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Open Source Community. The number of excellent open-source tools for Java is staggering. Look at HSqlDb, BeanShell, Eclipse, Recoder, JGraph, Tomcat, JBoss, and many more. More importantly, the Java community has proven much more interested in doing it the open-source way. Eclipse. Already mentioned, but it deserves a point of its own. Eclipse is a better IDE than VS.NET! Checked Exceptions. Less Native Code & more code reliability. .NET st..
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The Psychology of Computer Programming (Jerry Weinberg) The Pragmatic Programmer (Andrew Hunt and Dave Thomas) - from Journeyman to Master (the view of the software professional as a craftman is the only thing that will save the business!) PeopleWare (Tom DeMarco and Tim Lister) Extreme Programming Explained (Kent Beck) After the Gold Rush (Steve McConnell)
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Test-Driven Development describes in detail this technique from Extreme Programming. In addition, the author spends some time teaching the reader a useful set of mental tools for writing better code. TDD is a very fast read, but it is full of useful information. If I wanted my developers to only read one small book about software development, this would be it. Note: The back of the book lists it as “Software Engineering/Testing”.
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Brilliant book. “How the Mind Works” is a tour de force over many of the puzzling aspects of the human mind: Why can our eyes be fooled by optical illusions? Why would we evolve emotions? Why would we evolve behaviour that makes us unable to fully control ourselves, like rage? The book puts forth theories for all these questions and more. The best part of the book, however, is the style in which it is written.
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Saddam's bioterrorism is rational from a evolutionary psychology point of view
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A view on the conflict from the standpoint of cognitive science/social science Steven Pinker (“How the mind works”): People may use “doomsday machines” (strategies that are both harmful to themselves and an agressor) to deter agressors. Hernando de Soto (“The Mystery of Capital”) An important reason a society with big differences are more prone to violence is that the underprivileged do not have any bargaining power. Personal opinion: In a ..
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What does it really mean when they say stuff like “the fighting in order to capture Umm Qasr is heavier than expected”. What does it mean when the fighting is heavier? Do more people die on either side? Do any people die on either side? After almost three days of war, I have still to hear of any casualties in the fighting. Are we supposed to believe there are none?
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On the news yesterday, I heard Blair say that the british lawyer-general claims the present war on could be legal. I understand he finds his justifications in the UN resolutions 678, 687, 688, and 1441 (probably among others). These resolutions calls for disarming the Iraqi regime by any means necessary. There are two fundamental problems with this argument: First, the stated goals of the “coalition of the willing” are disarming Iraq and ch..
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This is exactly the kind of thing I have been looking for in C#. I am still some ways away from having looked at it as thorough as I would like, but it looks very good. Basically: Attributes that are processed compile-time with any code you like. This is the basic building blocks for AOP.
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A fairly decent-seeming RSS feed reader. This entry was written with it. Pretty cool Comments: [Aaron Sevivas] - Mar 12, 2003 this seems to be a fairly decent-seeming RSS feed reader. That entry appears to be written with it. Pretty cool [Sarah] - Mar 12, 2003 Is there any way you can get rid of that annoying footer when posting?
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Hikikomori/Otaku Japans Latest Out-Group - Creating Social Outcasts to Construct a National Self-identity
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Introduction Hikikomori (Jap. 引きこもり) and otaku (Jap. おたく) are considered today’s most prominent social problems. Hikikomori refers to the recent state of middle and high school students who drop out of school, and withdraw completely from society. Otaku are the deeply obsessed fans of a particular subject who commit their free time (and sometimes lives) to the complete memorization of their obsession. In both cases these groups are extre....
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Produced by Community Architexts Chicago/ Los Angeles Read the script I wrote based on audio and written interviews in the collection of the State Historical Society of Iowa library. I also arranged and composed the score based on factory and manufacturing sounds. Public artists Jane Gilmor and BJ Krivanek joined together to produce Work-Shift, a […]
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A project funded by the Reggie Amos Project Grant for Intermedia Development and originally distributed through Printed Matter. The manuscript was debuted at the Version>02 Festival at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. The first printing was used in a drawing class taught by Nathan Peck at St. Xavier University. The second and third printings were […]
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An album dedicated to the best verb tense, future perfect. Released under the Soviet Shriner alias and mostly constructed out of left-over audio fragments from art school video scores. Future Perfect by Soviet Shriner
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This is an experimental user interface I built for the Mediated Trace Structures video conference in 2001. Art faculty and students from the University of Iowa, Oregon, Oklahoma, and Dortmund, Germany each created media objects to present via this Internet2 event. We were very loosely exploring the concept of the Derridian “trace” and how media […]
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This video is part of the Sarsenworld game demo featured in the Tender, Squalacious, and Digital show at the University of Iowa Museum of Art, curated by Ebon Fisher.
