http://javageek.org/ For the love of Java http://javageek.org/2010/07/09/please_ignore.html I was invited to test the new <a href="javascript:void(0);/*1278659344910*/">digg</a> site, and part of the process of adding my blog as a feed is to create a post with a key. This is such post.<br /> <br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 14px;">2020f20fe520496d9894eafb6e9c00dc</span></span> <!-- <rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:trackback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/trackback/"> <rdf:Description rdf:about="http://javageek.org/2010/07/09/please_ignore.html" dc:identifier="http://javageek.org/2010/07/09/please_ignore.html" dc:title="Please ignore" trackback:ping="http://javageek.org/addTrackBack.action?entry=1278659220000&token=8475426471784859528" /> </rdf:RDF> --> http://javageek.org/2010/06/22/new_podcast_series.html <p>A couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine (Craig Tataryn) asked me if I could participate along with him and other people in a weekly podcast. <a href="http://www.savoirtech.com/web/public/about/leadership">Jeff Genender</a>, <a href="http://www.antwerkz.com/">Justin Lee</a> and <a href="http://blank.jasonwhaley.com/">Jason Whaley</a> also agreed to join in this effort. Thus, <a href="http://basementcoders.com/">The Basement Coders Podcast</a> came to be, and I think we've had some interesting conversations so far, ranging from Mainframes to Cloud Computing and Web Sockets. Unfortunately I've been sick and wasn't able to make it to the last 2 or 3, but I fully intend to come back.</p> <p>If you have an hour or so per week, I'd fully recommend you <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-basement-coders/id375704302">listen to the podcast</a>, and of course, leave comments on how we can improve it. You can also follow the podcast's twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/bcoders">@bcoders</a>. I think we have some very interesting topics to cover in the near future, and suggestions are always welcome.</p> <!-- <rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:trackback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/trackback/"> <rdf:Description rdf:about="http://javageek.org/2010/06/22/new_podcast_series.html" dc:identifier="http://javageek.org/2010/06/22/new_podcast_series.html" dc:title="New podcast series" trackback:ping="http://javageek.org/addTrackBack.action?entry=1277225715816&token=-1678993842096127780" /> </rdf:RDF> --> http://javageek.org/2010/06/11/to_javaone_or_not_to_javaone.html <p> Ever since I started using Java back in 1997, I've wanted to go to a JavaOne event but was unable to. The closest I've been to one was two years ago, when I just happened to be on the same city (San Francisco) on a business trip. </p> <p> But this year, even though technically I could go, I'm not so sure if I want to. I've yet to find a compelling reason to go and now that Oracle owns Sun (and therefore, Java), I don't know if it will be the same. So, I have decided to ask any of you out there, Are going to JavaOne this year? Why? </p> <!-- <rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:trackback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/trackback/"> <rdf:Description rdf:about="http://javageek.org/2010/06/11/to_javaone_or_not_to_javaone.html" dc:identifier="http://javageek.org/2010/06/11/to_javaone_or_not_to_javaone.html" dc:title="To JavaOne or Not to JavaOne" trackback:ping="http://javageek.org/addTrackBack.action?entry=1276299120000&token=-5888379585022337367" /> </rdf:RDF> -->