Archive for the 'Computing' Category
Ten years ago I abandoned my Mac for a PC (for professional reasons). Now I’ve returned. I finally had enough with my crappy Dell laptop constantly breaking and Windows XP constantly annoying me. So I bought a 17″ MacBook Pro and I’m rediscovering the Joy of Mac. I’ve had this now for about 10 days, [...]
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Hope you didn’t miss my most recent Dell tale of woe. You know the one where Brittany believes taking proper care of my computer means turning it off.
So yesterday afternoon a new chapter unfolded. Just to review: My Dell XPS M170 laptop is a warranty replacement for a 1st generation Dell Inspiron XPS that wouldn’t [...]
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I have this Dell XPS M170 laptop, er… craptop. It’s actually a warranty replacement for its predecessor, a XPS laptop that chronically overheated itself into uselessness. Last month, Dell sent out a service technician for my quarterly LCD display panel replacement (OK, it’s the 4th one in 14 months). Part of the normal replacement [...]
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Dale’s anti-language-lawyer rule
Dale’s anti-language-lawyer rule:
If you have to consult the standard to see if the code is correct, then the code is incorrect.
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Java 5 broke my Java 2 code
The following is perfectly legal code in Java 1.4.2. In fact, this is code that has existed in lab exercises for an Advanced Java Programming class I’ve taught for years.
public void add(String item) {
DefaultListModel model = (DefaultListModel) getModel();
[...]
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