Monday, October 31, 2005
With the daylight savings time change, I get to see what daylight looks like. Of course it's morning light, but I'm not complaining. Actually, I am. Only a few more days of studying until I can leave work while it's still light.
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Tomorrow's the last day to enter codes to win an Xbox 360. I have a few more, but the servers are pretty swamped. Plus my calculated chances of winning are 0.06%. Maybe next time.
Saturday, October 29, 2005
I spent my last Saturday before the exam studying. It was a good nine hours. I'm still having issues with my study program. I guess if it's not working on Monday, I'll have to download the database into Microsoft Access and build a quick form to replicate the web program. With only a few days left, I can't afford to not hammer useless facts into my brain.
Friday, October 28, 2005
I still haven't got my radio to work in my car. The head unit is pretty banged up and the faceplate won't snap on without some force. So, I'm back to thinking while I drive.
I noticed that there is an empty warehouse on my way to work. Driving behind it revealed an open window on the second story. Do you know how many times in my life a grappling hook would have been useful? Back in school, we actually set out to make one, but got side tracked when the TV turned on.
I noticed that there is an empty warehouse on my way to work. Driving behind it revealed an open window on the second story. Do you know how many times in my life a grappling hook would have been useful? Back in school, we actually set out to make one, but got side tracked when the TV turned on.
Thursday, October 27, 2005
I had more issues with my study program today. I should say that I had more issues with my company's firewalls. I couldn't access the server that my study program is located on from any computer within the company. This happened last week as well. And when I tried again in the afternoon, it worked. I didn't bother with the help desk, but if it happens again, I might need to. My thoughts are that maybe the company's firewall has a threshold of number of requests to a server per hour, to prevent DOS attacks. But I'd say I only request about 15 times an hour, which shouldn't be a problem.
Anyway, it's kind of frustrating to not know when it won't work, especially since there's less than a week until the exam. And especially if I'm going to allow other students within the company to use this, I'll need to have this problem worked out.
Anyway, it's kind of frustrating to not know when it won't work, especially since there's less than a week until the exam. And especially if I'm going to allow other students within the company to use this, I'll need to have this problem worked out.
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
What do a blimp, two dead homeless people, and a cockroach all have in common?
Things you see while studying during the night.
Things you see while studying during the night.
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
My mind is like Jenga - one minor disturbance and it will crumble.
Or is it like a full trashcan - adding anymore will cause it to overflow.
Or is it like a bomb - can't take it anymore.
Or is it like a full trashcan - adding anymore will cause it to overflow.
Or is it like a bomb - can't take it anymore.
Monday, October 24, 2005
Work gets in the way of studying, and studying gets in the way of play.
I also upgraded the Divx Bundle. There were a few DVD's that the prior version couldn't convert. These were mainly newer DVD's with just enough quirks to make Divx crash. Rumor has it that the new version will handle these now. Does this mean I can finally watch Constantine?
I also upgraded the Divx Bundle. There were a few DVD's that the prior version couldn't convert. These were mainly newer DVD's with just enough quirks to make Divx crash. Rumor has it that the new version will handle these now. Does this mean I can finally watch Constantine?
Sunday, October 23, 2005
I entered in more codes to win an Xbox 360. I realized there is only a week left in the game. I may have to come to grips with possibly not winning one. It's probably for the best, since I now own 3 Xbox's that don't work, although not all entirely my fault.
Saturday, October 22, 2005
I stumbled upon a good study break site today while studying. You can check it out over in the sidebar.
Friday, October 21, 2005
I came across this during a study break and chuckled aloud.
I had a free moment so I figured I'd update XBMC on Mobil. Unfortunately, the Budweiser was doing the clicking and now I can't FTP into it. It just loads to the default Xbox dash. With only 30 seconds left of free time, I couldn't get it back to normal status and possibly have a useless Xbox on my hands. It might require a call to Juggler (who doesn't know someone named Juggler).
In conclusion, I finally killed the vole that was living in my garage. He was a trixey bastard, but fell into my maze like a field mouse to a hawk. What?
I had a free moment so I figured I'd update XBMC on Mobil. Unfortunately, the Budweiser was doing the clicking and now I can't FTP into it. It just loads to the default Xbox dash. With only 30 seconds left of free time, I couldn't get it back to normal status and possibly have a useless Xbox on my hands. It might require a call to Juggler (who doesn't know someone named Juggler).
In conclusion, I finally killed the vole that was living in my garage. He was a trixey bastard, but fell into my maze like a field mouse to a hawk. What?
Thursday, October 20, 2005
First thing this morning at work, I called the help desk to get my study program to work. With only two weeks left, I haven't got time to mess around. After convincing him the server was working fine, he said he'd get back to me after poking around a bit. I never heard back from him, but at some point in the day, the site was back up. Thank the gods.
