nodejs EventEmitter example with custom events
Oct 4, 2011A good example of an event emitter needs three things:
- A thing that emits events
- A thing that listens to, and handles, those events
- Something that drives the two, causing events to be emitted.
Using node v0.4.11-pre, here is a small example illustrating custom event handling using EventEmitter.
Read more...Marketing Driven Programming
Aug 17, 2011The latest turn in the computer science industry is a new development process called “Marketing Driven Programming.”
It is designed to make it easier for people who don’t have programming experience, but who do work in the Marketing Department, to develop applications independently of a technology or programming staff.
Read more...What I want from the Media: A little ass-kicking.
Aug 2, 2011There are two types of media. One I’m willing to pay for. One I’m not.
The kind of media I’m NOT willing to pay for: Fluff. This includes:
- Sports News
- Entertainment News
- Product Reviews
- Press Releases
- TV Listings
- Etc
There is so much information out there that I’m interested in knowing about, and the people who have that information want me to know about it. But I’m not going to pay to be marketed to.
Read more...An abrupt and drastic change is needed
Nov 19, 2010Note: I originally wrote this on July 7 or 8, 2008. The original url is: http://mcclatchynext.pbworks.com/w/page/20627218/An-abrupt-and-drastic-change-is-needed. I am posting it here so I’ll have my own copy…
I’m afraid the newspaper industry will keep falling apart if it doesn’t do an abrupt and drastic change very soon. Something different. I don’t mean better, faster or cheaper. I don’t mean harnessing new technologies to improve the way we do things. I mean substantively, fundamentally different.
But different how?
Read more...Curse you, USA Networks -- Too much violence just before a PG-rated show.
Aug 29, 2009We don’t watch a lot of TV, but we get USA Network on our Basic Cable package, and the family likes to watch Monk.
I have a 5 and a 9 year old. Monk is rated TV-PG. Fine, we can watch it as a family.
Read more...Metallic Pocket Lint
Feb 7, 2009This is the “give a penny, take a penny” tray sitting on the counter of the chinese place where I ate lunch yesterday:
Read more...Halloween cards are supposed to be scary
Nov 13, 2007My seven year old daughter made a Halloween card for her grandmother. On the back of the card, she drew a pretty butterfly. The butterfly was happy. Tara added glitter to the card to make the butterfly nice and sparkly. Then, she remembered that Halloween cards are “supposed to be scary.” So she changed the card a bit….
Read more...Die-hard Republican outraged at Bush
Jun 26, 2007A coworker of mine falls squarely into the social- and fiscal-conservative camp of the Republican Party. He is not ashamed to say that he voted for Bush in both elections. He believes in a small, limited government and that religion is the basis for morality.
He’s a good guy, though. He not obnoxious at all.
Yesterday, he stopped by my office and talked politics for a few minutes. He knows I’m an ardent libertarian (who doesn’t?) and can easily talk politics without it getting personal.
Looks like even this arch-Republican has had enough of the Bush administration over the lastest debacle.
Read more...Software Wars update
Dec 29, 2006Software Wars gets updated – barely – by the end of the year, technically fulfilling my promise of “two or three updates per year.”
Read more...The October Surprise is that there won't be one -- and the Republicans will still win
Oct 18, 2006There have been a number of articles recently speculating about a Republican October Surprise that will turn the election in the favor of the GOP. Most of the speculation deals with an invasion or bombing of Iran.
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