Explicitly and without apology a marketing vehicle MaryMaryQuiteContrary

Guess what?

A jacket!



We're giving away a jacket!!

can you even believe it?

Brand new. Never worn. And still in the plastic bag that it came in.



Beautiful leather collar and sleves; heavy wool body with Java logo stiched very expensively into the back. Lined. Really, really, really nice.

I think they call it a bomber jacket. Which would make anybody wearing it da bomb.

:-)

It's a special Friday Free Stuff that's dedicated to the men and women who are Sun Certified professionals in the Java technology areas.

I got to meet some of these guys at JavaOne, and they were the coolest.

So I decided it's time for Sun Certified professionals in the Java technology areas to feel the MaryMaryQuiteContary love.

That's what the jacket w/the Java logo is all about. It's the nicest thing I've ever given away in Friday Free Stuff -- by orders of magnitude. And only Sun Certified professionals in the Java technology areas are eligible to win*.

And it's a piece of cake.

All you've got to do is tell me (in the comments section of this blog entry) how being Sun Certified for Java technology  has saved your bacon; got you the job/raise; made you smarter; impressed the ladies (or gents) ;-)

I'm looking for personal testimonials here, people.

So here's a big important thing... I've got to weed out the imposters... so by "playing" this edition of Friday Free Stuff*, you are consenting to letting me verify that you really are Sun Certified for Java technology, and not just some wacko out to score the jacket.

Remember, the point of this edition is for the Sun Certified professionals for Java technology  to feel the MaryMaryQuiteContary love. So you got to be Certified to win. And by playing you're giving me permission to check.

For that tiny group of stragglers out there who aren't yet Sun Certified for Java technology...

hello??

what are you waiting for here, people?

get Sun Certified for Java technology today.

mary

p.s. I'm going to take my time in choosing here, people. it's a hot, hot, hot prize*. it's not every day I pony up a brand new Java jacket. I'm going to take my time in choosing. Don't try to rush me. I don't like that.

p.p.s. * Friday Free Stuff is not a contest. It's me giving away stuff that I personally own to somebody that I choose. I pay for shipping with stamps that I buy at the post office. Sun employees can play but are not eligible to win* the prize*.

you're invited...

see the last line... you must RSVP to go.

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Help Celebrate the Launch of J2SE 5.0!
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Nearly six years ago Sun launched the initial release of J2SE (v 1.2) in
New York city to a very enthusiastic audience.  As most of you remember,  J2SE was a major platform upgrade from the previous JDK 1.1 family. Two and half years in development and 15 component JSRs later, Sun returns to New York to celebrate the release of the latest J2SE release, v 5.0.

J2SE 5.0 includes the first source-level language updates in over nine
years since the inception of Java technology.  Many exciting enhancements for monitoring and management, stability, performance and rich desktop clients can be found in JDK 5.0 and the JRE 5.0.

Sun would like to invite all members of the NYJavaSIG, the dedicated
Java software developer, to a celebration of the release of J2SE 5.0 in
our midtown Manhattan office.


Where: Sun Microsystems
      101 Park Avenue (40th St/Park), 4th floor
      Gramercy Park conference room
      New York, NY   10178
      MAPQUEST> http://tinyurl.com/d6pq
      212-558-9200

 Who: Calvin Austin - J2SE 5.0 Specification Lead (Sun Microsystems)
       [brief J2SE 5.0 presentation followed by a question and answer session]

When: Thursday, September 30, 2004
      6:00pm - 8:00pm

What: Mix and mingle with beer, wine, soda and munchies.
      Take home some fun J2SE 5.0 giveaways.

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YOU NEED TO RSVP:  www.nyjavasig.com/examples/javasig/MeetingInfo.jsp
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