Tag: Software
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Android visual automation programming
My day job has me thinking about automation for a living . And while I try not to bring the office home with me, these concepts tend to follow me around.
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Ukrainian Outsourcing
I had the most bizarre confrontation last year in my gym locker room — a place that is supposed to be a bastion of privacy, comfort, sometimes camaraderie — from which I haven’t really recovered. Charles is a jovial sort of guy. He’s in his mid to late 50s. He’s gregarious and extroverted, often seeking…
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Simulated Power Fail Test
I ran across this little humorous easter egg the other day, buried deeply in a software development kit manual: To begin the test, pull the power plug from the UPS. The first time that you do this, psychologically it won’t be easy, but after you have pulled the plug a few times, you may even…
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online IDEs
I love IDEOne. It’s a fully debuggable online compiler for a bunch of software languages. And there’s no need installing a plugin to format source code correctly on my blog, when this service offers embeddable links. Like this: By the way, this isn’t compiling. Anyone have any pointers? See what I did there? Pointers?
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To do: create social media message bomb utility
I have this friend, let’s call him Marv. Marv can be a tough guy to get a hold of. So difficult, that I sometimes go crazy trying to plan my social calendar around his sporadic absenteeism. I vacillate between letting him be who he is and wanting to strangle him for his ways. I guess…
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Tis the season to hack your address book…
fa la la la la, la la la la!
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Monkey Poets and Integer Pointers
I have a confession to make. A rather big one. The kind of character-shattering revelation that might cause you to change your mind about me.