[The Java Posse] Re: Underscores on Variables

2011-05-02 Thread Christian Catchpole
Check out this link on name manging. I think the point here though is that it's used to solve specific name space export / co-exist issues. It's certainly not something you would be doing by choice. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_mangling -- You received this message because you are

[The Java Posse] Re: Underscores on Variables

2011-05-02 Thread Christian Catchpole
yes, manging (adding mange) On May 3, 9:56 am, Christian Catchpole ato...@catchpole.net wrote: Check out this link on name manging.  I think the point here though is that it's used to solve specific name space export / co-exist issues. It's certainly not something you would be doing by choice

[The Java Posse] Re: Underscores on Variables

2011-05-02 Thread Christian Catchpole
There go my plans to create ShowMeThe$.class On May 3, 12:39 pm, mP miroslav.poko...@gmail.com wrote: Another example is the use of $ as a prefix when naming synthetic java class/method names. On May 3, 9:58 am, Christian Catchpole ato...@catchpole.net wrote: yes, manging (adding mange

[The Java Posse] Re: Happy Birthday Dick!

2011-04-19 Thread Christian Catchpole
Agreed about the audio quality. I'm still trying to work out how you guys got the 7.1 surround encoded in the stereo mix. Could have done without the holograms though. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send

[The Java Posse] Re: James Gosling goes to Google

2011-03-30 Thread Christian Catchpole
I'll have to make my android != java jokes less subtle. :) On Mar 30, 5:52 pm, Markos Fragkakis markos.fragka...@gmail.com wrote: Well, that engineer must also have access to his James' blog, and make postshttp://nighthacks.com/roller/jag/entry/next_step_on_the_road . -- You received this

[The Java Posse] Re: James Gosling goes to Google

2011-03-29 Thread Christian Catchpole
James Gosling has not joined Google... it's an engineer who looks just like him and works on the Dalvik VM. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from

[The Java Posse] Re: The Purpose of Software Patents

2011-03-06 Thread Christian Catchpole
The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business - CLARENCE DARROW -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To

[The Java Posse] Re: seeking recommendations for a mocking framework

2011-03-02 Thread Christian Catchpole
I code review is all it takes to have my classes mocked. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

[The Java Posse] Re: McNealy says with Apple takeover, he would have 'screwed up' iphone and iPad

2011-02-27 Thread Christian Catchpole
I assume the x86 dependance has been driven by Windows. Every other platform seems to be able to deal with different CPU. With Unix OSs the CPU target is just one extra option in the chain. Even Apple, in their unique position have been able to slash and burn legacy. The only way I can see

[The Java Posse] Re: Magic float kills Java?

2011-02-13 Thread Christian Catchpole
It's real. I tried it (before I read the reports that described it) http://twitpic.com/3vwtcq Certain rare cases cause the parsing method to get stuck in a loop. I'v never written a double parser but I can imagine how it happens. Perhaps it's a while(value 0) loop that expects the value will

[The Java Posse] Re: Magic float kills Java?

2011-02-13 Thread Christian Catchpole
in person. cheers! On 13 February 2011 21:21, Christian Catchpole ato...@catchpole.net wrote: It's real. I tried it (before I read the reports that described it) http://twitpic.com/3vwtcq Certain rare cases cause the parsing method to get stuck in a loop. I'v never written a double

[The Java Posse] Re: Nokia goes Windows Mobile

2011-02-11 Thread Christian Catchpole
From The Daily Mash (british site much like The Onion) Microsoft applies make-up to Nokia's corpse http://tinyurl.com/48e9n5p -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To

[The Java Posse] Re: Java still TIOBE King

2011-02-09 Thread Christian Catchpole
Yes, but does it account for languages which developers are begrudgingly forced to used use because there is no alternative? eg. JavaScript. COBOL. French. etc. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email

[The Java Posse] Re: Jingle for Oracle Outrage of the Week segment

2011-02-09 Thread Christian Catchpole
How about this one? (not a rick roll) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDlj0jBtYmQ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

