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CannonPI [CannonPI]

dahat — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:30:45 GMT

Me thinks S. Somasegar and Scott Guthrie are up to something, what... I cannot say:

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Hyper-V Server 2008 has been released [Hyper-V Server 2008 has been released]

dahat — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:17:17 GMT

... at long last... for free :)

I'm kind of surprised to not see this talked about much here be it a month ago when it was announced or now that it's official.

As hinted at in a C9 video long ago, Hyper-V can now be had as a standalone bare metal hypervisor. Instead of running it with/on a full Windows Server 2008 box, it can be run on a stripped down version of Windows that uses the same Windows Server driver model, can be domain joined and then administered remotely.

Shame I'm in training this week otherwise I'd be setting this bad boy up in my office right now

Now if only they'd tweak things so that it doesn't need to be domain joined to be easily administratable remotely... then I'd be using it at home as well.

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I am prepared to make an endorsement... Cobra Commander '08 [I am prepared to make an endorsement... Cobra Commander '08]

dahat — Sat, 10 May 2008 17:06:43 GMT

Like many this election season I've had a difficult time deciding who to support on either side both when the race was full of 20 some candidates or now when it is down to 3... at last now the choice is clear.

Yes we can?

Yes we will?

Yes, we shall!

Cobra Commander wrote:
We've been warned against using
unstable nuclear devices
to generate artificial earthquakes,

But, in the unlikely story that is America,
there has never been anything artificial
about earthquakes.

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Back in town [Back in town]

dahat — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:33:51 GMT

Just as soon as I click Post on this post I’ll be hopping in the car and heading to the airport for an house/apartment hunting trip to Seattle and this time have given myself a little more time in town than I did last time... and aside from the obvious of using my laptop and GPS for getting around... any suggestions as to what I absolutely have to see/do while in town?

I've already got an email into the 9 team so I'll be trying to stop by there tomorrow or Friday (shame I picked the same days to be out there as MIX)...

Any 9ers want to show me around a bit?

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It's official... [It's official...]

dahat — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:34:36 GMT

Mr. Grant is going to Washington!

littleguru!

(The reason I waited a bit to announce this was was a twinge of paranoia about the background check which at last came back clean today (9 business days after it began))

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This I vow... [This I vow...]

dahat — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:15:21 GMT

The next time I find myself in a strange and far away land (Seattle) where I have never been before... I will NOT get a rental car without first setting up my laptop, GPS and Streets & Trips ahead of time in case I lose my way... or I’ll just go with a taxi so I can find my hotel without going around the block several times due to poor instructions (and/or my getting lost ahead of time).

... this I vow.

</rant>

And now... to go off and find some dinner in this strange land.

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Beernutz and his creativity strike again [Beernutz and his creativity strike again]

dahat — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 07:15:00 GMT

Your friend and mine who once thought the name Lincrosoft something that not get himself into trouble with MS legal, had no problem doing a wholesale rip off of MySpace (including it's logo) and threatened to sue countless 9ers for slander and copyright infringement has struck again... his latest project... codiplex.com which is currently only parked:

Despite being announced on his sites 'plog' last week:

I can't place it... but that name sounds... familiar.

And this hot on the heals of his now claiming that "Canada sucks" and closing the doors forever at BeerCo Software:

I wonder if it was the name, his skills, or his wonderful PR that did him in? Oh no... Blame Canada!

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Host MDI Form in region [Host MDI Form in region]

dahat — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:00:32 GMT

A number of years back I found an example of how one can get an MDI like interface, but without taking over the entire form for the hosting area, instead a custom control was used that would host the MDI children but not have to be the size of the parent form.

Any chance anyone remembers how to do this?

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Re: HOW TO GET TO HEAVEN WHEN YOU DIE [Re: HOW TO GET TO HEAVEN WHEN YOU DIE]

dahat — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:11:57 GMT

When do so again as well.

This friends is why the trolls run rampant... because the powers that be outright refuse to adequately moderate or do anything more than idle threats and the occasional locked thread... when they are aware of the issue and agree that it is a problem.

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A lack of civil discourse [A lack of civil discourse]

dahat — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 03:12:18 GMT

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Halo 3 Legendary Edition

dahat — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:06:16 GMT

After a week of Finishing the Fight... the 9 Guy poses with his trophy of war.

Where are you C9 team? [Where are you C9 team?]

dahat — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:22:57 GMT

Back in January Sampy wrote:

Threads about impeaching Bush (no matter who's calling for it) and the faith of those who head my company have quite a bit of lock potential in them

and yet SecretSoftware has once again hijacked a thread with a similar theme, this time one in memory of the victims of 9-11 and is using it to continue his anti-American rants unchecked and saying such notable things as (2):

SecretSoftware wrote:
However, I dislike the Bush Administration because they came straight from hell.

All my friends , who are born and bread in the US of A, think bush is a fermented goat sh*t that game from hell.

SecretSoftware wrote:
I submit to you that 911 was an inside job carried by the US Government on its own citizens, just like the attack on USS Liberty was allowed to happen by the Pentagon.

Are we to assume that such personal insults are now ok? Of course we are well beyond personal insults and attacks from him... lets not forget that this is the same person who has routinely resorts to personal insults such as called people stupid while accusing them of misquoting something and frequently calls the US administration a _azi organization and accusing them and our troops of war crimes and being blood thirsty killers, accused the United States government of causing the events of 9-11-01, has voiced support for terrorists as well as threatened my life and safety as well as threatened a lawsuit.

Frankly this goes well beyond freedom of speech and the C9 Code of Conduct and by your inaction you are enabling him to use this forum to spew his hatred and letting him drag down the quality and credibility of it.

Why?

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French mime explains firearm basics [French mime explains firearm basics]

dahat — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 23:09:00 GMT

... and I never thought I could love one so much.

