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What I’m currently up to

I guess I’m not blogging much. I’ll try my best to fix that. These days I’m occupied as a java developer at a company called Cicero Consulting. The company is a combination of several services, but they are all related to banking and finances. Luckily in a way that shouldn’t hurt us to much during [...]
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New training gear is inbound

Today I ordered a couple of items I look forward to getting in the mail. The first is a Gymboss which is a interval timer with vibration and sound. I plan to use it for doing tabatas. Thanks for the tip Thomas! The second item is a pair of mini bands from Iron Woody Fitness. [...]
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Maven release prepare fails on svn complaining about a pom that already exists in the svn repository tag

The problem is with the svn client, at least version 1.5.1 and 1.5.2. The workaround is simply: svn up -r head Source: [Studio] Using the Maven Release Plugin
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Miktex/latex doesnt render text in pdfs properly

Symptom: When producing pdfs with latex (miktex distro) it uses bitmap fonts, resulting in text that it is not possible to either select or search. Solution: install the cm-super fonts with the miktex package manager (large package), or use the \usepackage{lmodern} command to use the lmodern fonts that are included with miktex. This post at [...]
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Inspiration

When things suck.. just remember you’re probably better of anyways. Lesson to be learnt: whine less.
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Last Weeks Picks

There was a pillow fight in Toronto last week, and the picture of this pillow fighter caught my eye. Maybe I will give up my disdain for people with dreads someday too? For some reason I’ve always felt a bit of contempt for people who doesn’t wash their hair on a regular basis, although some [...]
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