http://imnotpete.com Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:48:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Because I promised in my last post, and because I like to show off, here are the results of my refactoring code jam problem B. Old and new. Took it from 143 lines to just 69 - I'm definitely happy with that. http://imnotpete.com/2008/07/20/finished-problem-b-refactoring/ This past Wednesday I entered Google's code jam 2008. For those that don't know (as I didn't before one of my coworkers brought it up), this is a yearly programming competition. You are given a small selection of problems to solve, and a set period of time (hours, not days) ... http://imnotpete.com/2008/07/19/codejam-groovy-and-refactoring/ Just some brainstorming I've been doing lately. So far, my wife and I have only rented, which somewhat limits what we can do with our home. Granted, we loved our old house and this apartment is great (feels like living at a resort :-)), but sometimes I need more control. Anyway, ... http://imnotpete.com/2008/06/01/my-home-automation-dreams/ *salivates* Um... ok. I didn't have anything useful to say. :-( http://imnotpete.com/2008/05/07/mark-your-calendars/ Seems every third Stumble I hit is a list of "must have" Firefox plugins. I guess it's time for me to join the fray. Here are the plugins I have installed right now, and the reasons I can't live without them. In the order they show in my Add ... http://imnotpete.com/2008/04/28/obligatory-list-of-firefox-plugins/ Not necessarily new, but stuff I didn't know about. BlueProximity: On *nix systems, this will lock or unlock your pc based on your cell phone's bluetooth signal strength. Get up and go to lunch, and it'll be locked before you're out the door. Come back, and it's up and ... http://imnotpete.com/2008/04/21/awesome-things-ive-discovered-lately/ This post is actually mainly a test for the google-syntax-highlighter WordPress plugin, but it also gives me a chance to share this small script. EDIT: {This looks bland now, because I got rid of the aforementioned plugin. Looked great, but I don't like that it's all JavaScript (ends up showing the ... http://imnotpete.com/2008/03/18/servethis-simple-http-server/ http://imnotpete.com/2008/01/30/i-am-ashamed/ I'm so proud. For the first time I'm having to actually look up a pattern for my coding. I'm implementing the Singleton pattern right now, and have run into a unique problem. The idea of the singleton is that there will only ever be one instance of this class in the ... http://imnotpete.com/2008/01/22/singleton-pattern-in-as3/ The scene with which I was greeted upon sitting at my desk this morning: Yes, that is Darth Vader holding a flower while standing atop Ratchet, who is being attacked by Yoda, Luke, and bobblehead Darth Vader. I love my office :-D http://imnotpete.com/2008/01/17/firefoxie-integration-on-linux/