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Windows Live Writer Team and Microsoft - You Bunch of Dummies
via Rory - Neopoleon by Rory on February 13, 2008
Today, I've been fortunate to experience some of the phenomena that, in my opinion, exemplify the stupid end of Microsoft's approach to... well, just about everything on the consumer end of things.A little context first...I'm in a cafe right now, and I brought my tablet instead of my Mac because I had some forms to fill out for the sale of my condo. The tablet functionality makes my...
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Public Speaking Anti Patterns
via Rod Paddock by rodpaddock on February 13, 2008
... If you are going to allow questions in your sessions you need to shut up, listen, and let the person asking the question finish. Don’t interrupt!!!! Don’t ASSume you know what the rest of the question is. 2. REPEAT THE QUESTION – Whenever a question is asked: Repeat it out loud. That dude in the back probably didn’t hear the question from the front row. ...
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via Jeremy D. Miller -- The Shade Tree Developer by jmiller on February 12, 2008
... excited about the new MVC framework or if you're one of those people that are desensitized to the pain of WebForms, the fact that this graphic was in a blog post from ScottGu has to make any ALT.NET heart go pitter-patter: All I'm excited about is the very idea that a Microsoft produced tool explicitly encourages unit testing (and acknowledges the existence of OSS tooling!).
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Clinton’s Deputy Campaign Manager Resigns
via You Decide 08! by FOXNews.com on February 13, 2008
Mike Henry has resigned as Hillary Clinton’s deputy campaign manager, after campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle left her post Sunday amid a string of defeats to Barack Obama.Solis Doyle had brought Henry on board, so his departure is not a complete shock.In an e-mail message to staffers,...
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Unity available on CodePlex
via MSDN Blogs by scottdensmore on February 13, 2008
The team has done some great work to get this ready. Please provide us feedback and track any issues.I want to congratulate the team on their effort!Get the bits and read about Unity here. Technorati Tags: patterns & practices, Unity
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Obama Wins Virginia Democratic Primary
via You Decide 08! by FOXNews.com on February 13, 2008
Barack Obama has defeated Hillary Clinton in the Virginia primary, FOX News projects, giving the Illinois senator another vital injection of delegates in the race to become the Democratic candidate for president.The race between Republican candidates John McCain and Mike Huckabee is too close to...
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The Hundred Grand Dollar Bill
via Neatorama by Alex on February 12, 2008
That’s the highest denomination dollar bill ever printed. Well, actually it’s a not a dollar bill, it’s a gold certificate:What’s a gold certificate? Well a gold certificate is money that the government prints that only they can own and use. It is intended for only the use in Fiscal Channels. They were never issued or used for general circulation. This specific gold certificate was...
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Athlete Defies the 'Gagging' Clause
via Iain Dale's Diary by Iain Dale on February 12, 2008
Well done to British badminton olympic hopeful Richard Vaughan. He has ignored the BOA gagging clause and called on China to do more to help solve the crisis in Dafur. He suggested that China used its trade links to put much needed pressure on the Sudanese government. The BOA really do need to be sensible about this and allow athletes to express their views on issues of conscience. No one wants...
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Cool Javascript Tools
via ASP.NET Weblogs by Kiyoshi on February 12, 2008
The AJAX control toolkit is great, but it's always better to have more tools and controls.I found a few great sites that have really nice demos and open source javascript code to make your site look cool.http://orangoo.com/labs/GreyBox/http://cow.neondragon.net/stuff/reflection/http://web-graphics.com/mtarchive/001717.phphttp://www.ajaxim.com/http://www.mochikit.com/
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Labour Donor Non-Doms Up In Arms
via Guy Fawkes' blog of parliamentary plots, rumours and conspiracy by Guido Fawkes Esq. on February 12, 2008
So it looks like the Ditherer-in-Chief is going to back down on non-doms and it may well end up as a flat-rate £30,000 charge, no further questions asked. City uproar was not the reason for the change of heart. The billions that the Square Mile brings to Britain were of no consequence to the ruling clique of politicians without a drop of entrepreneurialism* in their blood.Lord Paul, the...
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