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I'm installing a new version of the JDK; doing work on one monitor while the installer spins away on the second. i happened to glance to the side and saw the banner "over 3 billion devices run Java". That made me wonder, are they counting Android phones in the total? Google says they run Java and 99% of developers would agree and it's naturally in Whoracle's interest to show as big a number as possible; but the Whoracle-Google lawsuit was in part about the former claiming that because Google forked it it wasn't really Java any more.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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They were claiming that Java runs on "over 3 billion devices" years ago. Even before Android became popular. I'm still wondering which devices they mean 
Besides, just because Java is used for the runtime doesn't mean it runs applications created for the JRE.
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There really are a tremendous number of consumer electronic devices that run JREs, embedded or otherwise, under the hood.
It's cool and creepy in about equal measure. I don't have any trouble believing that number.
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It would explain why my kettle takes so long to boil...
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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They've probably been losing a lot of PCs though. It's easier to just fully remove it from mom's laptop and not worry about if a future update will re-ad it to the browser after you only disabled it there though.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Mmmm, I wondered that as well, just because to "run" java you need a whole lot of Hardware, where as I can do quite a bit with straight embedded tools and a PLD and or a microcontroller, the only thing I can think of is high security stuff (like mobile ATM's, scary things, I don't use them!) Glenn
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It seems you never installed Safari on Windows some years ago. I opened it in the 3rd monitor and the File menu popped up in the first monitor. Then I right clicked caption and wanted to click Close, only to have 2 modal menus (god knows ...) and freeze. That's why we have Task Manager, I suppose.
Nuclear launch detected
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Elephant no. After the crApple software updater refused to accept my admin account as being allowed to tell it never to offer me certain apps on my XP box I haven't installed as much as quicktime on any computer since.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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From the Java website, offered without comment:
Quote: 97% of Enterprise Desktops Run Java
89% of Desktops (or Computers) in the U.S. Run Java
9 Million Java Developers Worldwide
#1 Choice for Developers
#1 Development Platform
3 Billion Mobile Phones Run Java
100% of Blu-ray Disc Players Ship with Java
5 Billion Java Cards in Use
125 million TV devices run Java
5 of the Top 5 Original Equipment Manufacturers Ship Java ME
MVVM # - I did it My Way
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Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011
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(That's an 'M')
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My next door neighbour is a principal flautist with the ENO. Her practice room is the other side of the wall from my office and as I type she is rehearsing for The Magic Flute.
There are times when life needs little extra.
speramus in juniperus
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: ENO
Electric Noise Orchestra?
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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Dem's da bunnies!
speramus in juniperus
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Keith Barrow wrote: Eclectic Nose Organiser?
Boxing glove?
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience
Greg King
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I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.
Lily Tomlin, Actress
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: There are times when life needs little extra.
Yeah, but firearms are unfortunately not legal in the UK.
I had a next door neighbour that liked to play the piano from 7 AM to 2AM (yes THAT late!) - WITHOUT breaks. That was fairly ok until he got the idea that it sounded much better if he sang along as well!  Believe me: It DIDN'T.
Luckily it seems that he was so busy playing the piano that he forgot to pay his rent, because not too long ago he was chucked out of the appartment with piano and all!
In his place now lives a very nice lady with two children who do not (so far) play any instruments!
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience
Greg King
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I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.
Lily Tomlin, Actress
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The sound of flute can, in my opinion, never be classed as annoying.
speramus in juniperus
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: The sound of flute can, in my opinion, never be classed as annoying.
My 8 year old is adamant she is going to start learning the flute next year.
I'll invite you round, see if your opinion is challenged at all.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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Give 'em time: the recorder practice is yet to come... 
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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That's what I'm going through at the moment.
I can't really complain after the years I spent abusing a violin at my mum and dad's house when I was a kid.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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Whiskey and earplugs.
Whiskey and earplugs...
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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Johnny J. wrote: firearms are unfortunately not legal in the UK.
Oh well...
Johnny J. wrote: I had a next door neighbour that liked to play the piano from 7 AM to 2AM (
Fortunately this is illegal too, if it is in earshot of other houses.
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Be glad she's not the principal flatus without the BEANO[^], that would be an aural and olfactoral experience.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: There are times when life needs little extra
This is the hell of a double-sens.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb
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Plays the flute well does she? *Snigger*
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You dirty minded little...
Upvoted for my morning giggle.
MVVM # - I did it My Way
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Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011
.\\axxx
(That's an 'M')
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