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Thauvin) https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/images/syndication.png https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/ https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11456/toots-du-jour-sep-8 https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11456/toots-du-jour-sep-8 <ul><li>I've just released version 1.1.0 of the Testing Helpers for bld Extensions <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bld">#bld</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buildsystem">#buildsystem</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buildtool">#buildtool</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/github">#github</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/helper">#helper</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/java">#java</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lib">#lib</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/testing">#testing</a> <a href="https://github.com/rife2/bld-testing-helpers/releases/tag/1.1.0">github.com/rife2/bld-testing-h&hellip;</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ethauvin/117237125609847058" title="View on Mastodon">#</a></li><li>Autoboxing in Java <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autoboxing">#autoboxing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/java">#java</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jvm">#jvm</a> <a href="https://gauravrshegekar.substack.com/p/autoboxing-in-java?r=7fwjuf">gauravrshegekar.substack.com/p&hellip;</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ethauvin/117238084369382602" title="View on Mastodon">#</a></li></ul> Wed, 9 Sep 2026 09:00:30 GMT Mastodon Erik C. Thauvin https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11455/toots-du-jour-sep-7 https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11455/toots-du-jour-sep-7 <ul><li>Kotlin 2.4.20 Released <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/java">#java</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jetbrains">#jetbrains</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kotlin">#kotlin</a> <a href="https://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2026/09/kotlin-2-4-20-released/">blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2026&hellip;</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ethauvin/117229914347752060" title="View on Mastodon">#</a></li><li>Antigravity Brain Visualizer v0.6: Single-pass Gemini 3.8 Flash analysis, artifacts, token estimation <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai">#ai</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antigravity">#antigravity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gemini">#gemini</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/google">#google</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/java">#java</a> <a href="https://glaforge.dev/posts/2026/09/07/antigravity-brain-visualizer-v0-6-0-single-pass-analysis-artifacts-and-diffs/">glaforge.dev/posts/2026/09/07/&hellip;</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ethauvin/117229941707092299" title="View on Mastodon">#</a></li><li>Rust debugging survey 2026 results <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/debugging">#debugging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rustlang">#rustlang</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/survey">#survey</a> <a href="https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/09/07/rust-debugging-survey-2026-results/">blog.rust-lang.org/2026/09/07/&hellip;</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ethauvin/117230371118393454" title="View on Mastodon">#</a></li></ul> Tue, 8 Sep 2026 09:00:30 GMT Mastodon Erik C. Thauvin https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11454/country-burger https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11454/country-burger <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kire/albums/72177720335473741" title="Country Burger"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55510838144_e44b13f1af_z.jpg" alt="Country Burger" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" width="640" height="640"></a></p><p>Out of the way but great burgers. Hidden gem.</p> Sun, 6 Sep 2026 02:53:45 GMT Moblog Erik C. Thauvin https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11453/toots-du-jour-sep-4 https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11453/toots-du-jour-sep-4 <ul><li>Announcing the Google Gen AI SDK for Kotlin 1.0: Idiomatic multiplatform access to Gemini <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai">#ai</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gemini">#gemini</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/google">#google</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/java">#java</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jetbrains">#jetbrains</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kotlin">#kotlin</a> <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/developers-practitioners/announcing-the-google-gen-ai-sdk-for-kotlin-10-idiomatic-multiplatform-access-to-gemini">cloud.google.com/blog/topics/d&hellip;</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ethauvin/117213822356028046" title="View on Mastodon">#</a></li></ul> Sat, 5 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Mastodon Erik C. Thauvin https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11452/toots-du-jour-sep-3 https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11452/toots-du-jour-sep-3 <ul><li>Announcing Rust 1.98.1 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rustlang">#rustlang</a> <a href="https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/09/03/Rust-1.98.1/">blog.rust-lang.org/2026/09/03/&hellip;</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ethauvin/117207900490999713" title="View on Mastodon">#</a></li></ul> Fri, 4 Sep 2026 09:00:30 GMT Mastodon Erik C. Thauvin https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11451/iv https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11451/iv <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kire/55506777965/" title="GridArt_20260903_124525445"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55506777965_1426f8e504_z.jpg" alt="Photo on Flickr" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" width="640" height="640"></a></p><p>CT scan next. Port wasn't cooperating today; IV is in.