Stories's Log |
This log represents the Life and Times of the Las Vegas Dude. |
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08/04/2009 20:08:38 jim Sewickley, Pa - Deer | Tue |||||||||||||||||||
08/04/2009 20:06:08 jim Sewickley, Pa | Tue |||||||||||||||||||
08/04/2009 19:14:32 jim Sewickley, Pa - Carmadys | Tue |||||||||||||||||||
08/04/2009 16:28:03 jim Cranberry, Pa and Abouts | Tue |||||||||||||||||||
08/01/2009 22:36:04 jim Watch this video! | Sat |||||||||||||||||||
Sony played this mind-blowing video at their executive conference. Be prepared to be startled by facts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL9Wu2kWwSY In the next decade, computers will become more intelligent than we are. The questions that rise are: - What kind of child are we giving birth too? When they pass us in intelligence? Will they continue to be our tool? - As the world of information continues to unfold, what will we learn about ourselves and this life? - Where are we going as a species? Will silicon life out live carbon life? - Who will be controlling our direction, or will it all be just a series of actions with no direction at all? - Finally, after we learn how to conquer death (and we will), what will our new fears become? These, and more questions will be answered...in the future. |
08/01/2009 20:02:05 jim Cranberry, Pa - Red Robin | Sat |||||||||||||||||||
08/01/2009 07:08:47 jim Wexford - Fog and Turkeys | Sat |||||||||||||||||||
07/30/2009 18:28:36 jim Moon, Pa - Jimmys Restaurant | Thu |||||||||||||||||||
07/26/2009 14:49:15 jim Ross, Pa - Mad Mex | Sun |||||||||||||||||||
07/26/2009 10:02:16 jim Work Places | Sun |||||||||||||||||||
07/25/2009 16:59:56 jim Washington, Pa | Sat |||||||||||||||||||
07/25/2009 16:07:24 jim Eighty Four, Pa | Sat |||||||||||||||||||
07/25/2009 10:50:44 jim Out and About | Sat |||||||||||||||||||
07/24/2009 17:48:21 jim More about C Data types | Fri ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#pragma EXTENSIONS #include Best practices. Don't use int. use long or short instead. Put environment specific functions in an #include Avoid HP specific, and C extensions to data types if possible. Use unsigned only for short and long.
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07/24/2009 17:48:20 SAE .AWAITIOX - C Example | Fri |||||||||||||||||||
There are 2,201 bugs in this code segment |
07/24/2009 17:48:20 jim (Reply)AWAITIOX - C Example | Fri |||||||||||||||||||
!From http://docs.hp.com/en/524521-012/524521-012.pdf, Page 157 #include <in.h> C / TAL Comparisons (Using SEND_NW as an example): C Synopsis, used for data type comparisons #include <....lost in html conversion> #include <...lost in html conversion> error = send_nw (socket, nbuffer_ptr, nbuffer_length, flags,tag); int error, socket; char *nbuffer_ptr; int nbuffer_length, flags; long tag; Tal Synopsis, used for data type comparisons ?NOLIST, SOURCE SOCKDEFT ?NOLIST, SOURCE SOCKPROC error := send_nw (socket, nbuffer_ptr, nbuffer_length, flags, tag); INT(32) error, socket; STRING .EXT nbuffer_ptr; INT(32) nbuffer_length, flags; INT(32) tag; |
07/24/2009 08:36:18 jim Tal | Fri |||||||||||||||||||
-- This is a comment ! This is a comment ! This is a bracketted comment ! STRING - 1 bytes integer 0 to 255, EG STRING(2) x; is a 2 byte ascii string INT - 2 bytes, 0 to 65,535 or -32,768 to + 32,767. This can also be a string EG: INT twochars := "CH"; INT(32) - 4 bytes UNSIGNED(1~15) - n bits, 0 thru (2**n - 1) UNSIGNED(16) - 0 to 65,535, or -32,768 to +32,767. This is your standard address FIXED - 8 bytes, for FIXED(0) or FIXED(*) the range is -9 kazillion to +9 kazillion REAL - 4 bytes, precise to 9 digits REAL(64) - 8 bytes, precise to 17 digits INT(16) is the same as INT INT(64) is the same as FIXED(0) REAL(32) is the same as REAL Examples: LITERAL double_word = (4 * 8); INT (double_word) num; ! num is a INT(32) INT x := 4 ! x is decimal 4 INT x := %177 ! x is Octal 177 INT x := %B01010 ! x is Binary 01010 INT x := %B0000000000000010 ! x is 2; INT x := %B1111111111111110 ! x is -2 (using twos compliment); INT x := %H1A ! x is Hex 1A FIXED(3) x := 0.642F; ! x is 642000, the 3 shifts the decimal right FIXED(-3) x := 642945F; ! x is 642000, the -3 shifts the decimal left FIXED(*) x := 123 ! x is stored, not scaled BLOCK x ; ! Declare Global Variables INT flag := TRUE; INT(32) index := 22 ; END BLOCK ; BLOCK