Stories: Lost in an Abandoned World

We’re all lost in some way, but lets not talk about that problem for once. A favorite story device of many books, movies and especially games, is the abandoned world. You’re left alone, in many cases with amnesia, and the only option is to move forward and figure this thing out.

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JEE vs Drupal – On Apples and Oranges

Lets compare apples and oranges, shall we. In this post: why Drupal is the winner and the Java Enterprise Edition (JEE, previously known as J2EE) is just too damn complicated. What I’d like to compare is a fully customizable content management system (Drupal) with fully custom-developped enterprise software (JEE). In  both cases, feel free to replace with your favorite technology and tools.

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Feel Young Forever – Lego’s the Miracle Cure

Don’t believe girlfriends and eternal pessimists and naysayers. Lego is cool and you are allowed to play with until you hair turns gray and even long after that. Let me convince you with a little video.

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The 21 Programs You Should Have On Your PC

I’m not really much of a “list guy”. But I couldn’t help create one while I was cleaning up my PC. It’s a bit of everything, some programming tools, some games, some general things you really need and some random stuff that is just neat. I’ve skipped a few basic things you’ll have anyway (Mozilla, Winzip) to keep the list interesting. It’s fun for the whole family.

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