Remeber your towel today!

You should wear a towel today!

Debate about Java look and feel

I found this article intersting:

Java Swing comes with "pluggable look-and-feel technology", which essentially boils down to the fact that interfaces can be "skinned" (although this is simplifying a tad) and is therefore, extremely flexible. By default, Java ships with a cross-platform look-and-feel (LAF), which means your apps can look consistent across all platforms, or LAFs that mimic the look of a specific platform, say Windows, for example. However, one of the chief complaints of Java desktop applications is its "look".

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Educational video about Creative Commons

I found it on Lawrence Lessig's blog, where it can be downloaded (13MB mov file).

Open source and money

Derek Kite, a cool KDE developer, have written an insigtful post about money, ownership and open source and how they affect each other:

When a commercial interest tries to take ownership of something or tries to get others to contribute to what they own, problems develop. Why should I work for someone else if there is no benefit that comes to me? IBM contributes to the kernel even if HP, SUN and other competitors may benefit, because they don't own the kernel. Trolltech, Novell, DataKonsult, Open Office Polska Company and others contribute to KDE because none of them own KDE.

You can find it here.

Firefox flash movie

A Pretty cool Firefox flash movie Be sure to try this excellent browser if you haven't already!