12/11/2008 9:55:43 AM

I Know Nothing!!!!!!

I'm very close to graduation (about 2 hours), and while at work, I realized something about myself (read the title).  I Thought of myself cool because I worked a little bit with C#, SQL, JavaScript, etc.  In all acuality, I barely know enough to hit the ground running.  College only covers the very basic elements of my career.  It's now up to me to strenghen myself to become a sick (good) programmer.  I'm now reading a lot more these days and thinking of ways build web apps better (more JavaScript, less code-behiend).  It's going to be a continual battle for me, but I thank God for the weapons and training he's given me so far.

11/23/2008 8:53:59 PM

Screen Actors Guild to seek strike authorization

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Screen Actors Guild said Saturday it will ask its members to authorize a strike after its first contract talks in four months with Hollywood studios failed despite the help of a federal mediator.

Federal mediator Juan Carlos Gonzalez adjourned the talks between SAG and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers shortly before 1 a.m. after two marathon sessions failed to produce an agreement. No new talks are scheduled.

The SAG, representing more than 120,000 actors in movies, television and other media, said in a statement that it will launch a "full-scale education campaign in support of a strike authorization."

11/23/2008 8:52:56 PM

Plan begins to emerge to rescue Citigroup

U.S. government regulators were nearing approval of a radical plan to stabilize Citigroup on Sunday in which the government would soak up tens of billions of dollars in losses at the struggling bank, according to people briefed on the discussions.

The plan, which emerged after a harrowing week in the financial markets, would mark the government's third effort in as many months to contain the deepening economic crisis. While the negotiations were in flux on Sunday night, the proposal, if applied to other banks, could set the precedent for other multibillion-dollar financial rescues.

11/22/2008 2:03:53 PM

How Economics Classes Ruined My Life

I drove trough Santa Ana on my way to work the other day, and a very expensive truck parked next to me at a stoplight. A young Hispanic dude was driving, and his bass-enriched music filled the Orange County Skies. The music was so loud, it nearly shook the hands-free Bluetooth device out of my ear. It seemed as if the Mexican dude wanted to show off his new toy to the whole city (apparently, the whole city at once). The truck had everything that would make any Mexican teenager drop their Horchata and Menudo and run to get a closer look.

As for me, I never looked twice. I simply wasn’t impressed. The insecure Mexican dude was just framing one of his biggest failures.When I glimpsed at the lifted high school dream, all I could see was depreciation written all over it. The speakers used to belt out the traditional mariachi music are one day going to be second or third best. The value of the vehicle itself will continue to decline; even the style of the car itself would soon be laughed at in the days to come (remember spinning rims?). It could be that the only people the driver impressed that day were the neighborhood thugs staring from afar (Here’s an idea: instead of showing off your expensive ride is to the city of Santa Ana, why not just hold up a big sign saying “hey, steal my truck, homes!”). I don’t even want to mention the amount of gas consumed when he peals out of various In-N-Out Burger restaurants (I guess I just did). To tell you the truth, I was more amazed why anybody would spend many thousands of dollars on anything that would lose value so fast.