Jeremy's Status Message Proudly Presents The Twelve Days of Christmas:
On the eight day of whatchamacallit,
What's-his-name gave to me,
Eight gizmos,
Seven thingamajigs,
Six thingamabobbers,
Five hoobajoobs,
Four doodads,
Three ka-jiggers,
Two whatsits,
And one of those doo-hickies.
Special Blog Bonus: This post is loosely based on that show. You know the one. The show with the guy who does that thing. No, the thing. You know, with the stuff? Yeah, that thing. That guy cracks me up. I love that show.
Monday, December 31, 2007
Count Down 2008 @ Bukit Bintang
is time to say byebye to 2007 liao, wah lau!! there goes 2007. 2008 coming real soon. so this night! is a countdown night, where we go?? Bukit Bintang!!
OMG!!! way too crowded!!! Start Counting Total Headcount before count down for 2008. hahahaha.
Snow Spray War!! Let see who become snow man first.obviously.. that's not me. hahaha
Justin!!! where are? i can see justin HAIR from here only.. haihz... stay at home watch TV better.
Craziest Part! HAPPY NEW YEAR TWO THOUSAND EIGHT!!!! U Spray! i Run!!. haha, before that, snap pic 1st. lol.
The People who join the crazy party. byebye 2007, coem come 2008. hahaa
Some Firework of the day.. erm.. after MIFC... these firework seem like.. too normal jor... lack of OMPH! haih....
OMG!!! way too crowded!!! Start Counting Total Headcount before count down for 2008. hahahaha.
Snow Spray War!! Let see who become snow man first.obviously.. that's not me. hahaha
Justin!!! where are? i can see justin HAIR from here only.. haihz... stay at home watch TV better.
Craziest Part! HAPPY NEW YEAR TWO THOUSAND EIGHT!!!! U Spray! i Run!!. haha, before that, snap pic 1st. lol.
The People who join the crazy party. byebye 2007, coem come 2008. hahaa
Some Firework of the day.. erm.. after MIFC... these firework seem like.. too normal jor... lack of OMPH! haih....
The Twelve Days of Christmas: Day 7
Jeremy's Status Message Proudly Presents The Twelve Days of Christmas:
On the seventh day of Christmas,
My new iPod gave to me,
Seven Mary Three
Sixpence None The Richer
Five for Fighting,
The Four Tops,
Three Doors Down
Two Skinnee J's,
And nothing by the Partridge Family, so don't even joke about it.
Explanation: Also on my new iPod are:
Seven One Eight, by the 2 Skinnee J's
Six Underground, by the Sneaker Pimps
Five Piece Chicken Dinner, by the Beastie Boys
Four Sticks, by Led Zeppelin
Three MCs and one DJ, by the Beastie Boys
Two Step, by the Dave Matthews Band
And The Humpty Dance, by Digital Underground.
Yeah, that's right - The Humpty Dance. It has nothing to do with partridges or pear trees. It's just a cool song.
Special Blog Bonus: Feeling numerical? Don't forget 5150 by Van Halen, #41 by the Dave Matthews Band, 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover by Paul Simon, 8 Mile by Eminem, 316 by Van Halen, 99 Problems by Jay-Z, 1979 by the Smashing Pumpkins, 1984 by Van Halen, Nineteen Naughty Three by Naughty By Nature, 100 Years by Five for Fighting, One Thing by Finger Eleven, 3 A.M. Eternal by the KLF, Ten by Pearl Jam, and 6th Avenue Heartache by the Wallflowers. Speaking of numerical...
Solutions to Yesterday's Evil Number Theory Questions:
6 is the smallest perfect number, because it is equal to the sum of its proper positive divisors: 1, 2, and 3. Can you find the next even perfect number? Can you find an odd perfect number?
The next even perfect number is 28, which is the sum of 1, 2, 4, 7, and 14. The perfect numbers after that are 496 and 8128. All known perfect numbers fit the formula 2^(n-1) * (2^n - 1) where 2^(n-1) is a Mersenne prime. It is unknown whether there are any odd perfect numbers. If you managed to find one, you should tell me what it is and never speak of it again.
5 is a prime number whose binary representation, "101" is palindromic, meaning its digits read the same backward as forward. What is the largest known prime number that is palindromic in binary?
The largest known prime number which is palindromic in binary is 2^32582657, which is a 9.8 million digit number and happens to be the largest prime number known to date. It is a Mersenne prime, meaning it is one less than a power of two, hence the binary representation of the number is a string of ones, and is therefore the same both backward and forward. All of the largest known primes are Mersenne primes.
4 is an even integer that can be written as the sum of two primes, namely 2 and 2. Can you find an even integer that cannot?
This little gem is called Goldbach's conjecture. It is a conjecture because it is unproven. If you have found an integer that cannot, again, please contact me immediately with that number and then treat yourself to a nice long vacation in a place without telephones while I hold onto it all safe and sound for you. Don't worry. I won't tell anyone.
3 is a triangular number, because it belongs to the sequence (1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, ...). The number 3 can be represented as a sum of three triangular numbers: 3 = 1 + 1 + 1. Can you find an integer that cannot?
No you cannot. This is a subset of the Fermat polygonal number theorem, which states that every positive integer is the sum of at most n n-polygonal numbers. So, in this case, n=3.