[The Java Posse] Re: Jingle for Oracle Outrage of the Week segment

2011-02-07 Thread Christian Catchpole
No, this is the perfect theme tune... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

[The Java Posse] Re: Hudson = Jenkins (episode 340)

2011-02-07 Thread Christian Catchpole
Its more like a game of musical chairs. The music stopped and Oracle was left standing. On Feb 8, 4:11 pm, shainnif ismail shain...@gmail.com wrote: That suggest some illegal ceasure which isn't the case. On 8 Feb 2011 05:55, Evan evan.mcl...@gmail.com wrote: When you were talking about the

[The Java Posse] Re: {{}} (#338)

2011-02-04 Thread Christian Catchpole
But this still isn't as bad as those returning self stacked builder methods. :) #flamewarbeginsnow -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group,

[The Java Posse] Re: Java apps as services in particular Unix services

2011-02-03 Thread Christian Catchpole
If you haven't already, check out: Shutdown hooks Setting threads to daemon (when all non-daemon threads finish, the app will shutdown). If you want to prevent a thread from stopping, try: Double.parseDouble(2.2250738585072012e-308) -- You received this message because you are subscribed

[The Java Posse] Re: {{}} (#338)

2011-02-03 Thread Christian Catchpole
This thing that bugs me about this approach is that you are defining a sub-class for the sake of making neater code. You don't actually want a subclass, but it's a side effect of the approach. And being a subclass it can cause further problems. I'm happy to take coding shortcuts but I'd put the

[The Java Posse] Re: serious bug hits jvm as well: Double.parseDouble(2.2250738585072012e-308)

2011-02-02 Thread Christian Catchpole
I did this on OS X and it looks like the 2.2250738585072012e-308 thing causes spinning. Dodgy parser? http://twitpic.com/3vwtcq Rob: It shouldn't show up in Objective-C. Its code in the core of the JDK. Either in the Java libraries, native code, JIT code.. somewhere.. But it's probably common

[The Java Posse] Re: serious bug hits jvm as well: Double.parseDouble(2.2250738585072012e-308)

2011-02-02 Thread Christian Catchpole
I'm so glad I read the original article. Sorry for repeating the obvious :) On Feb 3, 9:51 am, Christian Catchpole ato...@catchpole.net wrote: I did this on OS X and it looks like the 2.2250738585072012e-308 thing causes spinning. Dodgy parser?http://twitpic.com/3vwtcq Rob: It shouldn't show

[The Java Posse] Re: Cloudbees RUN@Cloud

2011-02-01 Thread Christian Catchpole
? Let somebody else worry about what it takes to scale. On 1 February 2011 10:29, Christian Catchpole ato...@catchpole.net wrote: Looks awesome.  But I still think those who want changes to GAE are in denial about what it takes to scale. On Feb 1, 10:14 am, Steven Herod steven.he

[The Java Posse] Re: serious bug hits jvm as well: Double.parseDouble(2.2250738585072012e-308)

2011-02-01 Thread Christian Catchpole
I knew my girlfriend was a robot when I mentioned the 2.2250738585072012e-308 thing and her head exploded. I'm glad she was Java though. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to

[The Java Posse] Re: serious bug hits jvm as well: Double.parseDouble(2.2250738585072012e-308)

2011-02-01 Thread Christian Catchpole
i know you're probably angry right now so i'll pretend you didn't say that On Feb 2, 10:09 am, mbien mb...@fh-landshut.de wrote: maybe she was PHP?! On Feb 2, 12:37 am, Christian Catchpole ato...@catchpole.net wrote: I knew my girlfriend was a robot when I mentioned

[The Java Posse] Re: Cloudbees RUN@Cloud

2011-01-31 Thread Christian Catchpole
Looks awesome. But I still think those who want changes to GAE are in denial about what it takes to scale. On Feb 1, 10:14 am, Steven Herod steven.he...@gmail.com wrote: Looks interesting, seems more in line with VMForce and Amazon Elastic Beanstalk than GAE http://www.cloudbees.com/run.cb

