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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Searching for pork on a disk drive: A programming assignment
A chronicle of the development of a Windows Form application to search/browse a drive for wasted disk space. It deals with several neat programming paradigms in the Windows Forms environment such as BackgroundWorker and recursion. Continue reading
Getting Started with Pega Development
Describing my frustration and final breakthrough during my first development work in the Pegasystems, Inc.’s Pega and PegaSI environment. Continue reading
BP oil leak as a visual example of our fiscal leak
A political rant paralleling the BP oil gusher with the fiscal monetary gusher in Washington. Continue reading
Using Java inner classes in Pega inline activity to parse Excel XLSX files
This article demonstrates the power of Java’s inner classes and provides a simple Excel XLSX parser library. The point is made that Pega (and even other systems like Tibco BW) developers can benefit from using this rarely-utilized tool in the Java arsenal. Also demonstrated are the use of the Java DOM parser and Zip file handling. Continue reading
Death of a relationship
This article deals with the breaking away from a situation of estrangement. Feelings and theology, history and interpersonal baggage, all combine to form a sticky mess. Estrangement cannot be overcome unless there is change in a person’s heart. Continue reading
BP and hurricanes
I just have a simple question in this post. Has BP or the US government determined what will happen if a hurricane rolls through the Gulf area and their ships have to leave station? Would the well have to be … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophical ramblings, Rants
Tagged BP, BP oil spill, hurricane, oil spill, question
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Painting a Still Life: An example of my process in action
This is a walk-through of painting a floral still life using acrylics. Continue reading
The BP oil leak – no longer a “not my problem” problem
If you have not yet seen the chilling simulation of what the oil leak can become over the next few months, then you should take a moment to look at the video here. It is a chilling wake-up call that … Continue reading
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