Slap shot

All bad. You do that, you go to the box, you know. Two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know. In a movie full of great dialog, this may be the most overlooked quote of all.

Oldie but goodie

Another from the archives: Too Much Joy – King of Beers [1]. There was a time that this song made it on to any single mix tape I would make, regardless of the intended audience. I liked it that much. [1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxcqTk4nwKQ

B E Aggressive

Not even sure why…but this was stuck in my head when I woke up this morning: Baby Cakes – Role Play Tournament [1] [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2XGp5ix8HE

Mockity mock moq

Getting a rare chance to do some serious refactoring and have committed to doing it “right” with TDD. To that end I’ve been introduced to my new friend Moq [1]—a lazy-evaluating object mocking framework. Abstract your objects to interfaces and then create a new Mock object with the interface as its type… and Bob’s your…

What have you done for beer today?

Awesome story ripped from Metafilter [1]. WWII vet learns his gesture has been immortalized in a Belgian town. Makes me smile. …except for the latrine helmet thing. Maybe didn’t need that detail. [1] http://www.metafilter.com/134178/That-time-a-beer-wasnt-just-a-beer

Wastebin

Yet another half a day spent chasing down issues for folks who are using version control. Notice I said ‘using’ not ‘using with a single shred of logic or forethought for what these actions might bring.’ Hence the venting.