[The Java Posse] Re: software archaeology

2011-01-31 Thread Christian Catchpole
Just don't mention the #nopants up front. On Feb 1, 12:24 pm, Steven Herod steven.he...@gmail.com wrote: Agreed, I've often thought about recording walkthroughs of code or project introductions, but most people seem to recoil at the thought... On Feb 1, 1:20 pm, Michael Easter

[The Java Posse] Re: iPhone battery hogs

2011-01-19 Thread Christian Catchpole
I'v been rebooting my phone quite often these days. If I see the battery is lower than i expected it to be it gets a reset. And I leave it on charge overnight (which i didn't normally do). That battery isn't going to last forever. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[The Java Posse] Re: java.io.file and unstable NFS filesystems

2011-01-19 Thread Christian Catchpole
java.io.File shouldn't be holding any system handles. it basically holds the path information. note the thread from several months ago about how inefficient this is on network drives when you are checking attributes etc. lots of round trips. the Java team said there weren't going to fix (change)

[The Java Posse] Re: File.separator question

2011-01-01 Thread Christian Catchpole
Files are so passé anyway... to the cloud! #sarcasm -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

[The Java Posse] Re: File.separator question

2010-12-29 Thread Christian Catchpole
Yeah, that's my experience. You might need it if you are building paths for display or whatever. There might be some other weird conditions where you might need it (edit or building existing paths). But for something simple like new File(./path/file); I can't see why you would need the

[The Java Posse] Re: Tron Legacy

2010-12-24 Thread Christian Catchpole
Hopefully without spoiling anything, I will give me thoughts on Tron Legacy. Yes, the idea is far fetched. It starts to fall apart if you think about the details. They do use some quantum physics like words which suggest there is some theory behind it, but it's generally not explained. It's a

[The Java Posse] Re: Tron Legacy

2010-12-21 Thread Christian Catchpole
Speaking of computer generated people from the 80's. Max Headroom is finally on DVD. This show made a lot of predictions. Perhaps not totally accurate but it certainly got the vibe right... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom:_20_Minutes_into_the_Future

[The Java Posse] Re: Stallman bashes Google Chrome (and Cloud Computing in general)

2010-12-17 Thread Christian Catchpole
Stallman claims there is a loop hole: If you marry a pink fluffy unicorn from the cloud, it and it's data, cannot be made to testify against an indicted spouse. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email

[The Java Posse] Re: Women Fed Up With Open Source Community Creeps

2010-12-07 Thread Christian Catchpole
I find this youtube video a true and accurate representation of the open source community.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWM2joNb9NE -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to

[The Java Posse] Re: Women Fed Up With Open Source Community Creeps

2010-12-07 Thread Christian Catchpole
On Dec 8, 11:44 am, Scott Melton scott.melto...@gmail.com wrote: I wonder how many of them were hot? Most likely a higher proportion than the men who were. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to

[The Java Posse] Re: Email from Jobs re Java on OS-X

2010-10-24 Thread Christian Catchpole
is this, to blame Oracle because *Apple* is deprecating their JDK? Are you saying Sun/Oracle should be maintaining a separate port of the JDK for every vendor that does one of their own??? Rob On Oct 22, 2010, at 5:23 AM, Christian Catchpole wrote: Exactly. I think Apple were very generous

[The Java Posse] Re: Email from Jobs re Java on OS-X

2010-10-22 Thread Christian Catchpole
Maybe you're holding it wrong? :) On Oct 22, 9:54 pm, Jess Holle je...@ptc.com wrote: The Mac is becoming nothing but a big iPhone (without the phone or touch capabilities) for your desk.  It's no longer a general computing platform -- it's becoming just another form factor for an utterly

