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How to map a Servlet to only the front page / root path of your webapplication

This post is about Java Web Servlets and will hopefully save you some hours of debugging. Prelude Rant I was naive enough to think that the reasonable URL pattern “/” would match only the root path of the application. Guess … Read more

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Super-simple way in Java with Netbeans to build all dependant libraries and subprojects with distribution

I think I finally figured out a simple and elegant way to build dependant libraries directly with the distribution and kiss that NoClassDefFound error goodbye. I also have a similar solution for Java Web Application projects. What you need is: … Read more

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My unsent letter to my biological parents I’ve not met since I was just a baby

I’ve not met my biological parents since I was less than a year old (I don’t remember much from that time). I don’t know anything about them or why they chose to leave me and my brother up for adoption. … Read more

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I have a secret blog

I have a secret blog. There I write everything I dare not say on behalf of myself. It’s an outlet for my emotions and feelings, both dark and light. Let me tell you this: I encourage everyone to have a … Read more

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Sharing of information, social media and privacy – before and now

As I can’t sleep I’ve decided to scribble down some thoughts regarding sharing of information, social media and privacy. It’s interesting how in my younger days I was obsessed, well maybe not intentionally, about sharing information about me and getting … Read more

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Open-source driven by egoism? Reflections after reading Linus Torvald interview

Linux creator Linus Torvalds claims the open-source boom is highly driven by egoism and the desire to “put your own trademark” into things (code). Unfortunately I can’t find the article with the Torvalds interview at the moment. I’ve been thinking … Read more

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