I was directed to a post recently involving a person being arrested at a Circuit City. It's a good read, and I find myself definitely on the side of the gentleman arrested. I constantly warn people of this sort of thing, and I, myself, have done similar things several times....but not yet arrested. I guess I am troubled by the fact that: 1) The store doesn't appear to know the law. 2) The store felt that physically detaining someone whilst not willing to make any accusation. 3) The officer in this...

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I mean, I got this seriously cool guitar for my PS2 so I can play Guitar Hero II better than ever! I also pre-paid for GHIII for the Wii. It is a white Les Paul. The PS2 version has a lame-0 Kramer Striker look-alike. I didn't like playing the real one, so couldn't bring myself to have the GH one. Now, I LOVE my Les Paul...so, I had to have the Les Paul for the Wii. Thank the gods me fiance' is an understanding woman...

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I have become quite a fan of the show "Metalocalypse" on Adult Swim over the last 4 months or so. I can't quite lay my finger on why I like it so well, but it does make me laugh. Anyway, the band isn't real, but a CD has been released for them, and it's available at your local Target. Very cool, if you into this

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Ok, so I am doing some exploring to open the old rep...rep....rep...skillset a bit. Thought I'd look at some web stuff; not done a lot of ASP in a looooong time. So, there I am deciding to look at ASP.Net 2.0. At work, we have a Safari Books Online subscription. I normally prefer to have a hard cover, real, no kidding book. However, this does let me peruse them and find ones I like, and if I don't want to actually buy it, I don't have to do so. It does allow offline access to some, so it's a good...

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You know, I have spent days trying to find something important to say, something meaningful to put in here for my 200th post. I thought and pondered, then thought and pondered some more. Nothing came. So, here it is: my 200th post. I am simply going to say I am happy to be here, and still posting after all this time. I appreciate the blog for staying up and operational, and my thanks go out to the guys who make this possible. The Internet is such an ephemeral entity, and it is a great thing when...

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I am not a very social person. Really, I'm not. Most people who know me and like me will probably attest to the fact that I am quite shy, and usually reserved in a social setting. In a business setting, I am quite personable, professional, and assertive. In small groups with people I know, I tend to be outgoing and talkative (too much some friends might say). As an instructor, I tend to be willing to talk to anyone about anything. However, I tend NOT to want to be the guy who goes to the BIG party...

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Ok, so I don't repeat what Blogus says, go on to read his comments. No, worries. Take yer time; I'll wait. So, to be honest I agree with Blogus on his comments about the movie. Truly, Zombie is a demented genius. I was convinced he would do this classic film justice, and he lives up to my expectations. However, there is one key point that I'd like to underscore about this film: It is scary precisely because it is so believable. Seriously. I have long held a theory human beings aren't scared by the...

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In my last mention of Typed DataSets, I commented on the overall fragility of the structure and I came out in support of using SP and data readers as a superior method of data management. I did state that the serialization that typed datasets gives you is one great reason to use them, but suggested that they work best with a data structure that isn't going to change a lot. I also feel they have a lot of overhead that the reader/SP approach doesn't. Well, I've seen another good reason to use typed...

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This t-shirt rocks! Of course, the brides on the blog are totally over-reacting to try and make this t-shirt out to be evil...naturally, I had to make a comment. Sheri is the one who pointed it out to me, and even suggested I order one. Mainly because anyone who knows me knows how totally silly I am over her. This t-shirt is a joke, but the people on that blog can't seem to see it...

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