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August 2005 - Posts

DivX Sux

posted Saturday, August 27, 2005 9:14 AM by mcfunley with 2 Comments

Look –   I am an end user of DivX. I could not possibly care less about how great the DivX codec is. To be honest, my discerning eye cannot tell the difference between a DivX-encoded movie and an animated GIF. I do not encode my own movies. Read More

I Might Have Weird, Mystical Powers

posted Friday, August 26, 2005 9:12 PM by mcfunley with 0 Comments

To wit: I just guessed that “Mind of Mencia“ was the worst show on television without having seen it. Turns out I was right. A colleague was having a strange problem with an application; I told him to delete an obscure, remnant Read More

The End-of-Release-Cycle Motivational Email

posted Saturday, August 20, 2005 8:40 AM by mcfunley with 0 Comments

Feel free to use this with your colleagues and/or subordinates. Men,   As you slave away at your desks today, putting the finishing touches on another outstanding release, you can know it was all worth it. You have made it. You are now Read More

Visual C++ 6.0 Crashing on Startup

posted Wednesday, August 17, 2005 5:45 PM by mcfunley with 0 Comments

If you still need to occasionally use Visual C++ 6.0 (as I do), this advice is for you.   If the IDE starts crashing on you on startup, rename or delete this registry key:   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\DevStudio\6.0\Layout   Read More

Welcome to the Ass-End of the Enlightenment

posted Wednesday, August 03, 2005 7:29 PM by mcfunley with 0 Comments

According to this article, the word debate seems to be sorely in need of redefinition. President George W. Bush stirred the debate on the teaching of evolution in schools when he said this week that he supported the teaching of alternative viewpoints Read More

Plug-sky

posted Wednesday, August 03, 2005 7:09 PM by mcfunley with 0 Comments

Please take a moment to subscribe to my friend Udi Falkson's blog (rss). Udi has recently split for the coast, leaving Investment Bank IT ennui behind him. Read More
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