document.write('\x3cmeta http-equiv=\x22x-dns-prefetch-control\x22 content=\x22off\x22/\x3e\x3col class=\x22tumblr_posts\x22\x3e\x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x26#8220;If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.\x26#8221; -Marcus Tullius Cicero\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x26#8230; but then he did not have access to an iMac, MacAir or iPad!\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3eWould like to stick the following on the meeting room walls of some of the organizations I used to work for/with :-)\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x26#8220;It is better either to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence.  Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.\x26#8221; -Pythagoras\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3eSounds like Orison worked on some projects as crazy as some I\x26#8217;ve endured in recent years \x26#8230;\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x26#8220;Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.\x26#8221; -Orison Swett Marden\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x26#8220;The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.\x26#8221; -Albert Einstein\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_quote_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_quote\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_open_quote\x22\x3e\x26#147;\x3c/span\x3eComplications arose, ensued, were overcome.\x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_close_quote\x22\x3e\x26#148;\x3c/span\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_source\x22\x3e\x0a                        \u00a0J. Sparrow, Capt.\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x26#8220;It\x26#8217;s no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase \x26#8216;As pretty as an airport\x26#8217; appear.\x26#8221; -Douglas Adams\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x26#8220;The way you overcome shyness is to become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid.\x26#8221; -Claudia Lady Bird Johnson\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3eQuality is not an optional extra in any part of what you do.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eIf a customer/client experiences a lack of quality in one area they are likely to jump to the conclusion that issues they are experiencing in another area are due to your lack of quality rather than their own mistakes.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eThe result of these assumptions is increased calls to technical support, more time spent in technical support investigations and escalations, delays to projects and general loss of confidence in your software.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eFar more cost effective to ensure quality is good enough in all areas of what you are delivering.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3eGenerics are a powerful mechanism in Java but with power comes responsibility. The indiscriminate use of generics, especially generic methods, increases the complexity of a piece of code making harder to understand, and therefore harder to debug, reuse, extend, etc.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eIf a collection is designed to be heterogeneous (contain objects of different indeterminate types) employing generic methods to try and force some more type-safety is likely to be counter-productive.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eJust because a programming language has a powerful feature or capability, you are not required to use it all the time.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eNew version of Brain Ache in Color available\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3eRecently posted an update to my iPhone/iPod Touch app, \x3ca href=\x22http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/brain-ache-in-color/id421783520?mt=8\x22\x3eBrain Ache in Color on iTunes\x3c/a\x3e.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eAdds GameCenter support to the free version with scores for partial puzzles solved, and achievements that range from easy to \x26#8216;too hard for me\x26#8217;.\u00a0Also, significantly improved user interface (IMO at least).\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eThe\u00a0\x3ca href=\x22http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/brain-ache-in-color-pro/id440485415?mt=8\x22\x3eprofessional version\x3c/a\x3e removes adverts, has undo, rotates to four different orientations, and adds \x26#8216;fun\x26#8217; tile styles.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eThe app does not look too bad on the iPad and plays reasonably well but have added specific support for it to the list of enhancements, along with localization.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/brain-ache-in-color/id421783520?mt=8\x22 title=\x22Brain Ache in Color Free Version\x22\x3e\x3cimg alt=\x22Brain Ache in Color Professional logo\x22 height=\x22312\x22 src=\x22http://www.step-10.com/BrainAche/images/BrainAche312.png\x22 width=\x22312\x22/\x3e\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a\x3c/ol\x3e');