I just participated in a mass layoff at Steamatic. May the portfolio linking begin.
Author: Ashley Bischoff
13 Ways to Loathe VB
Via this Register article is Thirteen Ways to Loathe VB from Dr Dobb’s Journal. I was never much a fan of Visual Basic (primarily because it’s one of the few languages to run on only one operating system) but this article gives me even more reasons not to like VB ;).
3. Calling functions and accessing arrays. In most languages you can distinguish between a call to function F with parameter 3 and a reference to array F index 3 because one is written F(3) and the other F[3]. In Visual Basic they are both written F(3). Yes. […]
Angelo’s BBQ
I went out for lunch with some guys from work to Angelo’s — apparently one of the best places for BBQ in Fort Worth. Of course, my coworkers kept insisting that Angelo’s was inferior to Railhead, but I thought the two were very similar (that is to say, both excellent).
I ordered their “chop beef plate” which included a heaping portion of bbq beef, along with potato salad, baked beans, coleslaw, and two slices of white bread. The beef was moist, juicy, and full of flavor; I added a touch of the included sauce and that only improved the taste even more.
I was quite proud of myself for not eating the potato salad, as I really didn’t need all those carbs (I didn’t eat the baked beans either, for the same reason). I did give in and eat the white bread to accompany the beef. And, not having eaten white bread in many months, it tasted almost biscuit-sweet compared to the rye bread that usually have.
Including the drink, it was only about $7, which was very reasonable. I enjoyed the food, and I wouldn’t hesitate to go there again.
Onion May Add Pay Content
Via Media Bistro, The Onion may add pay content:
While The Onion won’t start charging for the site’s existing weekly content, the publication might begin adding additional content for a fee. […]
Hmm, I’d be willing to pay for that. And, that reminds me — I need to remember to subscribe to Salon Premium as well (I think $30/year is reasonable enough for the high quality writing they provide).
Headline News Flava
Reading like a story from The Onion, apparently CNN Headline News may start incorporating hip hop slang in an effort to attract younger viewers:
Get ready for slang phrases like “bling-bling,” “flava,” and “freak” mixed in with the day’s headlines as the AOL Time Warner-owned cable network turns to hip hop lingo to rope in younger viewers.
“In an effort to be sure we are as cutting-edge as possible with our on-screen persona, please refer to this slang dictionary when looking for just the right phrase,” reads an internal Headline News memo obtained by the Daily News. […]
This still seems almost too silly to be true ;). Link from MediaBistro.