Rick Herrick Central - Hi there.

One thing I miss in Java is C#'s in-line object initialization syntax, where you can create the new object and set properties all in the same statement. So take something like this:

Via Gabriel Debenedetti at Jon Chait's TNR blog:

Murdoch insisted, investigative journalism “does lead to a more transparent society, and I believe we are a better society because of that, and we are an even more open society than the United States.”

Update: The whole reason I got into this is because of a problem completely of Apple's own totally unnecessary making, specifically that the default installed JDK does not include the sources or javadoc, which comes along with the standard JDK normally. This means that when you want docs or sources for anything at the JDK level, you're SOL. Why not? Because... I don't know why not.

One week ago today, we were en route to Pittsburgh, or actually had already arrived by this time. The trip was a surprise for me, or at least the destination was: I knew we were going somewhere, but not where. Carrie had planned this trip for a few months for the occasion of our 10^th wedding anniversary and kept our itinerary secret. Neither of us had ever been to Pittsburgh, but wanted to go for a few reasons, not the least of which was to make a trip to Fallingwater, which is about an hour and a half outside of town.

So let's get this straight:

Yes, it's John Yoo again. I guess every year he comes out, looks to see his shadow, and predicts six more weeks of torture.

Shorter Trump: Gay people shouldn't be allowed to get married because I like shorter putters.

Idiot.

The obvious question arises, should people not be allowed to use those putters he doesn't like? Because if so, and the Donald chooses not to use them, then gay people should be allowed to marry but Donald Trump shouldn't be forced to have a gay marriage. I can live with that.
 

Or more properly, Liferay-ing a Maven project.

Here's a good article for understanding the language in which the GOP budget proposal is being presented.

Roger Ailes is a paranoid freak. Couldn't have seen that one coming.