</p> Thu, 3 Sep 2026 20:02:37 GMT Moblog Erik C. Thauvin https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11450/toots-du-jour-sep-2 https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11450/toots-du-jour-sep-2 <ul><li>Apache Kafka vs Apache Iggy: Same Log, Different Engine <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apache">#apache</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iggy">#iggy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/java">#java</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kafka">#kafka</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/log">#log</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/messaging">#messaging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rustlang">#rustlang</a> <a href="https://softwaremill.com/apache-kafka-vs-apache-iggy-same-log-different-engine/">softwaremill.com/apache-kafka-&hellip;</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ethauvin/117202731051147735" title="View on Mastodon">#</a></li><li>TornadoVM 6.0.0: JVMCI-Free, JDK 21&ndash;27 Compatible, Zero JNI, and a Leaner Core <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai">#ai</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cuda">#cuda</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gpu">#gpu</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hpc">#hpc</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/java">#java</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jdk">#jdk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource">#opensource</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tornadovm">#tornadovm</a> <a href="https://www.tornadovm.org/blogs/tornadovm-6-0-0-zero-jni-faster-runtime">www.tornadovm.org/blogs/tornad&hellip;</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ethauvin/117202765425679918" title="View on Mastodon">#</a></li><li>IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2.2 Is Out! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ide">#ide</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/intellij">#intellij</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/intellijidea">#intellijidea</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/java">#java</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jetbrains">#jetbrains</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kotlin">#kotlin</a> <a href="https://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2026/09/intellij-idea-2026-2-2/">blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2026/0&hellip;</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ethauvin/117204074547639468" title="View on Mastodon">#</a></li></ul> Thu, 3 Sep 2026 09:00:30 GMT Mastodon Erik C. Thauvin https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11449/the-beast https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11449/the-beast <p class="embedly_entry ratio ratio-16x9"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JyMbqVFxoIY" width="853" height="480" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p><em>When a militia of unidentified hostiles coordinates a coup against the U.S., the president is forced to drive the presidential limousine and unlock the full extent of The Beast’s highly classified offensive capabilities to save his injured Secret Service agent, reunite with his wife, and save the world.</em></p> Wed, 2 Sep 2026 16:56:18 GMT Movies Erik C. Thauvin https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11448/kill-jackie https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11448/kill-jackie <p class="embedly_entry ratio ratio-16x9"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V-pndoeDuKA" width="853" height="480" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p><em>Some pasts refuse to stay buried.</em></p> Wed, 2 Sep 2026 16:49:06 GMT TV Erik C. Thauvin https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11447/toots-du-jour-sep-1 https://erik.thauvin.net/blog/posts/11447/toots-du-jour-sep-1 <ul><li>Announcing rustup 1.29.1 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rustlang">#rustlang</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rustup">#rustup</a> <a href="https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/09/01/Rustup-1.29.1/">blog.rust-lang.org/2026/09/01/&hellip;</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ethauvin/117196894301005364" title="View on Mastodon">#</a></li><li>The Grails Plugin Has a New Home: Apache Grails <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apache">#apache</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grails">#grails</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/groovylang">#groovylang</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ide">#ide</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/intellijidea">#intellijidea</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/java">#java</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jetbrains">#jetbrains</a> <a href="https://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2026/09/the-grails-plugin-has-a-new-home-apache-grails/">blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2026/0&hellip;</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ethauvin/117196901802624400" title="View on Mastodon">#</a></li><li>Broadcom pledges to lock down open source Python, Java libraries <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/broadcom">#broadcom</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/java">#java</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource">#opensource</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/python">#python</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rabbitmq">#rabbitmq</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/springframework">#springframework</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vmware">#vmware</a> <a href="https://www.theregister.com/virtualization/2026/08/31/broadcom-pledges-to-lock-down-open-source-python-java-libraries/5293454">www.theregister.com/virtualiza&hellip;</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ethauvin/117198227341732457" title="View on Mastodon">#</a></li></ul> Wed, 2 Sep 2026 09:00:30 GMT Mastodon Erik C. 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