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Joe Darcy

@jddarcy.bsky.social

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OpenJDK developer at Oracle, floating-point fancier, marathoner, record-setting fast walker, episodic photographer. Views expressed may or may not be held by any person or org.

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Jeff Dinkins @jeffatsun.bsky.social · 20h

I'm seeing lots of AI generated Java Dukes appearing with a mouth, feet, ears and more. Tip: when using AI, upload this “Duke Specification” image, prompt AI to follow as a reference. I think you'll find the resulting image is much better. Ex: "draw duke on a skateboard referencing this spec image"

Joe Darcy @jddarcy.bsky.social · 9d

Given prop 13, new funding for local bonds or similar?
(In my area, a larger portion of the water bill was transferred over to the property tax bill.)

Joe Darcy @jddarcy.bsky.social · 16d

Also at the time, the door sets came with both rounded-corner and square-cornered strike plates, matching whatever you might already have.

Joe Darcy @jddarcy.bsky.social · 16d

I ordered from www.baldwinhardwaredirect.com per-acquisition. At least at the time, you could order different finishes for each side. I used that feature to have a chrome finish inside the bathroom, matching the facets, etc., and brass outside.

Baldwin Hardware Online | Baldwin Hardware Direct

Browse our catalog of high-quality Baldwin hardware online. We carry doorknobs, locks, levers, touchscreen entrances, and other handcrafted home accessories.

www.baldwinhardwaredirect.com

Joe Darcy @jddarcy.bsky.social · 16d

One of those outlet wiring testers is a good tool to have in one's electrical toolbox; trust-but-verify all the existing work too.

Joe Darcy @jddarcy.bsky.social · 16d

Agreed; switching out the builder-grade door sets is a worthwhile upgrade. Too bad about the buyout.

Joe Darcy @jddarcy.bsky.social · 16d

Updating the switch plates of the outlets from the stock plastic ones is an easy cosmetic upgrade too.

Joe Darcy @jddarcy.bsky.social · 19d

Video now available for my 2025 #JVMLS talk "Paths to support additional numeric types on the Java platform": youtu.be/xCdJb_zI5us

Paths to Support Additional Numeric Types on the Java Platform #JVMLS

YouTube video by Java

Joe Darcy @jddarcy.bsky.social · 20d

PS One location brought back by a customer: www.mercurynews.com/2025/09/15/a...

A Silicon Valley engineer’s go-to lunch spot closed. So he bought the place.

During John Vink’s Apple and Google years, this pit-smoked chicken in Sunnyvale was a constant.

www.mercurynews.com

Joe Darcy @jddarcy.bsky.social · Aug 22

"We're renaming Xfinity to XNaNity to serve you better."

Joe Darcy @jddarcy.bsky.social · Aug 8

Not currently. I'll post messages here once we start making public pushes of this work, branches in the Valhalla repo are a likely first destination.

Joe Darcy @jddarcy.bsky.social · Aug 5

Slides for my #JVMLS talk on "Paths to support additional numeric types on the Java platform":
github.com/jddarcy/Spea...

Joe Darcy @jddarcy.bsky.social · Jul 31

Proposition 13 property taxes for those of us in California too.

Joe Darcy @jddarcy.bsky.social · Jul 28

That describes my feelings toward "Requiem for a Dream".

Joe Darcy @jddarcy.bsky.social · Jul 22

Bracing for mid-January 2038...

Joe Darcy @jddarcy.bsky.social · Jul 15

JSR 269 up for maintenance review (MR) for the changes being made in Java SE 25: jcp.org/aboutJava/co...
#OpenJDK

The Java Community Process(SM) Program - communityprocess - maintenance

Joe Darcy @jddarcy.bsky.social · Jul 6

Excellent dried during other times of the year!

Joe Darcy @jddarcy.bsky.social · Jul 5

Just one month to go until my #JVMLS talk on "New Numeric Types in Java": openjdk.org/projects/mlv...

Joe Darcy @jddarcy.bsky.social · Jul 3

Even if solar provides dirt cheap generation for utilities, given regulatory capture benefiting those utilities, not guaranteed customers would see any cost savings.

Joe Darcy @jddarcy.bsky.social · Jul 3

Ouch!

Joe Darcy @jddarcy.bsky.social · Jul 2

Also good for increased local resilience against earthquakes, wildfires, and any other disaster.
Prior to the multi-day outage for my neighbor, I had two nearly 24-hour outages from PG&E less than 6 months apart. If I didn't have some on-site portable battery storage, 2X loss of fridge contents.

Joe Darcy @jddarcy.bsky.social · Jul 2

PG&E unreliability in northern California was a significant factor in me deciding to get a solar + battery system installed in the bay area last year. My neighbors one street after were w/o power for about a week a previous summer due to PG&E equip failures after a localized wild fire in park.

Joe Darcy @jddarcy.bsky.social · Jul 1

I first heard of this piece of American history via that podcast episode. I don't recall the information plaques at Manzanar describing this situation either.

Joe Darcy @jddarcy.bsky.social · Jul 1

A podcast episode discussing this situation from a legal perspective: learnconlaw.com/86-enemy-ali...

Enemy Aliens | What Roman Mars Can Learn About Con Law

<p>Falsely claiming there is a wave of violence perpetrated by migrants, Trump has threatened mass deportations under the broad and terrifying powers of the Alien Enemies Act.</p> ...

learnconlaw.com

Joe Darcy @jddarcy.bsky.social · Jun 28

Happy 𝜏 day to all who celebrate.