April 15th, 2019
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Eating Our Dog food
By Daddy
Las Vegas, NV — Microsoft had an expression: "Easting Our Dog food" which means that you have to use the product that you're coding. It was poignant for our group because we were writing the kernel debugger for Windows NT and we had to use the Kernel debugger to debug the Kernel debugger.
I'm to the point where I've coded the final screens for the new production backend so it's time to eat dog good. The first day was not much of a success; I generated six "must-fix" bugs to be able to switch over to the new production. Fixing these bugs is important because that's the code that'll produce the first screens in the next version of the site.
There has been a lull in reviews, so I'm going to spend the week working on testing/fixing the new backend.
So if you have a review to submit, this is the week! I especially welcome venue reviews. You know: Resorts, Bars, Restaurants; anyplace an older gentleman can take a younger gentleman and feel welcome and comfortable. Yes, Yes, Yes I know the current submit form doesn't handle that very well which is one of the reasons I need these types of reviews so that I can design the new submit pages.
In the spirit of "Eating our dog food," I'll probably be submitting reviews on some of the fun places in Las Vegas. It'll be interesting because one of those fun places is a small version of The Castro in San Francisco that has not one, not two, but five different venues of interest to visitors.
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The bottom line is that publishing this week will be haphazard because I'll be nose deep fixing bugs in the new production backend.
Thanks to your donations about 2/3rds of the April bills are covered, I'm also putting donations towards the reserves. My reserves are on the rise and currently at the 11% level. Any help is appreciated.
Pete Buttigieg Makes Official Bid to Become First Gay President
By Staff
South Bend, IN — Pete Buttigieg officially announced his run for President of the United States on Sunday in South Bend, Indiana, Mayor where he currently presides as the midwestern city’s mayor. (More)
'Shazam!' Bests Newcomers with $25.1M Second Weekend
By Jake Coyle (AP)
Hollywood — A quartet of newcomers in movie theaters couldn't shake "Shazam!" from the top spot, as the superhero comedy led the box office for the second straight weekend with an estimated $25.1 million in ticket sales. (More)
Ryan O’Connell, the Gay Man Behind Netflix’s ‘Special’
By Andy Towle
Hollywood — “Basically, this all happened to me,” joked McConnell. “Not to brag I got hit by a car after having CP. I moved to New York after it happened. People assumed that my limp was from my accident and I kind of just ran with it. In my eyes, I felt like everyone could related to being an accident victim, but with CP … people don’t really understand it. To me it was a sort of shortcut that ended up cutting myself.” (More)
Emma Stone Hilariously Stars As Woman Who Walks In On Gay Porn Scene
By James Besanvalle
Hollywood — Emma Stone stars in a hilarious skit as a woman who walks in on her boyfriend having sex with her godson. It comes about as the Academy Award-winning actress hosted Saturday Night Live. (More)
GAy Student Surprised That His Straight Bff Wanted To Be His Spring Formal Date
By Dan Clarendon
Cyberspace — Talk about a Gay-Straight alliance! Bryce Richard, a Gay nursing student in New Orleans, said his Straight best friend, Trent Miller, offered to be Richard’s date to his school’s spring formal. And now Gays the world over are posting photos of their own Trents. (More)
14 Ways To Defeat Your Fears of Being Gay
By Alexander Cheves
Cyberspace — A grassy field behind my freshman dorm at college changed — and maybe saved — my life. On the first Saturday of my first year away from home, the field was transformed into a student club fair. There were hundreds of tables set up where upperclassmen waved and handed out flyers. I saw the rainbow flag from a distance and pretended not to see it while I slowly passed every other table. Finally, after building some courage, I stepped up. (More)
Why Gay “Project Runway” Fave Kovid Kapoor Isn’t Upset About Elimination
By Lawrence Ferber
Hollywood — Thursday night was the end of the line for Project Runway Season 17 fan favorite Kovid Kapoor, who was eliminated following a high-end streetwear challenge. (More)
