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re: Chapter 1 Lesson 2 : The .NET Base Class Library

ezhu — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:05:52 GMT

ya realy it is very nice

re: List of Character Entities for HTML

Darragh — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:51:39 GMT

No to mention that HtmlEncode does not encode the 'euro' symbol. I'm not sure how well it deals with the other entities.

re: The Dangers of Plug-Ins

Photochick1968 — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:17:06 GMT

Despite websites that say this is not true, I don't believe it after what happened last night. We had a fire start in our bedroom from an outlet that had a Plug-in. Plastic melted dripped to the carpet and started the fire in the carpet. We where outside when it started and when we came in the house was full of smoke with the fire alarms going. B/F grabbed the fire extinguisher and put it out. When the electrician came and looked at it he said that the wiring was good and it was from the Plug-in. So I do believe that they cause fires.

re: The Dangers of Plug-Ins

beverley pekema — Thu, 31 May 2007 07:45:46 GMT

Don't believe everything you read - always check to see if it's a hoax or not. Try www.hoax-slayer.com and then you would perhaps like to remove or amend this posting from your blog?

re: Screen print picture

Colin — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 14:26:00 GMT

Create a hidden image gallery on your blog admin. Upload the picture and click on the created thumbnail to view the picture. Get the url of the picture displayed (right click -> in picture properties) when you are editing your post, change from the design view to html and insert <img src="http://dotnet.org.za/pathtomypicture.jpg"/> in the html. Switch back to design view and you should see it.

re: Kreepy Crawly strangles Dog in South Africa

willi badenhorst — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 07:19:00 GMT

sulke kak gebeur ook net in die vrystaat.

re: Kreepy Crawly strangles Dog in South Africa

AngelaG — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 19:59:00 GMT

Sorry, about the article being in afrikaans

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CHARLES SMITH
BLOEMFONTEIN. - 'n Groot hond hier het tweede gekom in sy "geveg" met 'n Kreepy Krauly.

(A large dog here, came second in it's fight with a kreepy krauly.)

Jim, 'n 10 maande oue Rottweiler-St. Bernard-kruising, is deur die swembadslang die swembad ingetrek en het versuip.

(Jim, a 10 month old Rottweiler crossed with a ST. Bernhard, is pulled by the swimming pool "snake" into the pool and drowned.)

Jim is gisteroggend dood in die swembad gekry.
(He was found dead in the pool yesterday morning)

Die swembadslang was 'n paar keer om sy lyf gedraai.
(The swimming pool "snake" was twisted a few times around his body)

Jim het alles om die huis stukkend gebyt en gereeld van die kant af na die Kreepy Krauly se pype gehap en dié keer het die waterslang toegeslaan.
(Jim used to bite everything to pieces around the house, and regularly snapped at the Kreepy Krauly from the side of the pool, and this time the water"snake" retorted.)

"Dit is vir ons hartseer. (It is heartsore for us)
Maar dit is tog snaaks as 'n mens besef die Kreepy Krauly het die hond vermoor," het mnr. Casper Coetzee, die eienaar, gesê. ("but, it is still strange to think that the Kreepy Krauly murdered the dog," said Mr Casper Coetzee, the owner)

Jim het gereeld saam met die Coetzees in die swembad by hul huis in Nico van der Merwelaan 53, Oranjesig, gebaljaar.
(Jim regularly played along with the Coetzees in the swimming pool by their house) Die afgelope week het die kwik in die Vrystaat aan die 40OC geraak.
(In the past week the temperature in the Free State has arisen to 40 degrees celcius)

Coetzee het gesê die hond moes iewers in die nag weer na die swembadslang gehap en toe ingeval het. (Coetzee said that the dog must have bitten towards the Kreepy Krauly, some time in the night, and fallen in) Hy het in die pype verstrengel geraak en versuip. (He got tangled in the pipes and drowned)

"Jim was nog 'n jong hond. Hy het aan alles gekou - komberse, wasgoed, skoene en die tuinslang. (Jim was still a young dog. He chewed everything - blankets, Washing, shoes and the hosepipe .)
Ek dink hy wou die pyp uit die swembad haal.
(I think he wanted to get the pipe out of the pool)
"Die pyp was 'n paar keer om sy lyf gedraai, seker soos hy gespook het om uit die swembad te kom."
("The pipe was wrapped around his body a couple of times, probably as he struggled and imagined to get out the pool")

Mev. Mientjie Coetzee het gesê hul ander hond, Boeras ('n boerboel), is baie verward noudat sy maat weg is. (Mrs . Mientjie Coetzee said that their other dog "Boeras" (a bulldog), is very confused, now that his mate is gone.) Hy is maar skrikkerig vir water.
(He is scared of water)

Jim is op hul plaas buite die stad begrawe.(Jim is buried on their farm, outside the city)

Die Coetzees gaan nou 'n soortgelyke hond kry.
(They are now gonna buy a similar dog)

Die kleintjie sal egter beslis van kleins af geleer word om respek vir die swembadslang te hê. (And this new little one is definitely going to be taught to respect the swimming pool "snake".)

re: Kreepy Crawly strangles Dog in South Africa

dewey — Fri, 27 May 2005 17:39:00 GMT

put it in english so we can read it...

re: PRIDE AND PROCESS

drummerboy — Fri, 06 May 2005 16:52:00 GMT

hhhmmm.... this is a tricky one indeed ... I agree with Senkwe about useing the right language - diplomatic - to try and resolve this. You can try at best to let the person himself "discover" the better option.

I remember our Calculus Teacher told us that he never gives out advice unless asked to. Not sure I agree with his approach tho?

re: PRIDE AND PROCESS

Me — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 14:55:00 GMT

Like you said: And I qoute
"I welcome any and all feedback PROVIDED you actually KNOW what you're talking about :-)"

It's not always the process, some people think they know what they are talking about.

Secondly: Why not stop complaining and just give a solution.

re: PRIDE AND PROCESS

Senkwe — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 08:03:00 GMT

Oh man, been there. You need a certain amount of tact when pointing out faults in the work of fellow devs. I typically try to point out (preferably in code) why such and such a technique or design is flawed. But you have to do it in such a way that the guilty party believes he/she has helped YOU come up with the solution. Use phrases like "Wow, thats pretty cool, but I wonder how it will affect this, or perform here...Hmmm, hey maybe we could rather do it like this, what do you think?"

As for me personally, I love to learn from other people so I welcome any and all feedback PROVIDED you actually KNOW what you're talking about :-)

re: IT People have Personalities!!!

Johann de Swardt — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 16:05:00 GMT

Thank goodness! Someone actually takes notice of my blog title.

re: IT People have Personalities!!!

Hilton Giesenow — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:15:00 GMT

"Is it attending a Nerd Dinner" - Definitely!

Laughs aside - we've had an interesting few days here on dotnet.org.za. I've been a bit out but I'm catching up, and might still have something to say ;-)

re: IT People have Personalities!!!

Rudolf — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 13:55:00 GMT

Angie, you're the one with a good imagination! Go girl!

re: Chapter 1: Lesson 4 Using Methods

kingsman — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 10:04:00 GMT

quite informative, i like it!! got anymore...hehehe