Spring into kotlin: A short video presentation

If you heard about kotlin and have some knowledge about the spring framework you might enjoy this 30 min video presentation on infoq.com.

Mark Heckler discusses how Kotlin can be used to reduce boilerplate and increase code quality, showing how to begin incorporating Kotlin into an existing Spring application.

Springing into Kotlin: How to Make the Magic Even More Magical

Some interesting thoughts about Functional Programming

In this InfoQ.com video presentation called “Functional Programming You Already Know” Kevlin Henney is trying to reveal functional programming pattern where you would not expect it (i.e. in excel as the world most popular used function programming language). The presentation starts a little bit slow but it’s worth your time.

Mythbusting Cloud Computing

An interesting video busting myths about cloud computing can be found on infoq.com

Khawaja Shams presents how NASA’s JPL uses cloud computing, and evaluates some of the existing cloud computing myths in the MythBusters style.

I read some marx and I liked it

And if you want to read some Marx: www.marxists.org (Marxists Internet Archive00)

Lyrics:
I thought I just wanted to pass;
Good grades were all I cared for.
My college made me take the class
More stuff for me to ignore!
But then I found out that
His theories weren’t so bad:
Labor and class combat,
What a very clever man!

CHORUS
I read some Marx, and I liked it;
The friend of the proletariat.
I read some Marx, just to try it;
Hope Adam Smith don’t mind it!
It felt so wrong,
It felt so right;
Men of the working class, unite!
I read some Marx, and I liked it;
I liked it!

There is a spectre hanging o’er
The face of Europe!
‘Tis communism, and it’s more
Than just a social hiccup.
A time will come soon when
The masses rise as one
To carve out their place in
The brand new poetry to come!

CHORUS

Marx is the man, he’s working for you;
The bourgeoisie, they just ain’t your crew.
Alienation of labor is bad,
Commodification is not a good fad.
The capitalists are greedy you see;
A shorter workday, now that’s what we need!
I’m reading some Marx, and I’m liking it;
Rise up now, proletariat!

CHORUS

I Read Some Marx (And I Liked It)

Lyrics:
I thought I just wanted to pass;
Good grades were all I cared for.
My college made me take the class
More stuff for me to ignore!
But then I found out that
His theories weren’t so bad:
Labor and class combat,
What a very clever man!

CHORUS
I read some Marx, and I liked it;
The friend of the proletariat.
I read some Marx, just to try it;
Hope Adam Smith don’t mind it!
It felt so wrong,
It felt so right;
Men of the working class, unite!
I read some Marx, and I liked it;
I liked it!

There is a spectre hanging o’er
The face of Europe!
‘Tis communism, and it’s more
Than just a social hiccup.
A time will come soon when
The masses rise as one
To carve out their place in
The brand new poetry to come!

CHORUS

Marx is the man, he’s working for you;
The bourgeoisie, they just ain’t your crew.
Alienation of labor is bad,
Commodification is not a good fad.
The capitalists are greedy you see;
A shorter workday, now that’s what we need!
I’m reading some Marx, and I’m liking it;
Rise up now, proletariat!

CHORUS

What is to be done

Sometimes music can do a lot for motivation…

Save the newspaper: Buy One Anyway

“Not Everyone Can Afford to Wait for a New Profit Model”

Source: Netzpolitik.org

The Real Power of Human Energy

This is an identity correction remix that turns Chevron’s multi-million dollar Human Energy greenwashing PR blitz on its head.

Source: Rebellious Pixels

Firefox 3.5 commercial

There is a Mozilla Firefox 3.5 commercial which is quite similar to a car commercial. I don’t like it that much. What do you think about it?

Source: Netzpolitik.org

Somebody has to be for them…

Everybody against Everybody
Somebody has to be for them
Amnesty International

Source: Netzpolitik.org