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Toots du Jour (Aug 5)

Erik C. Thauvin — Thu, 6 Aug 2026 09:00:30 GMT

Jakarta Agentic AI Hits Its First Milestone #ai #jakarta #java foojay.io/today/jakarta-agenti… #
Stop re-downloading the JDK: setup-java can now cache it #cicd #github #java #jdk #workflow www.reddit.com/r/java/comments… #
Google plans to kill Assistant on your phone on September 4 #ai #android #assistant #gemini #google arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/goo… #
Meta introduces Muse Code, its take on a coding agent #ai #meta #musecode #musespark www.engadget.com/2231285/meta-… #
BetterBranch: A tiny Git helper #branch #git #graalvm #java blog.bmarwell.de/2026/08/05/be… #

Violent Night 2

Erik C. Thauvin — Wed, 5 Aug 2026 18:23:22 GMT

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good fight. If you’re nice, you get presents from the Big Guy. If you’re naughty, you get justice.

Now, not-so-jolly Saint Nick suits up again to take on a ruthless gangster (Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Jared Harris) terrorizing the merchants of the Silver Bell Mall. But when Santa forgets the true meaning of Christmas, he finds himself in the heart of a lively mall community in desperate need of his help. Sapped of his magic, he’ll need another way to take on the goons threatening the mall, and time is running out. Santa has to rediscover his faith in goodness and call in some last-minute reinforcements from the one person no baddie wants to tangle with: Mrs. Claus (Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Kristen Bell).

Toots du Jour (Aug 4)

Erik C. Thauvin — Wed, 5 Aug 2026 09:00:30 GMT

IntelliJ IDEA Goes LSP: Java and Kotlin Intelligence Comes to VS Code, Cursor, and Agentic Flows #code #editor #ide #intellij #intellijidea #java #jetbrains #kotlin #lsp #vscode blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2026/0… #

Toots du Jour (Aug 3)

Erik C. Thauvin — Tue, 4 Aug 2026 09:00:30 GMT

No, Linux didn't actually hit 10% market share. Blame bots… #bots #cloudflare #linux #statcounter www.pcworld.com/article/320483… #
JobRunr & JobRunr Pro v8.8.0 #java #jobrunr #scheduler www.jobrunr.io/en/blog/jobrunr… #
Azul Expands Monthly Java Security Updates as AI Reshapes Enterprise Patching #ai #azul #enterprise #jdk #jvm #patching #security adtmag.com/articles/2026/07/31… #

Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodles

Erik C. Thauvin — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 02:22:29 GMT

Great noodle soups. Skip the buns.

Macho Burgers

Erik C. Thauvin — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:16:02 GMT

Lunch at Fred Hutch...

Street Fighter: Blanka vs. Ryu

Erik C. Thauvin — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:38:17 GMT

The beast is unleashed.

Toots du Jour (Jul 28)

Erik C. Thauvin — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:30 GMT

KotlinLLM is Going Open Source #ai #ide #intellij #intellijidea #java #jetbrains #kotlin #llm blog.jetbrains.com/research/20… #

Beijing Garden

Erik C. Thauvin — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:02:09 GMT

Our favorite Chinese place has closed. This might be a good replacement.

Coyote vs. ACME

Erik C. Thauvin — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:23:41 GMT

Not all underdogs are dogs.