Friday, September 26, 2008

Timeout bug with Corba and Java

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Just in case this helps anyone searching The Google: If you see an error message like this (snipped): WARNING: (COMM_FAILURE) Read of full m...
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

A fascinating quote attributed to James Gosling

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I have been sitting on this post by Ken Arnold for months now, trying to figure out a way to write about it. I thought of it again today a...
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Saturday, September 20, 2008

Quotes from an agile War Room : the anti-project

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Several developers stand at a white-board, recalling the problems of a previous project. One after another, anti-patterns are noted and disc...
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Monday, September 15, 2008

Observations of a Surfer (in 2008)

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Two recent observations that imply that web surfing isn't exactly 'there' yet as a user experience: Captcha When I submit a comm...
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Friday, September 12, 2008

Possibly the Best Quote Ever for Code Maintenance

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From the brilliant Top Gear (see 3:00 to 3:30, on this clip of absurd custom limousines): It is an ingenious solution for a problem that ne...
Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Google releases Giant Hadron Collider

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CtJ Newswire Parody City, CA Sept 9, 2008 While the scientific community waits in anxious anticipation for the commencement of CERN , the La...
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Friday, September 5, 2008

The Tone of Chrome : Google's Writing

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I have always appreciated Google's tone with respect to their online writing (e.g. privacy policies). They are folksy, conversational, a...
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