http://www.simbolic.net/greg/ Greg Bradley en Copyright 2008 Greg Bradley 2008-07-19T23:35:09-04:00 60 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=fdf77d6aa8cc4b1190307f4c23e4f34f
      ]]> Greg Bradley 2007-03-23T03:52:28-04:00 Gallery http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=fdf77d6aa8cc4b1190307f4c23e4f34f http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=c7bc2f63cb3845ff8610ee487c7a4b69
      ]]> Greg Bradley 2007-02-15T10:20:32-05:00 Gallery http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=c7bc2f63cb3845ff8610ee487c7a4b69 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=f9a5fe97c65e4833935a3ceb957ee24f       ]]> Greg Bradley 2007-01-30T06:15:07-05:00 Gallery http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=f9a5fe97c65e4833935a3ceb957ee24f http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=dd728da5158b4948b4684041186275fd       ]]> Greg Bradley 2007-01-30T06:14:04-05:00 Gallery http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=dd728da5158b4948b4684041186275fd http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=58882a57966d491d83d872025a72ff06 Greg Bradley 2006-12-07T00:26:06-05:00 Links http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=58882a57966d491d83d872025a72ff06 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=805a3174e9bf4b03a5e8c5e19f7fbefc Greg Bradley 2006-12-07T00:25:04-05:00 Links http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=805a3174e9bf4b03a5e8c5e19f7fbefc http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=7cbac1277517466d9e6c983fad5fc56f Greg Bradley 2006-12-07T00:24:20-05:00 Links http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=7cbac1277517466d9e6c983fad5fc56f http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=8938a0dcf96442829b608f7e0cbcc02e Greg Bradley 2006-12-07T00:22:18-05:00 Links http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=8938a0dcf96442829b608f7e0cbcc02e http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=a5e843d7a9024f8588280dc0850ae00a
The top five from each venue get to play in the big tournament in a couple of weeks but because most of the top finishers at Drummoyne are also in the top five at several other venues, and also many of them are in the top positions overall, it means that a few extra players from each venue may get to play to fill the other places. So I'm hoping my 700 points for my single win and my 100 appearance points every other week are enough to get me through to the tournament. I should find out later this week.

There was one hand last night that I should have won and I might have lasted a bit longer if I had. I had pocket sixes and called the medium bet on my right. The player on my left also called so there were three of us in the hand. I flopped another six and there were no other big cards and no matching suits. I pushed hard because I was the chip leader at this stage. The player on my left folded but the player on my right called. The turn was another small card but now there were two hearts on the board. I bet again putting the other guy all in and he called the bet. I showed my trip sixes and he turned over a king and four of hearts. He had nothing except a flush draw. Sure enough the river card came and it was another heart! This guy had nothing after the flop while I was sitting pretty with three sixes. I was pushing and for some reason he kept calling up to the point of being all in. If it was my hand I would have folded after the flop but for some reason he kept playing and pulled off a miracle flush. It was a big pot that I wish I'd won.]]> Greg Bradley 2006-08-07T10:32:05-04:00 Sport http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=a5e843d7a9024f8588280dc0850ae00a http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=c549ee403c234d7f981798faee81bf1c P.J. Gallagher's pub as part of the National Poker League competition. I've played twice so far with mixed results. The first week I placed 32nd out of 38 but I followed that up the next week by finishing 1st out of 57. The National Poker League is well organised and there's a tournament at the end of the season for those that finish in the top 5 at each venue. Hopefully I can play enough games and pick up enough points to maybe take part. If not it's still great fun just playing each week.]]> Greg Bradley 2006-06-29T10:37:51-04:00 Sport http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=c549ee403c234d7f981798faee81bf1c http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=9597e3e626474184913dca5ca753692b




