Monthly Archives: January 2003

Foul-Smelling Smokers

Posted on January 31, 2003 by Joey Gibson

I got this from Neal Boortz this morning. I totally agree: A Georgia lawmaker wants a law to make it a crime to smoke inside a car in which a child is restrained in a car seat. Let’s go further. … Continue reading →

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More Proof That the UN Is a Joke

Posted on January 29, 2003 by Joey Gibson

If this post is dated before 2011, I almost certainly do not agree with its contents any more. I had a profound philosophical shift that began in early 2010, which ultimately left me somewhere left of center. Please disregard all … Continue reading →

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Zell Miller on Taxes

Posted on January 27, 2003 by Joey Gibson

If this post is dated before 2011, I almost certainly do not agree with its contents any more. I had a profound philosophical shift that began in early 2010, which ultimately left me somewhere left of center. Please disregard all … Continue reading →

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Today Is a Sad Anniversary

Posted on January 22, 2003 by Joey Gibson

Today is the 30th anniversary of the disgusting, abhorrent, terrible Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade. Yes, it was 30th years ago today that the murder of the unborn was legalized. Since then 42 million children have been systematically … Continue reading →

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Review of Ant Developer’s Handbook

Posted on January 19, 2003 by Joey Gibson

Well, the reviews of my book Ant Developer’s Handbook are in. Here is a picture of the reviewer as he curled up in his favorite easy chair with a fresh copy. His comments, “Great, Daddy!” and “I liked pretending that … Continue reading →

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What I Don’t Like About the Java Plugin

Posted on January 15, 2003 by Joey Gibson

Why can’t the Java Plugin on Windows unload itself after you leave a page with a (stupid) applet on it, or after X amount of inactivity? I generally despise applets, but sometimes I have to use them, such as the … Continue reading →

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Lookee What I Found on /.

Posted on January 14, 2003 by Joey Gibson

Does anyone else find this ad particulary amusing given that it appeared on /., the virtual nerve center of anti-Microsoft sentiment?

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Arianna Huffington, Environmentalist Whacko

Posted on January 14, 2003 by Joey Gibson

I’m sure you’ve seen those ridiculous ads paid for by Arianna Huffington equating those who drive SUVs with terrorists and terrorist-supporters. I’ll remember that the next time I’m gassing up my Ford Expedition. The spots claim that since SUVs suck … Continue reading →

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It’s Dead, Jim

Posted on January 7, 2003 by Joey Gibson

I’m working with some Java wrappers for some CICS programs on our mainframe. I’ve been having a devil of a time getting the thing to work properly. In typical mainframe fashion, when it fails you get an ABEND and then … Continue reading →

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Federal Agent Molests Penn

Posted on January 6, 2003 by Joey Gibson

You’ve got to read this. It’s a journal entry by Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller (you know, the magician/comedians that do really gross illusions). Well, Penn (the tall one) had a bit of an experience when he flew back … Continue reading →

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Screw BellSouth!!!

Posted on January 3, 2003 by Joey Gibson

I am so mad right now I can hardly see straight! My DSL provider for the last 18 months, DirecTV DSL has gone Tango Uniform, so now I have to find a new DSL provider. I had settled on SpeakEasy.net … Continue reading →

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OK, Maven is Cool

Posted on January 3, 2003 by Joey Gibson

I installed Maven tonight and within about 20 minutes had one of my simple projects building with it. Once I create the project.xml file, running maven java:jar fetched, compiled and jarred everything into a ready-to-use jar file. Running maven site:generate … Continue reading →

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“Weird” Error Messages

Posted on January 2, 2003 by Joey Gibson

Whilst trying to use the nifty management console included with JRockit (supposedly the world’s fastest JVM), I recieved this error COM.jrockit.common.util.AssertionFailedException: Received a weird y = 114 or weird time = 1041533639613 class = com.jrockit.console.ui.chart.DataSourceMemoryHeap That’s the first time I’ve … Continue reading →

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Maven and Eclipse

Posted on January 2, 2003 by Joey Gibson

I got this from James Strachan‘s blog. It’s about how you can have Maven generate the .project and .classpath files in order to have Eclipse auto-grok your project! You can define this property a local build.properties, in the build.properties in … Continue reading →

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