2 is a value for n such that there exist nonzero integers x, y, and z where x^n + y^n = z^n. For example, 3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2. Can you find a value of n greater than 2 for which this is also true?
This would be Fermat's Last Theorem. Pierre de Fermat famously wrote the following words in the margin of a book: "It is impossible to separate a cube into two cubes, or a fourth power into two fourth powers, or in general, any power higher than the second into two like powers. I have discovered a truly marvelous proof of this, which this margin is too narrow to contain." For over 350 years, mathematicians cursed this man and his "marvelous proof", until Andrew Wiles of Princeton published a proof in 1995. Anyway, in short, the answer to this question is "No, you cannot".
1 is the difference between 2 and 3. There also exist powers of 2 and 3 such that their difference is also 1, namely 2^3=8 and 3^2=9. Can you find another pair of consecutive integers who have powers that are also consecutive?
This problem was known as Catalan's conjecture for over 150 years until it was solved by Preda Mihăilescu in 2002, and it is now referred to by the much more pronounceable "Mihăilescu's theorem." The example I cited shows the only pair of consecutive integers (2 and 3) for which this is possible. So, if you found another pair of consecutive integers, I suggest you check your math.
On the seventh day of Christmas,
My new iPod gave to me,
Seven Mary Three
Sixpence None The Richer
Five for Fighting,
The Four Tops,
Three Doors Down
Two Skinnee J's,
And nothing by the Partridge Family, so don't even joke about it.
Explanation: Also on my new iPod are:
Seven One Eight, by the 2 Skinnee J's
Six Underground, by the Sneaker Pimps
Five Piece Chicken Dinner, by the Beastie Boys
Four Sticks, by Led Zeppelin
Three MCs and one DJ, by the Beastie Boys
Two Step, by the Dave Matthews Band
And The Humpty Dance, by Digital Underground.
Yeah, that's right - The Humpty Dance. It has nothing to do with partridges or pear trees. It's just a cool song.
Special Blog Bonus: Feeling numerical? Don't forget 5150 by Van Halen, #41 by the Dave Matthews Band, 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover by Paul Simon, 8 Mile by Eminem, 316 by Van Halen, 99 Problems by Jay-Z, 1979 by the Smashing Pumpkins, 1984 by Van Halen, Nineteen Naughty Three by Naughty By Nature, 100 Years by Five for Fighting, One Thing by Finger Eleven, 3 A.M. Eternal by the KLF, Ten by Pearl Jam, and 6th Avenue Heartache by the Wallflowers. Speaking of numerical...
Solutions to Yesterday's Evil Number Theory Questions:
6 is the smallest perfect number, because it is equal to the sum of its proper positive divisors: 1, 2, and 3. Can you find the next even perfect number? Can you find an odd perfect number?
The next even perfect number is 28, which is the sum of 1, 2, 4, 7, and 14. The perfect numbers after that are 496 and 8128. All known perfect numbers fit the formula 2^(n-1) * (2^n - 1) where 2^(n-1) is a Mersenne prime. It is unknown whether there are any odd perfect numbers. If you managed to find one, you should tell me what it is and never speak of it again.
5 is a prime number whose binary representation, "101" is palindromic, meaning its digits read the same backward as forward. What is the largest known prime number that is palindromic in binary?
The largest known prime number which is palindromic in binary is 2^32582657, which is a 9.8 million digit number and happens to be the largest prime number known to date. It is a Mersenne prime, meaning it is one less than a power of two, hence the binary representation of the number is a string of ones, and is therefore the same both backward and forward. All of the largest known primes are Mersenne primes.
4 is an even integer that can be written as the sum of two primes, namely 2 and 2. Can you find an even integer that cannot?
This little gem is called Goldbach's conjecture. It is a conjecture because it is unproven. If you have found an integer that cannot, again, please contact me immediately with that number and then treat yourself to a nice long vacation in a place without telephones while I hold onto it all safe and sound for you. Don't worry. I won't tell anyone.
3 is a triangular number, because it belongs to the sequence (1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, ...). The number 3 can be represented as a sum of three triangular numbers: 3 = 1 + 1 + 1. Can you find an integer that cannot?
No you cannot. This is a subset of the Fermat polygonal number theorem, which states that every positive integer is the sum of at most n n-polygonal numbers. So, in this case, n=3.
2 is a value for n such that there exist nonzero integers x, y, and z where x^n + y^n = z^n. For example, 3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2. Can you find a value of n greater than 2 for which this is also true?
This would be Fermat's Last Theorem. Pierre de Fermat famously wrote the following words in the margin of a book: "It is impossible to separate a cube into two cubes, or a fourth power into two fourth powers, or in general, any power higher than the second into two like powers. I have discovered a truly marvelous proof of this, which this margin is too narrow to contain." For over 350 years, mathematicians cursed this man and his "marvelous proof", until Andrew Wiles of Princeton published a proof in 1995. Anyway, in short, the answer to this question is "No, you cannot".
1 is the difference between 2 and 3. There also exist powers of 2 and 3 such that their difference is also 1, namely 2^3=8 and 3^2=9. Can you find another pair of consecutive integers who have powers that are also consecutive?
