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		<title>Rails &amp; JRuby in a Jar</title>
		<link>http://matthewkwilliams.com/index.php/2010/03/02/rails-jruby-in-a-jar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Williams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a discussion of what I needed to do to put rails and JRuby together in a single jar.]]></description>
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		<title>Fractal Terrain Generation</title>
		<link>http://matthewkwilliams.com/index.php/2009/09/01/fractal-terrain-generation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Williams</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[programming]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I've been working on a wargaming library/framework off and on for over a year; along the way I've encountered a number of interesting problems to solve.  This blog entry details one of them, fractal terrain generation.
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		<title>Quick thought on programming and distractions</title>
		<link>http://matthewkwilliams.com/index.php/2009/08/31/quick-thought-on-programming-and-distractions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Williams</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[life hacking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.&#8221;
&#8211; Buddha
Too often it&#8217;s easy to spend hours days weeks far too long reading blogs and wilfing doing research.  Looking for that perfect tool.  Looking for a wonderful library.  Looking for a new technique.  Looking, looking, looking.  Almost like Hans Guck-in-die-Luft, not paying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using jnp as a JBoss heartbeat</title>
		<link>http://matthewkwilliams.com/index.php/2009/08/25/using-jnp-as-a-jboss-heartbeat/</link>
		<comments>http://matthewkwilliams.com/index.php/2009/08/25/using-jnp-as-a-jboss-heartbeat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Williams</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jboss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jruby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Java]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Java Naming and Directory Interface]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JBoss application server]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://matthewkwilliams.com/?p=236</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[jnp is a JBoss protocol which exposes jndi.  It is, by default, bound to port 1099.  I&#8217;d been using that port as a heartbeat, but &#8220;cheating&#8221; &#8212; I would open a socket and then close it immediately.  However, this caused problems.  jnp is chatty.  And it got upset at my not letting it say &#8216;hi&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>z-index and events</title>
		<link>http://matthewkwilliams.com/index.php/2009/07/30/z-index-and-events/</link>
		<comments>http://matthewkwilliams.com/index.php/2009/07/30/z-index-and-events/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Williams</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[html css z-index gotchas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s lesson has to do with z-index and events.  I&#8217;d had a png with transparant portions that I wanted to use as a  mask, so that information from underneath would not show.  However, buttons, links, and hovers were not working &#8212; the top level element was taking the events and eating them. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JBoss port confusion</title>
		<link>http://matthewkwilliams.com/index.php/2009/07/29/jboss-port-confusion/</link>
		<comments>http://matthewkwilliams.com/index.php/2009/07/29/jboss-port-confusion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Williams</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[jboss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Java]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://matthewkwilliams.com/?p=233</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, JBoss reports that it is unable to bind to a port, saying it is already in use.  However, this is not always the case.]]></description>
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		<title>SSL Joys</title>
		<link>http://matthewkwilliams.com/index.php/2009/05/14/ssl-joys/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 16:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Williams</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[gotchas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[howto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apache]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[private keys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public key certificate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SSL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transport Layer Security]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://matthewkwilliams.com/?p=231</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from. Andrew S. Tanenbaum
I&#8217;ve been working with a Apache proxy to force SSL and https.  Well, I haven&#8217;t had any control over the certificates.  And they can come in so many versions, especially given that Microsoft wants to do things [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After long silence</title>
		<link>http://matthewkwilliams.com/index.php/2009/04/10/after-long-silence/</link>
		<comments>http://matthewkwilliams.com/index.php/2009/04/10/after-long-silence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Williams</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The hiatus has been due to me having been really sick with a weird neurological disorder.&#160; I didn&#8217;t do any coding at all for over 2 months.&#160; I&#8217;m starting to feel better, but I still have my good days and bad.&#160; So, there will be updates.&#160; Hopefully before not too much longer.

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		<title>New Ruby Blog</title>
		<link>http://matthewkwilliams.com/index.php/2009/02/13/new-ruby-blog/</link>
		<comments>http://matthewkwilliams.com/index.php/2009/02/13/new-ruby-blog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Williams</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[administrivia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mini sagas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ruby]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://matthewkwilliams.com/?p=221</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve started a new ruby blog.  Whereas this one tends to longer posts (and not just ruby), the other is intended for short, tight pieces which focus on a single idea.  In general they will be in the format of &#8220;mini sagas&#8220;.  I&#8217;m shooting for daily updates on it.
Ruby Blender
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		<title>Javascript with CSS Sprites Animation</title>
		<link>http://matthewkwilliams.com/index.php/2009/02/11/javascript-with-css-sprites-animation/</link>
		<comments>http://matthewkwilliams.com/index.php/2009/02/11/javascript-with-css-sprites-animation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Williams</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[css]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[javascript]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[web]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[web design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sprites]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the issues with gif animations is being able to stop and start them at will.  This post examines a method of using javascript to control CSS Background Sprites for Animation.]]></description>
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