Archives - June 2005

• 06.26.05 It's Like Strunk and White Had Never Been Born posted in all
  

  I’m working my way through some Microsoft Official Courseware this evening to prepare for an upcoming course, and I’m just despairing at the long-winded, content-free garbage I’m so often saddled with when teaching the official curriculum. Here’s a direct cut-and-paste from a...

• 06.20.05 Starbucks Depression Cup posted in all
  

  While I’ll admit that one too many lattes have occasionally put me on the Tasmanian Devil side of twitchy, I’m not sure I agree with Starbucks attempt this morning to depress the hell out of me with the message I got on the side of my cup: “You are lost“? Wow, I pay $4 for a cup...

• 06.05.05 FileStream Doesn't Like To Be Questioned posted in all
  

  I don’t normally put code in my blogs, but today’s an exception. I’m working on an awesomely cool project (which I’d love to talk about but it’s currently in stealth mode). This project requires substantial file manipulation at the binary level: literally reading through...