slim

Leamington Spa, United Kingdom

Age: 38

I'm a B2B Messaging developer. This involves Java, C,network protocols, databases and (for my sins) WebMethods.

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Why is my Java program leaking memory when I call run() on a Thread object?

java multithreading memory-leaks asked Sep 20 '08 at 10:19

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12 votes

My Java factory method smells. How do I fix it?

java factory code-smell asked Sep 22 '08 at 14:50

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11 votes

The vocabulary of directions in fretted instruments

fretboard asked Jan 18 at 13:49

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9 votes

jQuery scope or race condition in AJAX/getJSON

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8 votes

Yellowness of egg yolk

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7 votes

Is a very cheap drum kit an impediment to learning?

learning instruments drums beginner asked Nov 13 '11 at 13:15

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7 votes

What exercises can I do to improve my timing?

rhythm asked Nov 23 '11 at 15:23

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7 votes

The hunger for single words

cross-linguistic asked Jan 3 at 19:02

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6 votes

Lead sheets / fake sheets without score

software notation terminology asked Feb 24 at 12:25

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5 votes

Polymorphic factory / getInstance() in Java

java design-patterns polymorphism factory asked Nov 25 '08 at 16:05

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