Monthly Archives: October 2002

RIP Jam Master Jay – Jason Mizell

Posted on October 31, 2002 by Karl

It isn’t right. Not at all. God bless you and your family. You are going to be missed. “Jam Master Jay” Kick off shoes jump on the jock Listen to the Jam Master as he starts to rock His name … Continue reading →

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Get out and vote – ignore that story!

Posted on October 30, 2002 by Karl

I love the Daily News, it really does capture the spirit of the city. I’m a little worried about today’s headline though. Ya see, people in Philly appreciate a good fight. If it looks like a sure thing, whether it … Continue reading →

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Choosing PHP at Yahoo!

Posted on October 29, 2002 by Karl

I picked up this fascinating presentation on Yahoo’s decision to switch to PHP, which includes a great deal on Yahoo’s inner workings, from Rafe Colburn earlier today. Now Slashdot has opened a thread.

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Python Escapes the Classroom

Posted on October 28, 2002 by Karl

An O’Reilly article covering pyKarel, “a Python implementation of Karel the Robot. Introduced in the 80′s, Karel was intended to jump-start students in the Pascal programming language. A virtual robot moves about a maze, interacting with walls and beepers, performing … Continue reading →

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And Now This One Man Is Gone

Posted on October 28, 2002 by Karl

The Rittenhouse Review reflects on Senator Wellstone.

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Bill answers a Wal-Mart question for me

Posted on October 26, 2002 by Karl

This post concluded that Wal-Mart’s growth did not displace work in other sectors of the economy based upon Andrew Cassel’s article. During that time the state suffered a loss 100,000 manufacturing jobs due to other reasons. That led me to … Continue reading →

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Blogger hacked

Posted on October 25, 2002 by Karl

Read the updates at status.blogger.com. I wonder what happened. Looks like they have the problem licked whatever it was – Quick Topic.

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Senator, family members killed in Minnesota plane crash

Posted on October 25, 2002 by Karl

Read at CNN. Shelley blogs on the political implications. The Christian Science Monitor has a good Q & A. Scripting News has a good set of links to follow. I did not know much about Senator Wellstone until today. Based … Continue reading →

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Where Net Luminaries Turn For News

Posted on October 25, 2002 by Karl

An eye opener (for some).

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Some Java links for ya

Posted on October 25, 2002 by Karl

At ONJava, XML to PDF? FOP It. Jon Udell, Rethinking the Java GUI. mvnForum, open source Java based forum software.

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