The Desktop Fishbowl
Charles blogs all the random nerd stuff he can find.

Tuesday, 5 February 2002

I tried to start programming in Radio today. I didn't get particularly far, basically because it was so difficult to find out how any of it worked: Hacking Radio Part 1: DocSpotting 3:14:37 PM

And now for something completely different. From my friend Lonita (who got it from someone else)... Dr. Leroy, the head psychiatrist at the local mental hospital, is examining patients to see if they're cured and ready to re-enter society. "So, Mr. Clark," the doctor says to one of his patients, "I see by your chart that you've been recommended for dismissal. Do you have any idea what you might do once you're released?" The patient thinks for a moment, then replies, "Well, I went to school for mechanical engineering. That's still a good field, good money there. But on the other hand, I thought I might write a book about my experience here in the hospital, what it's like to be a patient here. People might be interested in reading a book like that. In addition, I thought I might go back to college and study art history, which I've grown interested in lately." Dr. Leroy nods and says, "Yes, those all sound like intriguing possibilities." The patient replies, "And the best part is, in my spare time, I can go on being a teapot." 11:03:26 AM

Yes, after posting the previous rant, I was quickly shown how to turn the reminders off. It's still left me with a bad taste in my mouth towards Nullsoft, though. If you're going to have a nag function, do it once, and give the user a button to press (NOT the OK Button) that will remind them again in a week, if they really want. 10:48:01 AM