Newscast for Feb 25th 2010 Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com Please join us for the Java Posse Roundup 2010 in beautiful Crested Butte, CO. for an unconference of fantastic geek proportions. To find out more: http://www.mindviewinc.com/Conferences/JavaPosseRoundup/ To sign up: http://www.mindviewinc.com/Conferences/JavaPosseRoundup/register.php And if you do sign up, please give us a little more information about yourself (like your T-shirt size - hint hint) at: http://tinyurl.com/jproundup2010 * Details begin to emerge about Oracle/Sun merging the JRockit and Sun Hotspot JVMs. + https://channelsun.sun.com/media/show/15028 + http://www.infoworld.com/d/developer-world/oracle-set-merge-java-virtual-machines-935 + http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/jrockit/missioncontrol/index.html

• NetBeans 6.9 Milestone 1

  • http://wiki.netbeans.org/NewAndNoteworthy69m1
  • http://wiki.netbeans.org/FitnessViaPostMortem

• JavaOne call for papers is now open

  • http://blogs.sun.com/theaquarium/entry/javaone_2010_call_for_papers
  • http://java.dzone.com/announcements/javaone-call-papers

• Application of the week - CrashPlan

  • http://crashplan.com

Quick News * JavaFX is seeing active duty in the Winter Olympics + http://terrencebarr.wordpress.com/2010/02/11/javafx-powers-vancouver-winter-olympics/

ScalaWags * With the approaching release of Scala 2.8, Lift is being updated as well. + http://www.scala-lang.org/node/5236 + http://blog.lostlake.org/index.php?/archives/98-Back-in-the-Goat-Saddle.html

Listener Feedback * Java based multiplayer game server open sourced + Community site: www.cubeia.org + Corporate site: www.cubeia.com + More about Firebase: http://www.cubeia.com/index.php/products/firebase + Backgammon on Firebase: http://www.jadestone.se/index.php?page=backgammon + Mahjong on Firebase: http://www.mahjongexpress.com/

• BioGroovy

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• The TempoPosse

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• Online backup suggestions:

  • http://www.backblaze.com/
  • http://www.crashplan.com/

Thanks * Libsyn.com - http://www.libsyn.com - for hosting and bandwidth * Feedburner.com - http://www.feedburner.com - for feed redirect * Kirsty Doherty, Amy Ehmann for Java Posse artwork * Theme Music: + Opening - "Java" the parody song Copyright 1997 Broken Records and Marjorie Music Publ. (BMI), - written and performed by Loose Bruce Kerr of the Dr. Demento Show and Sun Microsystems attorney. - Based on the WWI popular song, "Ja-da." Ukelele style on the recording taught to Bruce by his dad. - Re-produced with kind permission from "Loose" Bruce Kerr - http://loosebrucekerr.libsyn.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAX0gJt-aZg + Closing - Juan Carlos Jimenez - In the House (Intro No. 1)

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