[The Java Posse] Re: Email from Jobs re Java on OS-X

2010-10-22 Thread Christian Catchpole
Exactly. I think Apple were very generous (you could argue it sold Macs, but still). If this has as big an impact as we fear it will you can blame no one but Snoracle. If anything it points out how painful Swing integration is. Of course, I'm sure its more than that - NIO, memory management etc

[The Java Posse] Re: POKE 53281,0; POKE 53280,0; CTRL 2

2010-10-20 Thread Christian Catchpole
The of the best features of the C64 was a real 3 channel analog syth with filters. Other computers at the time were often just doing square wave generation. I had been working on a MIDI - SID synth controller using an AVR.. But the project has lost steam. I'v discovered I have more patience for

[The Java Posse] Re: POKE 53281,0; POKE 53280,0; CTRL 2

2010-10-20 Thread Christian Catchpole
Of course the equivalent hackery these days is running Linux on a Smoke Detector. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

[The Java Posse] Re: Lets play...Word Association

2010-10-20 Thread Christian Catchpole
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[The Java Posse] Re: Lets play...Word Association

2010-10-20 Thread Christian Catchpole
yooze wallets -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this

[The Java Posse] Re: POKE 53281,0; POKE 53280,0; CTRL 2

2010-10-20 Thread Christian Catchpole
Tulip computers for example :) You can still buy a C64 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C64_Direct-to-TV -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this

[The Java Posse] POKE 53281,0; POKE 53280,0; CTRL 2

2010-10-19 Thread Christian Catchpole
screen colour = black border colour = black cursor colour = white (and i remembered that from 1987) http://twitpic.com/2yzlcp -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To

[The Java Posse] Re: POKE 53281,0; POKE 53280,0; CTRL 2

2010-10-19 Thread Christian Catchpole
20, 12:11 am, Reinier Zwitserloot reini...@gmail.com wrote: Possibly more obscure: MOV DX, 0x3C8 XOR AL, AL OUT DX, AL INC DX DEC AL OUT DX, AL INC AL OUT DX, AL OUT DX, AL I double checked, 3C8 is the right port. Any takers? On Oct 19, 2:57 pm, Christian Catchpole christ

[The Java Posse] Re: POKE 53281,0; POKE 53280,0; CTRL 2

2010-10-19 Thread Christian Catchpole
yes, i did think Joe should have approached that more programatically On Oct 20, 9:04 am, Jonathan Fuerth fue...@fuerth.ca wrote: Or POKE 646,1 to turn the cursor white, I recall... Fun times! -Jonathan On Oct 19, 2010 8:57 AM, Christian Catchpole christ...@catchpole.net wrote: screen

[The Java Posse] Re: Pick your own language

2010-10-06 Thread Christian Catchpole
, so why not to Java? On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 3:21 AM, Christian Catchpole christ...@catchpole.net wrote: I think it would be awesome if we had langauges which would cross- compile cleanly to and from Java.  Of course, the langauge would have to closly align with Java's type system (not do

[The Java Posse] Re: Pick your own language

2010-10-06 Thread Christian Catchpole
I think I don't like the way you dont, won't or shont not validate my inverted syntax Not! :) On Oct 6, 7:25 pm, Vince O'Sullivan vjosulli...@gmail.com wrote: On Oct 6, 9:41 am, Christian Catchpole christ...@catchpole.net wrote: I don't think there isn't much that wont compile to Java

[The Java Posse] Re: Pick your own Pizza Topping

2010-10-06 Thread Christian Catchpole
I have been pondering the issues around slice Iterators. Does each person maintain their own iterator which selects from their pre-agreed portions of pizza? Do we all schedule through a single iterator? Is slice size selection pre-calculated or done at scarf-time? How does one handle a

[The Java Posse] Re: Pick your own language

2010-10-05 Thread Christian Catchpole
I think it would be awesome if we had langauges which would cross- compile cleanly to and from Java. Of course, the langauge would have to closly align with Java's type system (not do too many special tricks) if you want it to coexist with vanilla Java. Of course some features just might not

