tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13905605Sun, 11 May 2008 12:58:18 +0000http://amale.zibings.com/noreply@blogger.com (z|Andrew)Blogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13905605.post-8707157988384785912Sun, 11 May 2008 12:58:00 +00002008-05-11T08:58:18.862-04:00DevelopmentSelfAs most of you will know, I am currently living in an apartment with a longtime friend.  First and foremost, you should all know that it's going very well and he and I haven't had any big issues beyond how picky I am about he and his girlfriend keeping the kitchen clean.  He can't help that I'm neurotic sometimes, so I don't hold it against him in the long run. Even so, I have been in living http://amale.zibings.com/2008/05/tools-for-shared-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (z|Andrew)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13905605.post-1532427418072985925Fri, 09 May 2008 11:43:00 +00002008-05-09T07:43:27.228-04:00SelfAs I've been adjusting to life away from home again, I've noticed that I'm actually putting on a bit of weight.  I am by no means obese, however I could stand to slim down in a few areas as well as get back into shape. The first thing I'm going to do is dedicate myself to working out at least 3 days a week.  A workout will entail running at the least, with lifting being optional.  I splurged a http://amale.zibings.com/2008/05/fit-lifestyle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (z|Andrew)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13905605.post-3072424715780134984Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:47:00 +00002008-04-30T07:47:07.728-04:00I took some time late last week to look over the web sites for each of the mainstream candidates that remain in the presidential race.  I'd like to consider myself knowledgeable on the candidates in these elections, and in order to stay that way, it's required that I refresh the information I remember on each candidate, Ron Paul included. While looking at Obama's "Blueprint for Change", I startedhttp://amale.zibings.com/2008/04/real-plan-for-change.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (z|Andrew)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13905605.post-7193745910447260683Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:26:00 +00002008-04-27T20:26:05.816-04:00CausesSelfOver a month ago, my grandparents suggested that Mom, Ashley and I read a book called 'Three Cups of Tea'.  The book chronicles the travels of a man named Greg Mortenson through areas of Central Asia (particularly Pakistan and Afghanistan).  The book was a wonderful read which I finished in a matter of 2-3 days.  I found myself very involved with the book throughout, never once finding a section http://amale.zibings.com/2008/04/three-cups-of-tea.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (z|Andrew)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13905605.post-5910115989421040688Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:52:00 +00002008-04-24T21:52:14.801-04:00I've recently been spending a lot of time hanging out in ##asp.net on irc.freenode.net.  As an indirect result of this, I have joined forces with rchern on her project, named the Churned Ajax Toolkit.  I'll be beginning development on my first contribution, but I'll save the announcement of what it is for when I'm closer to release.  If you have any ideas for the project, head over to our http://amale.zibings.com/2008/04/churned-ajax-toolkit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (z|Andrew)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13905605.post-6241880159614243726Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:46:00 +00002008-04-07T09:46:45.316-04:00After over 2 years working support for the Pennsylvania State Police, I have moved away from the phone and back to the developer's keyboard.  My years with the state police were both fun and extremely taxing, so I can say I am both excited and sad to move back into the career path I started years ago. The company I will now be working with is called Waterfall Data Solutions, Inc. and is based http://amale.zibings.com/2008/04/new-job.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (z|Andrew)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13905605.post-2492372860292816840Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:53:00 +00002008-02-09T17:53:20.819-05:00SelfPoliticsSuper Tuesday has come and gone, and with it a large portion of hope that we Ron Paul supporters would receive the brokered convention we have hoped for all along.  By no means is it impossible, but the odds have been stacked against us in a way that is truly daunting. I've seen a lot of negative attitudes pop up ever since the passing of Super Tuesday, and I have to say I'm somewhat ashamed of http://amale.zibings.com/2008/02/what-election.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (z|Andrew)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13905605.post-3837429812344788445Sat, 02 Feb 2008 07:29:00 +00002008-02-02T02:43:14.868-05:00PoliticsI had a discussion recently with a friend of mine regarding Ron's talk of eliminating the Department of Education (ED).  The core of the discussion revolved around an objection to this idea, based on the premise that getting rid of the Dept. would create a society ripe with unequal education. There are many arguments on both sides of the case for eliminating the Department of Education, and I am http://amale.zibings.com/2008/02/ron-paul-department-of-education.