Jason Fincanon Speaking at D-Flex

If you’re a Flex developer and you live in the the Dallas area, you really should try and make it to a future meeting.  Lots of content from the speakers and lots of people to connect with.  Bring your business cards.

FLY BY:
This is the act of scouting out a bathroom before pooping. Walk in and check for other poopers. If there are others in the bathroom, leave and come back again. Be careful not to become a FREQUENT FLYER. People may become suspicious if they catch you constantly going into the bathroom.

CROP DUSTING:
When farting, you walk briskly around the office so the smell is not in your area and everyone else gets a whiff but doesn’t know where it came from. Be careful when you do this. Do not stop until the full fart has been expelled. Walk an extra 30 feet to make sure the smell has left your pants.

ESCAPEE:
This is a fart that slips out while taking a leak at the urinal or forcing a poop in a stall. This is usually accompanied by a sudden wave of embarrassment. If you release an escapee, do not acknowledge it .Pretend it did not happen. If you are standing next to the farter in the urinal, pretend you did not hear it. No one likes an escapee. It is uncomfortable for all involved. Making a joke or laughing makes both parties feel uneasy.

JAILBREAK:
When forcing a poop, several farts slip out at a machine gun pace. This is usually a side effect of diarrhea or a hangover. If this should happen, do not panic. Remain in the stall until everyone has left the bathroom to spare everyone the awkwardness of what just occurred.

COURTESY FLUSH:
The act of flushing the toilet the instant the poop hits the water.This reduces the amount of airtime the poop has to stink up the bathroom. This can help you avoid being caught doing the WALK OF SHAME.

WALK OF SHAME:
Walking from the stall, to the sink, to the door after you have just stunk up the bathroom. This can be a very uncomfortable moment if someone walks in and busts you. As with farts, it is best to pretend that the smell does not exist. This very uncomfortable walk can be avoided with the use of the COURTESY FLUSH.

OUT OF THE CLOSET POOPER:
This is a colleague who poops at work and is damn proud of it. You will often see an Out Of The Closet Pooper enter the bathroom with a newspaper or magazine under his or her arm. Always look around the office for the Out Of The Closet Pooper before entering the bathroom.

THE POOPING FRIENDS NETWORK (P.F.N):
A group of co-workers who band together to ensure emergency pooping goes off without incident. This group can help you to monitor the whereabouts of Out Of The Closet Poopers, and identify SAFE HAVENS.

SAFE HAVENS:
A Safe Haven is a seldom-used bathroom somewhere in the building where you can least expect visitors. Try floors that are predominantly of the opposite sex. This will reduce the odds of a pooper of your sex entering the bathroom

TURD BURGLAR:
This is someone who does not realize that you are in the stall and tries to force the door open. This is one of the most shocking and vulnerable moments that can occur when taking a poop at work If this occurs, remain in the stall until the Turd Burglar leaves. This way you will avoid all uncomfortable eye contact.

CAMO-COUGH:
A phony cough that alerts all new entrants into the bathroom that you are in a stall is called a Camo-Cough. This can be used to cover-up a WATERMELON, or to alert potential Turd Burglars. The Camo-Cough is very effective when used in conjunction with an ASTAIRE.

ASTAIRE:
An Astaire is a subtle toe-tap that is used to alert potential Turd Burglars that you are occupying a stall This will all doubt that the stall is occupied. If you hear an Astaire,leave the bathroom immediately so the pooper can poop in peace.

WATERMELON:
A watermelon is a big poop that creates a loud splash when hitting the toilet water. This is also an embarrassing incident. If you feel a Watermelon coming on, create a diversion. See CAMO-COUGH.

HAVANA OMELET:
A case of diarrhea that creates a series of loud splashes in the toilet water. Often accompanied by an Escapee. Try using a Camo-Cough with an Astaire.

UNCLE TODD:
An Uncle Todd is a bathroom user who seems to linger around forever. This person could spend extended lengths of time in front of the mirror or sitting on the pot. An Uncle Todd makes it difficult to relax while on the crapper, as you should always wait to poop when the bathroom is empty. This benefits you as well as other bathroom attendees.

An Alley in Anthon, Iowa

I took a little trip back to my hometown in Anthon, Iowa.  It’s pretty much a bump in the road with about 630 people living there.  No, it’s not very big.  Yes it has electricity.  It also has a grocery store, a convenience store, two restaurants, a bar, a bank and a handful of other business.  No we don’t have a mall, or a Home Depot, or even a Wal-Mart.  Anthon people get by.

The reason for my trip mainly dealt with my grandmother’s house.  She’s moving to a smaller, more manageable house a couple blocks away and was hoping someone in the family would buy her current house.  My wife and I are very interested.  It’s a nice home with lots of good memories in it.  Made of redwood, it has hardwood floors, a basement, a second story and a very large and open attic.  Being on the older side (probably over a hundred years old) it has room for some updates and probably needs some work here and there.  But it’s definitely livable.

The picture I added to this post is of an alley in Anthon.  Frankly, it makes the town look even more rural than it really is, but I thought it was a nice image of a small Iowa town.

Figure 1

The problem with the aforementioned scenario is that while I could click and navigate to the images on the right, left and the bottom three; I couldn’t click any of the top images. Frustrating to say the least. It appeared to be a bug to me, but I checked and double-checked all the parameters for the component. Everything seemed to be the way it should and nothing accounted for the 32 pixels of dead space.

To me, the number 32 seemed to stand out. That number is so perfect for a toolbar height or something similar. The number 32 is such a programmer’s number. Why 32 pixels of dead area?

Well, I put my noodle to work looking over all the component parameters once more and was drawn to the video settings section. On a whim I set videoControls to false. I wasn’t worried about this since videoControlsAutoHide was set to true and I didn’t have any videos anyway. To wrap this up quickly, the 32 pixels were, indeed, the video controls. Setting the videoControls setting to false cured my problems.

http://www.insideria.com/2009/07/getting-started-with-spark-ski.html

We only used Pizza Hut delivery once and I can say with confidence we will not be using them again.  Now I have to wonder what else will be charged to my credit card.