Maybe you want to depend on a project that isn’t in the public repos.  Or maybe you want to publish development snapshots of your own projects. In either case, you need your own Maven repository. Fortunately, running your own Maven repository is dirt simple. All you need is a web server where you can upload files. Maven understands FTP, SCP, WebDAV, and more exotic protocols like Subversion. ...

My head and creative muscles are in a somewhat different, distant place right now, between a new project phase at work, my electing to jump headlong into NaNoWriMo, and a few other things not worth mentioning. That said, posts here might be thin on the ground here for a while*. It’s not that I don’t have anything to say; I kind of want to write about NaNoWriMo, and I will, eventually; ...

... , style, and tone, the writer has a penchant for long sentences that a single one could fill up a whole page. There are always thoughts within thoughts within thoughts, and digressions within digressions within digressions. That doesn’t mean though that it is hard to follow. On the contrary, it has a fluid effect, much more like dissecting a web of thoughts and getting at the core of it. ...

... I do wonder though, are the tea leaves dirty? What is the process of drying leaves in China? Why are Chinese tea leaves stronger than tea bags? Is there really tea in those tea bags? A couple digressions: Last night's Thanksgiving feast and this morning's leftover dessert breakfast of pumpkin pie and apple crumble was yummy. Thanks to all of the cooks. Because my gas tank was empty, ...

... , it becomes clear that the director does not know where to take the story. In the end it seems the story was supposed to be about the bond between these two men, but by the time we get there, there have been several digressions and false starts, and waters have been substantially muddied. The catharses intended in the final scenes disappoint, in a word. Ben Foster may well win an Oscar for his ...

... of Phaedrus’ life and ideas, and philosophical Chautauquas abounding in digressions. There are also dreamscapes suggestive of inner turmoil. Setting The cross country motorcycle trip begins ... detailed information about “Phaedrus,” himself before Annihilation ECS. There are digressions and dreamscapes to keep track of, too. The details of the physical trip in current time ...