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Enterprise Java Developer / Team Leader
A java enterprise developer specializing in open source technologies, and large scale security and identity management integration.
View my resume for an overview.
When it comes to getting things done, we need fewer architects and more bricklayers.
Technologies I've been interested in recently are all about maximum bang for your programming buck. JQuery, OSGi, Groovy, etc.
Like hooking up Maven release numbers to connect directly to bugzilla project versions.
Making jQuery and thickbox work for visually impared users on screen readers. It's all about focus.
Life is "trying things to see if they work." —Ray Bradbury
Creativity is a type of learning process where the teacher and pupil are located in the same individual. —ARTHUR KOESTLER
Hey, are you interested in collaborating with other technophiles and artists on projects, presenting/attending workshops on the awesome toys/art/hacks you've created - or will create !! -- or using space and equipment you might not have at home? I have just the place in mind!! :) I'm a member of Site 3 coLaboratory - we're opening shop at Bloor and Ossington next month - and we're looking for ..more
We're not great at choosing and remembering secure passwords, admit it?! While my wordly combinations of aussie slang / l33t are contributing (marginally) to making my online life more secure ;) - I've been embarrassingly compromised more than once. Thus I would give anything for an easy way to meet the ridiculous password requirements and not get tripped up by my nonsensical security answers! ..more
Security is something I think about constantly. It's part of the "unwritten" requirements. We usually only receive requirements for functionality, i.e. "the system must ..." but the unspoken agreement is that the functions will be usuable and secure. Usability is a whole article, let's focus on where security fits into user-interaction end of design. What are we concerned about? User Input, ..more
I'm drinking coffee and reading Scientific American - two of life's inestimable pleasures - and I came across the article "Numbers War: School Battles Heat Up Again in the Traditional versus Reform-Math Debate" Imagine if they stopped teaching algebra, geometry, and polynomials in high schools - would it be a real detriment to society? Imagine the fun we could have if we looked at the topics ..more
By user home: du -k /home/ | sort -n | tail -10 All. This generally takes forever: cd / du -k | sort -n | tail -10 ..more
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