Favorite Posts for the Week #1
The goal of these posts are to share my favorite posts for the week. This is the one post a week where I will be off topic from programming and try to share some of my views. After all, this is my blog and I can put what I want on it. I decided to make it only one post a week because I don't want to get off the topic of programming and java. So for now, this will have to work.
I'm still developing a process for finding decent posts but google reader is the best way to keep track of everything I like so far. The first thing I do is save an entry and edit it throughout the week with links to things I want to share. Almost everything I read is in google reader so all I have to do is star the items I like.
Health
In the case against cardio Mark explains why cardio is bad.
"Well, we know that this current popular high intensity aerobic pursuit is a dead-end. It requires huge amounts carbohydrate (sugar) to sustain, it promotes hyperinsulinemia (overproduction of insulin), increases oxidative damage (the production of free radicals) by a factor of 10 or 20 times normal, and generates high levels of the stress hormone cortisol in many people, leaving them susceptible to infection, injury, loss of bone density and depletion of lean muscle tissue – while encouraging their bodies to deposit fat."
Shea makes a great case against circumcision.
"Given these effects (both the certain and the possible), is circumcision for preventative purposes justified? My answer is a resounding NO! All of the diseases which are supposedly more likely for uncircumcised men have either much less drastic prevention methods, much less drastic treatment methods, or both. Worried about UTIs? Rather than slicing off the flesh of your newborn, why not wait and see if UTIs develop (a fairly small risk in any case) and use the normal, non-surgical treatment: antibiotics."
Government may soon control all water!
"The only approach that respects individual rights is a policy of open immigration (which is not the same as unrestricted immigration) -- and the abolition of the welfare state."
Java
SCJP exam notes posted by Nikunj point out some important concepts you need to understand for SCJP.
Google explains its approach to Flash support in mobile devices.