Over the weekend--for the first time ever--my 8-year-old legitimately beat me at a game of chess. I have to say his game has improved, although he's still making simple mistakes.
He got me due to my own foolishness... I left my king in the back corner with pawns in front of it... nothing else was on the file... all he had to do was push his rook all the way forward and it was checkmate.
I'm sure it's the first of many to come.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Who did it and why
Well, I did it.
What?
I think you know... cause you're looking at it. I've decided to start a blog. And so it goes, and so here we are...
I've wrestled with what this would/could/should/might be, and I've decided not to limit the possibilities, so bare with me.
This will be a weaving of many things, but since I get paid to do one thing, that will be the primary focus: Adobe Flex, ActionScript, and Java (and lots of other things, but let's start there). But my interests are wide and you'll probably find other things popping up on here. So be it. Take it as it comes, or not. It's up to you.
For those of you coming here for Flex, you may be wondering about my credentials. Why should I pay attention to this other voice in the sea of Flex blogs? Well, I have been programming in Flex for well over 4 years now (since Flex 1.5, for those of you who may have shared my pain). I've kept relatively silent in the community during that time, except for brief outbursts (really more like whimpers) on flexcoders, but now I feel like I have a lot built up in my head that I'd like to document and share. So that is primarily where I'm coming from. Only my posts and you can decide if it's worth it or not.
... I did it.
(No, Clint did it. No, Jim did it. No, Ram did it. No, Jason did it... sorry, inside joke.)
What?
I think you know... cause you're looking at it. I've decided to start a blog. And so it goes, and so here we are...
I've wrestled with what this would/could/should/might be, and I've decided not to limit the possibilities, so bare with me.
This will be a weaving of many things, but since I get paid to do one thing, that will be the primary focus: Adobe Flex, ActionScript, and Java (and lots of other things, but let's start there). But my interests are wide and you'll probably find other things popping up on here. So be it. Take it as it comes, or not. It's up to you.
For those of you coming here for Flex, you may be wondering about my credentials. Why should I pay attention to this other voice in the sea of Flex blogs? Well, I have been programming in Flex for well over 4 years now (since Flex 1.5, for those of you who may have shared my pain). I've kept relatively silent in the community during that time, except for brief outbursts (really more like whimpers) on flexcoders, but now I feel like I have a lot built up in my head that I'd like to document and share. So that is primarily where I'm coming from. Only my posts and you can decide if it's worth it or not.
... I did it.
(No, Clint did it. No, Jim did it. No, Ram did it. No, Jason did it... sorry, inside joke.)
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