Monthly Archives: December 2005

The Perils of JavaSchools

The Perils of JavaSchools, read it.

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Lobbying Canadian MPs

Like a lot of Canadians, I would like to believe that somehow our elected officials are immune to being overly influenced by special interest groups. Unfortunately, I now know of one example where this is not the case. I find … Continue reading

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Using exceptions properly

Avoiding Java Exception Abuse

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Moore’s law is not dead

In a post called Don’t Become Moore Confused, Greg Matter (a Sun employee) offers some insights into Moore’s law and system design. Very interesting ideas.

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An interesting comment on medical patents

From The nose cells that may help the paralysed walk again found via Slashdot. This is not the most popular way of attempting to heal spinal injuries. That would be to produce patented chemicals, which drug companies can make and … Continue reading

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Saving the Net

I finally got around to reading Doc Searls‘s long essay entitled Saving the Net: How to Keep the Carriers from Flushing the Net Down the Tubes which is hosted by Linux Journal. You can also find a link to Saving … Continue reading

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