This problem was known as Catalan's conjecture for over 150 years until it was solved by Preda Mihăilescu in 2002, and it is now referred to by the much more pronounceable "Mihăilescu's theorem." The example I cited shows the only pair of consecutive integers (2 and 3) for which this is possible. So, if you found another pair of consecutive integers, I suggest you check your math.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Sunday Summary
Highlights of this week include:
(dear Santa Please do what this says. stomp, clap and whisle as loud as you can. {heart} Emma. P.S. Merry Christmas)
Santa was impeded...
(Ho Ho Ho! Emma, I clapped but my soft gloves make it so quiet. My big boots do the same for stomping. And, well, with my bushy beard, I can't whistle at all. Sorry. But your note sure made me laugh Ho Ho HO! Hope you like the scooter. {Heart} Santa C.)
Christmas Day
I have been trying to figure out how to blog about Christmas in an interesting way and couldn't come up with one, so I just saved it for the Sunday Summary. Here's the magical before and the thrashed after and the what-you-were-hoping-for after:
Gabe's explaining why he should be able to play video games on Sunday: "The monkeys need to be saved and when you do it unto one of them, it's doing it unto Jesus. And they are in the water, like Jonah, and also, Jesus likes animals. So it's appropriate."
Santa not waking up our kids
Despite Emma's best efforts...
(dear Santa Please do what this says. stomp, clap and whisle as loud as you can. {heart} Emma. P.S. Merry Christmas)Santa was impeded...
(Ho Ho Ho! Emma, I clapped but my soft gloves make it so quiet. My big boots do the same for stomping. And, well, with my bushy beard, I can't whistle at all. Sorry. But your note sure made me laugh Ho Ho HO! Hope you like the scooter. {Heart} Santa C.)Christmas Day
I have been trying to figure out how to blog about Christmas in an interesting way and couldn't come up with one, so I just saved it for the Sunday Summary. Here's the magical before and the thrashed after and the what-you-were-hoping-for after:
Here're are some things we did on Christmas:
(Seth played for HOURS with his Dora Buildable House)
(Mom and Dad cooking Garlic Crusted Prime Rib, mashed potatoes, strawberry pretzel salad, cheesy vegetables and rolls. Of course, lots of pie for dessert.)
(Mom got a DDR II for Christmas, but it was everyone's favorite present.
(Even Grandma Dorrie joined in the fun.)
(Between the 6 of us, we got 8 games...so we did LOTS of game playing all day and all week.)
Lucky for you, this blogger did NOT get a picture of Aunt Bekah enjoying her gift from us: the stomach flu. Poor poor thing. She did not savor the smell of the roast beef cooking quite as much as the rest of us.
Lots and Lots of Snow
I sent Gabe out to get a picture (hello...I wasn't heading out there my own self) of Emma being buried in the snow. This was all I got. He's fired.
Lots of shopping trips and, lucky for the kids, shopping treats:
This week also included dates with Grandma, the movie "Enchanted" (so fun), a wild and crazy game night with the Daines kids, and a teary good-bye to Grandma Dorrie and Rebekah.
We had more than our share of hilarious quotes, but this was the most recent:
Gabe's explaining why he should be able to play video games on Sunday: "The monkeys need to be saved and when you do it unto one of them, it's doing it unto Jesus. And they are in the water, like Jonah, and also, Jesus likes animals. So it's appropriate."
On that spiritual note...we hope you all had a good Sunday, a good Christmas week and will be our blogging friends all through 2008. We love you!
Quick Quote #17
Jane came up to me a few weeks ago, with this astute observation: "Hey mom, you know what I dis noticed? I do a siwwy dance and a siwwy walk when I have to go potty."
Saturday, December 29, 2007
The Twelve Days of Christmas: Day 6
Jeremy's Status Message Proudly Presents The Twelve Days of Christmas:
On the sixth day of Christmas, an evil number theorist said to me,
6 is the smallest perfect number, because it is equal to the sum of its proper positive divisors: 1, 2, and 3. Can you find the next even perfect number? Can you find an odd perfect number?
5 is a prime number whose binary representation, "101" is palindromic, meaning its digits read the same backward as forward. What is the largest known prime number that is palindromic in binary?
4 is an even integer that can be written as the sum of two primes, namely 2 and 2. Can you find a greater even integer that cannot?
3 is a triangular number, because it belongs to the sequence (1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, ...). The number 3 can be represented as a sum of three triangular numbers: 3 = 1 + 1 + 1. Can you find a greater integer that cannot?
2 is a value for n such that there exist nonzero integers x, y, and z where x^n + y^n = z^n. For example, 3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2. Can you find a value of n greater than 2 for which this is also true?
1 is the difference between 2 and 3. There also exist powers of 2 and 3 such that their difference is also 1, namely 2^3=8 and 3^2=9. Can you find another pair of consecutive integers who have powers that are also consecutive?
Explanation: I love number theory because it is primarily concerned with integers, which seem quite simple, and yet can be extremely complex. These are just a few examples. I will post the solutions tomorrow.
On the sixth day of Christmas, an evil number theorist said to me,
6 is the smallest perfect number, because it is equal to the sum of its proper positive divisors: 1, 2, and 3. Can you find the next even perfect number? Can you find an odd perfect number?
