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mkelley82 | 9 years ago | on: Investigation finds inmates built computers and hid them in prison ceiling

As a programmer with a felony (Possession of a controlled substance) I can tell you that by far the greatest hurdle is getting past a background check. I am in the process of finding a new job and I am currently awaiting a decision for the THIRD time on whether my felony will keep me from being hired. In the past month and a half I have been extended offers on two positions only to have them rescinded after they do the background check. I should note I was very honest and upfront about what they would find beforehand. It is starting to become pretty frustrating. I have been clean for 3 years now and have even provided letters of recommendation from rehabilitation program supervisors as well as a letter from my sentencing judge. I have no violent crimes in my background just some possession/drug related charges the most recent of which was in 2013. I paid my debt to society, or so I thought. It appears the worst part of my sentence is having the felony on my record that I cannot have expunged until January of 2024 at the earliest. </rant>

mkelley82 | 10 years ago | on: A new look for repositories

I just got a notification/alert at the top of the site saying something to the effect of "would you like to try out our new layout?" yes please. voila.

mkelley82 | 12 years ago | on: Web Components with Mozilla’s Brick and X-Tag

The Polymer project from Google is something I've been following and I feel like it holds a lot of potential... Why hasn't it gained traction? Web components seem to be a great vision of the future of web design/development.

mkelley82 | 12 years ago | on: My Friends and I Bought an Island

You are living out a dream/fantasy held by many of us and obtained by few. Please do keep us informed on the awesomeness that is to come on Tynan's Island.

Also, definitely look into the permaculture thing. The Zombies Are Coming! and you gotta be prepared. =)

mkelley82 | 12 years ago | on: Foundation 4.3: Paving the Road to 5

I've been following and using Foundation since some of it's earliest incarnations and I love it more with every release. It's a great framework and the grid is just comfortable. Also, very nicely done responsiveness (as in responsive design).

The guys behind it are great too. I've had questions answered quickly by the devs, and they even sent me some stickers and this weird wooden puzzle thing that I keep on my desk!

tl;dr - Definitely worth checking out.

mkelley82 | 14 years ago | on: WebAPI or WCF?

I'm right in the middle of making this decision as well. We are aiming for a RESTful APIWCF suppo Service to perform CRUD operations on JSON serialized EF objects. On the client-side HTML5/JS. MS has made there intentions quite confusing, but from atleast one article I read MS doesn't intend to extend support for WCF past years end, and that WebApi is the way to go..... so I don't know... I'm in the midst of trying out WebApi now.

mkelley82 | 14 years ago | on: Why you should never, ever use two spaces after a period.

I must admit, that I am guilty of being a double-spacer. Your argument and sources however seem to be sound, so I think I shall give a go at doing it the correct way from now on. I've been becoming more and more interested in typography lately, so let's bring this movement to the forefront and starting single spacing after punctuation again!

(Notice: The double-space has been so ingrained in my typing for so many years, I even did it in this comment without even realizing it!)

mkelley82 | 14 years ago | on: JVM hacks lipsum.org

Uhm.... looks like some standard lorem ipsum to me.... Or do I have to play it backwards or something?
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