http://jetskr9.net just about nothing Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:00:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I fly every now and then... ;) My favorite sites for flight tracking and stuff include FlightAware and FlightStats, preferring FA because it's simply kick-ass and FS for real-time flight schedule updates/delays. Trying a widget from FlightStats I have on my personal start page o’ stuff and copying it here cause I ... http://jetskr9.net/2008/01/11/my-fav-flight-tracker/ Cannot live without JetBrains ReShaper. It's simply amazing how much unnecessary code and includes can be removed simply because they aren't used. It has really helped cut down the DLL size of the applications I work on as well. It really is simple. Anyway, it's tough to deliver ... http://jetskr9.net/2008/01/08/awesome-vs2008-add-on-tool/ Never _ever_ use: try { // Awesomely cool code } catch (e) { // Do nothing } Why go through the waste of resource use on everyone's part to trap an error and say "Oh well, an error occurred, no big deal, moving on," other than to not ... http://jetskr9.net/2008/01/07/note-to-self/ I'm stuck here in lovely Sierra Vista on a weekend, total bummer. Anyway, I told myself I should work on some useful training for work, but screw it. I decided instead to waste some perfectly valuable time on the boinc site. No idea why, but whatever. The issue with the ... http://jetskr9.net/2008/01/05/large-databases-limited-resources/ [TABLE=1] http://jetskr9.net/2007/10/09/test/ {wp-gallery-remote: gallery=0; rootalbum=5493; showalbumtitle=false; showsubalbums=false; showimagesheader=false; thumbsize=90; nocaching=false; divstyle=;} http://jetskr9.net/2007/10/09/pics/ Another interesting thing here in Arizona is the dang bugs. I now understand why pest control is such a huge business out here in the desert. I've experienced trouble with bugs at both home and work. The owners where I live have decided to take care of ... http://jetskr9.net/2007/10/09/bugs/ Up here in the lovely mountains of Sierra Vista, biking is huge here. There are two dedicated bike shops for Sierra Vista, both very nice places. If I wanted to buy a used bike, it would only set me back 1100 dollars for the cheapest bike. Anyway, ... http://jetskr9.net/2007/10/08/on-buying-a-bike/ Weekends away from home are rough out here in lovely Arizona. I miss everyone like I normally do during the week, but feels differently on the weekends. The weekend is a time to take the opportunity to hang out with my family. Missing that opportunity hurts a ... http://jetskr9.net/2007/10/07/arizona-1/ {wp-gallery-remote: gallery=0; rootalbum=3206; showalbumtitle=false; showsubalbums=false; showimagesheader=false; thumbsize=90; nocaching=false; imagefilter=include:3213; divstyle=;} http://jetskr9.net/2007/10/04/yet-another-test/