Regarding the little PHP personal finance app that I made: please don’t download and use it yet*! I hadn’t tested it, and only tried using it (for real) today. It’s rather broken… I thought the lack of MySQL errors meant that everything was good-enough to go. :’(
Is there a systematic way to learn debugging?
Also, I [...]
I went to Target yesterday to buy a new casserole dish*. I came home with these:
They’re at Daffy’s right now! For only $23.99 (instead of $49.99). This is why I joined a band, so that I can own funny shoes! (Although the band’s been threatening to make me wear white pumps instead of the shiny-heart-converse-lowtops [...]
I’ve been working on this for the past… um… 4 months? Which really is more like 2 months since terrible things happened during that time (like Christmas). What are you talking about?!, you ask?
Well I’m glad you asked & I hope you will be glad that you asked too! It’s a little PHP application that [...]
12.15.08 via mediabistro Daily Media News Feed
Macmillan Eliminates 64 Positions (Publishers Weekly)
64
CBS Cuts Top-Level Execs, Staff (B&C)
2
Layoffs Hit New York (Portfolio)
5–12
The Deal Cuts 10 Percent (Folio:)
~15
Total:
93
I thought I would have a longer list of favorite things. But right now nothing’s coming to mind, so here’s a list of things that were letdowns.
Giant doorman umbrella (over 4′ diameter): I was so excited to get a giant umbrella that would keep me and my backpack dry. They were on sale for only [...]
In the spirit of seasonal consumerism, we are writing a series of posts about our favorite things. First item on the list: Hi-Fidelity Earplugs.
Do not laugh, these earplugs are the best! They make band practice so much less painful. I used to wear foam earplugs at practice, but they would muffle out too many sounds. [...]
Watch out for Time Warner Cable’s online payment system! They redesigned their site and the numbers are buggy.
When I tried to make a one-time bill payment, the “Payment Amount / Statement Balance Due” was $50 more than my actual balance (which was correct on the “Account Overview” page). The payment amount can be changed in [...]
