It certainly seems to be working out for the best for Rory: When I fired up the machine for the first time to make sure he did everything right and it wouldn’t explode in my face, I couldn’t help but notice that I wasn’t getting any WiFi signal. I told him what was wrong. He…
MySQL Tech Talks
Three intrepid MySQLers came to Google after the user conference to give internal tech talks. They were kind enough to agree to us hosting them for other people to see. The first two are up, so I’ll mention those now, and put a link to the last one when it’s available… Click on the thumbnail…
Interesting quote
A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked…A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over, beginning with a working simple system. John Gall via Marc on the O’Reilly radar.
Dirty wheel rims
It turns out that it basically doesn’t rain in California in the summer (or so I am assured by the people at work), so now that the weather is nice again I have been riding to work at lot more. I am suffering from a problem I hadn’t considered though, mainly because I normally only…
State of the computing book market
Tim O’Reilly’s examination of the state of the book market: comes in three parts. It makes some interesting points. Gary Cornell has started a response which is also worth a read.
Lego Mindstorms NXT and open source
I had a gander at the Mindstorms NXT at the Maker Faire and it looked cool. It looks cooler now that it’s firmware is being open sourced.
Steven Colbert, will you marry me?
I love you so much. Oh, but my wife says I am taken.
In case of Viking invaders
Please ensure you complete the correct paperwork if NASA Ames is invaded by Vikings. That is all.
Nuclear accidents
Civilian nuclear accidents, and military accidents are covered well on Wikipedia I see.
Thoughts on the first day of the MySQL user’s conference
So, I attended the first day of the MySQL user’s conference yesterday, which was the tutorial day. Overall I was fairly impressed. Registration was easy, the actual rooms presentations are given in are comfortable, the PA system seemed to work after some initial problems in the morning tutorial I attended. The conference center seems to…