Impolite Japanese
Got a warning ticket yesterday for parking in a “handicap” zone. (Well, it is convenient to park there, I admit). But look at the ticket… Read More »Impolite Japanese
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Spring IoC, DI quick tutorial
There has been an (evident) craze amongst Java community with contrived terms such as IoC (Inversion of Control), DI (Dependency Injection) mainly through Spring. I… Read More »Spring IoC, DI quick tutorial
Getting out of telnet
You telnet an ip, port but you cannot get out? Ctrl+C doesn’t work, Esc doesn’t work ! Duh, Ctrl+C, Esc are the commands sent directly… Read More »Getting out of telnet
Outlook export to Thunderbird
There is no straight (should I say “easy”) way to export Outlook mails to Thunderbird. Using Thunderbird’s import from Outlook did not work since quite… Read More »Outlook export to Thunderbird
Extremely useful tips for Java
A .java class can contain only one top-level public class. All other top level classes in same .java file cannot be private or protected or… Read More »Extremely useful tips for Java
Brainteasers
How many degrees angle between hour, minute hand when time is 3:15? 7.5° 360° full circle, therfore (360°/12 hrs) = 30° /hour. At 3:15, minutes… Read More »Brainteasers
Interesting alternatives to databases in opensource
I stumbled upon this url. The list of various options on databases is pretty amazing. http://www.webresourcesdepot.com/25-alternative-open-source-databases-engines/ It’s a definite read. I never knew so many… Read More »Interesting alternatives to databases in opensource
Got my bike license – 大型二輪免許を一発合格しました
Hurray ! I received my bike license today in Japan ! In my first attempt itself ! Wish me congratulations ! Ok some background –… Read More »Got my bike license – 大型二輪免許を一発合格しました
Japanese samurai language
Japanese language is often interesting, when it comes to dialects. Try out standard Japanese into many other (un)known dialects here. 方言変換『もんじろう』