Archive for May, 2007
Understanding the mind of the average computer user
After presenting here how a computer developer (also known as “me”) chooses its operational system, I found an article that explains to the GNU/Linux community why the average user will not change to an open source OS so soon. The article listed five reasons, then a second post adds more three.
(…)When facing a problem with […]
Posted: May 25th, 2007 under technology, *Posts in English.
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O Pan do Brasil
Esta poderia ir para a minha saga de previsões. Mas considerando que eu já sabia, você também já sabia, e tudo quanto é brasileiro já sabia também, não seria ético eu me apropriar da previsão.
Hoje, 25 de maio de 2007, deu no The New York Times: “Nos Jogos Pan-americanos, a grande disputa é até a […]
Posted: May 22nd, 2007 under ordem e progresso, *Textos em Português.
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Eclipse hint - Singleton quick create
Let’s make singleton creating in Eclipse easier. Go to “Window>Preferences…” and navigate through the following structure: “Java>Editor>Templates”. Click “New…” and put ‘singleton‘ in the “Name” field. In the “Pattern” field, put the following code.
/**
* Singleton
*/
private static final ${enclosing_type} instance = new ${enclosing_type}();
public static ${enclosing_type} getInstance() {
return instance;
}
private ${enclosing_type}() {}
Now, to create singleton classes, all you […]
Posted: May 14th, 2007 under howtos, java, technology, *Posts in English.
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The Nature MySpace
A database about the nature called “The Encyclopedia of Life” (http://www.eol.org) is being produced by a consortium of universities, museums, laboratories and others. The schedule suggest that the site will be available in 2007 yet. This video presents the site and its purpose.
Posted: May 10th, 2007 under nature, technology, *Posts in English.
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My short-term predictions - Part I
Based on a Trevor Blackwell’s essay, I’m also turning public a few predictions of mine. I’m sure that I will not miss any predictions posted here, because my crystal ball just came back from repair shop yesterday. In fact, considering that you, dear reader, already listened to things like “I think there is a world […]
Posted: May 10th, 2007 under technology, *Posts in English.
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Cygwin hint
If you use Cygwin, you may have faced this issue after a fresh install. If Cygwin can determinate a home dir for you using available Windows environment variables (Usually C:\Documents and Settings\<username>), you will not find these files into your home dir: “.inputrc“, “.bash_profile” and “.bashrc“. If you want to get the default files, just […]
Posted: May 3rd, 2007 under technology, *Posts in English.
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Se você achava que não podia ficar pior…
Eu não podia deixar de destacar aqui uma excelente notícia para os que, como eu, estão absolutamente satisfeitos com o serviço de telefonia móvel no Brasil. A Telefónica comprou parte das ações da Telecom Italia.
Traduzindo: A Vivo comprou a Tim. E a soma da participação destas duas empresas no mercado de telefonia móvel nacional é […]
Posted: May 1st, 2007 under ordem e progresso, *Textos em Português.
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Smart elevator system
Joel got surprised with a new elevator system. But here in Brazil we already have (pt_BR link) this Swiss elevator model.
Posted: May 1st, 2007 under technology, *Posts in English.
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