Clojure.contrib’s log/spy macro does not realize the contents of lazy sequences by default when logging, as they might be infinitely long. If you’re sure that your lazy sequence is finite, you can use this lazy-spy macro to force it to be realized when it’s logged, so that you can inspect the contents.
Clojure, Log4J, and clojure.contrib.logging can play nicely together. Here’s a reasonable default configuration.
Why the EU is screwed, from our friends at Der Spiegel: Print PDF
Flashing the BIOS without a floppy drive can be done with an Ultimate Boot CD (free!) and a USB memory stick. BIOS upgrades usually come in the form of an MS-DOS executable meant to be run from a bootable floppy, but modern computers don’t usually have floppy drives anymore, and who has a copy of [...]