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (z|Andrew)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13905605.post-5655302530650747628Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:00:00 +00002008-01-27T13:00:41.683-05:00SelfI was taking a break from cleaning today, and decided to peruse Digg.com and see what was 'news' at the moment.  I saw a link on the front page that led to this article: Keep It Clean, Boys: Why You Should Be Washing More I'll start by saying that I normally do wash my hands when I leave the bathroom, mostly because it's polite.  After reading crap like this, I'm half considering washing my handshttp://amale.zibings.com/2008/01/wash-your-hands-lessseriously.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (z|Andrew)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13905605.post-298880113539138470Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:11:00 +00002008-01-26T12:11:01.426-05:00Zibings NetworkDevelopmentSelfZibings IncorporatedWe're quickly approaching our goal for initial release of ZibNet.  We'll be cutting it close depending on a few things and are intending on taking another week or two in order to do some solid security enhancements and testing...  But!  That does mean one good thing for all you beta testers.  We're going to be throwing out a few new features over the course of the next week and will be ready for http://amale.zibings.com/2008/01/more-zibnet-updates-coming.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (z|Andrew)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13905605.post-66552826645357844Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:59:00 +00002008-01-23T22:04:09.622-05:00SelfZibings IncorporatedJust thought I'd throw out some 'kudos' to my father (who is now President of Zibings Incorporated). He was recently interviewed for a short article in the Providence Business News magazine. Doesn't have that much to do with Zibings (or me for that matter), but it gives a taste of the level of professionalism that he'll be bringing to the company. Full Article @ www.pbn.com - Andyhttp://amale.zibings.com/2008/01/dad-in-providence-business-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (z|Andrew)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13905605.post-1272304760618331145Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:20:00 +00002008-01-10T10:20:52.930-05:00SelfPoliticsOnce again, I've gone a while without talking much to you all.  I do apologize, but as compensation for my absence, I'd like to introduce you all to a new project that I've been working on. As you can see from my various posts, I am a Ron Paul supporter.  I am a believer though that regardless of how he finishes in the Republican primaries, we (his supporters) need to continue our activism with http://amale.zibings.com/2008/01/ron-paulapalooza.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (z|Andrew)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13905605.post-1944026472813648209Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:16:00 +00002007-12-08T19:16:17.022-05:00Well, sort of... I spent the majority of the day over at the Harrisburg Farm Show Arena with some people from my local Meetup Group talking to random passers-by about the good doctor.  It was a lot more fun than I'd imagined it would be, there some great people working together in the area for Dr. Paul.  I picked up a few extra shirts (and sold a ton to other people) and got some more informationhttp://amale.zibings.com/2007/12/my-first-ron-paul-meetup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (z|Andrew)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13905605.post-8956022105008078007Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:00:00 +00002007-11-15T18:00:21.937-05:00Zibings NetworkDevelopmentSelfI'll be spending the next week up with my family in New England.  As a result, most of the rest of the team will be taking off for the next week as well (I guess this just goes to show how much of a slave driver I really am).  We'll resume the following week and have a good solid stream of updates coming through from that point on.  Till then, Happy Thanksgiving!   - Andyhttp://amale.zibings.com/2007/11/thanksgiving-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (z|Andrew)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13905605.post-8702662825161119095Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:54:00 +00002007-11-12T11:54:00.188-05:00SelfPolitics First: The PlugOn November 5th, 2007, Ron Paul supporters around the country raised $4.3 million in a 24 hour period.  It has created more buzz for him in a week than he's received in almost the entirety of the past year.  This was an amazing accomplishment, one that all Ron Paul supporters can be proud of.  We can't stop there though, and a new movement has been planned on the anniversary of http://amale.zibings.com/2007/11/ron-paul-movement.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (z|Andrew)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13905605.post-3579029421764624992Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:21:00 +00002007-11-10T12:21:09.410-05:00SelfSome of you may remember when I posted a video of a girl dancing to Daft Punk's 'Harder Better Faster Stronger'.  Well, that same girl has recently posted another video, this time to Justice - Phantom.  So, without further adieu...  http://amale.zibings.com/2007/11/she-strikes-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (z|Andrew)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13905605.post-5294701709523499119Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:34:00 +00002007-10-31T10:34:29.347-04:00Its been a while since I've posted much of anything, but I assure you there's a good reason.  It's for that same reason that I still won't be posting much until much closer to the end of this year.  