]]> Greg Bradley 2006-06-27T11:22:54-04:00 Comment http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=9597e3e626474184913dca5ca753692b http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=a2550a6255614447b5064558ca06c9a6 Greg Bradley 2006-04-27T07:07:27-04:00 Links http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=a2550a6255614447b5064558ca06c9a6 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=588ec97042084b97a1fb86cd9264ccc3 Olivia received a cool electric car for her birthday from Grandma and Pop. Took it up to the local school where Olivia and Jake both took it for a spin. Jake couldn't actually reach the pedal so we had to stick it down and just let him go around in circles.]]> Greg Bradley 2006-04-26T02:04:44-04:00 Gallery http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=588ec97042084b97a1fb86cd9264ccc3 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=81f530e7199d4fafac42d3b152108923 Jake watching Olivia running around the table until she has a bit of a stack.]]> Greg Bradley 2006-04-11T04:27:34-04:00 Gallery http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=81f530e7199d4fafac42d3b152108923 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=44876cb3ebdf489eb2b364a3e4f17049
You might also have noticed the updated design which still needs to be polished up in a few places.

Took the opportunity to assess some of the projects on the site. I have decided to discontinue development of the Simbolic Simple Dashboard. I don't think too many people were actually using it. Microsoft's Windows Live site does everything I was trying to accomplish and is much better than anything I could come up.

Lookout for some .NET 2.0 versions of the Simbolic Software applications coming soon. ]]> Greg Bradley 2006-03-09T06:24:32-05:00 Comment http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=44876cb3ebdf489eb2b364a3e4f17049 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=139d20761ebc4b2bb177f16d625033eb Olivia and enjoying an ice cream.]]> Greg Bradley 2006-02-28T12:03:26-05:00 Gallery http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=139d20761ebc4b2bb177f16d625033eb http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=61bdeb0268b8418b9ff2a65dffe11454 Olivia and Jake getting a bit dizzy on the swivel chair.]]> Greg Bradley 2006-02-28T11:56:11-05:00 Gallery http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=61bdeb0268b8418b9ff2a65dffe11454 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=261ee19b2cb142f9966ba0f6acaa1a77 Jake having a little drive in a sporty car.]]> Greg Bradley 2006-02-28T11:54:32-05:00 Gallery http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=261ee19b2cb142f9966ba0f6acaa1a77 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=54719a47baea43779d042c6ac39e0d49       ]]> Greg Bradley 2006-02-12T03:13:49-05:00 Gallery http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=54719a47baea43779d042c6ac39e0d49 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=7b97a3e3311249ee82854fe96b85ba03       ]]> Greg Bradley 2006-01-11T10:02:47-05:00 Gallery http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=7b97a3e3311249ee82854fe96b85ba03 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=9147cb8039de48378207174761b48033 Olivia and Jake having fun on Jake's early Christmas present from Grandma & Grandad.]]> Greg Bradley 2005-12-19T11:16:11-05:00 Gallery http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=9147cb8039de48378207174761b48033 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=c45d4426775c4c92b582da490a8612a1 Olivia had a fun time on the carousel in Santa's Magic Cave.]]> Greg Bradley 2005-12-04T10:21:04-05:00 Gallery http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=c45d4426775c4c92b582da490a8612a1 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=c96c9d35a6904fa69970970d73b64e77 Greg Bradley 2005-11-22T04:38:03-05:00 Links http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=c96c9d35a6904fa69970970d73b64e77 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=0ab8d4c751d04703aef58f62b458b514 Greg Bradley 2005-11-22T04:08:40-05:00 Links http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=0ab8d4c751d04703aef58f62b458b514 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=78f90ffdb9244aa2aaa45c4b7f6ce045 Greg Bradley 2005-11-22T03:52:24-05:00 Links http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=78f90ffdb9244aa2aaa45c4b7f6ce045 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=da1c0223d52941b99c50a9eba5824fcd Greg Bradley 2005-11-22T03:26:03-05:00 Links http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=da1c0223d52941b99c50a9eba5824fcd http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=149fc796a8f74145856d8f43d7148759 Greg Bradley 2005-11-16T12:57:53-05:00 Software http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=149fc796a8f74145856d8f43d7148759 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=37bb2fe1e4e444f2bb4142a4abb09923
      ]]> Greg Bradley 2005-11-06T21:45:13-05:00 Gallery http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=37bb2fe1e4e444f2bb4142a4abb09923 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=55901f6bfe7d4cdfbf15fd549e7f11be Greg Bradley 2005-09-29T23:56:39-04:00 Jokes http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=55901f6bfe7d4cdfbf15fd549e7f11be http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=7ab2b5e57585450b934b0580863b9d36 Jake having his first swing.]]> Greg Bradley 2005-08-16T10:41:09-04:00 Gallery http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=7ab2b5e57585450b934b0580863b9d36 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=427cd0107559412ab49c398543cfa8b2 Greg Bradley 2005-08-11T22:58:00-04:00 Gallery http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=427cd0107559412ab49c398543cfa8b2 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=45f04ea560804d97b0613a779d35d21b Greg Bradley 2005-07-31T22:46:13-04:00 Software http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=45f04ea560804d97b0613a779d35d21b http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=40a23d51139d41e3a8fc952f632fa448 Greg Bradley 2005-07-28T13:15:57-04:00 Software http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=40a23d51139d41e3a8fc952f632fa448 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=7c322d56234640e8a720ee3256206468 Greg Bradley 2005-07-28T13:06:46-04:00 Software http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=7c322d56234640e8a720ee3256206468 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=ed3eda9a2cb642c1b30bcfbfa663f219

