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Geek Hipster Frat Boy's dream come true

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Switch out that MacBook Pro for... a dozen ice cold cans of Blue Ribbon. Could anything be more American?

Timbuk2 Dolores Chiller

Not all messenger bags are for business. The Timbuk2 Dolores Chiller ($110) is a portable cooler disguised as a messenger, offering a fully insulated interior, a metal bottle opener on the strap, durable ballistic nylon construction, waterproof TPU lining, and enough capacity for at least 12 cans of suds.

Fun with constants in Java

The following code does not compile:

public class A {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int i = Integer.parseInt(args[0]);
        switch (i) {
            case X: System.out.println("ONE!"); break;
            case Y: System.out.println("TWO!"); break;
            default: System.out.println("ZERO!"); break;
        }
    }
    public static final int X = B.getNumber("X");
    public static final int Y = B.getNumber("Y");
}

class B {
    public static int getNumber(String s) {
        if (s.equals("X")) {
            return 1;
        }
        else if (s.equals("Y")) {
            return 2;
        }
        else {
            return 0;
        }
    }
}

The compile error is:

A.java:5: constant expression required
            case X: System.out.println("ONE!"); break;
                 ^
A.java:6: constant expression required
            case Y: System.out.println("TWO!"); break;
                 ^
2 errors

I think I'll leave explaining why as an exercise for the reader. (Or for a future post. ;-)

Potion Language

Hello portable bagelwich.