[The Java Posse] Re: A word on the language discussions

2010-09-30 Thread Christian Catchpole
Not wishing to perpetuate any flames but I just wanted to shake my bacon for a second. I do find it ironic that developers complain of being tethered with old, underpowered, languages. Yet they criticise anything esoteric or not suitable for immediate use by a monkey. How often do you hear we'd

[The Java Posse] Re: A word on the language discussions

2010-09-30 Thread Christian Catchpole
Just don't yell at the waitress man. Or they'll kick you out of the restaurant :). I want a perfect steak too... but you catch more flies with honey, and all that... Hmmm... Staaak.. On Sep 30, 11:43 pm, Casper Bang casper.b...@gmail.com wrote: On Sep 30, 1:04 pm, Christian Catchpole

[The Java Posse] Re: Relative productivity of C/C++ relative to Java

2010-09-29 Thread Christian Catchpole
it is probably slightly an apple vs oranges question because of the kinds of apps you would write in each. while we know Java can cut it on the desktop, it often doesn't roll that way. A good C++ programmer might be able to do amazing things but only because they are being a human compiler and

[The Java Posse] Re: Tor Joins Google

2010-09-27 Thread Christian Catchpole
I stand by my idea of re-tweeting the original in new and interesting ways... http://twitpic.com/2842nx On Sep 28, 6:44 am, Chris Adamson invalidn...@gmail.com wrote: Even more shockingly, his two tweets in the last few days has gotten his average twitter period under one tweet per year.

[The Java Posse] Re: Farts?

2010-09-19 Thread Christian Catchpole
Fart Studio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4ehLV945lY (should have been 2 mins shorter) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send

[The Java Posse] Re: Bye Bye Miss American Java

2010-09-15 Thread Christian Catchpole
I'm just going to keep going until someone calls the authorities She was a fast machine She kept her classpath clean She was the best damn JVM I had ever seen She had the Hotspot eyes JITing me no lies Knockin' me out with those Apache archives Taking more than her \\share\ Had me garbage

[The Java Posse] Re: Bye Bye Miss American Java

2010-09-15 Thread Christian Catchpole
All the singletons, all the singletons All the singletons, all the singletons All the singletons, all the singletons All the singletons 'Cause if you liked it, then you should have put a patent on it If you liked it, then you shoulda put a patent on it Don't be mad once you see that google want

[The Java Posse] Re: Bye Bye Miss American Java

2010-09-14 Thread Christian Catchpole
I am the Compile-Time-Creep A deprecation style Hello-world american freak I am the compiling dead A phantom-reference in a sandbox Drop-shadow in your head Say GUID suicide Freedom of the cast Read the stack-trace lines Scratch off the broken code Tear into my JAR make me do IT again, yeah Yeah

[The Java Posse] Re: Bye Bye Miss American Java

2010-09-14 Thread Christian Catchpole
If there’s a place it's got to go I’m the interface you need to know I’m the java.util.Map I’m the java.util.Map I’m the java.util.Map If there’s a put() followed by a get() I can look it up if your equals() and hashcode() methods function as required by the specification (i bet) I’m the

[The Java Posse] Re: Bye Bye Miss American Java

2010-09-14 Thread Christian Catchpole
Immutable, that's what you are Immutable though local or far Like an instance of love that clings to me How the reference of you does things to me Never before has an object been more Immutable in every way And forever more, that's how you'll stay That's why, darling, it's incredible That an

[The Java Posse] Re: Bye Bye Miss American Java

2010-09-14 Thread Christian Catchpole
Oh, my, god. Posse, look at her API. It is so big. *scoff* She looks like, one of those rap guys' languages. I like big specs and I can not lie You other brothers can't deny That when a curly walks in with an itty bitty brace And a round bracket in your face So, coders! (Yeah!) Coders! (Yeah!)

