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  1. Re:load times *do* matter in the real world (tm) on Fast Native Eclipse with GTK+ Looks · · Score: 3, Informative

    I still dont get why you need to restart Eclipse to go into another editor. Run them both at the same time. IIRC the Eclipse editor will detect the new file changes.

  2. Re:Not again... on XForms Becomes Proposed Recommendation · · Score: 1
    I just have to say that if you don't like it don't use it and quit moaning. What I'm personally sick of are people such as yourself who seem to think that 1) the "old" ways are better. they may or may not be. 2) everyone who does web work has to make sure every browser is supported equally. clue: its not the truth. these new technologies may be very useful for some and not for others. I personally only have to worry about developing sites for IE. I code web-based business applications. I can guarantee that XForms will be very useful in that area. 3) think that they have to learn every new technology out there just because its out there. again not true.

    so why not just chill out a bit huh?

  3. Re:when all else fails, switch tactics on How Do You Get Work Done? · · Score: 1

    Staying away from Paxil might not be an option. It might be the med that works. My wife went through withdrawl symptoms on another med, effexor, and had the stupid doctor given her a lot more time most likely she wouldn't have had any issues. If youre taking these meds for a long time it seems necessary to really go slow decreasing the dose. The quitpaxil.org site with the line of "if possible, book a couple of weeks off from work and send the kids to camp" neglects the fact that it might take a hell of a lot longer than a couple of weeks. My wife's doctor had her do it in 3 weeks IIRC and it was hell for her. Other information I read said at least 6 weeks which gives a much slower decrease and gives your body time to adjust. Done properly withdrawl from a medicine shouldnt be much of an issue and its not a reason to not take something that might help you.

  4. Re:Set smaller goals on How Do You Get Work Done? · · Score: 1

    This is a great post. Something I'll have to try. Only thing I wonder is why not use a timer program on the computer that will pop up something on your screen instead of modifying an egg timer? :)

  5. Re:What about religion? on Meditation in the Workplace? · · Score: 1

    Since prayer can be considered a form of meditation why not? No need to call it prayer break. just use the meditation break to pray if you so desire.

  6. Re:Spiritual materialism is the wrong attitude on Meditation in the Workplace? · · Score: 1

    I agree that most people start these things to get something back. However I'm making an assumption that the other poster really wanted to say that to keep doing so after starting a practice is kind of beside the point of the practice. You start meditation to get a benefit. But striving to meditate is an oxymoron as the point of meditation is to let go of that type of stuff. Same thing with yoga.

  7. Re:a need for peace on Meditation in the Workplace? · · Score: 1

    Hate to break this to you but the days when most people had to worry about dying of starvation because their crop isnt harvested ended hundreds of years ago for most of civilization.

  8. Re:Write doesn't know how to search on Digging Holes in Google · · Score: 1

    Why? Why should the majority of sites that pop up from the keyword "flower" be sites selling flowers? If I wanted a directory of sites selling flowers I'd use Yahoo.

  9. Re:Convenient Timing on Digging Holes in Google · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Its quite possible you're correct. However the problems they discuss in the linked article are quite real and frustrating. I've run into each of the issues they talk about multiple times and it can be highly annoying. It just goes to prove that their system isnt necessarily the best. Sure its great to give the highest rank to the sites that are linked to the most but as we've seen that isn't always the best way to compute results.

  10. Re:Are you asking about .NET, or something else? on Can .NET Really Scale? · · Score: 1

    Oracle 8i has java features and 9i adds even more stuff. The ability to create stored procedures in java in oracle is nice because there is lots of stuff that java can do that pl/sql cannot.

  11. Re:Ok here is a java question on Java Database Best Practices · · Score: 1

    ummm..you can write Java on .NET just as easily as C#. J# lets you access all .NET stuff with Java syntax.

  12. Re:Transactions/Cursors on Java Database Best Practices · · Score: 1
    and deadlocks are automatically detected and resolved.

    Really? And just today i had to kill of an oracle process that was causing a deadlock....

  13. Re:Not again... on Windows Tech Writer Looks at Linux · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The GIMP is not a Photoshop replacement. Not even close.

  14. Re:Oh yeah? on Working with ADHD? · · Score: 1

    Interesting. How exactly do you know if its opinion or fact? At any rate as someone who has to deal with these types of medications personally I can asure you I've done my research. The fact that these medications can 'benefit average people' has nothing to do with the fact that they are too dangerous to be sold OTC.

    Oh...and blow me. I'll post a response if I so choose.

  15. Re:Theres no scientific proof for any of this. on Working with ADHD? · · Score: 1

    The reason these drugs arent available over the counter is because they arent something that can just be dosed lower like ibuprofen. The fact that you think this is possible leads me to wonder why I should listen to anything else you have to say. Anti-depressants (for example) have to be dosed properly. They also have to be monitored and when the person comes off more than likely they can't do so cold-turkey. Beta-blockers (for heart conditions) are another case. They can kill you if not dosed properly and that is why they arent available over the counter. There are good reasons why these meds are only available through a doctor. There is no conspiracy.

