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Why external Maven repositories are a bad idea
Bandwidth costs to mirror Maven repositories: $50
File server to store it on: $1500
Developer effort to access the internal repository: $200
Having 20 developers sit around idle because you didn’t mirror the java.net repository: priceless
With apologies to Mastercard.
My blog is worth that much?
From Jason Yip:
My blog is worth $20,887.98.How much is your blog worth?
And if anyone wants to buy it at that price (that’s US currency, of course), please feel free to let me know. Contact me before the end of 2005, and I’ll even through in a 10% discount… afterwards, of course, the price may [...]
Airconditioning Dilemma
You work in an airconditioned office. The thermostat for the airconditioner is set to 23.5C. The thermometer gauge says that it is currently 24.2C. Do you:
A) Ignore it;
B) Close the door to the stairwell that all the cold air is escaping down;
C) Set the thermostat to 21C so that it gets colder. After all, it [...]
If some Software Developers built houses?
By far the most popular post on my site was a humorous entry I reposted: If Architects Had To Work Like Web Designers…. So it only seems just that I put a link to this entry, which sort of describes the reverse. )
And remember – if the auto industry had evolved like the computer industry, [...]
Does it count when you get zero defects but you didn’t test?
Brett’s just finished his latest project with no defects. But did he test enough?
Amusing quote
So, some of us were discussing the merits of IDEs vs other editors today, and this quote came out:
“IDE or no IDE; there is no vi”
“De”-testable design – lovely
Steve Hayes brings up a lovely quote. The opposite of a testable design is a detestable design.
Monday 24th worst day of the year? What a day to start a new job!
Apparently, next Monday will be the worst day of the year. Naturally, that’s the day I start at Wotif
Fortunately, the formula is based on such variables as the weather, and thus it is only the worst day in the Northern hemisphere. *phew*.
Who said that e-voting was hard?
As this video makes abundantly clear, e-voting is simple… as long as you want to vote for Dubya.
On a more serious note, Slashdot covered some real problems with the e-voting machines in Florida recently.
If Architects Had To Work Like Web Designers…
Dear Mr. Architect:
Please design and build me a house. I am not quite sure of what I need, so you should use your discretion. My house should have somewhere between two and forty-five bedrooms. Just make sure the plans are such that the bedrooms can be easily added or deleted. When you bring the blueprints [...]