Under no circumstances may two men share an umbrella, unless at the footy, and your pies are getting wet, then for the eating period only it is permissible.

It is ok for a man to cry under the following circumstances: a. When a heroic dog dies to save its master. b. The moment Angelina Jolie starts unbuttoning her blouse. c. After wrecking your boss' car. d. One hour, 12 minutes, 37 seconds into "The Crying Game". e. When she is using her teeth.

Any man who brings a camera to a stag night may be legally killed and eaten by his mates.

Unless he murdered someone in your family, you must bail a friend out of jail within 12 hours.

If you've known a bloke for more than 24 hours, his sister is off limits forever, unless you actually marry her.

Moaning about the brand of free beer in a mate's fridge is forbidden. However, complain at will if the temperature is unsuitable.

No man shall ever be required to buy a birthday present for another man. In fact, even remembering your mate's birthday is strictly optional.

On a road trip, the strongest bladder determines pit stops, not the weakest.

When stumbling upon other blokes watching a sporting event, you may ask the score of the game in progress, but you may never ask who's playing.

You may fart in front of a woman only after you have brought her to climax. If you trap her head under the covers for the purpose of flatulent entertainment, she's officially your girlfriend.

It is permissible to quaff a fruity alcopop drink only when you're sunning on a tropical beach... and it's delivered by a topless supermodel...and it's free.

Only in situations of moral and/or physical peril are you allowed to kick another bloke in the nuts.

Unless you're in prison, never fight naked.

Friends don't let friends wear Speedos. Ever. Issue closed.

If a man's fly is down, that's his problem, you didn't see anything.

Women who claim they "love to watch sports" must be treated as spies until they demonstrate knowledge of the game (can explain offside or LBW) and the ability to drink as much as the other sports watchers.

A man in the company of a hot, suggestively dressed woman must remain sober enough to fight.

Never hesitate to reach for the last beer or the last slice of pizza, but not both that's just greedy.

If you compliment a bloke on his six-pack, you'd better be talking about his choice of beer.

Never join your girlfriend or wife in discussing a mate of yours, except if she's withholding sex pending your response.

Phrases that may NOT be uttered to another man while lifting weights: a. Yeah, Baby, Push it! b. C'mon, give me one more! Harder! c. Another set and we can hit the showers!