I was talking to some other students and I mentioned my study program and even showed them a demo. They thought it was the coolest thing. I told them that I would probably open it up to others to use for the spring exams. They couldn't wait to use it. Who knows, this little project could be the one to whet my appetite for a career change if these exams don't work out.
I was talking to some other students and I mentioned my study program and even showed them a demo. They thought it was the coolest thing. I told them that I would probably open it up to others to use for the spring exams. They couldn't wait to use it. Who knows, this little project could be the one to whet my appetite for a career change if these exams don't work out.
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
I had some trouble with my online study program today. At about noon, I continually received the "server not found" error. My first thoughts were that I exceeded the bandwidth (not even close) or that I had too many simultaneous connections to the MySQL server. But after checking with my hosting provider and a machine outside the company, I guessed the problem was from within my company. I then thought that maybe the domain was flagged for "personal use" and blocked, but normally a page comes up that tells you the reason why it was blocked, which wasn't happening. Anyway, trying it at home is working, so I guess I'll have to explore more at work tomorrow.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
I'm getting my second wind for studying. There comes a point when you theoretically know everything on the syllabus, or at least you've seen everything at least once. It's in the brain somewhere, now to only find it. So the next couple weeks, I'll be making sure nothing falls out and crack down on some practice problems. It's kinda fun.
At least that's what I have to tell myself to make it through this.
At least that's what I have to tell myself to make it through this.
Monday, October 17, 2005
I got the faceplate to my Alpine today. I can finally start listening to music again in the car. It will sure beat thinking. I've been thinking of some more projects that need to get done. I'll have to make a list of everything I need to get done after my exam, which is only a little over two weeks away. But the list should probably wait until my brain can purge this useless exam knowledge.
I finally used up some codes to win an Xbox. By my calculations, I'll have about a 4% chance of winning.
I finally used up some codes to win an Xbox. By my calculations, I'll have about a 4% chance of winning.
Sunday, October 16, 2005
I had to make up some study time today. I always wonder if studying eight hours straight is any better than five hours over the day. Unfortunately, I don't have the time to experiment. As with every other exam, there is just way too much material to cover.
Saturday, October 15, 2005
I studied for zero hours today to spend the time with friends and family at a wedding. I was on baby duty the entire day, so my thoughts didn't wander into the tech world.
Friday, October 14, 2005
I've entered too many codes to win an Xbox 360, and I still haven't won. It's rigged.
Thursday, October 13, 2005
It seems I missed a few posts. I got back from New Jersey late last night. I had intentions of posting while spending 5 days at the hotel with nowhere to go, but apparently I was too busy for it. I came to the conclusion that New Jersey is a bit like hell: you're kicking and screaming on your way and once there, you hate every second of it. You lie, cheat, and steal to get out. Then after a few eternities, you realize there is no escape and you learn to enjoy the everlasting inferno, besides, it's not really the heat that gets to you. Then, when you have finally paid your dues, your flight out gets cancelled (as if it were really scheduled). Lucifer did reward me on a first class seat back home. I guess he's not so bad afterall.
Friday, October 7, 2005
I leave tomorrow to the great Garden State. I can only hope the mafia will recruit me into a world of murder and drugs.
Wednesday, October 5, 2005
Another day per usual. The only difference is I got to go home and clean up the laundry room. I'm going to have to take the sheetrock off to remove the wet, molding insulation. I guess the good news is since the walls will be exposed, I'll be able to route some additional CAT cable .
Tuesday, October 4, 2005
Tonight was an adventure. A series of unfortunate events has put me into ultimate crabby mode. First a storm swept through the area, outputting around 6" of rain. Not bad in itself, but recently I kicked a red squirrel out of the garage, where he was storing his nuts. To get back at me, he put all of them in the gutters. Since the rain couldn't get through the gutters, it just ran over the eaves and collected in a pool right in front of the house. I'd guess there was about a foot of standing water, which then started leaking into the laundry room. Luckily the laundry room has only a concrete slab that is not level, so the water attempted to gather in one spot. After about 7 wet vac empties, the vac started shorting out, probably because I didn't have a filter on it and the water was sloshing around the motor. Running over to the neighbor in the downpour, I borrowed his industrial vac and that worked like a charm. Meanwhile, I tried to get rid of the dam in the gutters, but the ladder could barely hold in the mud, plus being outside in a lightning storm on a metal ladder probably isn't a good idea. Needless to say, it's past my bedtime and I'm crabby.
Sunday, October 2, 2005
I took the day off from studying. I probably shouldn't have, but you can't live life locked up in a room. Maddox came over to play with Beck. I got a few more movies from Karl. I tried a peanut butter hamburger. It was a good day.
Saturday, October 1, 2005
Wow, October 1st. I really can't wait until study season is over so I can work on my study program. That sounds a little bizarre. Now that I've been actually using it, I would like to change a few things. I have to make it more user friendly and add a few more features, especially if I want to charge people to use it. I guess it'll have to wait.
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