Fairly SymmetricalThe life and times of a .Net geek in Austin, TX, USA. Topics range from media, philosophy, and politics to science, technology, programming, and on to truly random stuff.Some kind of update- May 26, 2005 Okay, since my adoring fans are clamoring for an update, here&8217;s a sorta kinda stream of consciousness covering whatever I remember of the last month (while the cat does a square dance on my lap), in rough reverse chronological order. Today I passed the Microsoft Developing Web Applications with C certification test, leaving me one test (Solution Architecture) shy of my full MCSD. There are fewer than 13,000 MCSD&8217;s worldwide, although I confess that I&8217;m still not quite as cool...http://www.randomtree.org/eric/archive/2005/05/some_kind_of_update.php#some_kind_of_update Don't Panic- May 1, 2005 Yesterday Jen and I and several of Jen&8217;s compatriots from UT went to see Hitchhiker&8217;s Guide to the Galaxy at the Alamo Drafthouse. It was one of those movies where you enjoy it while you&8217;re watching, but the minute you get out and start actually thinking about it, it becomes a disappointment (at least for me). There were huge subplots that never got resolved and seemed entirely pointless, whole facets of characters (e.g. Trillian) that got removed for no apparent reason, and a...http://www.randomtree.org/eric/archive/2005/05/dont_panic.php#dont_panic |