I Keep Getting Shocked

MOVED!!!

mnapoleon — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:03:54 +0000

Nada Surf Concert Podcast

mnapoleon — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:48:28 +0000

I found this excellent podcast of a Nada Surf concert while trying to find something to listen to while at work. It is provided as part of NPR’s Live In Concert from All Songs Considered Podcast.

Tagged: concert, music, Nada Surf, podcast

Reading the News

mnapoleon — Tue, 12 May 2009 12:51:28 +0000

I decided to check out the The New York Times – Times Reader 2.0 today and it was a very enjoyable way to read the newspaper online. Much better than I expected.

Tagged: computers, news, software

Flex AdvancedDataGrid Source Code

mnapoleon — Fri, 01 May 2009 11:57:14 +0000

If you happen to have a Flex Builder Professional license you also have the source code for the datavisualization components. The source is archived in the DMV-source.jar file. This file is located in the lib directory of your SDK.

For Windows machines this is
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Flex Builder 3 Plug-in\sdks\3.2.0\lib\DMV-source.jar

To extract the source you run the following command.

java -jar DMV-source.jar [license-file-location] [output-location]

The license file can be found here
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Adobe\Flex

You can put the source anywhere but Flex Builder Professional is already setup to read the source from
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Flex Builder 3 Plug-in\sdks\3.2.0
so it is easiest to just extract it from there.

The final command to extract the code would be
java -jar DMV-source.jar C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Adobe\Flex C:\Program Files\Adobe\Flex Builder 3 Plug-in\sdks\3.2.0

Tagged: Flex, software

Just some stuff

mnapoleon — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:32:40 +0000

I’ve been reading quite a few zombie novels lately and they all start out the same way. A deadly new diseases sparks up and quickly spreads through the entire population. At least now I’ll be about to tell everyone I told you so about this ’swine’ flu.
Shit, my honeymoon is booked for Mexico.
G.I. Joe Resolute is a pretty damn good cartoon.

Tagged: random

Dry Cleaning Cult

mnapoleon — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:11:11 +0000

There is a local dry cleaning chain called Parkway Cleaners in the West Chester area. They charge quite a bit for normal old dry cleaning. Unlike most dry cleaners that are run by an old Asian couple, these tend to be staffed with high school and college aged white kids.
Imagine it as the Abercrombie & Fitch of dry cleaners only instead of future frat boys and porn stars selling you overpriced clothes there are emo kids overcharging you to have those same clothes cleaned.

Tagged: odd

Liverpool v Chelsea Champions League Live Blog

mnapoleon — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:44:56 +0000

CANCELLED. I just won’t make it home in time.

Tagged: Champions League, Chelsea, Liverpool

Cover It Live Test

mnapoleon — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:57:14 +0000

Test Event Here

Another theme change

mnapoleon — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:40:58 +0000

I’ve changed themes yet again. I was finding it was hard to read the gray text on black background of my old theme on certain monitors. Back to black text on white background for easy reading.

Free Books for your Kindle

mnapoleon — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:19:04 +0000

From the great people at Suvudu, you can get the following books free in pdf format or Kindle format from Amazon. Not sure how long they will be free for your Kindle so get them quick. (Links below are to Amazon for free Kindle version.)

Blood Engines by T.A. Pratt

His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik

Settling Accounts: Return Engagements by Harry Turtledove

Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson

Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb

Tagged: books, fantasy, kindle, science fiction