5 is a prime number whose binary representation, "101" is palindromic, meaning its digits read the same backward as forward. What is the largest known prime number that is palindromic in binary?
4 is an even integer that can be written as the sum of two primes, namely 2 and 2. Can you find a greater even integer that cannot?
3 is a triangular number, because it belongs to the sequence (1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, ...). The number 3 can be represented as a sum of three triangular numbers: 3 = 1 + 1 + 1. Can you find a greater integer that cannot?
2 is a value for n such that there exist nonzero integers x, y, and z where x^n + y^n = z^n. For example, 3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2. Can you find a value of n greater than 2 for which this is also true?
1 is the difference between 2 and 3. There also exist powers of 2 and 3 such that their difference is also 1, namely 2^3=8 and 3^2=9. Can you find another pair of consecutive integers who have powers that are also consecutive?
Explanation: I love number theory because it is primarily concerned with integers, which seem quite simple, and yet can be extremely complex. These are just a few examples. I will post the solutions tomorrow.
Friday, December 28, 2007
The Twelve Days of Christmas: Day 5
Jeremy's Status Message Proudly Presents The Twelve Days of Christmas:
On the Fifth Day of Christmas,
Edgar Allan Poe gave to me...
On a dark and somber evening, as I sit in darkness grieving,
Over a quintet of loves, my soul is worn, my heart still clings,
As I mourn my tears are flowing, I can feel the cold wind blowing,
I hold this package surely knowing, knowing the heartbreak it brings,
All that's left from five lost loves, I take a breath, untie the strings -
There they lay, five golden rings.
On the floor, I'm crumpled, heaving, through my pain and stunted breathing,
Suddenly I am perceiving something near me on the floor.
'Tis a bird, it's wounded, crawling, both of us on the ground sprawling,
In the eaves four friends are calling for that bird upon that floor.
Four birds calling from the eaves, I hear them as their sorrows pour,
But their friend will fly no more.
Now we five - we mourn together, you might say "birds of a feather",
Quite a sight to see this night, yours truly with these mourning four.
Yet another noise distracts me, pecking on my door attracts me,
So I haul my sorry self and go see who is at my door.
I thrust it open and I ask "Who's pecking on this mourner's door?"
Three hens gravely say, "Bonjour."
You could say I am quite stricken, never have I heard a chicken,
Say "Hello" in English, let alone in the French tongue before.
I will try to cut some slack, for also they are dressed in black,
They're clearly here to join the pack of mourners based on what they wore.
As if that is not enough, two turtle doves walk through my door.
I guess there's always room for more.
I think I'm taking things in stride, for no more birds shall be denied,
In fact I have just called outside, "Excuse me birds, but are there more?"
A partridge from my tree of pears has joined us and he also wears,
A yarmulke and shawl of prayers, he is the last, I close the door.
Now eleven mourners sit and long for those with us no more.
It's less lonely than before.
Special Blog Bonus: I was trying very hard to use the lines:
"I hate to pry, but must implore, Have you ever won a war?"
Three French hens said nothing more.
I just couldn't make it work. Oh well. If you don't know this, I really enjoy Raven-izing stuff. This isn't the first time I've broken something down into iambic pentameter and won't be the last.
Oh, one other complaint. Because I had to rhyme with "rings" I got stuck using "brings" and "clings", so the whole poem had to be in the present tense. That got a little awkward, but I think I pulled it off.
On the Fifth Day of Christmas,
Edgar Allan Poe gave to me...
On a dark and somber evening, as I sit in darkness grieving,
Over a quintet of loves, my soul is worn, my heart still clings,
As I mourn my tears are flowing, I can feel the cold wind blowing,
I hold this package surely knowing, knowing the heartbreak it brings,
All that's left from five lost loves, I take a breath, untie the strings -
There they lay, five golden rings.
On the floor, I'm crumpled, heaving, through my pain and stunted breathing,
Suddenly I am perceiving something near me on the floor.
'Tis a bird, it's wounded, crawling, both of us on the ground sprawling,
In the eaves four friends are calling for that bird upon that floor.
Four birds calling from the eaves, I hear them as their sorrows pour,
But their friend will fly no more.
Now we five - we mourn together, you might say "birds of a feather",
Quite a sight to see this night, yours truly with these mourning four.
Yet another noise distracts me, pecking on my door attracts me,
So I haul my sorry self and go see who is at my door.
I thrust it open and I ask "Who's pecking on this mourner's door?"
Three hens gravely say, "Bonjour."
You could say I am quite stricken, never have I heard a chicken,
Say "Hello" in English, let alone in the French tongue before.
I will try to cut some slack, for also they are dressed in black,
They're clearly here to join the pack of mourners based on what they wore.
As if that is not enough, two turtle doves walk through my door.
I guess there's always room for more.
I think I'm taking things in stride, for no more birds shall be denied,
In fact I have just called outside, "Excuse me birds, but are there more?"
A partridge from my tree of pears has joined us and he also wears,
A yarmulke and shawl of prayers, he is the last, I close the door.
Now eleven mourners sit and long for those with us no more.
It's less lonely than before.
Special Blog Bonus: I was trying very hard to use the lines:
"I hate to pry, but must implore, Have you ever won a war?"
Three French hens said nothing more.
