Week ending Sunday 2009/06/07

Monday 7:08 · OpenSolaris 2009.06 what's new (Crossbow, lotsa dtrace, etc): www.opensolaris.com/learn/features/whats-new/200906/ [Original.]

Monday 7:46 · @hchorey Server-side deployment people mostly, is my perception. That's what I use it for anyhow. [Original, responding to @hchorey.]

Monday 17:09 · @monkchips is tweeting from the stage at C1. Hmmmmmmm [Original, responding to @monkchips.]

Tuesday 8:49 · Enjoying (maybe the last?) JavaOne opening. [Original.]

Tuesday 9:42 · Larry Ellison just walked in [Original.]

Tuesday 10:19 · Ellison plugs FX, disses Ajax. [Original.]

Tuesday 10:23 · Ellison - mentions Android but I didn't quite get the drift [Original.]

Tuesday 12:58 · @twleung Suggest you come out and drink heavily this evening just to investigate that hypothesis [Original, responding to @twleung.]

Tuesday 13:01 · @LennyKravitz Is a guy who really gets how to use Twitter. Impressed. [Original, responding to @LennyKravitz.]

Tuesday 13:42 · #javaone press room consensus: This is the last JavaOne. [Original.]

Tuesday 14:14 · Hah. Kenai is going to be offering Hudson continuous-integration as a service. That's (a) tricky and (b) extremely useful. Way to go. [Original.]

Tuesday 15:01 · Java One - opening DJ beats www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwRd2Juss-A [Original.]

Tuesday 17:28 · JavaOne 2009 Notes I, with pix: www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2009/06/02/JavaOne-2009-Day-1 [Original.]

Tuesday 17:29 · The JavaFX-vs-Ajax talk is really outstanding. #javaone [Original.]

Wednesday 1:05 · @sayrer Catch 'em live sometime, they do a great show [Original, responding to @sayrer.]

Wednesday 18:38 · Practical clouds and yarn harlotry: www.laurenwood.org/anyway/2009/06/03/cloudy-ideas/ [Original.]

Wednesday 18:41 · The Tienanmen shooting started about now, 20 years ago. The same scum are still in charge. Poor China; muzzled but I think unforgetful. [Original.]

Wednesday 19:10 · Exalted company: www.uoguelph.ca/news/2009/06/eight_to_receiv.html [Original.]

Thursday 8:57 · Tiananmen protests & massacre - never forget. [Original.]

Thursday 13:54 · Surely there could be a better android client than Twitroid. By "better" I mean faster. [Original.]

Thursday 13:58 · <hums> I left my Visa card in San Francisco... [Original.]

Thursday 14:03 · Suppose Pepsi/Nike/etc gave away logo-branded anti-infection masks in Japan/Mexico/etc. That'd be real viral marketing. [Original.]

Thursday 19:06 · @RickDeNatale Easy to read. [Original, responding to @RickDeNatale.]

Friday 10:08 · kenai.com: as of today, 10,000+ members, 853 projects. One of Sun's best pieces of work in recent years. Check it out. [Original.]

Friday 13:32 · "With these savages ... there is no peace" The majority is sane but the crazies stand astride the path away from war: www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244035005732&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull [Original.]

Friday 13:38 · In the spirit of #followfriday I offer www.twitterbelle.com/timbray/ [Original.]

Friday 16:24 · Ben and Dion and JavaFX and Ajax: www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2009/06/05/Ben-and-Dion-and-Ajax-and-JavaFX [Original.]

Friday 22:06 · Gruber: "Normal people aren’t planning to do much typing on their new smartphone, and they’re probably right." I think they're wrong. [Original.]

Saturday 0:20 · @al3x It is now your duty to publish lots of photoclichés featuring palm trees and sunsets. [Original, responding to @al3x.]

Saturday 0:28 · Grainy Eye Candy: www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2009/06/06/Grainy-Eye-Candy [Original.]

Saturday 1:26 · @headius Well, you are totally not "normal" but you might still be right. I SMS & chat, both heavily, & am addicted to actual physical keys. [Original, responding to @headius.]

Saturday 12:48 · Scored some tickets to Olympic curling, but short-track speed-skating seems sold out. [Original.]

Sunday 15:55 · I'd like to have thoughtful disagreements with conservatives. Tempting to just diss 'em all as mean-spirited morons: obsidianwings.blogs.com/obsidian_wings/2009/06/stay-classy-ed-whelan.html [Original.]


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