Thursday, August 01, 2002

Java 3?. 10 Reasons We Need Java 3.0. It's now seven years since Sun posted the first public release of Java, and it is showing its age. There are many parts of Java that everyone agrees should be fixed, but can't be for reasons of backwards compatibility. Elliotte Rusty Harold imagines a "Java 3" that jettisons the baggage of the last decade, and proposes numerous changes to the core language, virtual machine, and class libraries. [O'Reilly Network Articles] Fascinating read - I would dearly love Java 3 to be free of all the cruft. I doubt it will ever happen though, too many people would bitch and moan. [rebelutionary] 9:37:19 PM

It's a holy relic *and* it's an affinity-item!. The ever-cheezy SkyMall catalog is now selling "The Sword of the Archangel Michael," from "The Vatican Collection." He is known as the "Sword of God". Wielding his mighty blade, he is the redeemer of souls and the vanquisher of Satan. For the first time, the Sword of the Archangel Michael is created from the artwork of the Vatican. In splendid bas relief, his legendary deeds are portrayed. The casting out of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. His fight of the Angels against the legions of Satan. The compassionate rescue of tormented souls. And the dramatic victory over "The Serpent". Each scene is meticulously detailed. And every part of this distinctive sword is enriched with design motifs which exist as part of the Vatican itself. Link Discuss [Boing Boing Blog] 9:19:36 PM

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