting read. I love stats like that. It's interesting when you look at the numbers and find what's interesting vs. what you +think+ will be interesting...
Wishing you a great 2009, and may your well of blogging ideas never run dry.
Thanks for a great blog.
Wishing you a great 2009, and may your well of blogging ideas never run dry.
Thanks for a great blog.
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Jake
Glad you liked it. If you hadn't asked for the most-discussed posts, I probably would have given up trying to determine that. It was purely manual.
I did notice my posting output has risen month-over-month since the Summer, but I can't recall why.
Thanks for reading.
I did notice my posting output has risen month-over-month since the Summer, but I can't recall why.
Thanks for reading.
6 months ago
in RTFM, Winter Edition on Oracle AppsLab
That snow angel looks great! What deep snow. Here in Cheshire, UK, we hardly ever get any snow, much to the annoyance of our children.
You look like you're dressed for summer! Short sleeves, bare feet :)
You look like you're dressed for summer! Short sleeves, bare feet :)
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Jake
We're not supposed to get more than an inch and change here vs. a foot and lots of change. It's snowing again today, and they're projecting a couple more inches.
I've lost track, but I think it's around 20 inches by now. Later today, I'll be venturing out to walk to the grocery store, which should be fun.
The snow angel was a spur of the moment idea, and I didn't want to get all bundled up and lose my nerve. It was very cold, about 20 degrees, but pain is temporary, sometimes :)
I've lost track, but I think it's around 20 inches by now. Later today, I'll be venturing out to walk to the grocery store, which should be fun.
The snow angel was a spur of the moment idea, and I didn't want to get all bundled up and lose my nerve. It was very cold, about 20 degrees, but pain is temporary, sometimes :)
7 months ago
in Thanks on Oracle AppsLab
That's a wonderful video! I've never seen it before. Very uplifting...
Hope you have a good thanksgiving.
Hope you have a good thanksgiving.
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Jake
Yeah, I like that one too. Apparently, he's been dancing around the world for quite some time. Thanks for the wishes and hope you enjoyed the day too. I seem to remember you being in the UK, but hey, at least we were quiet for a day.
9 months ago
in Facebook Hits the Mainstream on Oracle AppsLab
You've probably already seen it, but I saw this recently, and think it's great.
FaceBook In Reality
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrlSkU0TFLs
I noticed you've changed from oracleappslab.com to theappslab.com. I like the change, because our work websense filter doesn't block the new domain name...
FaceBook In Reality
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrlSkU0TFLs
I noticed you've changed from oracleappslab.com to theappslab.com. I like the change, because our work websense filter doesn't block the new domain name...
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Jake
Yes, that video rules. YouTube rules too. I heard about a couple who host a show on YouTube scored a TV deal with MTV. Sweet.
The old domain redirects here so links aren't broken. I'm wondering why Websense blocks the old one. Sounds like an interesting story. Glad you'll be able to follow the fun at work.
The old domain redirects here so links aren't broken. I'm wondering why Websense blocks the old one. Sounds like an interesting story. Glad you'll be able to follow the fun at work.
10 months ago
in The Wordle According to AppsLab on Oracle AppsLab
Wow, my name on the AppsLab blog! It's a really great tool - it's amazing how clever programmers are. I had a go for my site:
http://wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/166352/jimpix
Couldn't work out why "Tidsdale" was so prominent, until I remembered that I had quoted a Mark Steel article about the Olypmics, which is being pulled from the RSS.
Interesting that you have about 800 people subscribed to your RSS feed, but only 17 on email. On my teeny tiny site, I have 130 subscribed, and 108 are on email. I think it just shows that your readers are a tech savy group of web users, while people who use ecards and end up on my site aren't as likely to be into RSS etc. since they're sending ecards in the first place, which are soooo not web 2.0!
http://wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/166352/jimpix
Couldn't work out why "Tidsdale" was so prominent, until I remembered that I had quoted a Mark Steel article about the Olypmics, which is being pulled from the RSS.
Interesting that you have about 800 people subscribed to your RSS feed, but only 17 on email. On my teeny tiny site, I have 130 subscribed, and 108 are on email. I think it just shows that your readers are a tech savy group of web users, while people who use ecards and end up on my site aren't as likely to be into RSS etc. since they're sending ecards in the first place, which are soooo not web 2.0!
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Jake
Hey, thanks for the tip on Wordle, cool stuff.
We have a strange demographic of subscribers. Like you, I would have expected more email subscribers. I think maybe it's not obvious enough, being below the fold and all, still 17 is way lower than I thought. We have about 200 subscribers who use Google Reader; I know this thanks to a Greasemonkey script. Again, this is lower than I expected.
So, the real question is how are these people reading? I know a few people use Bloglines, and I guess I could check the stats more closely. Still a mystery to me.
We have a strange demographic of subscribers. Like you, I would have expected more email subscribers. I think maybe it's not obvious enough, being below the fold and all, still 17 is way lower than I thought. We have about 200 subscribers who use Google Reader; I know this thanks to a Greasemonkey script. Again, this is lower than I expected.
So, the real question is how are these people reading? I know a few people use Bloglines, and I guess I could check the stats more closely. Still a mystery to me.
10 months ago
in Taking a Staycation on Oracle AppsLab
A nice piece on the BBC website about the Statcation:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_g...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_g...
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Jake
Thanks dude, I'll check it out when I'm back in the office :)
1 year ago
in Maybe Email Isn’t Dead After All on Oracle AppsLab
I like email. I'm 34 - so probably not in Generation Y. People have asked if I'll join Facebook, but I really don't get it. You sign up, and then if people get in touch, you get an email saying they got in touch on Facebook. As I'm not a fan of Facebook, then why not just send me an email, with real content in it, instead of a link to Facebook?
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Jake
We're the same age, so tail end of Gen X. I use email more than anything else, but my communication has become more distributed over the past 2 years or so, including social networks, Twitter, IM, SMS, etc., depending on the conversation.
As for Facebook, their goal is to get you to stay in FB all the time. They have O/S aspirations, ergo the chat, the inbox, the apps, etc. This model works for younger people, but not so much for email diehards. They want to draw you in with the social aspect and hook you, keeping your communication inside the walled garden. That's why the bacn email never has much content.
As for Facebook, their goal is to get you to stay in FB all the time. They have O/S aspirations, ergo the chat, the inbox, the apps, etc. This model works for younger people, but not so much for email diehards. They want to draw you in with the social aspect and hook you, keeping your communication inside the walled garden. That's why the bacn email never has much content.
It was freaky odd when Mosaic/Netscape exposed a whole world of other people out there on the information superhighway.
I've been waiting to drop that for weeks :)