like any old school servlet hacker of yore i have a set of trusty HTTP GET/POST utils under my belt at the steady ever ready for times of need.

well, after shuttling a series of request/response tuples to and from across ye jxta vastness it has become crystal clear that if i simply marry two very simple (as in good) approaches the net gain is effectively a "RESTful jxta."

there are some kinks but if this approach can solve 80% of the problem domain then we are on to a good thing indeed.

i'm very eager to add more to the mix, namely MIME delegates and XSLT transforms but for now i'm going to build up from the bottom and not necessarily require the upper tiers but anticipate their usage all the same.

for now ... i REST.

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in my ears: Gomez/In Our Gun/Ruff Stuff

configuring jxta via the ext:config library is trivial. using ext:config one can specify desired deployment models declaratively via profiles.

most applications these days include configuration of some sort. further, it is quite common to specify configuration data via xml. nothing new here.

the ext:config profile is yet another xml structure and as such applications that wish to leverage the conviences profile offers must mechanisms to create and/or manipulate this structure, likely foreign to the hosting application. further, it is quite likely that within the hosting applications native configuration structures, some if not all of the needed ext:config profile can be extracted. xml code slingers don't flinch at this commonplace practice. well, most don't.

alex milowski has augmented the ext:config work flow by pre-processing his applications native configuration structures with an xslt transform thereby creating the derived and specialized profile as a very late binding.

very cool! this further eases jxta configuration in general for a significantly large class of jxta applications. so cool, in fact, that we have an open issue to simply add an optional xslt style sheet to the relevant Profile methods to perform this transform within ext:config, further lessening the jxta configuration overlap into a hosting applications code space.

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in my ears: Bloc Party/Silent Alarm/Pioneers

t'is allergy season in sunny silicon valley. if i had my way i'd have it rain every 3rd week or so. till then, i'll rely on my trustly bottle'o claratine.

on the diy front, we are now gearing up to tile our second bathroom. being 'bout 20 tiles short i head out to the neighborhood home depot w/ tile sample in hand. turns out that the 10x10 tiles i'm searching for are no longer manufactured, across the board. wow. back to the drawing board on that one.

turns out this is likely ok since we'll need the remaining tiles for when we redo the sink in the other bathroom and under some shelving we are likely to remove in time. so, tam and i are now picking out new tile and starting afresh.

it's all good!

MyJXTA :: use it - learn it - do it

Java == platform independence
XML == application independence
JXTA == network independence

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in my ears: Bloc Party/Silent Alarm/This Modern Love

k. this is a tunes only blog.

the new nin cd so rocks! amazing.

trouble is, though, that itunes doesn't seem to like the cd and therefore i have yet to figure out a means to get the tasty sounds onto my trusty ipod'age. out of my collection there is 1 underworld cd that i have the same trouble with.

i bought the dual cd where one side is audio and the other is dvd. as such, i'm listening and watching it via the dvd player.

any ideas? man, i really want the newest nin on my ipod. i'm jones'n.

MyJXTA :: use it - learn it - do it

Java == platform independence
XML == application independence
JXTA == network independence

Secure End-to-End Computing

in my ears: Nine Inch Nails/With Teeth/Love Is Not Enough

know what ... just 'bout 3 months back the following was simply a concall pipe dream, literally:

At each stop on the group's recent concert tour, lead singer Mr. Bono promoted his "One" campaign to eradicate poverty and AIDS in Africa. He urged audience members to turn on their cell phones and, as the house lights dimmed, the screens lit up the arenas the way cigarette lighters used to do. He then asked them to text message him the word "Unite" and their name. The reply message was a link to a Web site, one.org/UNITE. In a few moments, fans' names scrolled across a lighted sign above the stage.

now, it is literal. very real. very live. all in the span of about 3 months.

shows what can happen ... literally anything can happen ... when a few like minded folks get together and are given a no holds barred opportunity to do something profound and do it quickly.

what if this wasn't the exception?

what if this was the typical modus operandi?

what if?

and, why not?

i suspect this type of activity happens more often then not ... with various amounts of fanfare ... or not. regardless, this type of synergy must be replicated to the fullest extent possible. there is so much opportunity and so few barriers.

just do it.

the potential each one of these little initiatives brings to light is well worth the journey. 'sides, it is the journey that matters in the end anyways.

just do it.

MyJXTA :: use it - learn it - do it

Java == platform independence
XML == application independence
JXTA == network independence

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in my ears: Bloc Party/Silent Alarm/Like Eating Glass

paulby of lg3d fame provided some myjxta goodness today in the form of constructing a myjxta icon in the looking glass tray.

here's the myjxta icon:

hmmmmmmmmmm. need to spiff that icon, me thinks.

anyways, the myjxta code slingers are drooling 'bout this one. one things for sure, this is gonna be a fun journey!

