Author Archives: Jay

hibernate spring secuirty implementation…

Almost two years ago, I said I would upgrade my my Hibernate-Acegi (Spring Secuirty) implementation to Spring Security’s new(er) ACL service paradigm. Here’s their suggested schema. Below is a class diagram of that paradigm. Back then, none of projects required … Continue reading

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atmosphere’s glass house…

I was watching MTV Subterranean, and saw this video come on. First time I’ve seen this video, and I really liked it. Now, some videos are creative. That’s nice. But it’s rare that a video is great, and the lyrics … Continue reading

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like a boss…

There’s a rap song by Slim Thugg, called like a Boss. It’s OK. Andy Samberg has his own spin on it, http://www.hulu.com/watch/66312/saturday-night-live-digital-short-like-a-boss. Here’s sample: Hit on Debra… … Like a boss Get rejected… … Like a boss Swallow saddness… … … Continue reading

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early adopter…

Since I’ve been introduced to WebWork, I was a serious proponent. It was built on some interesting technologies. Implemented some great concepts. Things that are now considered standard for any self-respecting web-mvc framework. After some evolution, WebWorkis now Struts2. Since … Continue reading

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ehcache-1.6

OK, no one should have to tell an engineer to use caching. If you’re dealing with non-trivial amounts of data, and have a reasonable requirement for availability, you’ll need caching. The real issue is what, and how. The what depends … Continue reading

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she does not exist…

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I am…

OK, so there’s this video, I am. The song is by Novel, Talib Kweli and Spree Wilson. It’s really uplifting, with some quality lyricism – something that you don’t see too much of now a days. I couldn’t embed it, … Continue reading

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for the new year – 2009

I had this list of goals for the new year, last year… I had twelve months, and I accomplished nothing (well, nothing remarkable). Disgusting. Anyway, instead of making a new list of items to learn/try for the new year, I’ll … Continue reading

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a new start…

OK, I was working at Digital River, but after a very short stint (11 weeks), I was laid off. Yeah… Fortunately, I have some good friends here in the Twin Cities. Brian V. hooked me up over at Express Scripts. … Continue reading

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historic

It’s only been a few hundred years, since the birth of the United States of America. An experiment in fact. Some see America as the epitome of western ignorance and arrogance. While for others, it’s political asylum. For some, it’s … Continue reading

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