Java Posse #417 - Newscast

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• Roundup roundup
  https://plus.google.com/events/cirlus4c43cjhfm5rdahcenbp30

• Google Reader and Google Keep
  Feedly: http://www.feedly.com/
  Google Keep: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.keep

• Google I/O
  https://developers.google.com/events/io/

• Backup revisitation:
  http://www.crashplan.com/

• Adobe exec goes to Apple
  http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/19/4124972/adobe-cto-kevin-lynch-allegedly-leaving-to-join-apples-ranks

• JavaOne SF call for papers - conference from Sept 22 to 26 - deadline for paper proposals is April 12th
  https://blogs.oracle.com/theaquarium/entry/javaone_san_francisco_call_for

• Also Scaladays 2013 - in NY - June 10th to 12th - deadline for paper proposals is April 15th
  http://scaladays.org/

• Scala 2.10.1 released - strictly a bug fix release, but 166 bugs fixed!
  http://www.scala-lang.org/2.10.1

• Discussion Idea - is Functional programming a better way for Big Data? http://www.slideshare.net/mobile/pacoid/functional-programming-for-optimization-problems-in-big-data

• Samsung smartwatch http://news.slashdot.org/story/13/03/20/2041211/samsung-also-making-a-smartwatch?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

• Andy Rubin steps down as head of Android
  Sundar Pinchai to take over
  http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/update-from-ceo.html

• Carl leaving Netflix. (Arguably more important than the Andy Rubin news :)
  http://www.riotgames.com/

Thanks

• Libsyn.com - http://www.libsyn.com - for hosting and bandwidth

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• Kirsty Doherty, Amy Ehmann for Java Posse artwork

• Theme Music:

• Opening - "Java" the parody song Copyright 1997 Broken Records and Marjorie Music Publ. (BMI),

• written and performed by Loose Bruce Kerr of the Dr. Demento Show and Sun Microsystems attorney.

• Based on the WWI popular song, "Ja-da." Ukelele style on the recording taught to Bruce by his dad.

• Re-produced with kind permission from "Loose" Bruce Kerr - http://loosebrucekerr.libsyn.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAX0gJt-aZg

• Closing - Juan Carlos Jimenez - In the House (Intro No. 1)

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