Robot journalists

BBC News | SCI/TECH | Robo-reporter goes to war

From the article:
A robotic war correspondent that can get to places even veteran correspondent John Simpson cannot reach is being developed in the US.
The Afghan Explorer looks like a cross between a lawnmower and a robotic dog and has been designed to travel to war zones to provide images, sound and interviews from hostile environments off-limits to human reporters.

Another article: “Robot reporter puts a new spin on things” available at http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/03/27/1017089547673.html

Thanks to Hans for the links.

Image Processing w/Java ConvolveOp and More

Filtering a BufferedImage

Filtering a BufferedImage

The Java 2D API defines several filtering operations for BufferedImage objects. Each image-processing operation is embodied in a class that implements the BufferedImageOp interface. The image manipulation is performed in the image operation’s filter method. The BufferedImageOp classes in the Java 2D API support

Getting that job at that software co.

Joel on Software – Getting Your Resume Read

Joel from Fog Creek writes:
I’ve been going through a big pile of applications for the summer internship positions at Fog Creek Software, and, I don’t know how to say this, some of them are really, really bad. This is not to say that the applicants are stupid or unqualified, although they might be. I’m never going to find out, because when I have lots of excellent applications for only two open positions, there’s really no need to waste time interviewing people that can’t be bothered to spell the name of my company right.

Java Extras on MacOS X

Developer – Frequently Asked Questions

Answer Q’s such as how do I get serial working with Java and can I do J2ME programming on the Mac?

From the site:
Welcome to the Mac OS X Java Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for developers. This page is intended to provide answers to frequently asked questions about the direction and current features of Java on Mac OS X, as well as common development questions and problems. Due to the high volume of email we receive, we cannot respond to every question or suggestion, but we are interested in what you have to say. If after reading the Java Developer FAQ, you still have a question, please contact us.