[The Java Posse] Re: Bye Bye Miss American Java

2010-09-13 Thread Christian Catchpole
Oracle's Prayer Our Java, hath no prior-art in heaven, hallowed be thy trademark; thy monopoly come; thy will be dispatched, in bytecode as it is in machine code. Give us this day our daily threads. And forgive us our NullPointerExceptions, as we forgive them that NullPointer against us. And lead

[The Java Posse] Re: Bye Bye Miss American Java

2010-09-13 Thread Christian Catchpole
Come gather 'round coders Wherever your HTC roams And admit that the repos Around you have grown And accept it that soon You'll be bricked (like a bone) If your source to you Is worth savin' Then you better start compilin' Or dalvic will link to a stone For the terms they are a-changin'. -- You

[The Java Posse] Re: bye, bye

2010-09-12 Thread Christian Catchpole
Yeah, its all relative isn't it. This forum is divine scripture compared to most others. On Sep 12, 11:40 am, phil.swen...@gmail.com phil.swen...@gmail.com wrote: I think this is a pretty decent forum.  There is silliness in every forum, I find this place pretty solid and interesting. On Sep

[The Java Posse] Re: bye, bye

2010-09-12 Thread Christian Catchpole
, the likelihood of terrorism and fighting goes up as your beliefs become more similar. On 12 September 2010 10:42, Christian Catchpole christ...@catchpole.netwrote: Yeah, its all relative isn't it.  This forum is divine scripture compared to most others. On Sep 12, 11:40 am, phil.swen

[The Java Posse] Re: U-turn from Apple [ Now about Scala, because it's the only thing we really should discuss here ]

2010-09-09 Thread Christian Catchpole
Scarlet Surprise Apple (Malus domestica) http://www.orangepippin.com/apples/scarlet-surprise One of the most extreme examples of a red-fleshed apple variety. The red tendency dominates this apple, with not only the skin and flesh but also the leaves, wood, and blossoms all having a very

[The Java Posse] Re: U-turn from Apple [ Now about Scala, because it's the only thing we really should discuss here ]

2010-09-09 Thread Christian Catchpole
favorite are Fuji for taste of course. On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 9:12 PM, Christian Catchpole christ...@catchpole.net wrote: Scarlet Surprise Apple (Malus domestica) http://www.orangepippin.com/apples/scarlet-surprise One of the most extreme examples of a red-fleshed apple variety

[The Java Posse] Re: Full Time Telecommuting

2010-09-08 Thread Christian Catchpole
All my previous tele work has come out of the trust, love and/or respect of people I have formally worked with in the trenches. I moved to Sydney from Brisbane and then worked in various parts of the states. I wouldn't expect any (sane) employer to offer tele work (of any significant importance)

[The Java Posse] Re: Full Time Telecommuting

2010-09-08 Thread Christian Catchpole
are quite nice. Just impossible to get any work done if your job requires thought or understanding. On Sep 9, 8:51 am, Christian Catchpole christ...@catchpole.net wrote: All my previous tele work has come out of the trust, love and/or respect of people I have formally worked with in the trenches

[The Java Posse] Re: Post your strangest loop and win (up to) 4 free passes to Strange Loop!

2010-09-05 Thread Christian Catchpole
These 9 characters are great for producing carbon... for(;;){} -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

[The Java Posse] Re: The Patent Thermonuclear War: Paul Allen sues everybody (not a joke)

2010-08-28 Thread Christian Catchpole
This is going to sound all dramatic like, but even if a fraction of this is true, its still a worry... Corporations have government sanctioned power to extort monopolies over one of man's greatest mile stones in his evolutionary development. Computer technology is becoming increasingly central

[The Java Posse] Re: Forcing a core dump of a JVM to test -XX:OnError

2010-08-26 Thread Christian Catchpole
Just run some of Michael Neale's code. On Aug 26, 2:12 pm, Wayne Fay wayne...@gmail.com wrote: I'd like to be able to force a core dump of a running java process in order to test the OnError handling.  Does anyone know how to accomplish this? I'd probably use jps -l to identify the

[The Java Posse] Re: What could Oracle possibly be scheming?

