Monthly Archives: February 2009

Nation Namer

Here’s a little algorithm I’ve been using to generate names for fake nations. I wouldn’t normally have put the randomness method directly into the factory class, and in my implementation I am using log4j, but for the purpose of this post, I decided it would be easy to put everything into one class with no …

February 22, 2009 – 7:05 pm | By admin | Posted in Computology, Neat Stuff | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

The Natural Wonders of Newfoundland

I sometimes wonder what it would have been like to have discovered a whole new land like the European explorers who discovered the new world. With so many natural wonders on the island of Newfoundland alone, the entire continent must have thousands of interesting sites. I have not explored the entire island yet, but here …

February 22, 2009 – 6:43 pm | By admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Comments (3)

The Burning Bush

It seems I missed the deadline to the Arts & Letters competition, so I figured I might as well print my story here. I can always write another one. Enjoy…
“The Burning Bush”
“Come on Jake, take a look.”
Basil shoved the iPhone in my face.
I didn’t really get the allure. Why would I want to look at …

February 13, 2009 – 12:53 pm | By admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Comments (3)