MyJXTA :: use it - learn it - do it

Java == platform independence
XML == application independence
JXTA == network independence

Secure End-to-End Computing

in my ears: Bloc Party/Silent Alarm/So Here We Are

i like alur's affinity badges. clean and crisp. nice work. hey ... i see a myjxta badge. sweet! just added alur to my "klan jxta" roll. don't be the last one on your block not to be a klan jxta'ite.

regarding "blogs.sun.com :: chat," folks can add a personalized jnlp file that will effectively create an im room for the respective blog entry. quite trivially in fact and way more interactive then blog commentary ad nauseum. oh, and myjxta supports voice and video as well.

let me know if there are any takers and i'll help cook one up.

MyJXTA :: use it - learn it - do it

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XML == application independence
JXTA == network independence

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in my ears: Bloc Party/Silent Alarm/Like Eating Glass

my short vacation is up. my wife's parents came out to visit. trey is their only grandchild so he had plenty of attention. my father in law graciously helped put the finishing touches on a complete plumbing overhaul of our house that we started 2 years back. we now have all copper and a new drainage system. next up ... tile and finish the second bathroom in our house including installing the claw foot bathtub my wife and i recently picked out. again, thx to my father in law, the hard part is behind us.

i like diy. i live diy. a new skill, or two, is learned during the course of events. collaborating on ideas and discudding the potential the magic ingredient. it is the journey, after all, not the destination that matters and choosing travel companions wisely makes for smooth sailing. lastly, simply the "do it" part is key. hmmmmmmmmm, i wonder if do it yourself is more appropriately phrased do it ourselves. anyways, it is always rewarding, if not bruising as in my case, to accomplish needed tasks and begin planning for furture projects. this go around i do wish i had kept up w/ my work our routine as i was mondo sore ... but that wore off once the dust settled.

i believe a principal reason as to why i like diy is directly proportional to what attracts me to oss. that is, given a few primitive tools and a couple of like minds there are virtually no limits.

community.

i have learned more about a handful of folks i collaborate with on various projects and have yet to meet then many i encounter in the "real" world. amazing and i consider these folks i have yet to meet friends. truly. nothing like hashing out ideas on a significantly sizeable codebase whilst balancing multiple user bases to bring out the true "do it ourselves" collaborative spirit.

collaboration.

mutual exchange of ideas. openess. learning. trying. doing. asking "why not" more often then "why." amazing.

anyways, vacation is up ... just about ... now.

MyJXTA :: use it - learn it - do it

Java == platform independence
XML == application independence
JXTA == network independence

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in my ears: Moby/Hotel/Beautiful

man. frost'ies da bomb in my book. gave me some css luv. like'n it bro. hugely appreciated as css hurts me head ... me so "#00FF00" dizzy.

thx dude! sincerly! the results look sweet on firefox/*nix. on safari the table borders aren't visible but perhaps i can work 'em back in one way or a 'nuther. not sure 'bout ie.

when u r in my hood i wanna get you lunch bro. seriously!

MyJXTA :: use it - learn it - do it

Java == platform independence
XML == application independence
JXTA == network independence

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in my ears: Metallica/Load/Ain't My Bitch

that's a pic of my compadre in arms jeff moore, aka polo, who just commited a cut of myjxta that supports half and full duplex video. for the later you'll need to install jmf. we're looking for help with testing and broader platform support, namely osx.

here's the test myjxta video link'age. drop by and flash your mug.

next up we're going after a refactor that allows one to bind multiple dialogs/channels to any one plugin with an example being voice/video/text group chat. oh, there's much more work in the queue as well. myjxta is a stellar fun app to work with. great folks. unlimitted potential. don't take my word for it. witness the huge smile on polo's face. join the party.

you are now free to move about the network!

MyJXTA :: use it - learn it - do it

Java == platform independence
XML == application independence
JXTA == network independence

Secure End-to-End Computing

in my ears: A Perfect Circle/eMOTIVe/Passive

thx tbray. the important thing is that the corner has been turned. that and this isn't the first time i wasn't asked to the prom so no worries. that said, i'd trade in a u2 ticket anytime for some sweet shares should the op come along. nah, u2 totally rocked!

man, the $hit i put up w/ during the early stages though. good grief. possibly nothing in comparison to what evanglist types likely put up w/ in a days work but the dialogs were, well, interesting to put it politely. none the less they were dialogs and in the end that is what it is all about.

MyJXTA :: use it - learn it - do it

Java == platform independence
XML == application independence
JXTA == network independence

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in my ears: Placebo/Black Market Music/Black-Eyed

this so rocks!

great job henry. blog management for the net and beyond. go big compadre!

MyJXTA :: use it - learn it - do it

Java == platform independence
XML == application independence
JXTA == network independence

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in my ears: The Cult/War/Beyond Good And Evil

trey graduated to his first bike today. he also experienced his first tumble. after brushing off the dirt, some hugs and words of encouragement ... he cautiously got back onto his bike.

he's growing up fast.

MyJXTA :: use it - learn it - do it

Java == platform independence
XML == application independence
JXTA == network independence

Secure End-to-End Computing

in my ears: Fat Boy Slim/Live On Brighton Beach/Jack It Up