You've reached the internet home of Chris Sells, who has a long history as a contributing member of the Windows developer community. He enjoys long walks on the beach and various computer technologies.
Friday, Apr 1, 2005, 8:18 AM in Fun
Visual Studio 2005 Linux Edition
"I first heard about it at a Seattle area Starbucks. I mean, I was just like sitting there drinking my Venti no-whip triple shot soy latte and I looked over at this dude sitting next to me who was working on a laptop and I saw something on his screen. So I said "Dude is that the new version of Eclipse?" and he said "No, it's Visual Studio 2005 Linux Edition". Then he typed a few lines of code and created an Indigo service that runs on the Apache web server. I was like "Dude!" and almost spilled my latte."
--Anonymous Seattle Youth
"We still believe that Java is a strong language for development. However, we will no longer continue to build on that technology preferring instead to move developers to .NET."
--Anonymous Sun Representative
Friday, Apr 1, 2005, 7:00 AM in Fun
Viva la IDL!
I'm sure you've heard the uproar about "saving VB6" by now. Since I'm not a member of the VB programmer community, I don't feel qualified to judge them, their tools or their plight.
However, I am a charter member of the COM community, so when I hear about Microsoft's plans to halt the support for IDL, I get burning mad! Save IDL! Sign the petition! Viva la IDL!
Wednesday, Mar 30, 2005, 6:56 AM in Fun
Another Laugh Out Loud TechEd Video
Tuesday, Mar 29, 2005, 2:15 PM in Fun
Betsy's Got Them GotDotNet Blues
Betsy Aoki, the matriarch of GotDotNet, sings a song of GDN Blues. And not only did she write and sing the song (with a surprisingly good voice for a geek), she also had a hard time getting it published across all GDN servers, further illustrating the point. Recommended!
Friday, Mar 18, 2005, 9:17 AM in Fun
Who knew the Brits were so randy?
Between "dogging" and "toothing" (who comes up with these names?) it's a wonder the Brits have found the time to push the Euro up against the dollar...
Wednesday, Mar 16, 2005, 4:16 PM in Fun
Laugh Out Loud Funny: TechEd Video #2
OK, the first TechEd video from Scott & Rory ("A love story") was chuckle funny, but the #2 video ("Revenge of the Sith") was laugh out loud funny all the way through. Recommended.
Tuesday, Mar 15, 2005, 7:44 AM in Fun
Lego Star Wars Video Game: Hilarious Fun
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The PC demo is available and I'll pre-order the XBOX version as soon as that feature is enabled on the site. This game is hilarious, has great visuals and is fun to play; what else is there?
Wednesday, Mar 2, 2005, 10:17 AM in Fun
Super Friends + Office Space == Hilarity
What could possibly be better than a snippet of the old Super Friends cartoon with dialog from the movie Office Space? Life is good. : )
Tuesday, Mar 1, 2005, 8:34 AM in Fun
Tom's a Big Thinktecture Fan
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I don't know how Tom ended up with this shirt...
Tuesday, Mar 1, 2005, 8:20 AM in Fun
Tom's a Big Thinktecture Fan
My #2 son, Tom, is apparently on the road to independent consulting... Mama's, don't let your babies grow up to be computer boys...
P.S. I do not dress my children and, in this case, I don't know how he even ended up with this shirt...
cell phone picture
Friday, Feb 11, 2005, 9:41 AM in Fun
Project Manager Leavers Suicide PPT Presentation
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Scott Hanselman IM'd me this Onion piece and I just had to share it. I don't want to spoil it with quotes; just read it and tell me if you don't die laughing.
OK, one quote:
"To Ron's credit, it was one helluva way to go out," human resources manager Gail Everts said. "Ron clearly spent a lot of time on that presentation. If the subject matter weren't so heavy, we'd probably use it to train his replacement."
Tuesday, Feb 8, 2005, 12:03 PM in Fun
Trying To Be As Cool As Star Trek
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Tuesday, Feb 8, 2005, 11:31 AM in Fun
Trying To Be As Cool As Star Trek
On the left, you see Lt. Uhura with her wireless Bluetooth headset (although I'm not sure of the made and model). On the right, you see me with mine (the Nextlink Bluespoon AX). I've waited all my life to be as cool as the folks on Star Trek and now it's finally happened! I'm ready for my replicator, transporter, tricorder and Holodeck now...
Saturday, Feb 5, 2005, 2:10 PM in Fun
Chris Sells Is Merely an Alter-Ego
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Saturday, Feb 5, 2005, 10:24 AM in Fun
Chris Sells Is Merely an Alter-Ego
To avoid intimidating people, I generally don't wear the tight shirts in public, but Dax Pandhi captures my hidden muscles perfectly! : )
Dax Pandhi
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Saturday, February 05, 2005 10:24 AM