Michael Barrett Review of East Chinatown Lounge
East (Chinatown Lounge) is a hip little bar that still manages to be friendly. Approaching from the outside, East is a barely noticeable blip on NW Everett street with a tiny red illuminated sign, everything else is black and glass. This gives the impression of a place that’s deliberately trying to be hard to find, [...]
Early bird
Is it really 5.45 am? The clock must be wrong. Nope. We have cell phone confirmation. It is in fact 5.45 am. Sometimes you get into conversations with those persons. You know. Those conversational persons who propel conversation into the wee hours of the morning. It’s great fun. Reminds me of being “deep” and “arty” [...]
Posole with Turkey and Chipotle Gorditas
Posole with Turkey and Chipotle Gorditas Gorditas: 2/3 cup masa harina or cornmeal 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup water 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 1/2 teaspoons minced seeded, canned chipotle chile in adobo sauce Cooking spray Posole: 1 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil 1 cup chopped onion [...]
Ouch
Dude, that sucks.
So what?
This article has the best headline I’ve read regarding the new Macs with Intel processors http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/01/14/BUG70GN6MS1.DTL The article makes one good point, that the average consumer doesn’t give a rat’s patoot about the guts of their computer. I would argue that by and large most people might even be a little scared of what’s inside. [...]
Scrolling HTML Table with fixed header and optional footer
HTML tables are supposed to support a scrollable table body, but certain shoddy browsers only pay lip service to specifications. At work users want, nay demand their data table to be displayed in a useful fashion, and who can blame them? No one wants to scroll down 50 columns to find that value you’re looking [...]
My Name is Mike B. and I'm back from the dead
A lot has happened since the last time I wrote anything here. I’ve moved into a new apartment, gotten a full time job, and helped the girlfriend move off to Mexico. The new apartment is huge. It has like a bedroom. And a balcony. And there’s even like a dining room. The new apartment follows [...]