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Every now and then, I’m playing with Java Webstart and getting paid for this. The idea is cool, the implementation is bad. Support for HTTPS as the protocol used for hosting the application was apparently included only in late versions (well, at least java 1.4) and it is still broken at times. Using an invalid SSL certificate (where the host does not match the name in the certificate) will yield a modal security dialog box. For each included jar file. And every now and then (more now than then, in fact), again, some kind of race condition will appear where the user is unable to confirm any of those dialog box. bleh

And Sun’s bug database is bugged at best.

I like to read. But I also like computer science. But most books in the IT field do no fit in my pocket. In fact, most IT books are made to be shelf references. Most pocket sized books are only desk references.

I would like to find books that I can take with me on a journey, that make me want to read from cover to cover and as a side effect that would not require me to sell an eye or a kidney on the black market.