Author Archives: Jay

moving on…

Donaldson Company has been around since 1915. Although you’ve probably never heard of it, it’s been quietly dominating the filter industry. With over about 14,000 employees worldwide, and hitting the 2 billion dollar revenue mark last month, it’s clearly a … Continue reading

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httpsessionlistener resolved my session persistence issue

I’ve moved from Resin-3.0 to Tomcat-5.5 for a while now. So far, it’s actually been easier to deploy and run my web applications. However, I started to see some NotSerializableExceptions during shutdowns, and subsequent startups. After some research, it became … Continue reading

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new york cares…

If you know me, you know I love NYC. Anyway, there’s this song I keep hearing when I listen to the Radiohead radio station on Yahoo’s music engine: Interpol’s NYC (New York Cares). The lyrics are simple, but like a … Continue reading

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greatest generation…

So, wait, what? Julia Child was a spy?! Outrageous, but true. This spy organization was the predecessor to the CIA, formed by president FDR. The spy list includes over 24,000 Americans. Like Mrs. Child, there are a ton who you’d … Continue reading

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yeah, that’s probably it…

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wonderflonium…

It’s always good to see something funny; even more so if it’s original. Well, as a result of the writer’s strike not too long ago, Josh Whedon and Neil Patrick Harris teamed up to make this hilarious 3-act story, Dr … Continue reading

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a great man…

July 18th was Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday. He’s definitely on the short list of true, living legends. Not because he’s a saint; no, most men aren’t. Rather for his life-long struggle to end apartheid in South Africa. Then to further … Continue reading

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Chuck Norris plus Java

James Sugrue submitted a nice “Chuck Norris” list relating to Java, on the DZone. Some of these are pretty funny. Check it out.

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hey google, what is that?

So, as usual checking my Gmail account waiting on a few responses, and I see this odd thing in the top left corner. I can’t figure it out; it makes no sense. At first I think it’s a phantom, or … Continue reading

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cream of the crop…

William C. Taylor gives and interview that talks about Zappos.com. On interesting item is how they find the true cream of the crop… I think I really like it.

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