http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/ en-us 2011-12-27T12:29:25-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000359.html I am now working through the Wrox Beginning Android Application Development book by Wei-Meng Lee. As I go along, I'm using weblog entries to keep notes. Some of these things I have had to do a few times while... Computer Jeff 2011-12-27T12:29:25-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000358.html "Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself." --Charlie Chaplin... Politics Jeff 2011-10-02T16:52:27-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000357.html If I were a veiled chameleon, I would want veiled chameleon care. And whether or not I was a male chameleon or a female chameleon, I would need a chameleon care sheet, because a "chameleons care sheet" [sic] is what... Website Development Jeff 2011-09-28T15:53:43-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000356.html Suppose you were asked whether or not you believe in unicorns. Chances are, you'd say that you don't. Maybe the question would seem so absurd that you'd want to clarify the question, and a dialogue similar to the following might... Personal Jeff 2011-08-27T17:56:28-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000355.html A conservative is a person who is satisfied with the system and is trying to work within the system to achieve her or his own ends. A progressive is a person who does not like the system, tends to think... Politics Jeff 2011-07-24T14:46:05-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000352.html Okay, so you've got a perfectly functioning Canon Multipass Printer. It's like brand new, it even looks brand new, and you see no reason to spend hundreds of dollars buying a new printer. You take good care of your things... Computer Jeff 2011-04-29T13:38:09-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000351.html As of today, April 28th, 2011: John Roberts, 56 (Jan. 27, 1955) Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 78 (March 15, 1933) Antonin Scalia, 75 (March 11, 1936) Anthony Kennedy, 74 (July 23, 1936) Stephen Breyer, 72 (August 15, 1938) Clarence Thomas, 62... Politics Jeff 2011-04-28T13:29:40-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000348.html In case anyone has been living under a rock for the last couple of years and doesn't know what Dropbox is, it is fundamentally storage space on the Internet, a small amount (2 Gigabytes) given away freely, in hopes... Computer Security Jeff 2011-04-25T13:00:22-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000342.html I have decided to sell all of my La Femme Nikita DVDs, season one, season two, season three, season four, and season five: Season 1 Buy used from me or buy new from Amazon. Season 2 Buy used from me... ebay Jeff 2011-04-17T17:27:17-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000341.html Not worth seeing. When a book is made into a movie, we expect the movie to be a mere "Cliff Notes" version of the book, but this movie was a Cliff Notes version of a Cliff Notes version of... Movies Jeff 2011-04-16T12:01:32-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000340.html There's an issue in the news, currently, about a father who was videotaped cheering his teenage son on in a fight the son was having with another teen over a girl: The father was arrested for crimes associated with child... Politics Jeff 2011-04-15T12:34:30-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000339.html I just put the below on eBay's half.com. Two of them I have had for many years, but shelf space is limited. (Image is clickable.) Working Out, Working Within is a fitness book. Amazon's product description is as follows: Zen... Books Jeff 2011-03-13T21:50:11-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000338.html Sex and attitudes toward sex have long been of interest to me and I often encounter articles which stir more than average thought in this area. Unfortunately, once read, I tend to forget where I saw them, or they get... Personal Jeff 2010-12-14T14:10:32-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000337.html Just for fun, I took photos as I replaced the fuel pump in my 1984 Fiero S.E. Perhaps what I have to say here will assist the next person with a little do-it-yourself spirit who wants to tackle the project.... Personal Jeff 2010-09-12T12:28:57-07:00 http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/000336.html I'd like to recommend a book. If we just read material that supports positions we already hold, we don't give ourselves a chance to challenge our positions. And one position most of us commonly hold could use some serious challenging... Books Jeff 2010-08-05T00:57:47-07:00