2010-08-15 Thread Christian Catchpole
SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 8/15/10 01:37 , Christian Catchpole wrote: Could you argue that Open Sourcing technology that is protected by patents is a form of entrapment?  Sun did this, and Oracle may not have done the same but that's what they purchased. Your Honour. We attempted

[The Java Posse] Re: Meet Lady Java

2010-08-14 Thread Christian Catchpole
All I can say is, after Java4Ever, any promo they do is going to suck in comparison. :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email

[The Java Posse] Re: What could Oracle possibly be scheming?

2010-08-14 Thread Christian Catchpole
Could you argue that Open Sourcing technology that is protected by patents is a form of entrapment? Sun did this, and Oracle may not have done the same but that's what they purchased. Your Honour. We attempted to protect our patent by encourage people to download the source, modify it and

[The Java Posse] Re: Dick, that's not how you compare strings!

2010-08-12 Thread Christian Catchpole
is for. I don't think this is mission impossible. It's just crazy complicated. Many props to A McDowell for teaching us all about the case folding rules of unicode. I learned something new. On Aug 8, 9:34 am, Christian Catchpole christ...@catchpole.net wrote: So, without some kind of case

[The Java Posse] Re: Dick, that's not how you compare strings!

2010-08-12 Thread Christian Catchpole
. On Aug 8, 9:34 am, Christian Catchpole christ...@catchpole.net wrote: So, without some kind of case translation dictionary that can be trusted on the particular strings we want to test, can we assume that's it's not actually a solvable problem? (because, like divide by zero

[The Java Posse] Re: Dick, that's not how you compare strings!

2010-08-12 Thread Christian Catchpole
GERBILS! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group

[The Java Posse] Re: Dick's Crystal Ball: Oracle sues Google over Android. Facepalm!

2010-08-12 Thread Christian Catchpole
it sets a bad precedent with companies playing the open and open source card that they don't really believe in. please develop my platform, until I disagree with you. if we can't have it, no one can. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse

[The Java Posse] Re: Dick's Crystal Ball: Oracle sues Google over Android. Facepalm!

2010-08-12 Thread Christian Catchpole
Oh, and it's just called the Crystal Wall (patent pending) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

[The Java Posse] Re: Dick, that's not how you compare strings!

2010-08-08 Thread Christian Catchpole
So, without some kind of case translation dictionary that can be trusted on the particular strings we want to test, can we assume that's it's not actually a solvable problem? (because, like divide by zero, the question isn't valid to start with) Could you maybe get better results by (if

[The Java Posse] Re: Java Posse 317 Newscast : Tor Norbye [PodcastBug]

2010-08-08 Thread Christian Catchpole
No, this podcast was *for* Aug 29. We arn't supposed to have listened to it yet. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

[The Java Posse] Re: Java Posse 317 Newscast : Tor Norbye [PodcastBug]

2010-08-08 Thread Christian Catchpole
They can switch off mobile phones to reduce interference but they can't turn off the flux capasitor. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this

[The Java Posse] Re: Dick, that's not how you compare strings!

2010-08-06 Thread Christian Catchpole
Code lurking in every BMW.. if (gps.atDestination() ! destination.toLowerCase().equals(gps.getLocation().toLowerCase())) { this.getPetrolTank().explode(); } On Aug 5, 3:53 pm, B Smith-Mannschott bsmith.o...@gmail.com wrote: great post Reinier! :) And to further confuse

[The Java Posse] Re: Dick, that's not how you compare strings!

2010-08-06 Thread Christian Catchpole
I think it involves some kind of firewall. On Aug 6, 6:04 pm, Viktor Klang viktor.kl...@gmail.com wrote: What does the unit test look like? ;) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to

[The Java Posse] Re: Scala and Java spec size

2010-08-05 Thread Christian Catchpole
I can give you an 8 bit Assembler spec in about 10 pages. Coding in that must be really easy. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send

[The Java Posse] Re: Virus in the forums?

