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Toots du Jour (Nov 6)

Erik C. Thauvin — Sat, 7 Nov 2026 10:00:00 GMT

What’s fixed in IntelliJ IDEA 2026.3 #ide #intellij #intellijidea #java #jetbrains #kotlin blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2026/1… #
CD++ - Fork of Enhanced Class Decompiler - Release 2026.9.1 #decompiler #java #javacc #jdk github.com/nbauma109/ecd/relea… #
WiDE-R: Wireless Debugging Redefined — Local ADB WiFi & Global Remote ADB Inside Android Studio. #adb #android #androidstudio #java #kotlin #wifi wide-r.net/ #

Secret Service

Erik C. Thauvin — Fri, 6 Nov 2026 23:23:00 GMT

Kate Henderson, a senior spy for MI6, is running an operation in Istanbul during which she overhears her Russian targets discussing a Russian asset who is now senior in British politics and set to be in ‘pole position’ when the prime minister resigns. Unable to act on the information without jeopardizing UK democracy, Kate and MI6 sit tight. But, when the Prime Minister reveals he is resigning, Kate begins investigating those senior in politics closest to her – her best friend, the current Chancellor and her husband, her chief aid. Can Kate and MI6 find out the asset without destroying British democracy in the process?

Way of the Warrior Kid

Erik C. Thauvin — Fri, 6 Nov 2026 19:22:03 GMT

Every kid needs someone in their corner. One summer to train. A new kind of courage.

Middle school has been a nightmare for Marc, a good kid who is bullied and feels behind in everything. That changes when his Uncle Jake, an injured and decorated Navy SEAL, comes to spend the summer. To help Marc defend himself, Jake devises an ambitious program called "Operation Warrior Kid" based on his SEAL training to teach his nephew what real courage is and how to face down his own demons.

Toots du Jour (Nov 5)

Erik C. Thauvin — Fri, 6 Nov 2026 10:00:30 GMT

What's New in IntelliJ IDEA 2026.3 #ide #intellij #intellijidea #java #jetbrains #kotlin share.google/NfwjV2nLwtFNXC6Qu #
Java Patching at Incident Speed: Lessons from the eMudhra CA Compromise #azul #java #jdk #security foojay.io/today/java-patching-… #

Karōshi

Erik C. Thauvin — Thu, 5 Nov 2026 19:07:20 GMT

When a mysterious outsider infiltrates a powerful company after a worker’s death, he exposes the violent system hidden beneath its polished surface.

Bad Day

Erik C. Thauvin — Thu, 5 Nov 2026 18:54:41 GMT

A single mom, Joy (Cameron Diaz), fights to keep one little promise to her daughter on the absolute worst day of her life.

Toots du Jour (Nov 4)

Erik C. Thauvin — Thu, 5 Nov 2026 10:00:00 GMT

One Java process held one million circuits, each with its own virtual thread, and carried 8.4 to 8.7 billion deliveries a second through them. #java #jvm #virtualthreads substrates.tech/ #

Toots du Jour (Nov 3)

Erik C. Thauvin — Wed, 4 Nov 2026 10:00:30 GMT

Announcing rustup 1.29.3 #rustlang #rustup blog.rust-lang.org/2026/11/03/… #
The Class-File API Replacing ASM: What It Means for Frameworks #asm #java #jdk www.javacodegeeks.com/2026/11/… #

The Man with the Bag

Erik C. Thauvin — Tue, 3 Nov 2026 20:07:20 GMT

When Santa’s (Schwarzenegger) iconic red bag is stolen by a rogue elf with a grudge (Awkwafina), Christmas is suddenly at risk. With his biggest night of the year fast-approaching, Santa recruits a thief (Ritchson) from his ‘Naughty List’ who quickly assembles a crew of criminally skilled misfits — with a little help from elves and reindeer — to pull off the most unexpected heist of their lives.

Toots du Jour (Nov 2)

Erik C. Thauvin — Tue, 3 Nov 2026 10:00:30 GMT

Optimizing nanosecond operations: when the CPU cache matters #cpu #java #kotlin #profiler foojay.io/today/optimizing-nan… #