  16. Re:Don't take this the wrong way but on Working with ADHD? · · Score: 1

    The advice you are advocating might have worked great for you but I can guarantee you its not gonna work for everyone. 1:) There is no reason you need to stop eating "for a few weeks" to lose weight. In fact stopping eating for a few weeks is not going to teach you how to eat properly. 2:) There is no reason you need to exercise that hard and a wimpy "walk around the block" might make someone out of breath. Walking up and down a few steps might make someone out of breath. My brother is severely overweight. He started simply by walking back and forth the length of his house. It worked. 3:) agreed. eat less overall but eating the way you suggest wouldnt work for most people. it wouldnt work for me. if it works for you great. 4:) if you are sleeping enough you shouldnt have to wake up at any certain time. You'll wake up on your own.

    Oh...and eating 3 meals a day isn't eating constantly. Actually I eat "constantly" by eating more meals a day but far smaller amounts of a balanace of fat/protein/carbs. I dont have energy problems and i've lost a lot of weight from that alone.

    That being said I agree with your general premises....eat less...sleep...and exercise. People do eat too much. Its crazy. People eat tons of beef that isnt fed properly and is injected with god-knows-what to keep it "healthy" and they wonder why they have so many health problems.

  17. Re:Schizophrenia? You should read more... on Working with ADHD? · · Score: 1

    First off....the article is about Schizoaffecive disorder. He doesnt say 'schizophrenia' (and he describes what schizoaffective disorder is and its more than just schizophrenia). Secondly...there are always levels of these disorders. You father had as you put it a severe case. It is quite possible the poster on kuro5hin didn't have a severe case and had lesser symptoms. Thirdly....it is completely ridiculous to discount one persons description of their disease because you had a family member than experienced something else (or even the same thing). *You* are not walking in that persons shoes.

  18. Re:Learining by example on Cable TV Ruins Bhutan · · Score: 1

    What do cigarettes have to do with it?

  19. Re:Games are businesses too. on Shadowbane Servers Hacked, Chaos Ensues · · Score: 1

    In the end it really hinges on the terms of service the person agreed to when they signed up and paid for access. I've not read the TOS but I'd suspect it wouldn't include being able to hack the game and do a mass player killing (read: abuse the system). I'd also suspect the TOS would protect from such a thing if it were to occur if it were outside the normal operation of the system.

  20. Re:Full text of release on Novell Claims Ownership of UNIX System V · · Score: 1

    aha. here we go. turns out there is a pdf of the book freely available.

    Its chapter 15 talking about forwarding requests. In the case of a POST you have to rename the static HTML to JSP:
    "However, since forwarded requests
    use the same request method as the original request, POST requests cannot
    be forwarded to normal HTML pages. The solution to this problem is to simply
    rename the HTML page to have a .jsp extension. Renaming somefile.
    html to somefile.jsp does not change its output for GET requests,
    but somefile.html cannot handle POST requests, whereas somefile.jsp
    gives an identical response for both GET and POST."

    Now...I dont know if thats the reason the site reference did what they did but the person asked a reason why someone would ;)

  21. Re:Full text of release on Novell Claims Ownership of UNIX System V · · Score: 1

    Unless thats a fix in a more recent version of Tomcat it also affected Tomcat and had nothing to do with anything the sysadmin could do IIRC. Unfortunately I dont have the book here (Core Servlets and JSP) to look up exactly what I'm referring to.

  22. Re:Games are businesses too. on Shadowbane Servers Hacked, Chaos Ensues · · Score: 1

    Oh really? What point did I miss? The point being made *is* irrelevant as its not being arrogant to point it out. It is no different than the jackasses that are pirating satellite because for some reason they figure they have dont have to pay for it like everyone else. It makes no difference in the matter that its a game or any other online service.

  23. Re:Full text of release on Novell Claims Ownership of UNIX System V · · Score: 1
    Some stupid-ass language selector JSP is stalled (who uses JSP to put up a press release?!) so here's the text:

    Because depending on what the site is doing sometimes you have to rename your static HTML files to .jsp for things to work properly.

  24. Re:Games are businesses too. on Shadowbane Servers Hacked, Chaos Ensues · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yes. Because its doubtful this would be handled in a courtroom with a jury like you seem to be suggesting. The manner of business operations really is irrelevant. The fact is the customers were deprived of a service they paid money for not to mention the costs incurred by the company itself. Its disturbing to see the amount of posts here saying stupid crap like 'its only a game' when the fact that its a game is completely irrelevant.

  25. Re:Who pay for it? on Jazilla Milestone 1 Released · · Score: 1
    they require less memory, less efforts to program and debug and less problems in corporate infrastructure to support it.

    Why is Java on the client harder to support in a corporate infrastructure?n If anything that is the easiest place to support Java as you have total control over what is on the client and you're not worried about users with dial-up connections.