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Category: General
Posted by: afeldstein
I just want to compile a simple one-file program, so naturally I thought of javac first. But with the NetBeans Blogging Contest on, I thought I'd take a look at how NetBeans IDE 6.1 Beta simplifies the task ...

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Category: General
Posted by: afeldstein
I'm in a corporate furnished apartment, where the Internet and cable TV service are provided by Comcast. Actually, as far as I'm concerned, those services are provided by the property owner, whom I pay to be here. How the property owner provides Internet and cable TV to me is not my concern, but is the owner's responsibility.

Not long ago, I received a paper bill from Comcast in the apartment mailbox and a threatening telephone message from Comcast on the telephone in the apartment (another service provided by the property owner). I can't remember which happened first. As a courtesy to Comcast, I returned the telephone call, providing Comcast with contact information for the responsible party. Comcast was not receptive to that information, but I told them that I would not be nice about it if they were to contact me again. I told them that, not only would I never be a Comcast customer, but that you wouldn't be either ...

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