Another guy on my team is having trouble with jMeter. jMeter is a open source testing program which we were using to simulate various load conditions on our software. His core skills don't include Java, so I went to help him out.

We kept getting java.lang.OutOfMemory exceptions while trying to run various test scripts. The cases that were triggering it were bigger cases, but nothing absurdly big.

The NY Post is truly the greatest newspaper in NY, the United States, and the world. Today's front page is a good example of why.

The invention of the printing press, of writing, nay - of language itself, all led to this.

I finally purchased the little adapter so that I can use my Treo 650 as an MP3 player. I downloaded PocketTunes, which is a fantastic little app, loaded up my memory card, and now I'm listening.

Wired is running this story today. The author groans about the decline of unions in the United States:

I got a Treo 650 about a week ago, and I figured it was time to review it. I'm a consultant dealing with about 6 or 7 clients in the Northeast US on a regular basis, plus a roughly equal number of pre-sales contacts at any given time. Reliable access to my email as well as contacts, schedule, etc. is critical for me. Mobility is critical for me.

I held back, wanting someone else to be the first to publish details of our little get-together Sol finnally did so, and now I feel a little more comfortable telling the story.

My eldest son is a genius. This has become obvious less than a month after his third birthday.

Sunday was a beautiful spring day here in Metro NYC. It was sunny and almost 70 degrees. I was cleaning the yard and my son was playing. In the late afternoon he noticed that the moon was out.

A high level WoW character died in real life. The other members of the guild activated the character in order to hold a memorial service, which apparently was also attended by a rival guild. Meanwhile, a third guild used the memorial service as an opportunity for a surprise attack on the funeral, wiping out everyone there. They also released a video of the attack.

I submitted an "Ask Slashdot" a few minutes ago and it got rejected. Here it is...

I am the senior field engineer for a small but rapidly growing software vendor. Our product appears as a database to clients, but actually generates sql and performs federated queries against underlying data sources. The data sources are most commonly one or more of the 4 major SQL products, SQL Server, Sybase, DB2, and Oracle.

Down here in <heavyaccent>Long Island</heavyaccent> we are just getting the heaviest band of snow now. I have about 10 inches on the ground, with drifts of 20 inches. I expect to have about 16-18 inches by the time it is done.

The city is recording a solid 2 feet, the 2nd heaviest snowfall on record, and with a few hours of light snow left to go the storm may make it to number 1.

I need advice...

My company is starting to get clients into Europe, and over the course of this year I may have a few chances to go to Europe, particularly London. What is the best thing to do for Mobile Phone service.

Here in the US, I use Sprint, a non-GSM carrier. Sprint will provide me a SIM card that will allow me to get service from my phone number while in Europe. I'll need to get a GSM phone to go with it. The service will cost $1.50 per minute.

Hello, all.

I think I'm finally going to take the plunge...

I've been using Uniz/Linux off and on for about 15 years now. I know my way around enough to troubleshoot the software that I implement professionally and do all sorts of odd things, but I've never made it my primary box. I've always fallen back on a Windows box for my general purpose web browsing and email.

Hi Everybody!

I have a Canon PowerShot S20. It is a nice 3+ megapixel camera. It has served me well. My Uncle recently upgraded, however, and gave me his Canon PowerShot S45, a much improved camera.

Here is the deal. I'd like to swap my S20 for a smaller form factor camera, something that I can carry in my pocket virtually all the time. I'm willing to sacrifice resolution.

Anyone interested?

Thanks,
Mike

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