Went to see my friend Sam play the fiddler in Mountain View High
School's production Fiddler on the Roof. Sad in a way, since Sam didn't
get to really perform on the violin the way he really can. But still
great.
daughter Nicki in the cast.
Went to see my friend Sam play the fiddler in Mountain View High
School's production Fiddler on the Roof. Sad in a way, since Sam didn't
get to really perform on the violin the way he really can. But still
great.
daughter Nicki in the cast.
Maggie competed in the school district track meet and she's going on to
the blue ribbon meet next week in the 75m dash and the long jump. :)
Proud papa.
Maggie competed in the school district track meet and she's going on to
the blue ribbon meet next week in the 75m dash and the long jump. :)
Proud papa.
Maggie and other kids at Burgerville for the Opening Night after-party.
Really fun time for all the kids and parents. Abundance of silliness.
:)
Maggie and other kids at Burgerville for the Opening Night after-party.
Really fun time for all the kids and parents. Abundance of silliness.
:)
The ACM Queue has an article titled Beyond Relational Databases saying that "there is more to data access than SQL." I hope every "database" developer will read this. So many of our day to day tasks do come down to collecting and presenting data. This article points to the broader world that we as developers should be imagining.
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The ACM Queue has an article titled Beyond Relational Databases saying that "there is more to data access than SQL." I hope every "database" developer will read this. So many of our day to day tasks do come down to collecting and presenting data. This article points to the broader world that we as developers should be imagining.
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My buddy Jason just hooked me up with IT Conversations, an audio blog and podcast site that has interviews with some of my favorite thinkers, Paul Graham chief among those. Very cool.
My buddy Jason just hooked me up with IT Conversations, an audio blog and podcast site that has interviews with some of my favorite thinkers, Paul Graham chief among those. Very cool.
Making Wrong Code Look Wrong that should be required reading.
Making Wrong Code Look Wrong that should be required reading.
In Johnny can so program, CS Prof Norm Matloff clarifies the whole discussion following the competitive wins my the chinese in a collegiate programming contest recently. Excellent read for working programmers.
In Johnny can so program, CS Prof Norm Matloff clarifies the whole discussion following the competitive wins my the chinese in a collegiate programming contest recently. Excellent read for working programmers.
Whoa! I never imagined Frank Zappa would have been the first to imagine online music distribution, but in "A Proposal For A System To Replace Ordinary Record Merchandising" he did just that. Wow.
Whoa! I never imagined Frank Zappa would have been the first to imagine online music distribution, but in "A Proposal For A System To Replace Ordinary Record Merchandising" he did just that. Wow.