I’ve been a Delphi programmer for a long time. Since version 1, actually. I’ve been a Borlands fan for even longer. But lately, I haven’t kept up with my Delphi upgrades.
There are a number of factors involved, but it boils down to Borland not adding enough new functionality to merit having to upgrade and reinstall all of my components. Well, I just took a look at Delphi 2005, and it’s pretty darn functional.
At the bank, I tried to deposit a copule of checks, one long overdue. At some point, I will have my checks deposited directly into my account rather than having to go to the bank every week. Still, while the teller was very nice and friendly, I couldn’t help but wonder why I was being inundated with questions when all I wanted was to deposit my checks.
“Do you want your balance on the receipt?” They ask me this every stinking time. I don’t care. I don’t care! Is there some kind of security concern with having my balance on the receipt? If I recevied a receipt at all, wouldn’t I want a balance? Who cares?
This Java-based mapping thing can show fastest/shortest routes, use waypoints, and easily zoom in to any trip segment.
I made a thing that displays funky nonograms. Know what a nonogram is? It’s a kind of logic puzzle that uses numbers and a grid to draw a picture.
Let’s see if this works:
ASIAN POP The Gadget Gap / Why does all the cool stuff come out in Asia first?
Why is it that Japanese manufacturers have such a death grip on consumer-electronics cool?