tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30102222024-03-05T15:11:51.410-05:00My Other Handsome Blog<p>I still don't know what I'm doing: But it's apt to be a little bit of everything. Some inclinations may be forming, but I'm not ruling out anything . . .<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/erniecordell"><img border="0" width="160" alt="View Ernie Cordell's profile on LinkedIn" src="http://www.linkedin.com/img/webpromo/btn_viewmy_160x25.gif" height="25"></a></p>ernie.cordellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516823021250423688noreply@blogger.comBlogger1065125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010222.post-24760170139749364202023-02-06T15:05:00.001-05:002023-02-06T15:05:13.368-05:00Why?What is the reason for me to do anything now? Stay healthy for what?<div class="blogger-post-footer">See my other blog: <A HREF="http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/pm/theghost">The Ghost in the Machine</A></div>ernie.cordellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516823021250423688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010222.post-21348082391233128152023-02-05T14:32:00.004-05:002023-02-05T14:32:42.214-05:00My wife has been kidnapped.I'm assembling a "dream team" of "legal beagles" and my father's experience on the DC Police force, Justice, Treasury and the multitude of Federal agencies to which I've consulted, I should be able to get a crack team of experts, but in times like these a fresh brain is necessary. I understand that an area I have to work in is unpopular because of all the dirty work besides it not being as lucrative as medical malpractice, but it's not as though I chose this lawsuit. It looks like the hospital is in line for some compensatory and punitive damages, too, though.
So, if you like dirty jobs, and retiring after one case is not your idea of a good time, the more the merrier.<div class="blogger-post-footer">See my other blog: <A HREF="http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/pm/theghost">The Ghost in the Machine</A></div>ernie.cordellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516823021250423688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010222.post-51113825212926005942022-03-21T19:24:00.002-04:002022-03-21T19:28:23.019-04:00Facebook parent company Meta employees seek greener pastures as stock plummets.<a href="https://nypost.com/2022/03/20/meta-employees-look-to-ditch-jobs-amid-stock-crash/">Click Here: Meta employees look to ditch jobs amid stock crash.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">See my other blog: <A HREF="http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/pm/theghost">The Ghost in the Machine</A></div>ernie.cordellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516823021250423688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010222.post-3378273146807558992020-10-23T20:23:00.001-04:002020-10-23T20:23:52.211-04:00diegloomy<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/034tWXiJ1LY" frameborder="0"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer">See my other blog: <A HREF="http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/pm/theghost">The Ghost in the Machine</A></div>ernie.cordellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516823021250423688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010222.post-3356072148064635242020-01-28T07:21:00.001-05:002020-01-28T07:21:27.492-05:00[高音質] 重生 - 容祖兒 完整版HD<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZPOT5hawcQI" width="480"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer">See my other blog: <A HREF="http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/pm/theghost">The Ghost in the Machine</A></div>ernie.cordellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516823021250423688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010222.post-54721145182755429312016-10-19T19:28:00.001-04:002016-10-19T19:31:50.001-04:00[Fwd: RE: Forevermark Cabinetry, LLC. Contact:]<div class="mobile-photo">
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<b>Subject</b>: RE: Forevermark Cabinetry, LLC. Contact:</div>
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<b>Date</b>: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 14:16:29 +0000</div>
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1383440836">1 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
It was a strain putting up with all those bad jokes. But I persisted. If only it had been a film: If I hadn't walked out, I wouldn't have lost so much time. I tried to zip through it cursorily, but there were too many fifth-rate conundrums competing for pun status. I put my thorough review on Amazon -- I think -- it's not exactly art, either.
