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Archive for May 23rd, 2007

Maven 2 Fun

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

Here’s a Maven tip that has helped me a few times: If things are failing and you can’t figure out why, try deleting your local repository and starting fresh with a new set of downloads. This has saved the day for me during at least 3 different releases that weren’t going through. [...]

ABC News: New Pill Means Full Stop for Periods

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

ABC News: New Pill Means Full Stop for Periods
OK, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that within the next 10 years this “miracle” pill gets pulled because it is shown to fuel breast (and other) cancer just like the exact same drugs do in women who take them after menopause.
I’m not [...]

Google the Monopoly?

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

The European Union has been going after Apple over the iPod, claiming it is a monopoly because it owns some 60+ percent of the market.  This got me wondering about what other companies own 60+ % of the market in the software industry.  They have already taken on Microsoft, so that leaves me with Google.
Now, [...]