I just couldn't make it work. Oh well. If you don't know this, I really enjoy Raven-izing stuff. This isn't the first time I've broken something down into iambic pentameter and won't be the last.
Oh, one other complaint. Because I had to rhyme with "rings" I got stuck using "brings" and "clings", so the whole poem had to be in the present tense. That got a little awkward, but I think I pulled it off.
Gab's Good Gift-Giving
So, a group of us cah-razy blog friends decided to do a gift exchange. (My mom's always amazed at the cards and gifts and stories I have from women "you've never even met?!" but sometimes I think I know about what Holly's kids did yesterday or what Lisa-Marie thinks about having more kids, than my friends down the street! So, we're close.) Anyway, Gab drew my name...I was very excited because she's cool and down to earth and smart.
So, the Saturday before Christmas, I received her gift. The box included a bag of their family's "very last bit of Christmas toffee" which she told me to appropriately appreciate. Which I did...all of it, within 3 hours. By myself.
And then, because I am big on rules and Christmas surprises, I did not open her gift until Christmas morning. She included a book (because she knows I'm a reader) and a Hill Cumorah pageant CD (because she knows I am very jealous of her East Coast-ness).
(who posts a Christmas morning/no makeup picture on her blog? Oh, the same person who has had 2 posts in a row displaying her chowing down on un-healthy food. So classy.)
LOVED THEM. Given the exhaustion of the Christmas "vacation", I have fallen asleep holding (but not opening)her book the last 3 nights...but one of these days I will resume my nap schedule and then I will have plenty of energy to read and read late into the night.
Thanks Gabi! How about we have a book review about your book in Utah this summer?
**Should any of you want to join in a blog-buddy gift exchange...there are rumors of a "Christmas in June" one, so we'll keep you posted.
The Twelve Days of Christmas: Day 4
Jeremy's Status Message Proudly Presents The Twelve Days of Christmas:
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, ten birds. TEN FREAKIN' BIRDS. Are you kidding me? Do you know what I bought her? A piano. $700 worth of finely tuned musical instrument, and all I get are 10 birds. Four of them won't get off the damn phone, three of them just keep surrendering to everyone they come in contact with, two are the slowest damn things I've ever seen, and the last one won't get out of that tree, which incidentally keeps dropping pears all over the yard. Not that you'd be able to find them under the thick layer of bird crap. Seriously? Birds? Come on! If you're gonna go the bird route, at least get me something I can eat. I could totally go for some chicken right about now - even one of those Frankenchickens that McDonald's uses to make the McNuggets! A turkey would be wonderful. Even a duck would be pretty cool. I couldn't eat a hawk or an eagle, but at least I could show it off to my friends. But noooo. I get the calling birds, the French hens, the turtle doves and the partridge in that stinkin' tree. You don't even want to know what they've done in our Christmas tree. What a crock... EEEW! The hens just open-beak kissed me!!! I'd better get some bling soon, or that piano is going back.
Explanation: I did get my wife a piano for Christmas. She did not actually get me any birds. I'm OK with that.
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, ten birds. TEN FREAKIN' BIRDS. Are you kidding me? Do you know what I bought her? A piano. $700 worth of finely tuned musical instrument, and all I get are 10 birds. Four of them won't get off the damn phone, three of them just keep surrendering to everyone they come in contact with, two are the slowest damn things I've ever seen, and the last one won't get out of that tree, which incidentally keeps dropping pears all over the yard. Not that you'd be able to find them under the thick layer of bird crap. Seriously? Birds? Come on! If you're gonna go the bird route, at least get me something I can eat. I could totally go for some chicken right about now - even one of those Frankenchickens that McDonald's uses to make the McNuggets! A turkey would be wonderful. Even a duck would be pretty cool. I couldn't eat a hawk or an eagle, but at least I could show it off to my friends. But noooo. I get the calling birds, the French hens, the turtle doves and the partridge in that stinkin' tree. You don't even want to know what they've done in our Christmas tree. What a crock... EEEW! The hens just open-beak kissed me!!! I'd better get some bling soon, or that piano is going back.
Explanation: I did get my wife a piano for Christmas. She did not actually get me any birds. I'm OK with that.
Skinning Flex Applications
Comparative between Flex 2 Style Explorer and Style Creator
After working for a while with these application websites, I wrote something about it.
Flex 2 Style Explorer has been developed by Adobe Consulting, you can access there directly from the link above. It has all the components menus on the left. It reminds me of old frame websites, this is a personal opinion but I´d rather the presentation as it is in Style Creator
Style Creator has been developed by the team of FlexOnRails, once in their website go to the right and click on myApps where it says Flex CSS Editor, it opens in a blank window.
What can I tell about them?
I tend to think both have been developed for designers or for creative programmers as we lastly hear. None of them can save your parameters while you are working, unless you export the CSS. So if you´ve been working half ana hour with colors and sytles and your browser hungs up, you will lose everything cos Firefox does not recovers the parameters.
To tell the truth, the best funcionality I find on these applications is the color. But, if this is thought for designers there should be a ColorPicker to take any color of the browser, in the way Photoshop does, specially because we are working with gradients.
