Google 2010 redesign

The site design is pleasing, the new logo is just too much. Compare them below

2009

2010

The colors are just a little too gaudy, the yellow "o" almost looks golden, now you see search results, its almost like seeing a stretch of golden rings. yuck.

Here's a way to bring back a more pleasing logo-
https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/nedjejdfkkjgebciefdfofjhmeogiaga

Spring @RequestMapping + Multiple Paths

I don't know why this isn't documented officially (that I could find anyways), but you can put multiple paths in the requestmapping annotation like so:

@RequestMapping({"/mapping1","/mapping2/*"})

Nice review of javascript's call and apply, and how to manage scope

nice article, good refresher, so useful!
http://www.robertsosinski.com/2009/04/28/binding-scope-in-javascript/