About
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(Questions? Comments? Glaringly obvious spelling mistakes on my pages? then email me!)- email: Kgen's Domain
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- This website was originally created on October 27, 2003. Its current incarnation was completed exactly one year later, and is 100% standard x/html compliant. It was created with the sole purpose of conveying my ideas and thoughts in a simple, concise, and consistent manner.
- Unfortunately, individual.utoronto.ca (host) does not allow for cgi/server side programming, so most of the site will be implemented in x/html, dhtml, and javascript. Other cgi programming is done in python, and hosted on my personal server.
- The dot in the corner [
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represent the status of my personal server (from which cgi/etc. is run). If you encounter a dot, then the server is currently
off, and you will not be able to use enhanced features, ie. leaving comments. If you encounter a dot, then the server is running and
all features are available. If you encounter a dot then either it is currently checking the server status, or your browser does not
have Javascript enabled! (if this is the case, please update your browser!) - Lastly, the site is optimized for Mozilla/Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0+ simply because they are the most standard complient browsers currently available.
Recommended Reads:
References- Osbourne - Java 2, The Complete Reference (best Java reference I've ever read)
- Sun Java Tutorials (straight from the horse's mouth, check out the forums for answers to all your Java questions)
- Anything OReilly! (for almost anything technical)
- Sherlock Holmes (needs no explanation!)
- Anything Tom Clancy! (if you aren't a war-buff, you will be after reading his books!)
- Detective Boy Conan (intriguing murder mysteries with reasonable solutions)
- Bleach! (funny beyond belief)
- Yakitate!! Ja-pan (halarious manga about making bread!)
- Midori(funny, about a guy who loses his right hand)
- Naruto!, One Piece, HunterxHunter, HnG, PoT (all overrated, but still good to read)
- Last but not least: Calvin and Hobbes! (yes, i know its not manga. it is a comic that everyone should read)
- Monster, 20th Century Boys - I've contemplated recommending these two titles. No doubt, Naoki Urasawa has created two of the most intriguing and gruesome stories you will ever read. Both seem to center around the not-so-innocent hearts of children, and ultimately the corruption of power and belief. If you are looking for something mature, and out of the ordinary, this would be a good read. But if you are easily depressed and sickened, or are looking for a story with a concrete ending, I would stay far, far away from these two.
Papers (ed. Opinions)
- Java vs C++ (age old debate) (Technical Paper (pdf))
- Anime vs Reality (why animation is so appealing)
- Effects of Large Scale Internet Purchases on the Economy (whats the rush?)
- Infinite Internet Expansion (if you are not a part of the solution, you are part of the problem)
- Trinary (ternary?) (Normal, Alternating) vs. Binary Search (why I was so wrong)
- 2D vs 3D (oldskool vs. out-of-this-world)
- The Hare and the Turtoise (why not to upgrade just yet)
Quotes
(follow at your own risk!)- early to bed and early to rise, makes a man/woman healthy, wealthy, and wise.
- simplicity always, unless otherwise specified.
- humor is a cure for all ailments ... except death.
- who need antialiasing when you have naturally blurry vision?