There are some things we miss in one and the contrary. For example Style Creator forgets about the toolTip and Style Explorer about Text. That´s why I strongly recommend to use both at the same time and them cut and paste to make one stylesheet. Style Explorer will create the class myTitleStyle. I prefer to do it on my own, but this is personal.
One of the critics that Flex had in its first version was thas every application looked the same, same look & feel for all, specially because no skinning was donde. In the while for Adobe Thermo what seems to be more interesting is playing with the Application backgroundColor and the Components backGroundColor. This is desperating in this apps cos you have to enter component by component if you want to change all the components backgroundColor at one time. Not the way a designer would do it.
When exporting to CSS, Flex 2 Style Explorer copies the content in the notepad while Style Creator creates the .css directly. In both you can edit it while skinning components, but not the whole .css.
Your .css will have an aspect like this (a fragment):
Application {
backgroundColor: #5795c6;
backgroundGradientAlphas: 0.1, 1;
}
Accordion, ApplicationControlBar, DataGrid, DateChooser, List, MenuBar, NumericStepper, Panel, TextArea, TextInput, ToolTip, Tree{
backgroundColor: #d4f4ff;
}
Lastlty, I miss a preload skinning that could be here perfectly.
After working for a while with these application websites, I wrote something about it.
Flex 2 Style Explorer has been developed by Adobe Consulting, you can access there directly from the link above. It has all the components menus on the left. It reminds me of old frame websites, this is a personal opinion but I´d rather the presentation as it is in Style Creator
Style Creator has been developed by the team of FlexOnRails, once in their website go to the right and click on myApps where it says Flex CSS Editor, it opens in a blank window.
What can I tell about them?
I tend to think both have been developed for designers or for creative programmers as we lastly hear. None of them can save your parameters while you are working, unless you export the CSS. So if you´ve been working half ana hour with colors and sytles and your browser hungs up, you will lose everything cos Firefox does not recovers the parameters.
To tell the truth, the best funcionality I find on these applications is the color. But, if this is thought for designers there should be a ColorPicker to take any color of the browser, in the way Photoshop does, specially because we are working with gradients.
There are some things we miss in one and the contrary. For example Style Creator forgets about the toolTip and Style Explorer about Text. That´s why I strongly recommend to use both at the same time and them cut and paste to make one stylesheet. Style Explorer will create the class myTitleStyle. I prefer to do it on my own, but this is personal.
One of the critics that Flex had in its first version was thas every application looked the same, same look & feel for all, specially because no skinning was donde. In the while for Adobe Thermo what seems to be more interesting is playing with the Application backgroundColor and the Components backGroundColor. This is desperating in this apps cos you have to enter component by component if you want to change all the components backgroundColor at one time. Not the way a designer would do it.
When exporting to CSS, Flex 2 Style Explorer copies the content in the notepad while Style Creator creates the .css directly. In both you can edit it while skinning components, but not the whole .css.
Your .css will have an aspect like this (a fragment):
Application {
backgroundColor: #5795c6;
backgroundGradientAlphas: 0.1, 1;
}
Accordion, ApplicationControlBar, DataGrid, DateChooser, List, MenuBar, NumericStepper, Panel, TextArea, TextInput, ToolTip, Tree{
backgroundColor: #d4f4ff;
}
Lastlty, I miss a preload skinning that could be here perfectly.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
The Twelve Days of Christmas: Day 3
Jeremy's Status Message Proudly Presents The Twelve Days of Christmas:
On the third day of bacon,
My bacon gave to me,
Bacon bacon bacon!
Bacon bacon bacon!
And bacon bacon bacon bacon!
Explanation: What can I say? I love bacon.
Special Blog Bonus: And now, compliments of the good people at IHEARTBACON.COM and Bacon Unwrapped, here are some ideas for the bacon lover in your life:
On the third day of bacon,
My bacon gave to me,
Bacon bacon bacon!
Bacon bacon bacon!
And bacon bacon bacon bacon!
Explanation: What can I say? I love bacon.
Special Blog Bonus: And now, compliments of the good people at IHEARTBACON.COM and Bacon Unwrapped, here are some ideas for the bacon lover in your life:
- Bacon Salt (which is kosher, by the way)
- Smoked Bacon Flavor Spray
- Gummy Bacon
- Bacon of the Month Club
- Bacon Beer
- Bacon Chocolate Bar
- Bacon-Wrapped Tater Tots
- Baconated Popcorn
Tale of Two Christmas Eves
It was the most secular of Christmas Eves ...
The girl who got to be breech-birthing Mary (Jane)
Narrator and baby (Uncle Kevin and Court-eh-nee)
A Royal, growling jaguar and a brown-fur covered camel making up the manger animal menagerie (Seth and Cousin Adrienne)
Lunch out at the Onion (with Aunt Bekah and Grandma):
Movie "Alvin and the Chipmunks" (good if you're a kid, watchable if you're an adult):
It was the most sacred of Christmas Eves...
Bethlehem dinner (fish, lamb, pitas, olives, spinach salad)
The Awesome Nativity play (let me introduce the players:)
The girl who got to be breech-birthing Mary (Jane)
Narrator and baby (Uncle Kevin and Court-eh-nee)
The "No room for costumes" Inn keeper (Cousin Mallory)
A Royal, growling jaguar and a brown-fur covered camel making up the manger animal menagerie (Seth and Cousin Adrienne)
The appreciative audience (Grandma Dorrie, Bekah and moi)
The Shepherds, sore amazed (Cousin Austin and Gabe)
.
