Monday, August 31, 2020
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As if we do not get enough "noise" from the news and other feeds, some political campaigns are bombarding us with text messages on our phones.
These resources help explain how to report spam text messages and maybe help stop/slow the madness?
Friday, December 23, 2016
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This was one of the most uncomfortable articles that I read this year:
It's hard to ignore threats to mankind's existence:
- Environmental changes (e.g. global warming) and subsequent effects (e.g. melting polar ice caps, ocean temperature changes)
- Ourselves (e.g. ocean pollution in Trash Vortex, air pollution, war)
- AI evolving into something like Skynet (from the Terminator movies). Yeah, seemed like fantasy when the movies first came out but with recent technology, it now seems a bit less so.
Suggested solution in article is to look towards space for a new home. Pursuit of life elsewhere will probably bring many positive discoveries. Can we really expect to take care of a new home when we could not take care of our previous one?
Modern man has existed for over 200,000 years with civilizations spanning over 6,000 years. If we have the intelligence to seek out new worlds, shouldn't we also be applying equal (or more) effort toward achieving a sustainable balance on Earth?
1,000 years seems a bit generous when you consider the potential threats. Do we really need to see the math and estimate how growing population and resource consumption will impact our world? How about seeing the formula for how we should be living a sustainable existence now, preserving resources and ensuring our continued existence here? That knowledge would serve us well at whatever planets we decide to live.
Thursday, September 15, 2016
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Virtual Clone Drive worked great under Windows 7, allowing me to mount an ISO file as if a real CD.
Then I upgraded to Windows 10 and things seemed to work as before.
I later tried installing Visual Studio 2015 and the installation hung about 75% through.
After a couple of reattempts, I uninstalled the version of Virtual Clone Drive that was carried over from my previous Windows 7. It was unneeded as Windows 10 supports mounting of ISO files.
When I reattempted the VS2015 installation, it finished to completion.
I see that a newer version of VCD is available and probably fixes the hang that occurred with my prior version.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
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Thursday, May 1, 2008
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Interesting
webcast with Ori Amiga
Saturday, March 29, 2008
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I ported the Java/.NET TimedActionFixture to C++ awhile back. Here's a brief
article on the effort.
Many thanks to Michael Feathers and all who provided the
Fitnesse framework for C++.
Sometimes we don't always work with code in Java and .NET
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
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Nice talk on CI by Andrew Glover of Stelligent Incorporated at tonight's
Philly JUG meeting. Andrew is coauthor of
Continuous Integration published by Addison-Wesley.
Thanks to the efforts of Dave Fecak and all who made the event possible.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
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I was fortunate to be able to attend the Philly.net Code Camp this month. It was easy to see why attendance sold out! A nice mix of topics, enthusiastic speakers, and dedicated volunteers:
sharepoint.phillydotnet.org/Lists/Code%20Camp%2020072/calendar.aspx
Many thanks to Bill Wolff and all who made this event possible!