Category Archives: ramblings

Sometimes things just pop into my head, it might not be about computers or internets, but it’s here.

From joke to AdobeMAX in 6 months

Posted on 10/30/2009 by Eric Fickes

Hey, we should jam! Yeah, we totally should. No seriously, we should jam sometime. We can play bad 80s cover songs and play under the name April Fools. That’s the gist of how my current band formed. A handful of … Continue reading →

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Les Paul touched us all

Posted on 08/13/2009 by Eric Fickes

American guitar legend Les Paul passed away today.  While I haven’t had the pleasure of owning a Les Paul myself, I have worked with musicians who did, and I understand the love.  Back in my Midget Farmer days we recorded … Continue reading →

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How do you archive or share your code?

Posted on 08/12/2009 by Eric Fickes

Over the years I’ve wrestled with a good system for archiving code snippets.  From posting on blogs, to filling up my hard drive with example files, there hasn’t been a system that stuck with me.  If you google up code … Continue reading →

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Here’s how you celebrate a goal in ice hockey

Posted on 06/07/2009 by Eric Fickes

  I scored a goal in my hockey game tonight and didn’t realize how awesome my goal celebration was. My goal   My goal celebration  

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