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Requiring Sun Java for No Reason

As we near the completion of Oracle's acquisition of Sun, I've been noticing applications that require Sun's particular implementation of Java despite the fact that I'm using a compliant Java from a different vendor (IBM). I found a bug in jruby which required NetBeans and I even hit a firmware update tool for a printer that would only use Sun's Java!

Kinda defeats the purpose of Java's openness by having apps rely on particular flavors of it, doesn't it?

Josh Poulson

Posted in category “Technology” Sunday, Nov 29 2009 10:35 AM  |  Permalink  |  No comments  |  No trackbacks

Muppet Bohemian Rhapsody

Josh Poulson

Posted in category “General” Tuesday, Nov 24 2009 05:55 PM  |  Permalink  |  No comments  |  No trackbacks

Bug In Webkit Spotted

I recently started using @font-face and the Gentium font to play with fonts and the web. The folks at fontsquirrel.com have a nice generator so that web browsers that support otp and woff fonts can use the most efficient method possible to download and use fonts.

But there's a problem. Safari, Chrome, and the iPhone—WebKit-based browsers—appear to have a bug where little boxes show up for newline characters, double quotes, and other special characters. It's infuriating!

Josh Poulson

Posted in category “Blogging” Thursday, Nov 12 2009 08:39 AM  |  Permalink  |  No comments  |  No trackbacks

Don't Believe the New Healthcare Law Won't Cost Us All a Fortune

Josh Poulson

Posted in category “Politics” Wednesday, Nov 11 2009 01:09 PM  |  Permalink  |  No comments  |  No trackbacks