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May 2006
May 15, 2006
Mix Me Up a JavaOne
As you head off to San Francisco, you are probably asking yourself the question that's on everyone's lips: Why isn't there an official JavaOne cocktail? Well, now there is.
Okay, I haven't cleared this with Jonathan Schwartz (but I did with Jonathan Erickson), so I guess it's the unofficial JavaOne cocktail. Whatever: I promise you it's delicious. The rich sweetness of the dark rum is nicely balanced by the slightly bitter coffee taste and the sharp bite of the fresh lemon. Tell your favorite San Francisco bartender to mix you one of these:
In a cocktail shaker, dissolve 1/2 teaspoon of sugar in the juice of half a lemon. Add ice, 1-1/2 ounces Gosling's Black Rum, 1/2 ounce triple sec, and 1/4 ounce Kahlua. Shake it till your hands freeze to the shaker, strain into a chilled cocktail glass, and drop in a single coffee bean.
I call it a JavaOne and I have served it to raves in my partner's restaurant where I tend bar on weekends. It's a variation on a rum-based sidecar developed by Thad Vogler at The Slanted Door in San Francisco.
Posted by Mike Swaine at 05:09 AM Permalink
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May 11, 2006
Permission To Come Aboard
I have to say, it's a little daunting to be blogging about the technology of a company whose CEO is himself a serious blogger.
Luckily for me, Eric Bruno is here to take the heavy shelling. He'll keep you up to date on the latest developments in the Java universe, and I'll suplement his work with any senile reminiscences, incoherent rants, shameless promotions, and coffee metaphors that come to mind. Here's one of those shameless promotions now:
Java will be the focus of the cover story in the August 2006 Dr. Dobb's Journal. With all the changes going on at Sun (no deck chair references, I promise) and JavaOne just around the corner, it seems like a good time for a status check on all things Java-ish.
You can reach me four words back there.
Posted by Mike Swaine at 12:15 AM Permalink
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