PRIVATE ; ! Declare Local Variables INT myflag := TRUE; INT(32) myindex := 22 ; END BLOCK ; PROC paragraph_x ; FORWARD ; ! Declares that paragraph_x will be out of compile sequence PROC called_program; EXTERNAL ; ! Declares that a paragraph can be found in a called program PROC paragraph_x (param) ; BEGIN INT param; END; PROC paragraphs_nested (param) ; BEGIN ENTRY entry_point ; ! Declares a programs entry point some code SUBPROC entry_subroutine(x) ; ! Declares a subroutine with a PROC BEGIN some code END; entry_point: some more code END; PROC myproc; BEGIN !Local data declarations SUBPROC some_sub (param); !Declare subprocedure INT param; ENTRY sub_entry; ! Declare entry-point identifier INT var; ! Some code here sub_entry: ! Apply entry-point var := var - param; ! identifier to statement some code ; ! Tal can get ugly very quickly END; ! End subprocedure some code !Local statements CALL sub_entry (1); !Call entry-point SUB_ENTRY END; PROC xx(v1,v2,v3); BEGIN...END; ...CALL xx(v1, !nothing!, v3) ! Comments help document ommited variables DEFINETOG omit ! some code ?IF omit some code ?ENDIF omit Sample compile statement: suppress octal code after each line, suppress all but header information, compile for syntax only and puts the errors in a file called xxx, and sets the omit toggle on TAL/in myprogram/;nocode, suppress, syntax, errorfile xxx,settog omit, Operators: x := 2 ! move 2 to a number x ':=' 'AB' ! move characters to a string x := @var ! x is the address of var .x ! convert x from a INT to the word address of another variable << ! Signed Left shift '<<' ! Unsigned Left shift + - * ! Signed operators for add, subtract and multiply '+' '-' '*' ! Unsigned operators for add, subtract and multiply = <= >= ! comparisons '=' '<=' ! comparisons (unsigned) <> ! Not equal According to the manual, you can do math on a string variable. EG: STRING x; x ':=' 'A"; x := x * 2; Go figure? |
07/24/2009 08:36:18 SAE (Reply).Tal | Fri |||||||||||||||||||
But only 1,022 bugs in this code segment.. |
07/21/2009 20:11:06 jim WestView, Pa - DPietros | Tue |||||||||||||||||||
07/20/2009 18:08:29 jim The Flame BBQ | Mon |||||||||||||||||||
07/20/2009 07:17:22 jim A week of Goodbyes | Mon |||||||||||||||||||
It was nice hanging with you guys. Goodbye for now: Jeff, Jennifer and Glen. We took Jennifer to the airport. She went to Vegas and we went to the Moon Township. We never got a good chance to take her to Mars. (I'm serious) While at the airport, Jen got into a little bit of trouble. It was her first time flying alone. She misplaced her ticket and her birth certificate down some place. A nice couple saw that she was in trouble and offered their help. In the end, the security office had her documents, and Jennifer and the couple flew off too Vegas. The couple was from...you guessed it, Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh people are the best! |
07/18/2009 16:14:15 jim Coraopolis, Pa | Sat |||||||||||||||||||
07/18/2009 10:45:24 jim During Jens Last Day | Sat |||||||||||||||||||
07/17/2009 20:34:21 jim Homestead Square at Night | Fri |||||||||||||||||||
07/17/2009 20:33:31 jim Homestead - Jen, Becky | Fri |||||||||||||||||||
07/17/2009 16:35:51 jim A Cool Goodbye | Fri |||||||||||||||||||
I was standing outside, talking to my buddy as he loaded up his car with the last of his belongings from his cubical. We shared a smoke, and I watched him drive off for the last time. Standing alone, I felt a cold breeze at my back. In less than five minutes, the sky turned into an orchestra of thunder and lightening. The streets flowed with mud. When I left work soon afterwards, it was still pouring outside. I looked at the parking lot and I realized that out of the hundreds of people I work with, I was the last person to leave. I have five weeks and three days left on my contract. This past year has been full of magic. |
07/16/2009 18:16:39 jim Cabana Bar - Jeffs Going Away Party | Thu |||||||||||||||||||
Bon Voyage, Jeffrey We celebrated Jeff's goodbye party at the Cabana Bar (lots of fun). The Cabana Club has a thatch covered bar in an outdoors setting with sand, lots of tables, fire pits, and a water fall. After two drinks, we wanted something to eat. If you want food at the Cabana Bar, you have to order take out from the restaurant, and bring it down. That seems odd, since it is right next to the restaurant. County codes make businesses do some very odd things. So our next stop was Walnut Grove. The party broke up probably around 7 pm. It sure is nice having friends. It's been a fun year with you buddy! We celebrated at the Cabana Bar then went to Walnut Grove. These guys are the greatest! |
