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I've recently been confronted with a problem. I don't have any time. Between my recent and unexpected enrollment into a university level business accelerator , pushing hard to get High Score off the ground and doing various projects on the side to keep me from starving I don't really have any extra time. I don't particularly remember having a lot of free time on my hands in the past (except the time when I went travelling with girlfriend to..
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I've recently been confronted with a problem. I don't have any time. Between my recent and unexpected enrollment into a university level business accelerator , pushing hard to get High Score off the ground and doing various projects on the side to keep me from starving I don't really have any extra time. I don't particularly remember having a lot of free time on my hands in the past (except the time when I went travelling with girlfriend to..
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I have an idea for the GPS companies of the world, companies like Google, Garmin, Magellan and Tom Tom. First, however, I would like to tell a story.
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Finland's national brand strategy project released their report today on the Tehtävä Suomelle website . The basic idea is to promote the Finnish capability for getting things done, and the communal approach to problem solving. I found the beginning of the Finland - It Works document particularly interesting: "Just a hobby, won’t be big and professional" 25 Aug 91 20:57:08 Newsgroups: comp.os.minix This statement sparked a revo....
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Finland's national brand strategy project released their report today on the Tehtävä Suomelle website . The basic idea is to promote the Finnish capability for getting things done, and the communal approach to problem solving. I found the beginning of the Finland - It Works document particularly interesting: "Just a hobby, won’t be big and professional" 25 Aug 91 20:57:08 Newsgroups: comp.os.minix This statement sparked a revo....
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A lot of people have started seeing “ asynch descriptor resize ” wait event in Oracle 11gR2. Here’s my understanding of what it is. Note that I didn’t spend too much time researching it, so some details may be not completely accurate, but my explanation will at least give you an idea of why the heck you suddenly see this event in your database. FYI, there’s a short, but incomplete explanation of this wait event also documented in MOS Note..
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A lot of people have started seeing “ asynch descriptor resize ” wait event in Oracle 11gR2. Here’s my understanding of what it is. Note that I didn’t spend too much time researching it, so some details may be not completely accurate, but my explanation will at least give you an idea of why the heck you suddenly see this event in your database. FYI, there’s a short, but incomplete explanation of this wait event also documented in MOS Note..
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How to use a WordPress theme or CSS template for your N.nu website
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www.jimwestergren.com
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15 years ago
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There are thousands of WordPress themes, CSS templates and other website templates available for free to download and use. Just make sure that you abide by the license which normally is to just keep the credit links in the footer. The existing templates already converted and ready to choose with a click can be seen [...]
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How to use a WordPress theme or CSS template for your N.nu website
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www.jimwestergren.com
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15 years ago
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eng
There are thousands of WordPress themes, CSS templates and other website templates available for free to download and use. Just make sure that you abide by the license which normally is to just keep the credit links in the footer. The existing templates already converted and ready to choose with a click can be seen [...]
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How to use a WordPress theme or CSS template for your N.nu website
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www.jimwestergren.com
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15 years ago
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eng
There are thousands of WordPress themes, CSS templates and other website templates available for free to download and use. Just make sure that you abide by the license which normally is to just keep the credit links in the footer. The existing templates already converted and ready to choose with a click can be seen [...]
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How to use a WordPress theme or CSS template for your N.nu website
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www.jimwestergren.com
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15 years ago
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eng
There are thousands of WordPress themes, CSS templates and other website templates available for free to download and use. Just make sure that you abide by the license which normally is to just keep the credit links in the footer. The existing templates already converted and ready to choose with a click can be seen [...]
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I read somewhere (sorry I've forgotten where by now) that as an engineering, our #1 omnipresent mandate is "manage complexity". I interpret "manage" to mean "reduce" or "prevent" or "minimize" or "mitigate" in this context. When I read this, it resonated very strongly with me. I was recently asked for feedback on one of the managers I work with and I thought in many was, in the manager role, the mantra is "manage chaos". I think that fits..
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Hello there! My name is Nicola, and this is my website. I use it to store my memories and thoughts, share exciting resources, and post technical content. I follow the POSSE methodology, meaning I share my content on this website first and only later, eventually, on social media or other platforms. I’m a coder at heart author of several open source projects , a Microsoft MVP , conference speaker , teacher and consultant. I live in Rav..
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I Google everything. What I find annoying is this: When you Google something that existed before the Internet and has no ongoing importance today (such as local landmarks that have since disappeared), there is literally NOTHING on the Internet about it. For example, Leisure Lodge was a very large and glorious hall on the outskirts of Preston (now a part of Cambridge, Ontario) that was THE place to go from the 1950s to 1970s - they had t..
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I Google everything. What I find annoying is this: When you Google something that existed before the Internet and has no ongoing importance today (such as local landmarks that have since disappeared), there is literally NOTHING on the Internet about it. For example, Leisure Lodge was a very large and glorious hall on the outskirts of Preston (now a part of Cambridge, Ontario) that was THE place to go from the 1950s to 1970s - they had t..
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I had the situation recently where I needed a “button”; when the user clicks the button, then: An "svn up" should occur, to update some XML config files + data files (CSV) If the config files or CSV files have errors, the operation should be aborted and an error printed If correct, the CSV data should be imported into the database ready for processing If correct, the config files should be made available for use The conf..
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C and I (and a friend) went to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 at 12:05am last Thursday. I was so excited that I went into Big W that evening to find a robe and wizard hat. Unfortunately they had neither. Instead I went home with a Harry Potter wand, glasses, and some blue construction paper and star stickers to create my own wizard hat. C was embarrassed to be seen with me, but I let my freak flag fly and actually did wear..
