zen
Gosho: The Way to become buddha easily
From the writings of Nichiren Daishonin – The Wealthy Man Sudatta p1086 I will teach you how to become a Buddha easily. Teaching another something is the same as oiling the wheels of a cart so that they turn even though it is heavy, or as floating a boat on water so that it moves [...]
HTTP redirect and Cookies
Did you know that if a web server sends a HTTP 302 (redirect) response, with a set-cookie, the browser won’t take the cookie unless the cookie’s path is set to “/” ? This is how it can be set in Java (servlet): Cookie cookie = new Cookie(“cookie_name”,”cookie_value”); cookie.setMaxAge(30000); // expiry cookie.setSecure(true); cokie.setPath(“/”); // this is [...]
Young IT at the Pub
I hang out with a bunch of young graduates, who, exactly like how I was 5 years ago, are all struggling to secure a job and obtain the Australian permanent residency.
The day I screwed up.
- image from goodwp.com In zen buddhism there is a saying: Preoccupied with a single leaf, we missed the whole tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, we missed the whole forest. Yesterday, I had a very contributive day. Did my bits at work, even did a talk on the australian computer society. Came back, I [...]
Hope
The future of Japan is still very uncertain (and with it, my job opportunity). Over the weekend the australian government have issued a very stern warning against travelling to Japan. And yet, like this moon, it shines still against the darkness. This week will be a very decisive week.