Never talk to a man in a bathroom unless you are on equal footing: i.e. both urinating, both waiting in line, etc. For all other situations, an almost imperceptible nod is all the conversation you need.

Never allow a telephone conversation with a woman to go on longer than you are able to have sex with her. Keep a stopwatch by the phone. Hang up if necessary.

The morning after you and a girl who was formerly "just a friend" have carnal drunken monkey sex, the fact that you're feeling weird and guilty is no reason for you not to nail each other again before the discussion about what a big mistake it was occurs.

It is acceptable for you to drive her car. It is not acceptable for her to drive yours.

Thou shalt not buy a car in the colours of brown, pink, lime green, orange or sky blue.

The girl who replies to the question "What do you want for Christmas?" with "If you loved me, you'd know what I want!" gets an Xbox. End of story.

There is no reason for guys to watch Ice Skating or Men's Gymnastics. Ever.

]]> Greg Bradley 2005-07-27T14:34:21-04:00 Jokes http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=ed3eda9a2cb642c1b30bcfbfa663f219 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=fccd6402b1134958a7f5f7ed625fbd71 O2 Xda II Mini for about 6 months now and couldn't live with out it. The size and performance is amazing for a device that does so much. I occasionally use it to take short videos and although the quality is pretty poor they are still fun to watch so I thought I would start uploading a few from time to time.

I quickly added the Windows Media Player control by borrowing some code from the MSDN Channel 9 site. It's not exactly cross browser yet but I'll hopefully fix that soon. Actually, the videos are originally MP4 so if somebody can suggest a way to embed the original files instead of having to convert them to WMV that would be great. Also, they aren't streamed so when you press play you might have to wait a few seconds for something to happen depending on your connection speed.

Here is the first video featuring Olivia enjoying a "babychino" back in May.]]> Greg Bradley 2005-07-25T12:32:00-04:00 Gallery http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=fccd6402b1134958a7f5f7ed625fbd71 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=cf5fac9a052c403f85db0823b5ac9fea Greg Bradley 2005-07-19T04:02:45-04:00 Links http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=cf5fac9a052c403f85db0823b5ac9fea http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=06243dfc9a794276b549caf3f568d49c Greg Bradley 2005-07-17T12:35:58-04:00 Links http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=06243dfc9a794276b549caf3f568d49c http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=2adc08078247404c8bf35ca202d55afd Greg Bradley 2005-07-13T13:32:44-04:00 Software http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=2adc08078247404c8bf35ca202d55afd http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=82beb82f9981487ca451a3eb93e07ec5 Greg Bradley 2005-07-10T04:47:33-04:00 Software http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=82beb82f9981487ca451a3eb93e07ec5 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=5907a9e9800b47fa9c61cd511d428089 Greg Bradley 2005-07-07T13:06:32-04:00 Software http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=5907a9e9800b47fa9c61cd511d428089 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=cf2b5dfe1b6a4721ab958e4fa26c198e Greg Bradley 2005-07-07T11:44:23-04:00 Software http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=cf2b5dfe1b6a4721ab958e4fa26c198e http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=868c480c5237434fb146a4ec8b8842a6 Greg Bradley 2005-07-05T14:01:44-04:00 Software http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=868c480c5237434fb146a4ec8b8842a6 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=f5ccd8e18a894cf38fd27a6a6b37ae2c
      ]]> Greg Bradley 2005-06-28T23:58:40-04:00 Gallery http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=f5ccd8e18a894cf38fd27a6a6b37ae2c http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=5068f55f97c640f1aa8e14ac2a346b0f here.

Changes:

• Added initial help content.
• Added connection test to options screen.
• Improved operation of sliders.