2010-08-03 Thread Christian Catchpole
This thread is a little dysfunctional. Scala Oh, look, its functional again! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

[The Java Posse] Re: Fastest way to parse data out of array of bytes?

2010-07-28 Thread Christian Catchpole
I'v been avoiding this thread because I know that as much as I know I know about optimisation and the JIT I know there is probably more that I don't know. 1. regardless of how fast the fasterReadInt32 method works on a particular JVM, what is the ratio of this to the time spent operating on that

[The Java Posse] Re: Google Groups

2010-07-19 Thread Christian Catchpole
I have a series of mirrors above my bed and an array of lasers and projectors fed via a jail-broken iPad. Around my bed, I hire out of work actors to re-enact the members of the Java Posse.. but that bit is a bit creepy so I won't go into any more detail... except to say that Tiffany Brissette

[The Java Posse] Re: Google Groups

2010-07-19 Thread Christian Catchpole
I call it 'woody' On Jul 19, 11:29 pm, Wildam Martin mwil...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 15:15, Christian Catchpole christ...@catchpole.net wrote: Around my bed, I hire out of work actors to re-enact the members of the Java Posse.. but that bit is a bit creepy so I won't go

[The Java Posse] Re: Droid X self-destructs if you try to mod it..

2010-07-16 Thread Christian Catchpole
I wonder if car manufactures will build a car that bursts into flames if you install non-genuine parts? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this

[The Java Posse] Re: Geek time

2010-07-10 Thread Christian Catchpole
Generally I don't bother. That's not exactly true. I just realise it's not possible to keep up to date with everything. So you just have to be balanced about it. I try to keep up to date with things that interest me rather than what I think I'm going to need to know. Sometimes I get the feeling

[The Java Posse] Re: Rumours of Java's demise have been greatly exaggerated.

2010-07-10 Thread Christian Catchpole
I think the point is we still for the most part code imperatively. Some people thought we'd be more declarative by now (I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that) On Jul 10, 6:04 pm, jitesh dundas jbdun...@gmail.com wrote: I beg to disagree on this one. I have seen that the amount of code that we have

[The Java Posse] Re: This years JavaZone trailer is out. Really fun!

2010-07-10 Thread Christian Catchpole
Yes, I thought that myself. Why would Java be bad but not the mac. But then realised, it's not real. :) But to be serious about the scripting of the trailer, I think they may have got it back to front. As the father opens the door the friend quickly shuffles the mac to the son. It was probably

[The Java Posse] Re: This years JavaZone trailer is out. Really fun!

2010-07-10 Thread Christian Catchpole
Jul 2010 13:15, Christian Catchpole christ...@catchpole.net wrote: Yes, I thought that myself. Why would Java be bad but not the mac. But then realised, it's not real. :) But to be serious about the scripting of the trailer, I think they may have got it back to front.  As the father opens

[The Java Posse] Re: This years JavaZone trailer is out. Really fun!

2010-07-09 Thread Christian Catchpole
I'm guessing if you are a hetero male in the bathroom exploring something, bright pink is going to be the colour you don't want to be caught in.. (not speaking from experience or anything). On Jul 10, 3:14 pm, Tor Norbye tor.nor...@gmail.com wrote: On Jul 9, 3:22 pm, ivko3

[The Java Posse] Re: funny java spoof video

2010-07-04 Thread Christian Catchpole
I recommend watching it on You Tube. The original site doesn't seem to have much bandwidth (read: is getting hammered). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EOQvgdyVBY -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send

[The Java Posse] Re: funny java spoof video

2010-07-02 Thread Christian Catchpole
Holy crap! :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this

[The Java Posse] Re: funny java spoof video

2010-07-02 Thread Christian Catchpole
and the credits http://twitpic.com/21qega -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

[The Java Posse] Re: funny java spoof video

2010-07-02 Thread Christian Catchpole
The Hat http://twitpic.com/21qg9t -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more

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