Politikin
October 9th, 2008 (Life)I started out this election year not really caring much about it since I am not particularly fond of either candidate. However, as time has gone on, there have been very strong opinions that I have seen coming from Republicans and Democrats alike. In past elections, I remember seeing very strong emotions from one party or the other (border-line hatred for the opposing party), but this year, there seems to be hatred coming from both sides toward the other party. Certainly not everybody who is for one party or the other expresses such strong feelings, but speaking generally, the emotions…
Like getting well…
October 4th, 2008 (Life)When you’ve been sick and lying in bed for a number of days and finally make it past that turning point where you can get up and walk around, there are a series of steps that must be taken to feel quote-unquote normal again. There’s the showering, then washing all your bedding, then the progression of eating food that’s easy on your stomach until you are able to handle normal food again. Finally, you must decide in your head that you are better and go about life per usual.
I realized today that some sort of similar ritual is needed…
Frustration
September 24th, 2008 (Life)Lately, things have just seemed a little bit harder than usual. Running has been tough – I may have a stress fracture in my right shin as well as one in my left foot. It has made it hard to put in the miles and I’ve been debating how much to rest up until the marathon. Anyway, my car just started making weird noises this week. I feel tired out all the time – I go home in the evenings and just want to lay in bed, but there is too much to do in the evenings.
So really, none…
Alfresco Curl Login
September 23rd, 2008 (Web)I thought I’d share some cURL/PHP code for logging into Alfresco. I’m using Alfresco Labs 3. I’m still trying to figure out how to use cURL to automate adding a user, but here is the basic login code for now. If you have any thoughts on how to add the user (I’m sending the exact headers I get from LiveHTTPHeaders, with no luck), just let me know. I’m guessing that the problem has something to do with the Viewstate parameter.
Automation
September 11th, 2008 (Life)Can I just say that I love things being automated so I don’t have to think about them? I love the fact that a computer sitting in my basement will look for TV shows that I tell it I like and record them for me without me having to think about it. I’m also loving having a sprinkler that turns on and off all by itself. Another thing that is automated for me is the gathering of information across the internet through RSS feeds and Google reader/iTunes.
Now, there are plenty of things in life that just can’t be automated…
Blowing Smoke Up Your Rear
September 8th, 2008 (Life)I have to say that this is definitely not an original thought and certainly didn’t come from me. I was listening to This Week in Media and heard something that rang true with what we’ve been talking about at work lately in our production meetings. That is the fact that we should all learn to take some constructive criticism about the content that we produce. David Stripinis made the point that all people in LA tend to do is tell each other how great their ideas are because that’s what they want to hear themselves. While…
Is anyone else…
September 4th, 2008 (Life)…sick of hearing about Obama, Palin, and the chrome browser? OK, maybe it’s just me, but those seem to be the only topics on being talked about on twitter these days. You know, I’m actually starting to enjoy conversation occasionally about Ohio State football in RL (Real Life) because it seems like it’s talked about less than these subjects. Or, maybe I’m just an internet addict. Regardless, I think I’ve become very apathetic about politics this year. It could be like Christmas for me. Every other year I feel really excited about Christmas. Last year for instance I didn’t want…
