Marc's Musings: Comments

Comment by VanceASHLEE20 on Dear Bloggers...

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 21:52:07 -0600

VanceASHLEE20]]> said: I guess that to receive the loans from creditors you ought to present a good reason. Nevertheless, once I've received a sba loan, just because I wanted to buy a car.

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]]> I wish to register a complaint. I know it hasn't been all that long since blogs became popular (what, 4+ years?), but can I ask you to do me a favor? First let me give you some background information. I...

Comment by Wholesale Sunglasses on Dear Bloggers...

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:34:33 -0600

Wholesale Sunglasses]]> said: Good clarification

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Comment by Phil on Dear Bloggers...

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:33:18 -0600

Phil]]> said: Thanks for the info. Marc

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Comment by Phil and ted stroller on Avast ye!

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:40:16 -0600

Phil and ted stroller]]> said: That�s Too nice, when it comes in india hope it can make a Rocking place for youngster.. hope that come true.

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Comment by VeRonda on PSA: 625 ILCS 5/12-610.5

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:28:22 -0600

VeRonda]]> said: Marc, I'm totally feeling you on this... While reading this I thought, if only they spent this much time going after sex offenders and murderers, this would be a much safer world. I know they have to do their jobs, but sometimes a person can just feel so violated. Happy traffic school (sad face).

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]]> (625 ILCS 5/12‑610.5) Sec. 12‑610.5. Registration plate covers. (a) In this Section, "registration plate cover" means any tinted, colored, painted, marked, clear, or illuminated object that is designed to: (1) cover any of the characters of a motor vehicle's registration...

Comment by Frank the Tank on Political preference

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:24:59 -0600

Frank the Tank]]> said: The quiz is great - I think the ranking of topics that are more important to you personally is key, since a lot of other online quizzes are geared more toward a broad assumption that you equally weigh all of the issues (which isn't true in real life).

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]]> I try to stay away from politics here--those kinds of conversations are best held in person--but I think this is important, so please bear with me. I promise that this post will not impose my beliefs on you, but it...

Comment by Marc on Circular Reference

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:02:41 -0600

Marc]]> said: Hmm... "sonorous isn't defined yet."

It may be something dirty, though, we just don't know it yet....

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]]> This morning, Beth and I were talking and she used a word that I had never heard before: sonorous. I decided to look up the meaning of it, so I grabbed Old Trusty (Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition) and...

Comment by Frank the Tank on Circular Reference

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:31:28 -0600

Frank the Tank]]> said: This is why I only use the Urban Dictionary.

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Comment by Marc on Mildly annoying

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:39:29 -0600

Marc]]> said: @asa I mostly agree with your analysis, which is why it's only mildly annoying. I also understand the reuse of code, but in this particular case it is not obvious to the user that "Start New Session" == "OK" and "Restore Session" == "Cancel" and it would be ok to break tradition.

I will deal with it since I know how kludgey code can get with exceptions written all over it, but it doesn't mean I'll like it.

@kenny I think the answer to your question about the answer is, "too bad."

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]]> For those of you that don't know, I run multiple operating systems (I know, shocker). My main development machine at work is a laptop running Linux (Kenny does not approve), and at home I generally use Winders. There are times...

Comment by Kenny on Mildly annoying

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:29:08 -0600

Kenny]]> said: What if I am unsatisfied with the answer?

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Comment by Asa Dotzler on Mildly annoying

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:29:54 -0600

Asa Dotzler said: the number of people who expect it to behave like all of their other apps on their particular operating system dwarfs the number of people who use multiple operating systems and want consistent behavior across those operating systems. it's a constant battle between doing what's right by the particular OS and doing what's right for a cross platform app. mostly OS conventions win out.

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Comment by Beth on Avast ye!

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:13:50 -0600

Beth said: Fatherhood has finally taken hold......... :-)

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Comment by Frank the Tank on T&M

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:21:17 -0600

Frank the Tank]]> said: There's a reason why T&M for consulting firms is almost as lucrative as being an Eliot Spitzer escort.

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]]> When are government contracts going to stop being issued on a time and material basis? This is getting ridiculous....

Comment by Wife on Advanced Technology

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:21:31 -0600

Wife said: Yah, but just remember that this factory does not do mass production.........

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]]> Saw this comic on xkcd this morning and am posting this for my wife (and the other preggos out there)......

Comment by MC on Dear Comcast

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:20:04 -0600

MC]]> said: And that goes for you to Insight that's becoming Comcast in January!

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]]> I'm sick of your ads against the Big Ten Network. I really don't care if you are "looking out for the interests of the consumer" (yeah, right). I don't care that you seem to be getting buddy buddy with your...