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There’s an immense amount of things online about Disney, and especially so about Disney dining. We ourselves have frequented disney world a number of times over the years, and in time have made it to many of the restaurants there with only a few of the fancier ones left on our list. Here’s a few of our favorites, what to get, and why: Food Flying Fish Le Cellier Drinks
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Disney, and specifically disneyland, is a frequent vacation for us as it can be a convenient long weekend getaway. It doesn’t hurt that my wife is a huge disney fan. At the same time there’s certain things that can make it more of a relaxing trip than you may realize without screaming children. Rides are purely up to you, but I’ll dig into a few favorites for food/drinking. Food Carthay Circle - This is our most common visit in Di....
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Food Po Boy Factory - This is a regular stop anytime I’m back in Huntsville. No pomp and circumstance at all, just great New Orleans food that measures up to much of it actually in New Orleans. Gibsons - A clear staple of the south is BBQ, Gibsons does it quite well. The pulled pork is great, though my favorite is probably hitting up this place for breakfast. A good country ham biscuit which is just not a thing in most other parts o..
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Drinking / Food Three Muses - One of the best bars in the area. Great cocktails including orange blossom sazerac. Their food is quite great as well, amazing things had there – lobster spring rolls, crispy pork belly, fish tacos, edamame with toasted sesame oil and star anise Jackson Brewery - As with many a pretty solid brewery with good food. The few isn’t quite traditional bar food, slants more to new orleans cuisine, but definite....
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Wineries Lone Madrone - Lone madrone is one of my favorite wineries in that area and possibly period. In particular they focus a bit more on blends and being a little crazier, their winemaker Neil is also the winemaker at Tablas Creek where he makes a slightly more traditional Rhone style. Their new space makes it even better overall, with burgers and music often on weekends. They also do a variety of ciders, which are all very well d....
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Drinking Smugglers Cove - great rum bar. Punch bowls lit on fire. 83 Proof - Best cocktails in the city, if you go try a basil gimlet if you like basil at all and have not had one before. City Beer Store - if you go one place for beer it has to be here. Its a beer store that also has about 10 taps, they’ve had beers made for them in collaboration with breweries before. The Trappist - Its in oakland, but convenient off of BART, w....
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As a frequent visitor to Sonoma/Napa area and wine drinker I often guide friends and visitors when planning their wine country trip. Even when not playing tour guide I’ll give advice to those looking for a wine tasting experience. To simplify this I’ve written up some notes on many of the places I’ve visited on several occasions and have a a set of recommended agenda over here based on your preferences. Imagery Winery Website | ....
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For those interested in tasting in Wine Country, but don’t want to read through the full list and determine you’re own agenda here’s a few pre-set ones that can help you: Personal Favorites Imagery Enkidu Benziger Sojourn By Taste Wine Beginner Cline Jacuzzi Gloria Ferrer Imagery Zin Cline Kenwood St. Francis Cabs/Bordeaux Benziger Hawkes Highway 12 Sojourn Petite Sirah Imagery Enkidu Swee..
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Unfinished business with Postgres Give me back my monolith Why I Blog Rule of thirds - roadmap planning Popular Postgres Posts Why Postgres Why Postgres Part 2 More on Postgres Performance Understanding Postgres Performance Examining Postgres 9.4 - A first look How I Work with Postgres The best Postgres feature you’re not using - CTEs Popular Marketing Posts Where to go with developer content Doing Ma..
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I frequently give talks at various Tech conferences and meetups. I’ve given talks about Postgres/Databases, Python/Django, and cultural talks around effective engineering and product teams. Currently I’m interested on speaking related to Postgres, product management, and marketing for developer focused companies. If you’re interested in having me speak at a meetup or upcoming conference please reach out to me at craig.kerstiens at gmail.com....
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Wifi: ToC Password: RollTide The wifi is an Eero setup near the TV with an extender plugged in upstairs in the loft. Upon Arrival : In winter Water will be off. In the mudroom in the wooden box is the water. You may be able to turn with hands only, though may need to use the wrench (laying right there on top) on the lower portion for extra leverage. Before departing : Run dishes on rinse cycle - no need to run for a full..
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Among my hobbies include food/wine/travel. Yes, wine is a hobby. As I know frequently enough get asked for recommendations on wine or when traveling I’ve started to condense this into various simple lists. City Guides Huntsville, AL - The place I still consider home, Rocket City, because well literally its where the rockets happen. Aside from the obvious space and rocket center there’s plenty of great southern food and times to be....
