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Saturday, May 05, 2007
Netbeans 6
The new netbeans 6.0 is shaping up VERY nicely. I am very impressed with the nb6 milestone releases over netbeans 5.5. I personally HATE eclipse. Its a giant dumptruck of code the size of the QEII ocean liner. Netbeans 6 in comparison is so nicely slim and versatile. Now if they can beef up the support for standard C I’ll be over the moon.
I am very much looking forward to the final release of NB6 and trying to get it into my workplace under the radar. They are trying to figure out which direction to jump right now, so much ancient legacy code around (some vb5 still around…), new java stuff coming on board (some from the ye olde java 1.3 paleolithic period).
There is little to no impetus to go to C# (Ideally that would be my preference but all our new SAP integration code is java, and makes no sense to go C#.). NB6 Looks like a great candidate to push off to the other developers, nice and integrated, no 25 minute startup with a bajillion interdependancies and 10gig space requirements…
The screencast here for the nb6 gui builder demo is a riot. I see the guy likes Trabbies… lol!
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Saturday, March 03, 2007
Working and Biking
The screws are slowly turning at work, none of which are my fault, but things upstairs change and those downstairs have to deal with it, so I ended up going in to work on my Saturday and working until the afternoon. bleah.
The big winner was on the way home I went mtn biking. yay. The i-drive was pretty admirable, but I am ripping off the stock disc brakes pronto. They have no stopping power what so ever and I am only 140lbs! Dangerous shit they are plus they are dialed for Americans (meaning the rear brake and front brake are reversed on the handlebars….) I’m going to load it up with my Hope M4’s and front/rear levers will be placed on the CORRECT sides hehe 
Need to work on the gearing as well, but I want the cable to stretch a bit more first. Right now I can’t get into the biggest rear ring. Going from #2 to #1 causes the chain to fly off over the top cog.
Its also great to have a bike for my size, as much as I loved my Specialised rockhopper, its 19” frame was too tall for me, this little GT i-drive is just right for me, being smaller I can flick it around nicely.
The other disappointment was the fire road I picked to go explore down wasn’t very long before it dead ended (I did get to follow of a trail of spent bright red 12ga shotgun cartridges like breadcrumbs), and I had to turn around as the trees left no room for passage.
Still, it was sooo nice to be out in the sun biking!!
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Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Jobs
Well my afternoon subterfuge was a phone interview for a job, to which after getting off the phone they called back inside of 5 minutes (SWEEEET) and said I had the job.. w00t!!!
Six months stint to start with. Probably going fulltime if they love me. (and who cant love an aussie!)?
so yay! I have a job. Thanks for all the best wishses from fam + friends. Starting nov 28th!!
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Thursday, January 20, 2005
Quron
Got some work tomorow.. Not liking the hours, from 1pm to 9pm at night, working in the Quorn factory… pronouced same as ‘Corn’, the yellow stuff.
I like Quorn… so maybe after working there I wont like it? hmm..
Quorn make vegetarian stuff out of tvp + soy. eg: Vegetarian Mince. Quorn Chicken Pieces, etc. etc. Sausages, Burgers. Its actually nice and tasty…
Hopefully it wont change my mind…
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Tuesday, January 04, 2005
Jobs
Joy has a teaching interview today, which I hope goes well! (certainly it would be a good thing regarding health insurance!
Go Joy!!
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Saturday, November 27, 2004
Letters
Just got an acceptence from the Royal Mail post office job I applied for a few weeks back. It would be for the whole of December, from 7pm to 2am Monday to Friday.
I am passing on it, so. nnnnnnn to to Royal Mail. I have a job. (even if its crap, I dont have to work while my fiancee is here!!).
This working Sunday to Thursday gig has thrown my week out. Its saturday right now, and it feels like Sunday. My week has been shifted by a day… ah well…
I also got this coming week Sun to Thurs again, so another week of pay in my pocket coming up…
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