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<p style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 14pt">This is a
very general observation, and no wondrous coding revelation, but when I read
what <strong>Scott Meyers </strong><code>had added to the beginning of The
Third Edition of </code><em>Effective C++,</em> I noticed a certain parallel
with the "staged" approach in <strong>Jeff Alger</strong>'s <em>C++ for Real
Programmers</em> (previously titled <em>Secrets of the C++ Masters</em>).</p>
<br>
<p style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 14pt">What that
seemed to emphasise was the heterogeneity of C++, a characteristic of the
language itself, perhaps an immaturity, but assuredly a certain "patchwork"
quality in its construction, and one that endures through ISO/IEC 14882:1998,
which was then amended by the C++03, ISO/IEC 14882:2003, standard, called C++0x
until that standard was finalised as C++11 and what is/will be C++14. </p>
<br>
<p style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 14pt">Scott
Meyers calls this variety of approaches to C++ "a federation of languages," as
we see in the Third Edition's first item:</p>
<br>
<h4>Item 1: View C++ as a federation of languages (Scott Meyers, "Effective
C++, 3rd ed." ISBN-13: 978-0-321-33487-9)</h4>
<p>The easiest way is to view C++ not as a single language but as a federation
of related languages. Within a particular sublanguage, the rules tend to be
simple, straightforward, and easy to remember. When you move from one
sublanguage to another, however, the rules may change. To make sense of C++,
you have to recognize its primary sub-languages. Fortunately, there are only
four: </p>
<ul>
<br>
<ul>
<li>C. Way down deep, C++ is still based on C. Blocks, statements, the
preprocessor, built-in data types, arrays, pointers, etc., all come from
C. In many cases, C++ offers approaches to problems that are superior to
their C counterparts (e.g., see Items 2 (alternatives to the
preprocessor) and 13 (using objects to manage resources)), but when you
find yourself working with the C part of C++, the rules for effective
programming reflect C’s more limited scope: no templates, no
exceptions, no overloading, etc. </li>
</ul>
<br>
<ul>
<li>Object-Oriented C++. This part of C++ is what C with Classes was all
about: classes (including constructors and destructors), encapsulation,
inheritance, polymorphism, virtual functions (dynamic binding), etc. This
is the part of C++ to which the classic rules for object-oriented design
most directly apply. </li>
</ul>
<br>
<ul>
<li>Template C++. This is the generic programming part of C++, the one that
most programmers have the least experience with. Template considerations
pervade C++, and it’s not uncommon for rules of good programming to
include special template-only clauses (e.g., see Item 46 on facilitating
type conversions in calls to template functions). In fact, templates are
so powerful, they give rise to a completely new programming paradigm,
template metaprogramming (TMP). Item 48 provides an overview of TMP, but
unless you're a hard-core template junkie, you need not worry about it.
The rules for TMP rarely interact with mainstream C++ programming. </li>
</ul>
<br>
<ul>
<li>The STL. The STL is a template library, of course. but its a very
special template library. Its conventions regarding containers.
iterators, algorithms, and function objects mesh beautifully, but
templates and libraries can be built around other ideas. too. The STL has
particular ways of doing things, and when you’re working with the
STL, you need to be sure to follow its conventions.</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<p>Keep these four sublanguages in mind, and don’t be surprised when you
encounter situations where effective programming requires that you change
strategy when you switch from one sublanguage to another. For example,
pass-by-value is generally more efficient than pass-by-reference for built-in
(i.e., C-like) types. but when you move from the C part of C++ to
Object-Oriented C++. the existence of user-defined constructors and destructors
means that pass-by-reference- to-const is usually better. This is especially
the case when working in Template C++, because there, you don’t even know
the type of object you’re dealing with. When you cross into the STL,
however, you know that iterators and function objects are modeled on pointers
in C, so for iterators and function objects in the STL, the old C pass-by-value
rule applies again. (For all the details on choosing among parameter-passing
options, see Item 20.) </p>
<br>
<p>C++, then, isn’t a unified language with a single set of rules;
it’s a federation of four sublanguages, each with its own conventions.
Keep these sublanguages in mind, and you’ll find that C++ is a lot easier
to understand. </p>
<br>
<p style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 14pt">Jeff Alger
speaks of varying stages of familiarity or steps along the way to mastery. It
is interesting to note that what he calls "The Zen of C++" is an awareness of
features in the language, in the end "idioms" that solve problems in some
different or unexpected way:</p>
<h4>The Zen of C++ (Jeff Alger, "C++ for Real Programmers," ISBN
0-12-049942-8)</h4>
<br>
<p>C++ is a language learned in stages. Only when the last stage is reached
does it all finally start to make sense, to combine into a Zen that unifies the
otherwise scattered tricks and syntax. I think of learning C++ as being like
rising up in an elevator. Ding! Second floor. C++ is a more reasonable C,
strongly typed as long as you don’t fool around too much and, hey, how
about those nifty // comments? All those C programmers who didn’t want to
go into management needed a career path, and Bjarne Stroustrup, bless his soul,
dreamed up a doozy. </p>
<br>
<p>Ding! Third floor. C++ is a decent-but-not-great object-oriented programming
language. It’s not Smalltalk, but hey, what do you expect from a language
that runs so blindingly fast? C++ is the COBOL of the 1990s, politically
correct and sure to get your project funded by top management. Heck, they might
even double your budget if you mention C++ often enough in your proposal.
