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Recent Blog Comments By Jim Collins

• Parsing Invalid HTML Into XML Using ColdFusion, Groovy, And TagSoup

  Posted on Sep 30, 2009 at 3:12 PM

  Ben, I released Crouton, a CFC wrapper for TagSoup, several years ago. Just FYI.... read more »

• Win A FREE Ticket To CFUNITED 2009

  Posted on Aug 3, 2009 at 12:13 PM

  I'd like to attend the ColdBox session because although I'm using it, I know I'm not taking advantage of all it's features.... read more »

• Create A Running Average Without Storing Individual Values

  Posted on Jul 3, 2009 at 2:19 PM

  What you're looking for is called an exponential moving average.... read more »

• Is It Time For "Practical" Object Oriented Programming (OOP)?

  Posted on Mar 31, 2009 at 3:43 PM

  It's not like you get a prize for writing the most object-oriented application. I think it's important to keep in mind the objective, which is to create programs that are maintainable and extendable. If you're using DAOs your already way ahead of inline embedded queries. If your using MCV y... read more »

• OOPhoto - Handling Database Transactions With Ease

  Posted on Aug 5, 2008 at 11:01 PM

  Great stuff as usual, but this almost seems to cry out as another reason to have method overloading in CF.... read more »

• No Country for Old Men Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, And Josh Brolin

  Posted on Apr 6, 2008 at 5:45 PM

  Upon reflection I think the book/movie deglamorizes violence and violent people. Whereas in the Hannibal movies you find yourself rooting for Hannibal Lecter, in this movie you find yourself going "will someone please kill this crazy psycho motherfucker??" It also shows that good does not a... read more »

• No Country for Old Men Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, And Josh Brolin

  Posted on Dec 11, 2007 at 4:07 PM

  Well the mall guy and the church guy were just random effed-up spree killers; Chrygr or whatever his name was had reasons, they were just very sick, twisted psycho reasons that made it even more disturbing. I'd kill someone for noticing my license plate too, thats just accepted common sense... read more »

• No Country for Old Men Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, And Josh Brolin

  Posted on Dec 11, 2007 at 3:49 PM

  BTW that wasn't an FBI office that was "slimeball lawyer for drug cartel" office.... read more »

• No Country for Old Men Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, And Josh Brolin

  Posted on Dec 11, 2007 at 3:47 PM

  Well, what really shook me up was the killing that was done for no logical reason AT ALL to anyone thats, you know, sane. The twisted, psychotic thinking behind that one was the gut punch for me. I mean, whats the opposite of a code of ethics? A code of deeply disturbed sicko? And then the bleak... read more »

• No Country for Old Men Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, And Josh Brolin

  Posted on Dec 10, 2007 at 12:41 PM

  A LITTLE disturbing? I found it a LOT disturbing, as in, "holy crap, I need a drink" disturbing....... read more »

• The Brave One Starring Jodie Foster And Terrence Howard

  Posted on Sep 19, 2007 at 9:59 AM

  "I find her strong acting style, distinct voice, and angular, enticing shape very pleasing to the senses. " As her girlfriend does too, no doubt. Not that there is anything wrong with that....... read more »

• Getting Certified In ColdFusion 8 Scares Me

  Posted on Aug 29, 2007 at 1:55 PM

  "66 questions asking you if you know all the attributes for the cfchart tag is not worth your time or effort " Well put Andy. To me it was a ColdFusion trivia test, quizzing me on a lot of tags and functions I've never had occasion to use and probably never will.... read more »

• Finally Finished Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged Audio Book

  Posted on Jun 19, 2007 at 12:28 AM

  Maybe it's an abstraction of the philosophy of Mr. Spock: "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one"... read more »

• Finally Finished Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged Audio Book

  Posted on Jun 16, 2007 at 8:04 PM

  "Ayn Rand preaches that the highest virtue of human existence is to be productive." Bullshit. The highest virtue of human existence is to help other people. Read "The Iron Heel" by Jack London to get another viewpoint.... read more »