September 2003 - Posts

• All the Myers-Briggs talk!

  Myers-Briggs is an incredibly accurate test (atleast for me). My company paid for a Myers-Briggs company to actually bring their people here and do the full test (8 hours) - I'm an ENTP. :) Very close to an ENTJ, except I don't write anything down or have any organization! I will make a 'to do' list, but not follow it! The test everyone is posting about here is accurate, and a LOT cheaper than what we had to pay!! Jayme Posted Sep 12 2003, 12:39 PM by jayme_davis@dell.com with 2 comment(s)

• Georgy for Governor!

  I'm curious what everyone's opinion is of Georgy, the 26 year old software engineer running for Governor of California. I'm impressed that she takes a firm stand on political issues, but I'm even MORE impressed at the Classic thong you can purchase at her online store! Best Political Blog, Candidate Division: Georgy for Governor Blog Ahem. I know you're thinking that this award has something to do with candidate Georgy Russell selling thong underwear on her site. You can give me more credit than than, right? Right? Anyhow, the 26-year-old software engineer deserves kudos for doing something the other candidates haven't: getting personal with a well-written Weblog. She explains her differences with Arianna Huffington, lists her schedule of events and media appearances (surprisingly plentiful), and raised the money she needed to get on the ballot online. OK, the BBC interview with Russell called her a "young thing," but her blog showed she even has some media criticism chops. "The recall coverage in California has given the press unseen opportunities to cover politics," she wrote. "...What we end up with is something for almost everyone in the land of recall entertainment, but not much in the way of the nitty-gritty in terms of candidates' political plans." Jayme Posted Sep 11 2003, 11:29 AM by jayme_davis@dell.com with 3 comment(s)

• C# .... Games.... ?

  I just saw a post on GameDev titled Who is using C# to write games?. I was thinking to myself... here we go again; we're asking C/C++ developers to shoot down C# as a gaming technology. MUCH to my surprise, it was quite the opposite! Seems a lot of people that posted here really love using C# and find it quick, easy, and powerful... from my experience at GameDev, that's pretty impressive. I honestly think C# will see it's day in the gaming world. One user, Pseudo, posted a few small graphics projects he has written in C#... check it out! Jayme Posted Sep 10 2003, 08:36 PM by jayme_davis@dell.com with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Game Development

• Grant me the serenity.... SQL crosstabs

  Ever noticed what a pain building crosstabs in SQL can be?... sure, you can buy 3rd party products to do it for you (even some that are only $39), but what if you want to do it yourself? MS Access has the TRANSFORM function that makes life easy.... why not SQL? There are some great articles on various sites with methods to use (such as this), but you'd think SQL would have a built in function... (don't let us down Yukon). Jayme Posted Sep 05 2003, 10:11 AM by jayme_davis@dell.com with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Database