Jim Holmes (Jimholmes) - Opinions

Is it that Adobe Air sucks or just Tokbox? 200MB RAM in use with it parked idle in the taskbar. #fail

Thu 04 Mar at 01:29 PM on Adobe Air hate

My ability to think out good algorithms sucks. Tests pass, but implementation is butt ugly.

Thu 24 Sep at 10:57 PM on Algorithms hate

@lazycoder Pepin's "The Apprentice" is awesome, and Apple's "Far Flung and Well Fed" is an amazing love journal of great food & people.

Tue 05 Jan at 12:26 PM on Apprentice love

Getting REALLY tired of crappy browsing experience on my phone, but I'm too cheap to switch to an Android or iPhone.

Thu 17 Dec at 08:35 AM on Crappy hate

More proof DevExpress is awesome: Spending their TechEd booth budget on Habitat for Humanity http://bit.ly/bh3iOM (via @billwagner)

Fri 07 May at 07:30 AM on Devexpress love

This Droid sucks. I'm totally going back to my BlackJack II WinMob 6 phone.

Tue 20 Jul at 06:43 PM on Droid hate

Dealing with FUD sucks.

Sun 21 Feb at 09:30 AM on Fud hate

Really interesting seeing @Michael_Yon tweets from on the ground in Thailand. Love his gritty war zone frontline reports.

Sun 16 May at 03:28 PM on His love

@charley_baker +1 for intention, cause, & passion. I hate hyperbole. Cheapens issue, loses folks on borders of debate. (See health care :) )

Mon 22 Mar at 08:27 PM on Hyperbole hate

The amount of work IE6 forces is an utter whale fail. IE6 sucks worse than broccoli casserole.

Fri 07 Aug at 10:38 AM on Ie6 hate

@coreyhaines +1 for your apprenticeship idea. Our industry sucks at mentoring/apprenticeship and it's something I'm passionate about fixing.

Mon 30 Nov at 10:43 PM on Industry hate

Love Jon Stewart's skewering of awful media coverage: http://is.gd/4ilBh

Tue 13 Oct at 07:23 PM on Jon Stewart love

@arcware Yeah, but you think Miller Lite is awesome beer, so your tastebuds are obviously crap

Sun 27 Dec at 03:25 PM on Lite love

@evolvingWe Yep. I keep seeing Softies bragging about using Notepad for Windows dev. No wonder SharePoint sucks. :D

Sat 24 Apr at 08:14 PM on Microsoft Sharepoint hate

@_cblaine_ Pomodoro is awesome. It's a great tool to help me focus and deal with interruptions. I'm far from perfect, but it's a big help.

Tue 11 May at 11:30 AM on Pomodoro love

Regex sucks enough. Now this? RT @wycats: Someone please tell me this is a joke http://bit.ly/91iK4X (via @charley_baker)

Tue 04 May at 12:43 PM on Regex hate

Why am I using "No soup for you" as test content? I *HATE* Seinfeld.

Tue 19 Jan at 09:40 AM on Seinfeld hate

More reason to hate wine wholesalers: @RT @tomcwark: Why Are America's Wine Wholesalers Giggling? http://bit.ly/zsda6 (via @cathycorison)

Sun 01 Nov at 11:36 AM on Wine hate