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EJB’s in RAD6 in Columbus, OH
This week I'm in Columbus, Ohio, teaching a five-day EJB class in RAD6. As I learned last week, IBM would prefer I call the product IRAD, meaning IBM Rational Application Developer. That's going to be a tough transition, assuming I try to do it at all. The students this time are from the State of…
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IBM Enablement class, Bloomfield, CT
This week I'm sitting in an IBM enablement class for intro Java, servlets and JSP's, and the toolset (I think those are SW244, 284, and 287 for those keeping score at home). Since I've taught all this material many times, it's a bit of a challenge keeping quiet when I disagree with an approach. I'm…
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Phillies vs. Mets
Wow. That was really something. I just got back from Citizens Bank Park, the new stadium for the Philadelphia Phillies. It's a lovely little park. I remember visiting Veteran's Stadium a few times, and it was downright ugly. The turf was plastic, you could see the seams between sections, and even the sight lines were…
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Philadelphia, PA
It's Philly this week. I've got an interesting group who work for the same company last week's students work for. Maybe I can come up with some kind of inter-city competition — a game, a puzzle, or something. I'll have to think about that. This week is all about making the OO transition, but this…
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Sox win, and a new version of AWDR
So the Sox pulled out a win against the Yankees, thanks to a seeing eye single by Mark Loretta and a three-run homer by Big Papi. That guy simply rules. I don't think I've seen a hero this lionized in Boston since Larry Bird, though I will admit that Tom Brady can do pretty much…
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Big Sox game tonight
After dropping two of three to the Devil Rays (!), the Sox have finally fallen back far enough to be tied with the Yankees. This just in time for them to come to Fenway for a two-game set. Do you think Johnny Damon is going to get booed? Yeah, me too. Wakefield is on the…
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Westborough, MA
I wrote a nice, long post, hit the "Publish" button, and was rewarded with the dreaded 404 Not Found error. I guess I shouldn't be surprised — computer networks have not been kind to me lately. I think I forgot to swing the mouse cable over my head counterclockwise when I sacrified that chicken by…
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A new Xander story
(For those who don't know, Xander is my son, Alexander, who turns 14 on May 5.) Xander and I were riding in the car the other day. I said to him, "do you realize you're the high school class of 2010?" He smirked and said, "or maybe 2011." 😉 Sigh.
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Hello from Jacksonville, FL
This week it's "Practical Core Java" in Jacksonville, FL. I'm a sub to a sub to a sub again, but that's okay. The class is taking place at a New Horizons site in Jax. That's great, though, because I don't have any serious firewall issues to worry about and I automatically have admin access to…
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Seminar day at RAH
Saturday (4/22) was Student Conference Day at Rensselaer at Hartford (RAH). That's always an enjoyable, if long, day for me. I supervised nine student papers this year, which is a lot. Every year I threaten not to do it again, and so far every year I keep doing it. (Ack. Ignore the link — it's to…