Heavenly Angel (Cousin Elise)
.
A Wise Woman (Emma)
Birthday Cake for Jesus:
and...
Very holy pajamas:
We had only the best of times!
(And no matter WHAT I do, I cannot get this to look right and now I'm really really irritated at the Blogger word processor!)
Blade Runner, Last Version
"I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die…."I went last week to see the Original version of Blade Runner, I cannot see if it is still availble, I think it isn´t.
It was ten years since I last saw it so the impact was total. I hadn´t time even to think whether Deckard was a replicant or not, as many say (you shall read about this debate in Microsiervos). To tell the truth, I think Roy is much better, isn´t it? They say the actor invented the final monologue seen below. Curious...
If you are interested in the original scriptl here.
The Twelve Days of Christmas: Day 2
Jeremy's Status Message Proudly Presents The Twelve Days of Christmas:
On the second day of Christmas,
My true love gave to me,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.
And it only cost her $204.99 (or $354.94 if she ordered them online).
Explanation: These estimates come courtesy of PNC Christmas Price Index. Since 1984, PNC has calculated the costs of the items in the Twelve Days of Christmas for you, the concerned consumer. Here are this year's prices:
That's right! Now you can wear this T-shirt with pride!
On the second day of Christmas,
My true love gave to me,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.
And it only cost her $204.99 (or $354.94 if she ordered them online).
Explanation: These estimates come courtesy of PNC Christmas Price Index. Since 1984, PNC has calculated the costs of the items in the Twelve Days of Christmas for you, the concerned consumer. Here are this year's prices:
That's right! Now you can wear this T-shirt with pride!
Chicos de Nueva Inglaterra (Las fascinantes inspiraciones de Lovecraft)
No es que haya resucitado la temible y exitosa saga de “La fascinante –ponga aquí lo que prefiera- de Lovecraft” con la que torturé este verano, es que leo en Internet que la casa que sirviera de inspiración al bueno de H.P. (recordad, ese tipo que se 
alimentaba de café y chocolate, que era un poquito racista y que murió virgen) para su novelita “El caso de Charles Dexter Ward” está a la venta por la nada despreciable cifra de 2.900.000 dólares (poco más de 2 millones de euros) y con un plan que permite pagarla en 30 años. Está construida en 1801 y viene con aire acondicionado de serie. ¿Nos juntamos y la compramos entre varios?
http://www.realtor.com/realestate/1081599560/
Sigo leyendo en Internet (una mañana aburrida, no puedo negarlo) una noticia que
involucra a otros dos chicos de Nueva Inglaterra… Stephen “pilar indiscutible” King y Eli Roth, director que no me fascinaba hasta que en Hostel II me regaló una de las mejores (y más excitantes… sí, sí, he dicho excitantes) escenas de tortura que yo y mis múltiples psiquiatras hemos visto nunca. La cosa es que el bueno de Eli Roth hace un paréntesis en sus secuelas de Hostel y en sus cameos para Tarantino (es el tipo que dice lo de “Quiero que Shanna me chupe la Banana” en Death Proof) para rodar Cell, la penúltima novela (al menos la penúltima publicada en España) de King. De momento todo es un rumor pero esperemos que el guión de Cell no respete más allá del primer tercio del libro, con Roth o sin él.
alimentaba de café y chocolate, que era un poquito racista y que murió virgen) para su novelita “El caso de Charles Dexter Ward” está a la venta por la nada despreciable cifra de 2.900.000 dólares (poco más de 2 millones de euros) y con un plan que permite pagarla en 30 años. Está construida en 1801 y viene con aire acondicionado de serie. ¿Nos juntamos y la compramos entre varios?http://www.realtor.com/realestate/1081599560/
Sigo leyendo en Internet (una mañana aburrida, no puedo negarlo) una noticia que
involucra a otros dos chicos de Nueva Inglaterra… Stephen “pilar indiscutible” King y Eli Roth, director que no me fascinaba hasta que en Hostel II me regaló una de las mejores (y más excitantes… sí, sí, he dicho excitantes) escenas de tortura que yo y mis múltiples psiquiatras hemos visto nunca. La cosa es que el bueno de Eli Roth hace un paréntesis en sus secuelas de Hostel y en sus cameos para Tarantino (es el tipo que dice lo de “Quiero que Shanna me chupe la Banana” en Death Proof) para rodar Cell, la penúltima novela (al menos la penúltima publicada en España) de King. De momento todo es un rumor pero esperemos que el guión de Cell no respete más allá del primer tercio del libro, con Roth o sin él.Monday, December 24, 2007
The Twelve Days of Christmas: Day 1
Jeremy's Status Message Proudly Presents The Twelve Days of Christmas:
On the first day of Christmas,
My neighbors gave to me,
A giant sleigh with a Snoopy.
Explanation: MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Snoopy and the gang did bring us the following Christmas moment from Luke 2:8-14.
