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Scott Paterno delivers message to Penn Staters

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:57:46 -0500

From Scott Paterno on Twitter:

Finally, to Penn Staters, past and present, know that Dad loves you all and has always loved being part of your family.

For those of you that didn’t know anything about Joe Paterno until you heard about him through the scandal can read that and maybe understand even a tiny little bit why he means a lot to us. That word “family” is appropriately placed in that quote.

It’s a very sad day. Joe Paterno was not only a great...

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:56:48 -0500

It’s a very sad day. Joe Paterno was not only a great football coach but a maker of men and great contributor to Penn State. History will remember this man not for a perceived inaction in the response to the actions of another man, but for a great legacy at Penn State. Joe and his wife were consistent donors to Penn State including $13.5 million towards the expansion of the Patee Library (the expansion was named Paterno Library). As a graduate of Penn State, my education was made better by this man. He will be missed.

This is also a glowing reminder to give lots of support to anyone you know with cancer — even treatable forms. Joe Paterno died not from a treatable form of lung cancer, but an utterly broken heart.

WebView workarounds for Source and HTML

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:48:22 -0500

WebView workarounds for Source and HTML:

Ways to workaround some shortcomings of the current Metro WebView control in XAML/C#.

Use Hover for your domain names

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:20:00 -0500

Use Hover for your domain names:

The Boycott GoDaddy movement is a good opportunity to shine a light on a fabulous domain name service, Hover. If you’re moving from GoDaddy you will appreciate the easy domain name transfer and uncluttered purchasing experience. They won’t send you through a gauntlet of up-selling attempts and they include private registration for free. The transfer will cost $10 and includes extending your domain registration for a year. Give Hover a try today!

Boycott GoDaddy

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:10:12 -0500

Boycott GoDaddy:

Everyone should make this pledge.

I'm leaving GoDaddy and you should too.

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:08:19 -0500

I'm leaving GoDaddy and you should too.:

GoDaddy on November 15, 2011:

Go Daddy has always supported both government and private industry efforts to identify and disable all types of illegal activity on the Internet. It is for these reasons that I’m still struggling with why some Internet companies oppose PROTECT IP and SOPA. There is no question that we need these added tools to counteract illegal foreign sites that are falling outside the jurisdiction of U.S. law enforcement. And there is clearly more that we could all be doing to adequately address the problems that exist.

It’s time to cut ties with GoDaddy. SOPA and PIPA are just bad legislation through and through that will ultimately result in a censored Internet.

'Making APIs is hard'

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:20:00 -0500

'Making APIs is hard':

James Padolsey:

I am sitting here thinking about that end-user-programmer-guy. I guess this holy API should seek to provide exactly what this guy wants. The trick is knowing what he wants.

Almost nails it. I had more to say on this over at codesnack.

Football season is here!

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:51:56 -0400

Go Penn State and Steelers!