Comments for KDBDallas

Comment on Mac/iPhone: Show Available Usable Disk Space by Raptor

Raptor — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 03:50:04 +0000

Hi Dallas, I used your codes, and sometimes it returns negative free space. why?

Comment on Today the Mac, Tomorrow Me by Tyler

Tyler — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:20:37 +0000

Hey man, I just installed your Pandora script for growl notifications. Just wanted to say thanks, it works great and I’m so jacked about it.

Happy Birthday, thanks again!

Comment on Using Your iPhone Sim On The Android Dev Phone by Dallas

Dallas — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:16:41 +0000

I actually decided I didn’t like Android v1 and add that with my passionate hatred of Java and it was enough for me to decide to pass on Android development, so I sold my Android Dev Phone.

I never had any trouble from AT&T for the time(s) I did use my SIM in the Android Dev Phone.

Comment on Using Your iPhone Sim On The Android Dev Phone by Lee Emmert

Lee Emmert — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:54:09 +0000

I’m curious if you have had any problems from AT&T since your last posting on this?

Comment on Mac/iPhone: Show Available Usable Disk Space by David Schiefer

David Schiefer — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:26:27 +0000

For me, it did not work. Both the old code and the new code made the simulator and iPhone crash.

2009-12-06 13:25:13.446 [6536:207] *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception ‘NSInvalidArgumentException’, reason: ‘*** -[NSCFString stringByAppendingString:]: nil argument’
2009-12-06 13:25:13.449 [6536:207] Stack: (
30524507,
2531120393,
30608443,
30608282,
236131,
67276,
10880,
2868767,
2906634,
2894728,
2877139,
2904245,
37531345,
30309248,
30305352,
2870889,
2908163,
9458,
9330
)

Comment on Fix Mercurial Case Folding Collisions by Frank

Frank — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:18:15 +0000

Thanks a bunch! Worked like a charm.

Comment on White Indeterminate Progress Indicator (AKA: White NSProgressIndicator) by Johan Kool

Johan Kool — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:40:50 +0000

Thanks, useful code. Here is a small patch to get it to work too when setSpinning: is called from another thread.

- (void)setSpinning:(BOOL)value
{
if (spinning != value) {
spinning = value;

if (value)
{
if (theTimer == nil)
{
theTimer = [[NSTimer timerWithTimeInterval:animationDelay target:self selector:@selector(animate:) userInfo:NULL repeats:YES] retain];
// Add the timer to the main loop, because it’s possible this indicator will get started from another thread
[[NSRunLoop mainRunLoop] addTimer:theTimer forMode:NSDefaultRunLoopMode];
}
else
{
[theTimer fire];
}
}
else
{
[theTimer invalidate];
// Cleanup
[theTimer release];
theTimer = nil;
}
}
}

Comment on A Letter to the President by Mark

Mark — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:30:52 +0000

One problem with the government REQUIRING insurance companies to do things is that the insurance companies will decide not to do business at all.

This recently happened in Florida. The state of Florida put in price and coverage restrictions for property and casualty insurance in an attempt to bring down costs for homeowners after premiums went up due to so many hurricanes. But instead of getting cheaper insurance, residents are finding it hard to get insurance at all because so many insurance companies have decided to not sell new policies in Florida. It’s not because the insurance companies are greedy. It’s because they can’t remain financially sound paying for huge claims while collecting low premiums.

The same thing will happen if Obama gets his wish with health care reform.

Comment on A Letter to the President by Dana

Dana — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:37:23 +0000

WE already pay for the nurse to deliver and dispense that 5 dollar aspirin on a seperate bill from the hospital. The hospitals DO indeed bill for those services. (at least they did 10 years ago when I had my last child)It is on the billing from the hospital. After my 2nd C section I requested an itemized list and it was 40 pages long for a 5 day stay. I still feel strongly that insurances should be REQUIRED to carry ANY persons, regardless of age or conditions, Pre-existing or otherwise. Lets face it, MOST people are relatively healthy, children included, it does not seem fair for the few that have extenuating circumstances be excluded. Insurance companies, like banks, are making money. Bottom line, and you can’t exclude a few “costly” people when your making bank on 95% of the others. Ridiculous. If your paying the premium, your family should be covered. ALL of your family, whether they have cp, cancer, cf, or anything else. period.

Comment on A Letter to the President by Bill Brown

Bill Brown — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:32:47 +0000

Price controls don’t work. If enacted they inevitably constrict supply or drive companies out of business. This isn’t opinion, but basic economics and it has played out in rent control, gas price control, and electricity price controls in California. Prices aren’t arbitrary except when they are distorted by government intervention. That $5 aspirin likely includes the handling costs of having a nurse deliver it and a on-site pharmacy to dispense it. Maybe Medicare won’t allow the hospital to bill for those services separately so it’s rolled into something that can be billed.