]]> Greg Bradley 2005-06-11T13:14:44-04:00 Software http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=5068f55f97c640f1aa8e14ac2a346b0f http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=9be7aecd46b44c7d8a6aaec86ebfea7b
ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?
COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my den and I'm thinking about buying a computer.
ABBOTT: Mac?
COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou.
ABBOTT: Your computer?
COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.
ABBOTT: Mac?
COSTELLO: I told you, my name's Lou.
ABBOTT: What about Windows?
COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?
ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows?
COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look at the windows?
ABBOTT: Wallpaper.
COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software.
ABBOTT: Software for Windows?
COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write proposals, track expenses and run my business. What do you have?
ABBOTT: Office.
COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?
ABBOTT: I just did.
COSTELLO: You just did what?
ABBOTT: Recommend something.
COSTELLO: You recommended something?
ABBOTT: Yes.
COSTELLO: For my office?
ABBOTT: Yes.
COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?
ABBOTT: Office.
COSTELLO: Yes, for my office!
ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows.
COSTELLO: I already have an office with windows! OK, let's just say I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I need?
ABBOTT: Word.
COSTELLO: What word?
ABBOTT: Word in Office.
COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.
ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.
COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?
ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue "W".
COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue "w" if you don't start with some straight answers. OK, forget that. Can I watch movies on the Internet?
ABBOTT: Yes, you want Real One.
COSTELLO: Maybe a real one, maybe a cartoon. What I watch is none of your business. Just tell me what I need!
ABBOTT: Real One.
COSTELLO: If it's a long movie, I also want to watch reels 2, 3 and 4. Can I watch them?
ABBOTT: Of course.
COSTELLO: Great! With what?
ABBOTT: Real One.
COSTELLO: OK, I'm at my computer and I want to watch a movie. What do I do?
ABBOTT: You click the blue "1".
COSTELLO: I click the blue one what?
ABBOTT: The blue "1".
COSTELLO: Is that different from the blue w?
ABBOTT: The blue "1" is Real One and the blue "W" is Word.
COSTELLO: What word?
ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.
COSTELLO: But there are three words in "office for windows"!
ABBOTT: No, just one. But it's the most popular Word in the world.
COSTELLO: It is?
ABBOTT: Yes, but to be fair, there aren't many other Words left. It pretty much wiped out all the other Words out there.
COSTELLO: And that word is real one?
ABBOTT: Real One has nothing to do with Word. Real One isn't even part of Office.
COSTELLO: STOP! Don't start that again. What about financial bookkeeping? You have anything I can track my money with?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?
ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer.
COSTELLO: What's bundled with my computer?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer?
ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge.
COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?
ABBOTT: One copy.
COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money?
ABBOTT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money.
COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money?
ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT!

(A few days later)

ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?
COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off?
ABBOTT: Click on "START".......]]> Greg Bradley 2005-06-07T14:00:23-04:00 Jokes http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=9be7aecd46b44c7d8a6aaec86ebfea7b http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=02bbb65812f1451c9a2275c53be7064a Greg Bradley 2005-06-07T13:47:20-04:00 Jokes http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=02bbb65812f1451c9a2275c53be7064a http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=3a225ed42c2048d6bdcd257f11f36fa6 Half-Life 2 models composited onto real photos.]]> Greg Bradley 2005-06-07T12:56:52-04:00 Links http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=3a225ed42c2048d6bdcd257f11f36fa6 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=d34762f12b464686ab3e8377998bd886

Added command line support and "Send To" menu item.

]]> Greg Bradley 2005-06-06T13:09:09-04:00 Software http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=d34762f12b464686ab3e8377998bd886 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=729477f3a69d401cbd14da527a0865a5

Added file extension filter to application configuration.

Added optional startup folder to application configuration.

Added date format string to application configuration.

Improved status bar information.

Improved error handling.

Improved threading.

]]> Greg Bradley 2005-05-26T17:42:00-04:00 Software http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=729477f3a69d401cbd14da527a0865a5 http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=6eabcffa488241c4ad53450e48ab4ddb Greg Bradley 2005-05-24T13:00:00-04:00 Software http://www.simbolic.net/greg/?id=6eabcffa488241c4ad53450e48ab4ddb