07/14/2009 21:49:45 jim Robinson Cracker Barrel - Becky, Jen | Tue |||||||||||||||||||
07/14/2009 06:50:55 jim So Sad to Say Goodbye | Tue |||||||||||||||||||
A fellow contractor got the axe yesterday. I'm going to miss him a lot. It's pretty common for us contractors to come and go. It can happen at any time and as a general rule it should be expected. For me, contracting makes the most efficient use of the time we have here; if there's work, I work. If there is nothing to do, I play. It's not like my fellow contractor did anything wrong. It's always difficult to say goodbye. But we'll bump into each other again. We picked a high paying profession. We knew we'd be travelling a lot. We knew we'd be changing contracts every year. There's always the chance that when we come in, all of the security codes will be changed, and we'll be out of work. We knew we'd be giving up our rights of employment and we signed them away. While the road, I've lost loved ones, forgotten what it is like to have a home, and I can't say for sure who I've become. Last year I lost my fortune. I could never do this alone. To contract nationally, you have to give up a normal livestyle. It's an exchange. You trade familiarity for a broad spectrum of knowledge and experience. And I've got to say, I've met some GREAT People along the way. |
07/13/2009 20:26:02 jim West View - Football Fields | Mon |||||||||||||||||||
07/11/2009 19:42:04 jim Splashes of Kennywood | Sat |||||||||||||||||||
07/11/2009 19:18:24 jim Kennywood-Fountains | Sat |||||||||||||||||||
07/11/2009 17:47:46 jim Kennywood-Becky,Jen | Sat |||||||||||||||||||
07/11/2009 17:33:48 jim Kennywood-Views | Sat |||||||||||||||||||
07/11/2009 15:35:13 jim Kennywood-Rides | Sat |||||||||||||||||||
07/11/2009 15:32:32 jim Kennywood-SkyTram | Sat |||||||||||||||||||
07/11/2009 08:04:12 jim Wexford Apt Critters | Sat |||||||||||||||||||
07/10/2009 20:55:53 jim New Castle - China Buffet | Fri |||||||||||||||||||
07/10/2009 20:30:34 jim New Castle - SummerFest | Fri |||||||||||||||||||
07/10/2009 20:24:54 jim New Castle, Pa | Fri |||||||||||||||||||
07/10/2009 18:59:06 jim Boating in Moraine State Park | Fri |||||||||||||||||||
07/10/2009 18:47:22 jim Moraine State Park - Lake and Sky | Fri |||||||||||||||||||
07/10/2009 18:04:18 jim Moraine State Park - Jen, Becky | Fri |||||||||||||||||||
07/10/2009 18:03:38 jim Moraine State Park - Beach | Fri |||||||||||||||||||
07/09/2009 12:51:12 jim Somewhere in Pa | Thu |||||||||||||||||||
My Cubical Area - To some it may sound strange to actually enjoy their job, but me, I love mine. There is a feel of comradery here. There is humor, excitement, and a feeling of importance I get when I'm working in my cube. Contractors generally don't get much attention on the job. We usually sit, read, code, test and document. Our contacts exist in the form of emails, instant messages, and word documents. But this contract is so very different. I actually understand most of the system at this point. That is because, to the people, I'm not just a body, I am a real, live person. And these people, no matter how far they get promoted, they know the system's nuts and bolts. Today, an analyst pulled up a program by its number, moved through the code, and called it up by its server name (not so cryptic). There are over a thousand programs in the system I work with, and he had this one memorized. Many of those who worked on this system have been promoted levels beyond programming. I will miss this place and these times. From Becky, Jennifer and myself, I'd like to express a special appreciation to Jeff, Lonnie, Georgia, Cynthia, Cindy, Arden, Rob, Scott, Dave, the people at Ericsson, and all of the people that we've met in Pennsylvannia so far. Pennsylvannia is beautiful by itself. Add you guys to it, and it is my heaven. Too bad it all has to end. |
07/08/2009 16:19:04 jim Soergel Orchards | Wed |||||||||||||||||||
07/06/2009 09:47:26 jim Apt Critters | Mon |||||||||||||||||||
07/05/2009 16:34:06 jim Pittsburgh Cemetary | Sun |||||||||||||||||||
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