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What is Web 2.0?

Web 2.0 promised innovation but delivered startups layering trivial value on others' data with zero revenue plans.

Software Development Opinion
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How to Clean a Corrupt Event From iCal

A corrupted repeating event spawned 12,000+ calendar instances, clogging iCal. TextMate regex saved the day.

Software Development Tools
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Using IPTables to Prevent SSH Brute Force Attacks

Two iptables rules throttle brute-force SSH attacks: three tries, then a three-minute lockout that bots can't bypass.

DevOps & Infrastructure Security Linux
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Rant About Core-Based Licensing

Multi-core licensing doubled software costs without proportional performance gains - a trend harming customers everywhere.

Career & Business Opinion
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ATG License IP Checks on JBoss

ATG license validation checks /etc/hosts hostname mapping, not JBoss IP binding - counterintuitive and easy to misconfigure.

Software Development ATG JBoss
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Project Process - ATG Development Practices

ATG development processes deserve documentation, but urgent projects come first.

Software Development ATG
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Starting Assumptions - ATG Development Practices

Commerce sites demand speed, quality, and budget flexibility - pick two, but compromise intentionally.

Software Development ATG
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ATG Development Practices

Best practices guide for ATG development: starting assumptions, roles, processes, and quality delivery.

Software Development ATG
7 min read

JBoss jsessionid Query Parameter Removal

Strip jsessionid from URLs entirely instead of redirecting - prevent Google from indexing session chaos.

DevOps & Infrastructure JBoss SEO
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Flying Penguin!

A penguin flew in this surprisingly excellent advertisement with music swapped in after the original audio was lost.

Life & Personal
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Emma's Birthday

Paragliding Mount Tiger for Emma's birthday: only 5-10 minutes airborne, but a memory that lasts forever.

Life & Personal Travel
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Giant Spider

Four-inch spider rearing up inside glass, screeching profanities - definitely not your garden-variety house guest.

Life & Personal
1 min read

Apple Repair Is Awesome

Apple's service beats the competition: overnight shipping, email updates on every step, real-time tracking.

Tech & Gear
1 min read

Scary Stuff

Government lawyers claim the president can arrest any citizen and imprison them indefinitely without charge.

Career & Business Opinion
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I Found Great Croissants in Seattle

Cafe Besalu in Seattle bakes croissants nearly as good as France - worth the drive to Ballard.

Life & Personal Travel Food
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Star Wars and Indiana Jones

Indiana Jones movies hide Star Wars references: Club Obi Wan, identical Millennium Falcon engine sounds.

Life & Personal
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Project Roles - ATG Development Practices

ATG project roles: client rep, PM, architect, analyst - a baseline team structure that adapts to your needs.

Software Development ATG
1 min read

GWT In Practice

GWT In Practice delivers practical guidance for building advanced web UIs - and includes a real author endorsement.

Software Development Java Web Development
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Hiding jsessionid parameter from Google

Google crawlers skip jsessionid parameters, diluting your rank. Mod_rewrite strips them cleanly without breaking sessions.

DevOps & Infrastructure SEO
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HowGoodIWas.com Beta Launch

HowGoodIWas beta lets ex-athletes reconnect, share memories, and relive competitive glory through social media.

Software Development
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