Monthly Archives: August 2007

BarCamp Christchurch

Posted on 30 August, 2007 by Simeon

There is a Christchurch BarCamp in the pipeline for/on Friday 7th September. Seems to have been whipped up pretty quick. Must admit I’m interested in attending, but I’m at a loss what to talk about. Not scared of talking, just not … Continue reading →

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How to not manage customer expectations

Posted on 29 August, 2007 by Simeon

You may have noticed me being very excited last week about ordering a Squeezebox from FirstIn, well I’m not very excited anymore. I’m just plain old pissed at their crap customer management. See last week (on Wednesday) when I placed … Continue reading →

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SolidColorBrush not reusable

Posted on 29 August, 2007 by Simeon

In Silverlight I have just discovered by trail by fire the you should not reuse Brushes. Seems really odd coming from a Win32 GDI background to not use the same brush but the following code throws an exception on the second assignment. With this … Continue reading →

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Lunar Eclipse

Posted on 29 August, 2007 by Simeon

Well I didn’t see anything, but it matters not because Conor Boyd braved the cold, and took his bag of tricks and got some great photos. First is the composite The arc is fake, but the photo’s are real. Of interest … Continue reading →

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New York Times and the Freakonomics Blog

Posted on 27 August, 2007 by Simeon

Scott Karp wrote quite a good (and full fead) post about how the New York Time can’t sell and Advertisers Refuse to buy full feed Advertising.. The article hit home with me, as I’d just unsubscribed from the Freakonomics Blog. All … Continue reading →

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