If you're having problems accessing CVS servers over SSH using IDEA and are running on a Athlon 64 with a Nvidia nforce4 chipset, like I had. You need to dis…

[@593] JavaSchool Perils Joel has written an interesting article titled The Perils of JavaSchools. While I don't disagree that the state of computer science…

[@714] Simple Sudoku If you like playing Sudoku. Really, who doesn't? I'd recommend giving Simple Sudoku a try: It's good, and free. What more can you ask for?

[@556] War of the Worlds We finally watched War of the Worlds last night, thanks to Netflix. I can't believe that the same people who brought us Minority Rep…

[@581] Violation Notice Email Hello Erik We are sorry. The following question has been removed by our administrator due to violation of the rules. Question:…

[@917] Java Trademark Infringement I just received the following: Dear Erik Thauvin: While reviewing your company's application , we noticed a potential misu…

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