With a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science my work's concentration is on web development, UI design and relational database management systems. My languages of choice range in everything from SQL, PHP and PERL to Java and .NET. I have a LAMP server at home running Ubuntu Server Edition. It's used for numerous testing, development, and other oddball tasks.

As awkward as it is to try, I do have a life outside of my work. There's the motorcycle that I've taken everywhere there's pavement. Then there's target shooting at the Mass Rifle Association. I also love to help poor, crazy, homeless people by paying them to take pictures of me when I travel. I'm also a big political junkie. You'll have to buy me a beer if you really want to know where I stand.

CPAC 2007 - A Video From "The Nation"

Posted Tue, 2007-03-06 06:01 by Jozef Nagy

I thought this video put together by a liberal journalist from The Nation covering the events of CPAC 2007 was amusing to say the least. For anyone that hasn't yet swallowed the coolaid of the Republican Party, view the video below. Whether you agree or not, it's fun to watch.

The same goes for when Protest Warrior does these things at Liberal demonstrations. What's funnier than a dread lock wearing cliche yammering into a camera about how great the world would be if we followed the Soviet model? Let's not forget the requisite cloud of marijuana smoke these guys always seem to be engulfed in. It scares me that someone like that can vote, never mind that his vote cancels out mine.

Working From Home? Setup a good work area first.

Posted Mon, 2007-02-19 23:59 by Jozef Nagy

Working from home can be great. All you need is:

  • company laptop
  • VPN connection
  • worthless winter car (Mustang)
  • 2 really bad snowdays

    Just remember to do one thing first, make sure you have a semi-professional work area. Just SITTING in this mess made me feel like I was slacking off. On the other hand, since my new server and my desktop PC were in pieces, there was nothing I could do about it. With the HDTV sitting inches in front of my face, Spanish daytime soap operas beckoned. Fortunately for me, Fernando ain't my thing. I'll leave that to the welfare queens. Databases don't design themselves you know...

    • How NOT To Use Your Camera's Flash

    Posted Tue, 2006-12-26 19:21 by Jozef Nagy

    I think my dog's left eye pretty much sums it up:

    Tortilla Dip Recipe

    Posted Thu, 2006-12-21 21:55 by Jozef Nagy

    This dip is absolutely delicious. It's not as thick as some cheese-based dips so it won't break the tortilla chips. On the other hand, you can't use it as a spread. It's a creamy, dairy based dip. The cumin adds that smoky flavor while the salsa and chili powder adds the smooth spiciness.

  • 8 oz. pkg. Cream Cheese
  • ½ Cup Sour Cream
  • ½ Cup Salsa
  • 1 ½ tsp Chili Powder
  • 1 tsp Ground Cumin
  • 1/8 tsp Ground Red Pepper (I use paprika and just sprinkle in)

    Mix all the ingredients in a small bowl. Garnish with chopped scallions if desired and serve with nacho chips.

    Thanks to Judy B.

    • Man Law

    Posted Tue, 2006-12-19 13:27 by Jozef Nagy

    We always hear "the rules" from the female side. Now, the guys' side of the story.

    Please note, these are all numbered "1" on purpose.

    1. Men are NOT mind readers.

    1. Learn to work the toilet seat.
    You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down.
    We need it up, you need it down.
    You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.

    1. Sunday sports. It's like the full moon
    or the changing of the tides.
    Let it be.

    1. Shopping is NOT a sport.
    And no, we are never going to think of it that way.

    1. Crying is blackmail.

    1. Ask for what you want.
    Let us be clear on this one:

    Loops as performance killers and DoEvents()

    Posted Wed, 2006-12-06 10:19 by Jozef Nagy

    Loops are a performance killer. They shouldn't be used when they don't have to. On the plus side, the run time of a standard loop is O(n) which is linear. Nevertheless, know your language and the functions available. It's a mistake to loop through a data structure when it has a built in function call to do what you need more efficiently. I learned this the hard way as you'll see.

    I was clearing a list box control in an Access form by removing each item from the list:

    'clear the listbox
    For i = lstAcct.ListCount - 1 To 0 Step -1
    lstAcct.RemoveItem i
    Next i

    My coworker's been kidnapped!

    Posted Mon, 2006-12-04 22:01 by Jozef Nagy

    I arrived at work one morning to notice a certain emptiness. Something wasn't quite right in the land of cubicle JE-4452. A spot on my cubicle wall lay barren. Candroid was gone!


    Candroid was a popular employee.

    In his place were these 2 ransom notes I've been left with. Now, I'm a firm believer in not appeasing terrorists, but this is getting out of hand. Cookies? Maybe.

    And now he's been traveling the country with his captors. It appears that even if I were to yield to their demands there's no guarantee he'd make it back safely.

    He's even made it to D.C.

    Through the magic of Google Images I was able to identify the background of this first shot. It is in fact the headquarters of CNN which is in Atlanta, Georgia.

    UPDATE 12/12/2006: He was recently spotted at the Seattle Space Needle

    UPDATE 1/3/2006: Now he's been all over the zoo and lord knows where else

    Nikon test w/ Eva and background

    Posted Thu, 2006-11-30 20:39 by Jozef Nagy

    Look at the difference in light between these two shots. It's amazing how different you can make the photo look just depending on how you use the flash or not.

    PN = $$$ ?

    Posted Wed, 2006-11-29 18:22 by Jozef Nagy

    Well, not that much, but it's still making me money. Beleive it or not, Google just sent me another $100 check for being in their AdSense program. Traffic to PN died down in the summer noticeably so I stopped paying attention to the traffic and bandwidth numbers.

    To my surprise what looked like yet another rebate check was my AdSense money. I'll be damned.

    Now I need to invest it back into the site. I'm thinking of ordering from one of those companies where you bulk order calculators and pens and such with your company name on them. Then, just like the PN business cards, I'll just give them away for free on the site. Of course I can't do pens, it'll have to be consistent with the PN theme. I can only image what that'd entail.

    Why I'm going to hell... Making people grovel for a free TV

    Posted Tue, 2006-11-28 15:43 by Jozef Nagy

    Last night I posted a Craigslist ad for a free TV and have been inundated with emails. One guy said he has 8 kids and really needs it. Now I'm thinking of how to decide who gets it:
    The first email I received?
    Whoever can pick it up at my most convenient time?
    Whoever's the most needy?

    So I decided to play a little game with this. Here's the ad:
    https://accounts.craigslist.org/post/shwpst?pii=240985258&db=lv

    I want to make people work for it. I'm thinking about having them send me a quick blurb about why they deserve it. I want pics if they live in a crummy apartment along with a sign to prove the pic is real. A coworker of mine said I should ask for copies of the birth certificates of the 8 kids, or at least have the guy send me a picture of them holding up a sign. Another idea is to drive traffic to PN (I'm such a whore) by having them look for a specific word out of all the pictures or something like that.

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