Archive for November, 2004

XAML thoughts

Sunday, November 21st, 2004

I got the new Avalon preview on XP last night and spent about 8 hours (ok, maybe 14) reading the docs and playing with XAML. IT BLOWS MY MIND. I really think WinFX this is going to fundamentally change applications of the near future. I’m not just talking about bouncy-rotating-colorchanging buttons, I’m […]

Halo 2 beat, bring on HL2

Sunday, November 14th, 2004

Tomorrow night at midnight I will be in geeky-nirvana. My pre-cache on steam has been mocking me, but I’ll show it who’s boss in due time.
Here is the game plan for tuesday morning (monday night in my book):
12:01am - Finish downloading HL2 final cache
12:03am - setup my controls and video options […]

EA is NOT a good company to work for

Wednesday, November 10th, 2004

Jason Olson pointed out this. Read it and post similar experiences in my comments. I wouldn’t have a problem with working overtime (read: 50-55 hours/week) for a month or so to get a project done on time, but this is just ridiculous. Makes you wonder how many other companies do this to […]

Choosing between a turd sandwich and a giant douche

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2004

I went with the turd sandwich. I hope he wins.