General

Common Cold

Chris Martin — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 16:09:00 GMT

Duration

Cold symptoms usually appear 2 or 3 days after exposure to a source of infection. Most colds clear up within 1 week, but some last for as long as 2 weeks.

Source: Common Cold

Hah. I should be so lucky!

[TestFixture]
public class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args){}

    [Test]
    public void ChrisDoesntWriteCodeWhenSick()
    {
        IDeveloper chris = new Chris(new InsaneCommonColdThatLastsForAMonth());
        Assert.IsFalse(chris.CanWriteCode());
    }
}

public interface IDeveloper
{
    bool CanWriteCode();
}

public class Chris : IDeveloper
{
    private IHealth currentHealth;

    public Chris(IHealth currentHealth)
    {
        this.currentHealth = currentHealth;
        currentHealth.AnnounceHealth();
    }

    public bool CanWriteCode()
    {
        return currentHealth.CanWorkToday;
    }
}

public interface IHealth
{
    bool CanWorkToday { get; }

    void AnnounceHealth();
}

public class InsaneCommonColdThatLastsForAMonth : IHealth
{
    public bool CanWorkToday
    {
        get { return false; }
    }

    public void AnnounceHealth()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("CoughCoughCough...");
        Console.WriteLine("Ouch! My head!");
    }
}

5 Things About Me You Most Likely Don't Know Unless I Know You And If I Do Know You Then You Most Likely Do Already Know. Or Something...

Chris Martin — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 23:14:00 GMT

Scott Cate tagged me today. Well. I guess I'm it.

Drag Racing: One thing that I really enjoy besides .NET is drag racing. Last year I fell in love with the new Dodge Magnum and the whole Chrysler LX platform. These cars promised to bring back the muscle car wars that were happening in the late 60's. So, I had to buy one. And it had to have a HEMI. Boy was I in for a treat with this ride. It ran a 14.0 second 1/4 mile bone stock! Which is nothing to sneeze at coming from a 4300 pound station wagon. :) I've since put some more money into the car and am turning mid 13-second passes. This spring the car will see a beefed-up bottom end and a big turbo.
Music: Straight out of high school, I spent a large part of my life playing, touring, and recording music with various hardcore bands. I've seen the country many times for virtually free and got to meet a bunch of different types of people. While I still play with bands, most people aren't able to pick up and take a 2-3 month vacation to go on tour. So, the bands stay local, for the most part. Out of anything I've ever done in my life, I truly miss this the most.
Business. I own a small aftermarket parts online store. It's something that I need to put a bit more time into. Another thing I'm constantly thinking of, is buying absentee owned businesses and rental properties.
Skateboarding. I've been a skateboarder since I was 10. Not as much now. But, I still enjoy to go skate every once in awhile.
Change. Coding is one of my favorite things to do. There are few things better than the feeling of seeing a bunch code that your wrote do something useful or cool. That being said, I'm getting really tired of sitting behind of a computer all day long. I, badly, need a career change and make coding a hobby again.

Well. That's not it! There is a lot more to me than those five things. I just couldn't think of anything more interesting. :)

And since I don't really follow many blogs anymore, I taking my ball and going home. I don't have anyone in mind to tag. ;)

Help KbAlertz Give XBox360s To Childrens Charities

Chris Martin — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:26:00 GMT

My friend Scott Cate just told me about this.

From the article:

"Rather then keep a whole room full of XBOX 360's, we think a better idea is to give them to childrens charities. We'll start with the Child Crisis Center and the Phoenix Childrens Hospital."

If you haven't signed up with textpayme yet please do so if only for this cause.

Sign up with this link.

Desktop Blogging

Chris Martin — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:56:00 GMT

If you could decode my last post without your head throbbing, well...I'm real happy for ya ;) That post was from w.bloggar 4.0 and I hated it. What desktop software are .TEXT bloggers using to post from the desktop? Are you able to choose categories? What about code formatting? Cheers...