That’s just as well, because no one really knows how to estimate and
manage C++ projects, and as to tools, say, lot of weather we’re having,
isn’t it? Ding!</p>
<br>
<p>Top floor, everybody out. Hey, where did everyone go? Sure is drafty up
here. C++ is really yacc++, not so much a language as a way of creating your
own languages. It is elegant not for its simplicity like jumbo shrimp, the
terms C++ and simple grate on the ears when used in the same sentence but for
its potential. Lurking behind every gnarly design problem is a clever idiom, a
nice twist to the language that makes the problem melt away like the Wicked
Witch of the West without her umbrella. That idiom solves the problem as
elegantly as a real language like Smalltalk or Lisp would, but without causing
smoke to rise from your CPU and the stock of companies that manufacture memory
chips to rise on Wall Street. C++ isn’t a language -- it’s an
experience, a mind-altering drug. </p><br>
<p style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 14pt">This is
also reminiscent of what Scott Meyers says about <strong>James O.
Coplien</strong>'s <em>Advanced C++ Programming Styles and Idioms</em>
(ISBN-13: 978-0201548556) being a psychedelic book because it's purple and
expands your mind. </p><br>
<p style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 14pt">Maybe the range of approaches is just a patchwork in paisley. </p>
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<a href="http://reservenaturelle.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/lete-invincible-dalbert-camus/">L’été invincible d’Albert Camus | Si omnes ego non, réserve naturelle</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">See my other blog: <A HREF="http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/pm/theghost">The Ghost in the Machine</A></div>ernie.cordellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516823021250423688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010222.post-21443815474726443142014-01-26T19:03:00.001-05:002014-01-26T19:03:25.768-05:00How To Hire An Awesome Developer on oDesk: Part II consult on oDesk, yet I've yet to hire anyone, but people continue to ask me about the process. Lately I've suggested to people that if they don't know how to spec their req, they might want to hire someone who can. <br /><br />
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It reminds me of the groups of people who always followed my father around at cocktail parties, hoping to get advice. He always said that there was no such thing as a free drink for him: Had I the experience, I think I might have prepared a document for him to carry so that he might pass it around events like this. Since I have a more tech-savvy clientele, I should be able to get away with posting a link ;)<br /><br />
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<a href="https://www.odesk.com/blog/2014/01/how-to-hire-an-awesome-developer-on-odesk-part-1/">How To Hire An Awesome Developer on oDesk: Part I</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">See my other blog: <A HREF="http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/pm/theghost">The Ghost in the Machine</A></div>ernie.cordellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516823021250423688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010222.post-64765089098847150172013-09-13T19:46:00.000-04:002013-09-28T11:54:32.499-04:00Канистра Сообщает Чернильницу О "Победе"<p>Вы знаете, сказала Канистра, что в хорошей легковой машине всегда есть Часы. Машина идёт -- и они идут. Машина стоит, -- а они всё равно идут. Вот такие Часы были в одной "Победе."
<p>"Победа" эта была чудесной машиной, очень быстроходной. И все хвалили её за это.
<p>А Часы не хвалил никто.
<p>Понятно, что Часы завидовали машине. Она решили показать, что могут идти быстрее. И ушли вперёд почти на целый час.
<p>Но их не похвалили. Наоборот, выругали и отдали в починку.
<p>Часы удивлялись: ведь они спешили так же добросовестно, как и машина. Почему же ими недовольны?
<p>Впрочем, в мастерской им быстро всё разъяснили. И часы вернулись на своё место. Теперь они уже твёрдо знали, что не во всяком деле нужно спешить. По крайней мере Часам это совсем не нужно.
<p>-- Вы, кажется, из кабинета? -- спросил у Чернильницы Веник.
