Getting even more annoyed at Maven

How can it be easier to change the java code I’m trying to execute as part of the generate goal to create the output directory than to make Maven create the directory for me?

I understand that Maven is conceptually totally different compared to Makefiles and Ant but still, I just want to create a directory. How hard can it be?

Sometimes Maven is such a pain.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-08

• Yawns #
• Maybe some lunch running today #

Chans att fynda sista minuten resor

Sydsvenskan skriver att Sol ger billigare charter vilket givetvis är sant.

Är det varmt och solig i Sverige så har man mindre anledning att leta sol utomlands. Dock kan sol och värme kännas lite avlägset för oss som bor i Svealand där det mest har regnat senaste tiden.

För er som är sugna på fly utomlands så här i slutet på semestern så har flygtillsolen.se precis lanserat en sista minuten bevaknings tjänst där man kan beställa epostnotifering av nya resor och därmed öka chansen att få tag i den billiga fyndresan till södern!

SALOMON S-Lab 2 XT Wings

Old slow shoes on the left and new fast shoes on the right.

Before the summer I realized that my old trusty running shoes had seen better days. That they were starting to fall apart was a sure sign that it was time to look for a new pair.

After some googling I realized that the “new” term trail running is what me with my orienteering background enjoy the most. One of the better shoes in that category is Salomon’s XT Wings in the S-Lab edition, so I got them.

And I absolutely love them!

They sit brilliant on my feet and the feeling when running is outstanding. I especially notice a big difference on steep bad quality tracks where I now can totally trust my feet not to slip which let me run more relaxed.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-01

• Listening to the rain #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-25

• Sometimes the walk to the crag is more exciting that the #climb ing. Yesterday we didn't even climb anything! #
• Yay. Only 24 degrees Celsius in the bedroom tonight. Feels c #
• A cold Corona after a hot day #climb ing tastes wonderful! #
• is becoming a jquery guru! #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-25

• Sometimes the walk to the crag is more exciting that the #climb ing. Yesterday we didn't even climb anything! #
• Yay. Only 24 degrees Celsius in the bedroom tonight. Feels c #
• A cold Corona after a hot day #climb ing tastes wonderful! #
• is becoming a jquery guru! #

In the zone

15 years ago when I competed in orienteering I used to do quite serious running training. I even bought a clock with a heart rate monitor to make sure that I did workout sessions with the correct intensity.

Now when I’ve started to train for Lidingöloppet in September I bought myself a Garmin Forerunner 405cx to keep track of my running.

Today I did my first heart rate zone run in 15 years! Felt quite odd at first but in the end it was the easiest 10k run I’ve done in ages. Though it was quite hard to keep the pulse down during the longer climbs and when going down again I sometimes had to push a bit extra to avoid the too-low pulse signal. But I guess that will get easier with practice.

Hopefully I can add some kilometers per week by doing most of the running in a more “correct” lower intensity.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-11

• Feeling sleepy. Yaaaawn. #

Sunset over Stockholm

Sunset seen from somewhere close to Gustavsberg.

Watching this while having the dessert at the company’s summer party made the strawberries and ice cream taste even better!