http://www.sixty4bit.com/mt/ en-us 2005-11-04T20:34:48-05:00 http://www.sixty4bit.com/mt/archives/2005/11/04/mt_sucks.html I have decided that MT sucks and that I can't live with it any longer. So all Ruby and Rails studies will have to be put on hold while I upgrade to WordPress. MT SUCKS!! Ok, that isn't really fair.... Visit my new blog at http://sixty4bit.com/wp Java carl 2005-11-04T20:34:48-05:00 http://www.sixty4bit.com/mt/archives/2005/11/04/rails_r0x.html Damn it!! Someone slipped the Kool-Aid into my Dr. Pepper can! I did about 2 or 3 hours of reading over the last couple of days... at most... on Ruby and Rails. Last night, late, I found a cool how-to... Java carl 2005-11-04T20:29:53-05:00 http://www.sixty4bit.com/mt/archives/2005/10/10/the_next_episode.html I am finding it difficult to wait for "the next episode". Whether it is the next MegaTokyo or the next Star Wars or the next book in a series, getting to the point where there isn't any content left, but... Ramblings carl 2005-10-10T16:46:07-05:00 http://www.sixty4bit.com/mt/archives/2005/10/05/lucene_rocks.html The application that I am working on at work needs some searching capabilities. I grabbed some ideas from here. I haven't gotten back into the swing of blogging yet. Please bear with me while I relearn my better habits.... Java carl 2005-10-05T18:07:10-05:00 http://www.sixty4bit.com/mt/archives/2005/09/24/scary.html As seen on /., this scary little rabbit emits sounds, lights up and moves when it receives messages via wifi. I am sad to say... I want one.... Java carl 2005-09-24T14:43:50-05:00 http://www.sixty4bit.com/mt/archives/2005/09/17/my_return.html I am back! My personal life has been a chaotic mess for the last couple of months. Which is why I haven't posted since February. Things are no where near normal, but life is getting better. I don't know how... Ramblings carl 2005-09-17T18:15:45-05:00 http://www.sixty4bit.com/mt/archives/2005/02/25/css_form_layout.html This is a site that has lots of CSS examples for how to layout forms.... Java carl 2005-02-25T00:34:13-05:00 http://www.sixty4bit.com/mt/archives/2005/02/13/the_right_tool.html I love those commercials from some hotel chain that have a guy walking into a surgery room in a suit and tie and the nurse asks, "Have you ever done brain surgery before?" and the guy answers, "No, but I... Java carl 2005-02-13T08:39:31-05:00 http://www.sixty4bit.com/mt/archives/2005/02/09/did_you_schedule_your_setup.html I have never included the estimate for setting up the CM environment while estimating the schedule of a system. This usually means that the time is never taken to properly configure a system. I learned early on that you can't... Java carl 2005-02-09T23:38:08-05:00 http://www.sixty4bit.com/mt/archives/2005/02/03/sheep_racehorses_bigmacs_naked_chef_management_nirvana.html What do you get when you take a touch of Joel and a bit of Dave and shake vigorously? A damn fine summary of two great explanations of the difference between rookie and expert developers. One of my favorite sessions... Java carl 2005-02-03T06:59:12-05:00 http://www.sixty4bit.com/mt/archives/2005/02/01/personal_debate.html There has been so much pain in my life over the last two months that I have really dropped the ball on posting to my blog. I have been debating how much to put out into the public. For the... Ramblings carl 2005-02-01T17:55:08-05:00 http://www.sixty4bit.com/mt/archives/2005/01/12/changes.html Things are changing... More later.... Ramblings carl 2005-01-12T20:00:35-05:00 http://www.sixty4bit.com/mt/archives/2004/12/26/great_end_to_a_great_weekend.html Gotta love it when the Cowboys beat the Redskins. But the victory is so much sweeter when they win in the last minute. I was biting my nails from the time the Redskins took the lead until Dallas scored with... Ramblings carl 2004-12-26T19:25:19-05:00 http://www.sixty4bit.com/mt/archives/2004/12/25/heated_battle.html During a heated battle of Monopoly, my daughter came limping into the kitchen, "I have a paper cut. Can I have a cookie?" Then, after putting a bandaid on her pinky, she headed back to the game saying, "Big brother,... Ramblings carl 2004-12-25T22:02:41-05:00 http://www.sixty4bit.com/mt/archives/2004/12/25/christmas_spirit.html A bit more about Christmas. I have two boys that are soon to be teenagers. The big thing this year is the GameBoy DS which they both wanted, but neither asked for. This may be due to my wife and... Ramblings carl 2004-12-25T15:53:50-05:00