A French blogger who goes by the name The Dissident Frogman recently posted a video explaining the difference between cartridges and bullets in response to this mislabeled AFP picture:

You can check it out on YouTube as well.

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Video Request: Windows Server 2008 processor/cell support [Video Request: Windows Server 2008 processor/cell support]

dahat — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 02:32:02 GMT

I just got done watching this screencast ((original) first seen (by me) on from Bink) and my jaw dropped.

In it the demo shows off a rather interesting ability of being able to dynamically add processors to an existing (and running) Windows system (running on mainframe hardware). Futuremore he discusses the ability on such hardware to be able to move an existing running Windows instance from one set of hardware to another... live.

Video please? Pretty please?

From the demo it sounds like we may be hearing who the hardware provider is behind this before to long... any chance Chaz filmed this stuff weeks ago and has been sitting on it until the partner announced it?

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Launch Network Status or Properties dialog programmatically [Launch Network Status or Properties dialog programmatically]

dahat — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:59:05 GMT

In all (more or less recent) versions of Windows a user can view the status of a network connection and view/edit it’s properties through a fairly manual process... is there a way I can launch the Status or Properties dialog programmatically or from the command line?

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Citizens rejoice! (Doctor Who finale) [Citizens rejoice! (Doctor Who finale)]

dahat — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 02:21:09 GMT

…your lord and master stands on high, playing track three.

If you have yet to see the season/series finale of Doctor Who... stop reading.

Thoughts?

Dare I say it... I'm unimpressed. This last three episode arc written by Russell T. Davies was simply the standard cataclysmic season ending arc we've come to expect from Davies and frankly... it's getting kind of old.

The entire regeneration/restoration of the Doctor was just corny, I'm very let down to hear that Jack Harkness has got another 5 billion years or so to him (I can't stand the man), not to mention the best Davies could think of for an ending was once again "What? What? What? What?" I'm now finding myself glad that Davies will be leaving at the end of the next season/series.

The one redeeming quality of this episode... was that the Toclafane did not turn out to be some relation to the Daleks (yet?).

Call me crazy but I think Blink spoiled us with a truly good psychedelic episode.

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Suggestions for a new/replacement job [Suggestions for a new/replacement job]

dahat — Mon, 07 May 2007 18:30:43 GMT

I’ve been out of work for nearly 3 months for health reasons and am likely not going to be able to go back to coding again anytime soon... this has caused a bit of a problem as bills need paying and I’m puzzled as to what kind of work I might be able to get to get me by.

Over on my blog I’ve asked the question (with more of a background as well):

dahat wrote:
What kind of job can a guy like I do that doesn't require much (or any) use of my hands, doesn't require another 2-8 years of schooling and pays enough for me to live off of, even if not at the level I was while working as a software engineer 3 months ago?

Any 9ers have any suggestions?

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Crazy Horse Memorial [Crazy Horse Memorial]

dahat — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:36:02 GMT

Crazy Horse Memorial

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Wall Drug [Wall Drug]

dahat — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:35:17 GMT

... Free Ice Water

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Wall Drug [Wall Drug]

dahat — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:34:42 GMT

One reason to stop...

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Channel 9 Guy at Mt Rushmore #2 [Channel 9 Guy at Mt Rushmore #2]

dahat — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:30:59 GMT

To scale.

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Channel 9 Guy at Mt Rushmore [Channel 9 Guy at Mt Rushmore]

dahat — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 04:01:09 GMT

Not to actual scale.

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Extreme Makeover: Server room edition [Extreme Makeover: Server room edition]

dahat — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:25:02 GMT

I can't explain how I found this... but its an entertaining bit of geek (I need to watch my language) which is really nothing but clever advertising and worth a watch.

Edit: For some reason the links aren't working: http://blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/archive/2007/03/21/extreme-makeover-server-room-edition.aspx

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Windows Home Server Beta 2 [Windows Home Server Beta 2]

dahat — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:58:51 GMT

After all of the taunting on various softie blogs, at last, the Windows Home Server Beta 2 forums are public and we the masses can apply to join.

I just can’t describe how giddy I am about this... now I just need to get myself accepted and track down some API documentation and I’ll be ecstatic.

Any 9ers in yet?

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Exposing your own API [Exposing your own API]

dahat — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:15:44 GMT

Currently I’ve got a little side project of a C# based DNS server in the works and it seems clear to me that some sort of external API would be useful for things like creating new zones, modifying existing ones as well as changing general server settings... the problem I keep running into is how to expose such functionality to an external programmer.

Ultimately I’m looking to make a stand alone .NET assembly that is accessible to other programs regardless of language (not unlike a native windows dll)... a relatively simple task in of itself... the problem lies in having a way for this assembly to be able to communicate with the running server in order to issue commands... all the while not running into versioning issues where the updating of the server requires updating of the API assembly or vice versa.

So far I’ve considered the following:

Remoting

Can be interfered with by firewall rules due to dependency on TCP/IP communication and an open network port on the server.

2.0 Framework Remoting via the IPC channel

While this method does solve the one mentioned above, versioning becomes problematic as the remoted object would need to be shared between both sides and any changes ever made to the shared assembly would require the rebuilding of both the API and server assemblies… a result that is completely unacceptable.

WSE 3.0/WCF

I could host a web service or other similar late bound RPC object within the server and allow calling from the API assembly... this option raises the software requirements of the application to either include the 3.0 Framework or the WSE 3.0 runtime on the server. Not horrible, but also not desirable.

Native Windows Messaging/WMI

If at all possible I’d like to stay in the managed world as much as possible and avoid native Windows calls on the theory/hope that this server could be used on a non-Window systems.

Anyone have any other ways that they think might work better?

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