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Toots du Jour (Jun 11)

Erik C. Thauvin — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:30 GMT

Spring Boot 4.1.0 available now #java #springboot #springframework spring.io/blog/2026/06/10/spri… #
Spring Boot 4.0.7 available now #java #springboot #springframework spring.io/blog/2026/06/10/spri… #
Spring Boot 3.5.15 available now #java #springboot #springframework spring.io/blog/2026/06/10/spri… #

Breaks

Erik C. Thauvin — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:12:37 GMT

Breaks being worked on. Again!

Drifter

Erik C. Thauvin — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:20:57 GMT

In a forgotten desert town, a solitary racetrack janitor with a gift for drifting is haunted by his tragic past. Given a single chance to compete at a pro drifting event, he discovers his raw talent is useless without the one thing he's always avoided: connection with others. Under a hardened mentor, he must learn to trust his found family and transform his untamed, lonely art into a dangerous dance of partnership, or be consumed and controlled by the past he's desperate to escape.

Heart of the Beast

Erik C. Thauvin — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:13:33 GMT

It’s not who you live for… It’s who you’d die for.

After a harrowing plane crash, Special Forces officer James Belmont (Brad Pitt) and his combat dog, Odin, find themselves stranded deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Together, they are forced into a brutal fight for survival against the elements. From acclaimed filmmaker David Ayer, Heart of the Beast is an intense adventure thriller that explores the unbreakable bond between a man and his best friend as they face their greatest battle yet.

Toots du Jour (Jun 9)

Erik C. Thauvin — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:00:30 GMT

Performance Improvements in JDK 26 #java #jdk #performance inside.java/2026/06/09/jdk-26-… #

Toots du Jour (Jun 8)

Erik C. Thauvin — Tue, 9 Jun 2026 09:01:00 GMT

Flatpak 1.18 Linux App Sandboxing and Distribution Framework Officially Released #app #flatpak #linux #sandbox 9to5linux.com/flatpak-1-18-lin… #

Ride or Die

Erik C. Thauvin — Mon, 8 Jun 2026 22:37:06 GMT

Some friendships are bulletproof.

Best friends, Judith and Debbie, know everything about each other … well, almost everything. Judith has been living a double life that Debbie knows nothing about: she is a highly trained assassin. When a hit goes horribly wrong, Judith and Debbie must go on the run together and work to repair their broken friendship—all while being targeted by a mysterious enemy who wants them dead. And only together, can they solve this layered mystery.

Fiber Fusion 2026

Erik C. Thauvin — Sun, 7 Jun 2026 23:00:38 GMT

At the Monroe Fairgrounds...

Toots du Jour (Jun 5)

Erik C. Thauvin — Sat, 6 Jun 2026 09:00:30 GMT

Why Zig Isn’t 1.0 (Yet) #programming #ziglang blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2026/0… #

The Passenger

Erik C. Thauvin — Fri, 5 Jun 2026 18:27:15 GMT

Hassan, a Somali-American airport shuttle driver in Minneapolis, is struggling to make ends meet. When Lloyd, a stranded twenty-something at the airport, offers to pay Hassan to take him overland to Chicago, it seems worth the risk. But as the realization grows that his passenger is not what he seems, Hassan finds himself trapped in a terrifying ride that he can’t escape, knowing that saving himself might put countless others in danger.