Monthly Archives: September 2006

United 93

September 18, 2006 – 9:48 pm

This past weekend, I watched the film United 93. I debated whether I wanted to watch this movie or not. I intentionally have avoided shows and movies about 9/11. Networks like CNN and Fox News have made a living off sensationalization, fear, and unethical reporting. Hollywood doesn’t seem like it would be much better. But [...]

By andrew | Posted in Politics | Comments (1)

JRuby, Java, and Sun

September 13, 2006 – 9:12 am

Charles Oliver Nutter is one of the key people working on JRuby. He announced that he has been hired by Sun to work on JRuby fulltime. I think this is fantastic news. I’m very intrigued by the possibilities of creating harmony between Ruby and Java. We use a healthy mix of J2EE and Ruby on [...]

By andrew | Posted in Technology | Leave a Comment

iTunes and the Living Room

September 12, 2006 – 7:57 pm

Apple rolled out new iPods and a movie store today. These are nice and are an incremental step. I was hoping for widescreen iPod (so I can ditch my PSP) and HD resolutions. No on both of those. The thing that has me most interested is the iTV device. It’s the extension I’ve been [...]

By andrew | Posted in Entertainment | Comments (4)