Yes, I am guilty. Most of us are not aware that we are treating our computers better than ourselves. We often juggle tasks like a computer processor. It has been proven by experts recently that multitasking drops IQ. The Dumb Little Man has some cool tips for us.
Read the article, Are You Treating Your Computer Better Than You Treat Yourself?
For some reasons, sorry for the confusion. Here is my blog - [Digital Stronghold]
Locking a file in Java is platform dependent. Write once run anywhere? Thumbs down. Some platforms will not allow a file access without a lock while others will.
This is very useful especially when writing your own database (I know some people will argue but this is still happening in corporations handling very sensitive data). It starts with a simple file access.
try {
final File file = new File("Tables.dat");
final FileChannel fileChannel = new RandomAccessFile(file, "rw").getChannel();
// this method will block until a lock is acquired
final FileLock lock =fileChannel.lock();
// this method will not block, it will return null or throw an exception
lock = fileChannel.tryLock();
// TODO: do something with the file
// release the lock
lock.release();
// cleanup / close file
fileChannel.close();
} catch (Exception e) {
// TODO: handle exception
}
Caution: You really need to verify how the target platform handles files. This will not apply on a distributed database as well as networked file systems, if that’s the case you need to write at least a protocol for handling concurrency.
Earth planner
Architect Felino Palafox, Jr.
October 17, 2009, 8:49am
THE MMetroplan is to Felino Palafox Jr. as the ark is to Noah.
Through the plan and the ark, respectively, both forewarned their people of destruction to come their way if they didn’t mend their ways.
Unfortunately, both were not heeded - and we all know what happened thereafter.
“It was not an act of God. The devastation caused by Typhoon Ondoy could have been averted if humans only listened,’’ firmly believes world-renowned Filipino architect Palafox.
Palafox, of course, completely knows what he was talking about. More than 30 years ago, in 1977, he came out with the Metro Manila Transport, Land Use and Development Planning project, a World Bank-funded report that aimed to protect Metro Manila from further flooding. In this report, recommendations were made for transportation, land use, zoning, and flood control, particularly in the eastern part of the metropolis, specifically in – you guessed it – Marikina, Cainta and Pasig.
The proposal, Palafox says, was to build developments in the city in the south, or northeast direction rather than west or eastward reclamations.
But instead of adopting the plan, the government at that time copied the wrong models, i.e. Los Angeles which was not even designed for pedestrians but for automobiles. On top of that, there were poor garbage disposal, and deforestation caused by illegal and legal logging to give way to the rise of subdivisions in all the wrong places.
Palafox says he came out not to fix the blame – and no, he is not running for any elective position.
“This crisis is an opportunity to learn lessons or unlearn the mistakes of the past and maybe revive those good proposals and bring them to the 21st century,” stresses Palafox who shared the same report with 32 other countries. Ironically, while most of these countries adopted the plan, the Philippines did not.
I’m just happy to have this device plugged in my PC.
UUID: 32efe183-7da8-4aea-8750-299d6584cc4a VendorId: 0x04b4 (04B4) ProductId: 0x6830 (6830) Revision: 0.1 (0001) Manufacturer: Cypress Semiconductor Product: USB2.0 Storage Device SerialNumber: ############ Address: sysfs:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.2/usb1/1-8//device:/dev/bus/usb/001/004
Warning: Pure train of thought.
My primary hard drive has crashed so I have to switch to Windows temporarily. There is nothing special happening lately except for the fact that I am enjoying life to the fullest. I can say that I am on the right track. I really thank God for that. Personal projects are keeping me busy these days. Next month I will be pursuing my MSCS degree. Hopefully this time, I am mature enough to handle school stuffs.
Anyway here are stuffs for you to check,
When Nature is Freakier than Sci-Fi
Artificial Intelligence
Blizzard Entertainment
CitiSecOnline - Philippines Online Stockbroker
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I just want to thank God for all the blessings. I want to remind everyone that we are not getting any younger. Have a great day ahead.
Exactly 2 weeks left. I’ll be missing the torch parade tonight. Anyway, soar high ADZU High School Batch 2003! Time to review my bass guitar skills.
I need space, so there it goes. If you want to learn more about it, follow this link.
For the impatient, buy the Pro edition i.e. with FireWire400 and eSATA. USB 2.0 chokes obviously.
I got this from Amerei. Here is my color.
T.J. Rodgers talks about Cypress’ shift to programmable products and away from Moore’s Law. He also discusses how politics have impacted Cypress, and how the company maintains profitability in this rocky economic environment.
Click [here] to read the article.
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