Java: S.U.V., sportscar, or battleship?Phil Greenspun's got it wrong–Java's not an S.U.V. It could be a sports car, or a skateboard. But the way Java is delivered to most developers right now, it's a 747, not an SUV. One corporate development manager told me that “what I need is a ball-peen hammer, but IBM insists on selling me jackhammers.” [read the whole rant on buzzword-compliant]

Number of People Living in Poverty in U.S. Increases Again. Poverty rose and income levels declined in 2002 for the second straight year, the Census Bureau reported today. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]