As we read further in the book of Luke, today's status message becomes clear:
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about. And we shall plant a lawn, and upon that lawn, we shall place a giant wooden sleigh, taller than the tallest man and crafted in the finest wood available to people of our station. And upon that sleigh, that glorious sleigh draped with lights aplenty, we shall place a giant glowing Snoopy in a Santa hat. The Snoopy shall glow brighter than the moon and the stars and even the mighty inflatable candy cane merry-go-round across the street." And so they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they built their giant sleigh and placed their glowing Snoopy upon it and he was brighter than the sun itself. All who saw were amazed at what the shepherds had built.
So, should you wander into my neighborhood this holiday season and see a giant Snoopy in front of one of the houses, now you know the biblical significance of this glorious creation.
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good day.
On the first day of Christmas,
My neighbors gave to me,
A giant sleigh with a Snoopy.
Explanation: MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Snoopy and the gang did bring us the following Christmas moment from Luke 2:8-14.
As we read further in the book of Luke, today's status message becomes clear:
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about. And we shall plant a lawn, and upon that lawn, we shall place a giant wooden sleigh, taller than the tallest man and crafted in the finest wood available to people of our station. And upon that sleigh, that glorious sleigh draped with lights aplenty, we shall place a giant glowing Snoopy in a Santa hat. The Snoopy shall glow brighter than the moon and the stars and even the mighty inflatable candy cane merry-go-round across the street." And so they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they built their giant sleigh and placed their glowing Snoopy upon it and he was brighter than the sun itself. All who saw were amazed at what the shepherds had built.
So, should you wander into my neighborhood this holiday season and see a giant Snoopy in front of one of the houses, now you know the biblical significance of this glorious creation.
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good day.
Merry Christmas 2007!!
it's Christmas DAY! yeah.. i know i know.. till now i only post about Christmas. ok. i gonna conclude Christmas post with this 1. hehehehe. month before christmas. i went to find some nice nice christmas tree and christmas decoration in KL and Singapore. here we go.
Christmas Decoration at THE CURVE. erm.... Snow Man and DON'z
SURIA KLCC christmas tree.. erm... every year pretty much the same.. always the TALLEST christmas tree..
PAVILLION high class crystall feel Christmas Tree. it change colour all the time. this christmas tree is very awesome.. some ppl can CLIMB the tree as well.. i think christmas eve or night got ppl singing ON the tree? hehehe
another simple white christmas tree of PAVILLION
this is my favourite three. STAR HILL Christmas Tree.. i think this 1 is really cool! love it.
SUNGEI WANG christmas Decoration.. can't find nice christmas tree in sungei wang... hmph... at least the have a Stage.
i'm lucky to see this decoration after christmas.. glad.. is located at SUNWAY PYRAMID - New Wing. ok... that's all i got for malaysia Christmass tree and decoration. let's move on to SINGAPORE!!
Braud Buffel Christmas tree the Branded Christmass Tree appear in previous post. hehehe.infront of PAGODA.
Another big christmas tree outside PAGODA. Whimsical Christmas? hehehehe
SENTOSA Under WaterWorld christmas Tree, Nice Concept.
CARL'S BERG christmas tree. hmph.. i think who who ever like beer will happy to see this tree at their home. hohohoho. Drunken Christmas. located at JEWEL BOX.
i saw a cute Crystall Christmas tree inside SWAKROSKI shop. hahaha. luckily no ppl said cannot snap photo. hohoho.blink blink!
Who Said Christmas Tree only in Triangle shape? i spotted 1 in circle!! cool~ hehehe
that's all i got for my Christmas Tree Hunt. hope you will like it. hehehe. beside that. i spotted Santa come out wiht Ms Santa. hohoho.Sunway Pyramid
Christmas Decoration at THE CURVE. erm.... Snow Man and DON'z
SURIA KLCC christmas tree.. erm... every year pretty much the same.. always the TALLEST christmas tree..
PAVILLION high class crystall feel Christmas Tree. it change colour all the time. this christmas tree is very awesome.. some ppl can CLIMB the tree as well.. i think christmas eve or night got ppl singing ON the tree? hehehe
another simple white christmas tree of PAVILLION
this is my favourite three. STAR HILL Christmas Tree.. i think this 1 is really cool! love it.
SUNGEI WANG christmas Decoration.. can't find nice christmas tree in sungei wang... hmph... at least the have a Stage.
i'm lucky to see this decoration after christmas.. glad.. is located at SUNWAY PYRAMID - New Wing. ok... that's all i got for malaysia Christmass tree and decoration. let's move on to SINGAPORE!!
Braud Buffel Christmas tree the Branded Christmass Tree appear in previous post. hehehe.infront of PAGODA.
Another big christmas tree outside PAGODA. Whimsical Christmas? hehehehe
SENTOSA Under WaterWorld christmas Tree, Nice Concept.
CARL'S BERG christmas tree. hmph.. i think who who ever like beer will happy to see this tree at their home. hohohoho. Drunken Christmas. located at JEWEL BOX.
i saw a cute Crystall Christmas tree inside SWAKROSKI shop. hahaha. luckily no ppl said cannot snap photo. hohoho.blink blink!
Who Said Christmas Tree only in Triangle shape? i spotted 1 in circle!! cool~ hehehe
that's all i got for my Christmas Tree Hunt. hope you will like it. hehehe. beside that. i spotted Santa come out wiht Ms Santa. hohoho.Sunway Pyramid
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