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One of the key tools of a software project development is the repository where it’s hosted. During my experience as software developer I have been working with several flavors, such as Visual SourceSafe , CVS , Mercurial , and of course, SVN . But latetly I have found this little jewel called Git . Git was initially developed by Linus Torvalds as a result of an unsuccessful research to replace the propietary SCM BitKeeper, used bac....
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From Wikionary: discrimination (plural discriminations) 1. a distinction; discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things.
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I’m currently finishing the 3rd edition of my Guide To Linux Certification for Cengage. In Chapter 7, I used the following text from Shakespeare in the section on the stream editor (sed): Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-cross’d lovers take th....
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I’m currently finishing the 3rd edition of my Guide To Linux Certification for Cengage. In Chapter 7, I used the following text from Shakespeare in the section on the stream editor (sed): Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-cross’d lovers take th....
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NASA’s big announcement about an “exceptional object in our cosmic neighborhood” was interesting - I bet it was even exciting if you’re an astrophysicist or take a deep-rooted interest in black holes. But for me it was a bit of a letdown. I was hoping for something BIG . Not only that, but they aren’t even sure if it’s a black hole at all - putting the cart before the horse, don’t you think? After feeling a bit disappointed after watching ..
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I was recently tasked with setting up some load tests for our Tapestry (4.1.6) web application. I chose to use Apache JMeter because it is open-source and is flexible enough to do what we needed, and doesn’t cost $12,000/month like some load testing tools. I set up an HTTP Proxy Manager to record a simple navigation through the site and reconfigured my browser to use the proxy. The proxy recorded the requests without a hitch.
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A while ago I took this photo of C and he’s finally allowed me to post it up. I was practicing removing blemishes in Adobe Camera RAW and am quite proud of my handiwork:
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With IETF 79 happening last week - I think one of the great things that's coming out of the IDR work leading up to the meeting has been that quite a few drafts have been written around the requirements that exist in BGP for better error handling. I've been vocal about this before, of course, so it's not that surprising that I'm (yet again) banging the drum for this cause, however, we are getting somewhere finally. To that end, I was wanti..
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With IETF 79 happening last week - I think one of the great things that's coming out of the IDR work leading up to the meeting has been that quite a few drafts have been written around the requirements that exist in BGP for better error handling. I've been vocal about this before, of course, so it's not that surprising that I'm (yet again) banging the drum for this cause, however, we are getting somewhere finally. To that end, I was wanti..
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I’ve published a Norwegian language article titled: “Min supre produkteier” (“My excellent product owner”) at the company blog for Steria Norway. Go check it out if you understand Norwegian!
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Today I went to Dachshund UN, a live art presentation in Northbridge. A replica of the UN office in Geneva was set up and at 3pm 47 Dachshunds representing each country’s delegates for the Commission of Human Rights were put in their respective places.
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There has been a lot of talk lately that Java is on its way out, mostly fueled by Apple deprecatingJava , and by Apache threateningto quit Java . I’m not crying Chicken Little just yet, but perhaps it’s time to start looking for the Next Big Thing. There are certainly a lot of contenders out there: Ruby (and Rails), Scala, Groovy (and Grails). My guess is there’ll be a couple of false starts before a clear winner is declared.
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That's right kids. I's back with a new game project. I will post these two tantalizing morsels for you. Let the wild speculation begin! I realize the chill music in the video doesn't exactly match the motif of the above image, or the whole game really, but hey, it's just a tech demo. No need to start murdering people just yet.
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Hacker Jeopardy 2010 Host: Winn Schwartau Judge/scorekeeper: G. Mark Vanna Vinyl: Happy FunBall Beer Betty: Li'l Jinny Friday, July 30, 2010 Round 1: The Luddites(ravyn, kevin, ryan): 2,600 points [WINNER - half their points were for beers] Team Tardfest (The Leprechaun, George, SlickSlacker): 2,000 points Team Sauce (Tigereye, Abstract, appl): 0 points
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Hacker Jeopardy 2010 Host: Winn Schwartau Judge/scorekeeper: G. Mark Vanna Vinyl: Happy FunBall Beer Betty: Li'l Jinny Friday, July 30, 2010 Round 2: ***Vegas 2.0 (HackAJar, Packet Baron, Crispy): 2,202 points [WINNER - FOURTH time they've played, first game they've won.] My Little Pwnies (cargoudel, ernwa, Cuddles): 0 points [but a really cool team name. But "Cuddles" as a handle? C'mon, guys.] What is South America? ..
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Hacker Jeopardy 2010 Host: Winn Schwartau Judge/scorekeeper: G. Mark Vanna Vinyl: Happy FunBall Beer Betty: Li'l Jinny Saturday, July 31, 2010 Round 3: **Feckin' Potatoes (theintern, tyrion, raul): 1,600 points [WINNER - and amazing alcohol consumption - 17 beers, got the final question RIGHT, and then right into the finals 10 minutes later. Good thing they're Irish.] Team Chobo (Capnnemo, Painted, 5star): -900 points [a..
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Hacker Jeopardy 2010 Host: Winn Schwartau Judge/scorekeeper: G. Mark Vanna Vinyl: Happy FunBall Beer Betty: Li'l Jinny Saturday, July 31, 2010 Final round: *NiceHat (Grey) (POPS, EMK, JPTerr0r): 2,500 points [WINNER] *The Luddites(ravyn, kevin, ryan): 1 point ***Vegas 2.0 (HackAJar, Packet Baron, Crispy): 799 points **Feckin' Potatoes (theintern, tyrion, raul): 100 points Winner of Black HAXOR badge: NiceHat (....
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