Senior Developer at Big Spaceship
As a Senior Developer, Stephen develops games, applications, widgets, doohickeys and digital experiences. He uses technology to experiment and to explore new ways of communicating. Like the rest of our crew, he enjoys sharing ideas and is dedicated to perfection. Prior to joining Big Spaceship, Stephen was a musician for several years until one day he moved to France. While there, he taught English, later teaching himself how to code and program. The rest, as they say, is history. Oh, he is also into vintage motorcycles, and he rocks a mohawk quite well.
Nice error handling, I must say
Why, yes ... I did forget to nil-terminate my parameter list, thank you very much!
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Zero S demo
We got to demo this bike today. I was impressed with the acceleration and stability. The fact that it is silent (all you hear is a little whirring and the chain movement) was a concern however after riding for 15 minutes you get used to it and it's not that much of a big deal. Off the start you just go, no shifting, fast and nimble.
I can see getting used to it and wanting to take risks that you might not take on a regular bike. Very futuristic too. The seat was a little hard (even 15 minutes on it and my butt was a bit tired) but the rep assured us that over time it softens.
I was the second to demo and I noticed towards the end it was cutting out on me. I would twist the throttle and get no response. It kind of freaked me out because with a motor bike at least you know when the engine cuts. With this there's no instant feedback. Brianna was next in line so before she took it out I'd mentioned that it did cut out. I also told the rep and when Brianna returned she'd said it was even worse. The rep then took it for a spin to see and when he came back he had basically grounded the bike: no more demos. Not such a ringing endorsement for the new Zero S.
However they did also have the Zero X (not street legal) but we were able to take it for a spin around the block. That thing was scary fast off the line. Wheelies would be frighteningly easy. Needless to say I took it easy with that one but it was fun to ride if only briefly.
Did I mention these things are silent? It's an odd sight seeing one coming down the street. You definately turn some heads.
All in all I'd consider getting the Zero S. Imagine: no fuel, no oil, no overheating, environmentally friendly (zero emissions). Just plug it in for a charge. The price tag is a little high but there are some incentives. The government gives you $1000 ($1500?) and I believe in NY the state pays back the sales tax. I need to look into other refunds but it may depend on the state. The rep mentioned other money back but that it might be only in CA.
Much fun.
/sjk/mobile
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iPhone 3.0 and the difference of 2 pixels
One thing that I noticed with the new 3.0 update was that the leading (line-space) has changed in Messages ... and it bothered me enough to get a few screenshots to see if it was true.
Yes, there are an extra 2 pixels now.
Did this bother anyone?
Did you even notice?
Was it not readable at 18 pixels?
Is everyone happy about this change?
Do you care?
I, for one, prefer the 18 pixels to the 20.
Thanks for the screenshot (2.2.1): jeccabee.blogspot.com
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Adobe Updater Fail
Adobe Updater can't seem to get it right. Fresh reboot. WTF.
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OK, I will do that after the updater opened Acrobat to install missing stuff.
Closed Adobe Acrobat. Clicking OK just makes it reappear. WTF.
FAIL.
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