Dave Dash

Random Sentence Generation

2004-03-20T00:00:00-08:00

The Random Sentence Generator is really easy to write, but I keep running into problems with English. So each time I run into something (e.g. "a" and "an" can only precede certain words) I write a new piece of code to handle it.

http://beta.davedash.com/beta/rsg/

I'm accepting madlib suggestions for sentences and if you have some word lists, sure I'll take those.

Nada should be proud.

Queensryche

2001-11-18T00:00:00-08:00

Raj came down yesterday and we wasted our time in Chicago walking all over town doing nothing and then eventually going to the Queensryche concert. Too bad the concert was not that great.

The sound was horrible, it was hard to hear Geoff Tate's voice. The stage props were poorly designed as well. They did have the technology to replicate what they had done in some of their previous tours (which were excellent, Promised Land and Sign of the Times tours.

They did manage to play a good selection of songs from Operation: Mindcrime but traded singing some of their better songs from Empire and Promised Land for their newer experiments. Although I like them because the experiment with music, their new stuff does not cut it. Still, worth the price of admission, especially since I got comps for tonights show.

Photo Gallery

2001-10-15T00:00:00-07:00

The Photo Gallery is still available here (Update: link nolonger works, I use flickr now). In the coming weeks I will begin to import it to this new site.The Gallery's been due for an update. Currently its difficult for me to add new pictures - hence is why their are far to few updates. The following is technical information.

Currently I can add new galleries to the photo gallery - which doesn't really show much;) It is hard to update this system, since I work full time and am usually out of town on weekends. If I can squeeze some time in I will get the admin system for adding in individual photos to each gallery by the end of next week. A week from that I should have at least a crude version of the photo-gallery working. It'll prolly take me a few more weeks on top of all that to import it into this new site - and make it look pretty ;)

ITCEP

1998-06-17T00:00:00-07:00

Here's what we've been up to this week:

Molly and I are working at the IT Center for Educational Programs. We are TAing for the PRIME summer program. This is by far the best job (between working for my Dad, and PNBD) ever. Although it is very frustrating being in charge of 18 sixth or seventh grade boys especially when the other TA, Molly, is dealing with seven docile girls. It's been very fun anyway. Tomorrow I hope it's hot, so I can swim. Although T-storms have been forcasted.

I was supposed to help people at Innovative Research work on their web site, but they have no money. So I will be doing far less web work this summer. This is unfortunate, because I make a lot of money that way. I did how ever recieve a payment from Nutrition Dynamics.

I've almost finished the Foundation Series. I have one final book to complete: Forward the Foundation. Yishan says it is the best in the series. After this book, I'll take a break from Sci-Fi and may delve into Tolkien, or Science.

Telemarketing

1998-06-10T00:00:00-07:00

I t must be the telemarketer's day out. I've gotten three calls so far from some form of telemarketing. I hate that.