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3 months ago
in I Am Not a Good Lead on Oracle AppsLab
I thought WE were the Web 2.0 company?
Anyway, I've gotten those kinds of calls too, and I have less authority than you do Jake. I swear all of the calls end with, "Do you know PHP?"
Anyway, I've gotten those kinds of calls too, and I have less authority than you do Jake. I swear all of the calls end with, "Do you know PHP?"
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Jake
Yeah, I don't use that as a my lead though, since "I have no budget" works really well.
11 months ago
in Garfield Minus Garfield = Win on Oracle AppsLab
Jake, are you familiar with Lasagna Cat?
http://www.lasagnacat.com
http://www.lasagnacat.com
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Jake
I am not. Good stuff.
One thing I like about GMG is how much the strip changes. It's frequently dark and depressing, and then, absolutely nonsensical.
Plus, it's quick and easy to read, which makes it a good feed for me :)
One thing I like about GMG is how much the strip changes. It's frequently dark and depressing, and then, absolutely nonsensical.
Plus, it's quick and easy to read, which makes it a good feed for me :)
11 months ago
in Your First Computer? on Oracle AppsLab
My first computer was an Tandy Color MC-10. I got it for Christmas along with a 32kB expansion and a tape recorder with a bunch of games on it. I was very proud of myself to program in a text haunted house adventure and consuming practically all of the available memory. I was even more amazed to find a full-color pinball game on one of the tapes. I couldn't figure out how they got the incredible graphics or the sounds in such a small memory footprint.
A couple of years later I learned from my math teacher they used 'peek' and 'poke' to directly access memory. Unfortuanately in eight grade assembly language was over my head.
A couple of years later I learned from my math teacher they used 'peek' and 'poke' to directly access memory. Unfortuanately in eight grade assembly language was over my head.
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Jake
This guy? http://www.gondolin.org.uk/hchof/machines/tandy...
Looks like fun. I'm not sure 8th graders should be learning assembly, which now that I think of it, meant something entirely different in secondary school.
Seems like Tandys (or is it Tandies) are a popular first computer. I guess that makes sense.
I keep waiting for someone to say, "my first computer was made out of sticks and grape stems". That sucker was fast too.
Looks like fun. I'm not sure 8th graders should be learning assembly, which now that I think of it, meant something entirely different in secondary school.
Seems like Tandys (or is it Tandies) are a popular first computer. I guess that makes sense.
I keep waiting for someone to say, "my first computer was made out of sticks and grape stems". That sucker was fast too.
1 year ago
in Blogging is Hard on Oracle AppsLab
I've tried setting up my own blog to document my software project and have yet to post anything after its initial April creation. Jake, do you ever get apprehensive that something you are about to post may have already been covered better or more completely on someone elses blog? That fear keeps me from updating.
Funny thing is, after typing this I just realized I have something unique to add to my blog.
Funny thing is, after typing this I just realized I have something unique to add to my blog.
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Jake
I started out worrying about that, but after I while, I realized that: 1) original thought is original thought and the distinction between better and worse is arbitrary, i.e. everyone has an opinion and 2) as long as you cite sources and are honest/transparent, some people like what you have to say, even if it's also covered elsewhere.
The weird thing about the Intertubes is people can find you in odd ways, and if they like what you have to say, who cares if it's covered in other blogs? They read your blog to get your opinion.
The weird thing about the Intertubes is people can find you in odd ways, and if they like what you have to say, who cares if it's covered in other blogs? They read your blog to get your opinion.