<p>-- Да, я там живу и работаю, -- подтвердила Чернильница.
<p>-- Тогда вам должно быть известно, как в кабинете повесили Занавеску?
<p>-- Нет, я не помню.
<p>-- Не помните? Ну, тогда слушайте.<div class="blogger-post-footer">See my other blog: <A HREF="http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/pm/theghost">The Ghost in the Machine</A></div>ernie.cordellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516823021250423688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010222.post-35593705094148257842013-08-09T12:37:00.001-04:002013-08-09T12:37:50.264-04:00How did Ashton Kutcher prepare for his role as Steve Jobs in the new movie Jobs?<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><blockquote><br /><p>What were the actor's sources into accurately playing a good Steve Jobs? Was the biography a major influence? What video research was used the most to understand his mannerism and demeanor? What were the other sources and processes used to understand the CEO and co-founder of Apple?</p><br /><p>How did <span class='qlink_container'><a href='http://www.quora.com/Ashton-Kutcher'>Ashton Kutcher</a> </span> become <span class='qlink_container'><a href='http://www.quora.com/Steve-Jobs'>Steve Jobs</a> </span>?</p><br /></blockquote><br /><p><span class='qlink_container'><a href='http://www.quora.com/Ashton-Kutcher-1/How-did-Ashton-Kutcher-prepare-for-his-role-as-Steve-Jobs-in-the-new-movie-Jobs'>View Question on Quora</a> </span> </p><br /><br/><br /><a href='http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/erniecordell.wordpress.com/5327/' rel='nofollow'><img src='http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/erniecordell.wordpress.com/5327/' border='0' alt=''/> </a> <img height='1' width='1' src='http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=erniecordell.wordpress.com&blog=17130411&post=5327&subd=erniecordell&ref=&feed=1' border='0' alt=''/></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">See my other blog: <A HREF="http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/pm/theghost">The Ghost in the Machine</A></div>ernie.cordellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516823021250423688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010222.post-48894442045259939382013-07-04T15:42:00.001-04:002013-07-04T15:42:02.061-04:00Global Citizens.: The Universe!<a href="http://boomersint.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-universe.html">Global Citizens.: The Universe!</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">See my other blog: <A HREF="http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/pm/theghost">The Ghost in the Machine</A></div>ernie.cordellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516823021250423688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010222.post-9269526327542006122013-06-14T11:07:00.001-04:002013-06-14T11:07:21.456-04:00Windows 7: USB Transfers Slow?<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div class='reblog-post'><br /><p class='reblog-from'><img width='25' height='25' class='avatar avatar-25' src='http://2.gravatar.com/avatar/2568ea2527acc295fbee47121eefcde5?s=25&d=identicon&r=G' alt=''/> <a href='http://windows7professional.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/windows-7-usb-transfers-slow/'>Reblogged from Windows 7 -- by Anura Guruge:</a> </p><br /><div class='wpcom-enhanced-excerpt'><br /><div class='wpcom-enhanced-excerpt-content'><br /><p>If you have noticed that doing any kind of data transfer across USB with Windows 7 is somewhat slow, YOU are not alone.</p><br /><p>This is yet another USB related problem in Windows 7.</p><br /><p>Yes, we already know that Windows 7 has problems with un-powered <a href='http://windows7professional.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/windows-7-usb-hub-issues-with-windows-7/http://windows7professional.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/windows-7-usb-hub-issues-with-windows-7/'>USB Hubs</a> ... though I think some of these can be fixed by changing the Windows 7 Power Management option for that USB controller.</p><br /></div><br /><p class='read-more'><a target='_self' href='http://windows7professional.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/windows-7-usb-transfers-slow/'><span>Read more…</span> 394 more words</a> </p><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div class='reblogger-note'><br /><div class='reblogger-note-content'>I was looking for something else entirely when I stumbled across this post on this blog and recalled the absolutely wretched performance I had on my Windows 7 Professional for a memory card that I have that uses a small unpowered USB Adapter. I subscribed to Anura Guruge's blog because if this is any indication of the tips I could get, I'm on board!</div><br /></div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">See my other blog: <A HREF="http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/pm/theghost">The Ghost in the Machine</A></div>ernie.cordellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516823021250423688noreply@blogger.com0