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Cooking with Stacy and Max

maxtmax — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:03:42 +0000

After a successfull attempt to prepare a Cod, Potatoe & Leak soup along with a side serving of Russian home cooked crapes I’ve decided to start a new website that documents our adventures.

Cooking with Stacy and Max can be foudn here.

Gumbo effects comming soon

maxtmax — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:34:07 +0000

Gumbo: the next release of Adobe Flex SDK interface will has some interesting and useful features. The idea of developing custom controls [like buttons or menues] which slide in and out based on mouse interaction can be problematic to build. The logic of incomplete slide ins and slide outs along with the gittery screen can cause the application to look unpolished.

All of this is about to change as you can see in this video describing the new sequence functionality that will be available in the next release. Have a look at the more complex sequences.

PS: seems that the new release will be hitting the shelf sometime in the second half of 2009.

Programmer Competancy Matrix

maxtmax — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 07:16:20 +0000

I’d like to say that I am an all rounder levl 3 log(n) programmer but I am not 100%. Having worked for over a year now in the business world I come to miss those little midnight session in the computer lab.

In either case I am determined to get better familiarized with the things that I’ve forgotten.

Anyone got any bug spray?

maxtmax — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:00:07 +0000

There’s nothing strange about hearing rain drops hit an exterior of your car while you are driving. What was strange on my way back to Toronto late last night was that there wasn’t a single cloud in the sky and the drops were sticking to my wind shield.

The following were taken off of my front bumper earlier this morning:

A nasty feeling comes over me when I see these images. Couldn’t believed that this madness is possible. God help those who are planning to do camping this year!

Caught Sleeping at work?

maxtmax — Fri, 05 May 2006 01:28:52 +0000

Here are a few ideas that will get you out of trouble:

“It’s okay… I’m still billing the client.”

“They told me at the blood bank this might happen.”

“This is just a 15 minute power-nap like they raved about in the last time-management course you sent me to.”

“I was working smarter, not harder.”

“Whew! Guess I left the top off the liquid paper.”

“I wasn’t sleeping! I was meditating on the mission statement and envisioning a new paradigm!”

“This is one of the seven habits of highly effective people!”

“I was testing the keyboard for drool resistance.”

“I’m in the management training program.”

“Actually doing a “Stress Level Elimination Exercise Plan” (SLEEP) you learned at the last mandatory seminar your boss made you attend.”

“This is in exchange for the six hours last night when I dreamt about work!”

“I was doing a highly specific Yoga exercise to relieve work-related stress. Are you discriminatory towards people who practice Yoga?”

“Damn! Why did you interrupt me? I almost figured out a solution to our biggest problem.”

“The coffee machine is broke…”

“Someone must’ve put decaf in the wrong pot.”

“Boy, that cold medicine I took last night just won’t wear off!”

“It worked well for Reagan, didn’t it?”

“I was cross-training for telecommuting.”

“Ah, the unique and unpredictable circadian rhythms of the workaholic!”

“Wasn’t sleeping. Was trying to pick up my contact lens without hands.”

“The mailman flipped out and took out a gun so I was playing dead to avoid getting shot.”

“I thought you [boss] were gone for the day.”