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November 29 2008
Over the last few years, I've read a number of books that were suggested to me by Steven King, by reference to them in various of his books. The most memorable of these were "Bartleby the Scrivener" and "Rebecca", which were both mentioned in "Bag of Bones". I just finished… read moreNovember 29 2008
We stayed home on Black Friday, pretty much all day. We simply can't stand the orgy of consumerism that goes on, not to mention the parking lots. It seems that a temp employee was killed while trying to unlock the doors at Walmart, Friday morning. I find this kind of… read moreNew Feathercast - Bertrand and Sling
November 29 2008
There's a new Feathercast from ApacheCon New Orleans. Bertrand Delecretaz is a new board member, and involved in the Sling project, and he talks about both. read moreNovember 28 2008
I've had a Slice for quite some time now and I've *finally* moved this site to it. The last several times I've traveled, we've had a power outage, and the server hasn't come back up when the power restored. It's not a terribly old server, but it seems to be… read moreNovember 26 2008
For the Weekend WordsmithMt. Longonot, 1988November 25, 2008It certainly seemed like an avalanche,the trickle of scree running awayfrom our boots that had run around the mountain,and up from the plain, so far below.Standing here at the edge of that life,on the cusp of another,nudging these pebbles down the slopewhere they… read moreNovember 24 2008
After I got done recording it, I realized that it's abridged, which accounts for some of the very un-Kipling phrasings. So maybe I'll end up recording it again. Meanwhile, here's Rikki Tikki Tavi, by Rudyard Kipling. (11Mb, 23 minutes) read moreNovember 22 2008
No Snow DayNovember 22, 2008IRWHow many "covers the ground like a blanket" poemsmust we endure beforeMay's rescue fromchilled and many-times-rewarmed similes?Have you noticed how many little girlsare named April, May, June, Julia?I've even met an Augusta.But never a February.Although, what they were thinkingwhen they named someone April,I'm not sure.Does it… read moreNovember 21 2008
I keep reading incredibly sane things that seem crazy at first, and I keep wondering, is anybody else reading this stuff other than us nutjob bloggers? I sincerely, deeply, passionately hope that Obama's apparent passion for the internet isn't all marketing, and that he's actually reading what the really smart… read moreNovember 19 2008
There's a new project in the Apache Incubator. It's called Stonehenge, and it's about producing sample applications that implement industry standards. The purpose of these sample applications is to show developers how to develop interoperable applications. There's a new FeatherCast about it, if you want to learn more about what… read moreNovember 19 2008
In the day of elaborately designed phishing messages that genuinely appear to be from my bank, it's almost refreshing to see spam like the following, which is so naive it's almost endearing:DEAR : WEBMAIL USER . YOU ARE RECEIVING THIS EMAIL BECAUSE WE ARE ABOUT TO CARRYOUT SOME MAINTANANCE ON… read moreNovember 17 2008
I'm frequently amazed that the computer I carry in my pocket is thousands of times more powerful than early ones that filled huge rooms. My wife, on the other hand, frequently remarks on the fact that by far the largest part of this vast computing power is spent on utterly… read moreNovember 11 2008
Amazon's recommendations continue to amuse me on a regular basis ... read moreNovember 08 2008
Pickle JarNovember 8, 2008It was the picklesthat caught my attention.After all, the city was fullof late-night revelers suddenlyrealizing that it was morning,stumbling home, their heads enormousand heavy, their eyes burningwith the sun and the hurricanes,clutching the last bottle of the evening,a talisman against the returnof their adult responsibilities.But, inexplicably,he carried… read moreNovember 07 2008
The last time we did a FeatherCast was way back in March. Since then, life has gotten busy for David and myself, and the few interviews that we have scheduled have fallen through for one reason or another.We just returned from ApacheCon in New Orleans, and while there, I recorded… read moreNovember 02 2008
This week I'm back in my other life.At home, I have two lives. From about 8 in the morning until about 5 in the afternoon, I'm an IT manager, with a team of 5 very talented and productive programmers and designers, writing web applications and designing websites. This is extremely… read more
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