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Submission + - How and Why AJAX, Not Java?

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Anonymous Coward

on Sunday May 13, 2007 @02:14PM

Anonymous Coward writes: ""How and Why AJAX, Not Java, Became the Favored Technology for RIAs" writes Bruce Eckel in his blog entry which JDJ published as part of its JavaOne coverage. "We Can't Wait for Sun to Fix All of Java's Problems...The Solution is to Hybridize Parts of the Language" continues Bruce in his essay. This backlash has only been necessary because of Sun's death grip on the idea of ubiquitous, omniscient Java. It was admirable once, but a language only evolves if its designers and advocates can acknowledge problems. Pretending that a language is successful in places where it's not is just denial." http://java.sys-con.com/read/333329.htm"

Submission + - SHPEGS: DIY Solar/Geothermal Electricity

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rohar

on Sunday May 13, 2007 @11:16AM

rohar writes: "SHPEGS is an open design not-for-profit project to design and prototype a base load renewable electrical generation system suitable for moderate climates and built from common materials. The design centers around creating a local geothermal source with an efficient solar thermal water heater system and can be scaled from the single residence to the mega-project. The project was recently featured in an in-depth The Future of Things article. The heliostat system used in Europe's First Solar Thermal Plant could be used in a scaled down SHPEGS system with Practical Solar's small scale heliostats."

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