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Last modified: Thu Oct 2 12:14:13 2008

The K-Zone is the collected rambling musings of Kevin Boone, scientist, engineer, and educator
Snake oil
Thomas Crapper lavatory pull Why homeopathy is flushing science down the lavatory. Read more...
Development
Java developers: are you fed up with this?-

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.acme.Test
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal (ClassLoader.java:315)
at java.lang.Class.forName0 (Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.forName (Class.java:140)

An understanding of how Java's class search path works is vital when working on complex distributed sytems, yet modern development tools conceal these details from developers. Get back to basics with this article.

DIY
Porch
A porch too far? My experiences building a substantial brick porch
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Music
notes
Why you can't play Bach on a piano:
the physics of equally-tempered tuning
Articles for students
Gadgets
Nuvi picture Turn right... I mean left.. No, not this left! Will a sat-nav save your marriage?

   
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So you want to be a university lecturer? Read this first!

Speak like your boss: new developments in managerese

Computing features
File handling in the Linux kernel: an in-depth look at how Linux handles files, filesystems, and file I/O

All sorts of Linux stuff

Confused about CLASSPATH? answers are here

First steps in EJB using jBoss (recently revised for jBoss 3.2)