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Sonoma/Napa Benziger Winery - Good value, standard California varietals/blends Sojourn Cellars - Great pinots and cabs Iron Horse - Champagne, and great Pinot Piña - Grower in Napa, make great Napa cab at a better price point than much of Napa ($85 a bottle typically) Paso Robles Lone Madrone - Really fun set of blends here Tablas Creek - Classic Rhone style wines, good price point
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Place your content here Better Wordpress Development not your typical guide to build a theme or plugin but more how to to build a solid worflow to keep your data safe and avoid bad surprises. plugin updates in production working multiple developpers ensure testing work with version control add automation to your wokflow Wordpress is just one specific way to get data into and out of a database, display it as HTML, and link up your CSS/JS.
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I often post on Reddit and HackerNews, with the latter being a surprisingly well-balanced platform for technical discussions with less personal bias. Here are some of my favorite publications that made headlines on HackerNews: Up to 100x Faster FastAPI with simdjson and io_uring on Linux 5.19 . Beating OpenAI CLIP with 100x less data and compute . Less Slow C++ . Full Unicode Search at 50× ICU Speed with AVX‑512 . Beyond OpenMP in C+....
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All of my software is hosted on GitHub, mostly under the Apache-2.0 permissive license. Free for commercial and non-commercial use, modification, and distribution. Major Projects USearch - a universal search engine powering many databases, AI labs, and experiments in Natural Sciences. Compact C++ core with 10+ language bindings — 10–100× faster than Meta FAISS for vector search and far beyond Apache Lucene. StringZilla - SIMD, S....
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Most materials are in English unless literally flagged otherwise. The absolute majority is on the subjects of Systems Design, Computer Science, and Artificial Intelligence. The 🗣️ talking head links aren’t technical, and in the ones with a 👯♂️ - I am just a wingman supporting another speaker. 2025 PyTorch & Lightning AI Meetup: Matrix Multiplication Assembly Instructions. London, UK. Event . YouTube . OpenUK 2025: Linux Kernel 6....
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Hi, I’m Owen Miller, founder of the Non-Human Party. I believe that our civilisation is sub-optimal; and that it’s especially sub-optimal for those who aren’t being explicitly included − they are, broadly speaking, Non-Humans.
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Hi, I’m Owen Miller, founder of the Non-Human Party. I believe that our civilisation is sub-optimal; and that it’s especially sub-optimal for those who aren’t being explicitly included − they are, broadly speaking, Non-Humans.
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Feel free to reach out and discuss ideas about the creation of a more harmonious society. If you’d like to become involved in the party, this would be very much appreciated.
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Feel free to reach out and discuss ideas about the creation of a more harmonious society. If you’d like to become involved in the party, this would be very much appreciated.
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At Cerner, we use the latest technologies to transform healthcare. We are the engineers and designers that focus on making you, your family, and friends healthy and happy. We love solving the hard problems that no one else wants to tackle. We embrace polyglot programming, distributed systems, and open source. We also know that it’s important to allow engineers to take a step back to learn and try new things. That’s why we host periodic hack..
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This is a partial list of the books I have read. I have it both to jog my memory and because I have read a lot of stuff I have loved, and want other people to find it. 2026 Saltblood, Francesca De Tores ★★★☆☆ Portnoy’s complaint, Philip Roth ★★★★★ Il segreto del Bosco Vecchio, Dino Buzzati ★★★★★ Lettere luterane, Pier Paolo Pasolini ★☆☆☆☆ The hunting gun, Inoue Yasushi ★★★☆☆ Una ballata del mare salato, Hugo Pratt ★★☆☆☆ Varie cose sulle s....
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I speak at conferences and meetups. Here is a list of my most recent engagements. You may also want to check my Sessionize profile. i Want me to talk at your event? Get in touch ! 2026 .NET Saturday 2026, Pordenone: Feature Flags e configurazioni dinamiche in C# e .NET curl -u “ik_live_33OYhTW8MdnEpM62HIA8w4OGrsiMKKFK:” -X POST https://api.invoicetronic.com/v1/company -H “Content-Type: application/json” -H “Accept: appli....
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You can follow my open source activity on this website or GitHub . Here is a partial list of open source projects I authored: C# FatturaElettronica.NET . Validation and de/serialization of electronic invoices adhering to the standard defined by the Italian “Agenzia delle Entrate”. Python Eve . Effortlessly build and deploy highly customizable, fully featured RESTful Web Services. Powered by Flask, MongoDB and good intention..
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