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alt.lang.jre: Get to know Jython. Here is a great new Jython article by Barry Feigenbaum over on IBM's developerWorks. Check it out.
alt.lang.jre: Get to know Jython
Get to know Jython, in this first article in our new series introducing
alternate languages for the Java Runtime Environment, "alt.lang.jre".
Jython is an implementation of the popular scripting language Python,
but running on a JVM. For Python developers Jython is the best possible
entry point to the Java platform; for Java developers it may be the
strongest incentive to learn another language. Frequent developerWorks
contributor and alternate language enthusiast Barry Feigenbaum
introduces Jython and shows you what it can do to enhance your
productivity on the Java platform.
[All things Jythonic]
10:03:08 PM  Google It!.
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Tim Jarrett explains
Microsoft's latest use of RSS and OPML. It's really deep, and really
appreciated. I never thought I'd see the day when such a big company
adopts community-developed technology, without screwing with it some
way. And that Microsoft would be the one, well, that's incredible, but
true. These guys are exceeding all expectations. Bravo! [Scripting News]
2:35:45 PM Google It!.
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OA articles on blogging. On July 5, Laura Gurak and a handful of colleagues from the University of Minnesota launched Into the Blogosphere,
a peer-reviewed, open-access collection of articles on the "discursive,
visual, social, and other communicative features of weblogs". ITB is
not itself a blog but is built on the UM Libraries' blogging service UThink.
(Thanks to Wendy Pradt Lougee.) (PS: The editors don't call ITB a
"journal", apparently because it's closed to new contributions, though
open to reader comments. They analogize it to a book anthology.) [Open Access News]
1:08:52 PM Google It!.
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Public Project page for BCcampus LOR project. http://www.bccampus.ca/Page95.aspx
Well, hopefully better late then never, a public presence for the
BCcampus/Open School BC LOR project I'm working on. There's not tons of
content, but you can see some of our high-level requirements and the
results of our product evaluations. I've also included the feed from
the Apollo-Dev blog using Alan's handy-dandy Feed2JS script
so that people not in the RSS/blog 'know' can still keep track of
developments in Apollo (note the page I'm posting on here shouldn't be
confused with an official Apollo site, which will probably happen
sometime in the future.) - SWL [EdTechPost]
7:25:01 AM Google It!.
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WSJ Mentions Newsreaders. Blogs Help You Cope With Data Overload -- If You Manage Them
"To help juggle all those blogs, I've started playing around with a
relatively new phenomenon called a newsreader. Rather than forcing you
to jump from one blog to another to keep up with new entries,
newsreaders bring together the latest postings from your favorite blogs
in a single place." [Wall Street Journal (free article)]
A throwaway article about RSS and aggregators that focuses entirely
on blogs and doesn't once mention the fact that there are some big time
news sites that offer feeds. Hmmm... I wonder why they would ignore
such an important fact? Could it be because the WSJ has yet to embrace
RSS and offer feeds of its own?.... [The Shifted Librarian]
7:20:42 AM Google It!.
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Winwood: Roll With P2P, Baby.
Grammy-winning rocker Steve Winwood took an unusual step to promote his
latest album when he voluntarily released a song over peer-to-peer
networks. So far, the experiment has enhanced record sales. By Katie
Dean. [Wired News]
7:17:05 AM Google It!.
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