However, whenever something is finished/started that I'd like you to know about, I'll pop on and post an announcement for you all.  And on that note... Video TutorialsWe've been working on changing http://amale.zibings.com/2007/10/long-time-no-see.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (z|Andrew)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13905605.post-7265426286972918348Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:04:00 +00002007-10-31T10:30:54.535-04:00SelfI've been a bit sick over the past couple days, and though I'm recovering I have to admit it has had me feeling a bit down in the gutter.  By complete random chance, I came upon what really seems to be the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen in my life.  I won't shy away from saying that it did the job of cheering me up though!     - Andyhttp://amale.zibings.com/2007/10/laughing-yoga.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (z|Andrew)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13905605.post-8571838276354483265Mon, 08 Oct 2007 05:59:00 +00002007-10-08T01:59:03.557-04:00Zibings NetworkDevelopmentZibTech ComputersSelfZibings IncorporatedZibings TechnologiesEpoch GamingSo what started as a small idea for a side project between z|Casey and myself has turned into one heck of a plethora of changes.  I'll go straight into the breakdown. The Zibings NetworkThis was meant to be the side project.  We were going to create a new site for the Zibings Network, one that allowed us to provide a good centralized location for registering with the network, logging into the http://amale.zibings.com/2007/10/what-weekend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (z|Andrew)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13905605.post-7403320644712176644Sat, 06 Oct 2007 14:13:00 +00002007-10-06T10:13:21.536-04:00Self On Thursday this week, a great friend of mine and my family died.  Jake was 9 years old and was battling cancer for a short while.  He was a great dog and we will always remember him.  May he rest in peace wherever it is that dog's go.  I guess that smoking habit of his finally got him.   - Andyhttp://amale.zibings.com/2007/10/rip-jake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (z|Andrew)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13905605.post-1494128356478218706Sun, 30 Sep 2007 05:54:00 +00002007-09-30T01:54:49.306-04:00CausesSelfPoliticsI thought I'd write something about this here.  First, the back-story... Ron Paul's campaign posed a challenge to his supporters on Monday September 24th.  The challenge was to raise $500,000 for his campaign's 3rd quarter postings.  Within 2-3 days, they had raised the $500,000.  As a result, the challenge was changed, and we (the supporters) were told to try raising $1,000,000 by the 30th on http://amale.zibings.com/2007/09/ron-paul-milestone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (z|Andrew)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13905605.post-485439400150669035Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:49:00 +00002007-09-19T21:49:17.443-04:00SelfWell, I've been working quite a bit recently, and had somewhat taken a half-break the past 2 weeks or so.  To conclude this break, I will be leaving on a 4 day weekend trip up to see my father and my grandparents.  I'm looking forward to it (even though I'm leaving -after- work tonight at midnight) and hope it will give me a chance to both relax and sweat out some stress.  Keep thinking of those http://amale.zibings.com/2007/09/small-vacation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (z|Andrew)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13905605.post-6298235402602640952Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:03:00 +00002007-09-17T17:03:21.271-04:00Zibings NetworkAs we're working (slowly) on rebuilding ZibNetBot into it's second generation version, I thought it'd be fun to give everyone a chance to come up with a new name for the bot.  The quick and dirty is this: The person who comes up with the name that we use for ZNB will receive $25 from me personally. That's about it now that I think about it, so start emailing me those names or message me on IRC (http://amale.zibings.com/2007/09/zibnetbot-2nd-generation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (z|Andrew)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13905605.post-1669224831310829172Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:41:00 +00002007-09-17T16:41:04.616-04:00SelfZibings BMW ClubIt's been a while since I've posted anything about my baby doll, but this weekend I did a bit of work on it with Zac and Big Hoffman.  A lucky trip to a junkyard rendered some pristine condition parts for the Bimmer and a lot of happy moments ensued.  My sunroof is now fully functionaly (and better than it was when I received the car), the front bumper has been replaced/repaired from its stint http://amale.zibings.com/2007/09/car-work.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (z|Andrew)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13905605.post-4836586305035946031Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:34:00 +00002007-08-23T13:34:09.062-04:00Well, I can't honestly say I took that much of one.  In fact, I kept working the night that I posted my last entry until about 5am the following morning.  I spent the next day helping my mom move into her classroom for the upcoming year (her kiddies show up on Monday, oh how excited she must be...ha!).  Things ended up taking longer than we anticipated, so I called off of work for the evening.  http://amale.zibings.com/2007/08/break-over.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (z|Andrew)