EC2 Automation
A new colleague and friend of mine, Cosmin and I were talking at lunch the other day about EC2. He has been playing with AWS and EC2 for longer than I have and had some great suggestions. One of them...
View ArticleFocused on Fast
I love the counterintuitive. Fortunately software development provides many opportunities to observe the phenomena. Of course it can be frustrating at times, but it is fascinating once you realize what...
View ArticleBackpacking Blunders
The Cascades are a very photogenic mountain range: a choice location for a first backpacking trip (you can see full resolution versions of these photos and more here). I have done plenty of camping...
View Article…it’s not a Unit Test
Riffing on Jeff Foxworthy’s “…you might be a redneck”, I present “…it’s not a Unit Test”: If it requires manual setup… it’s not a Unit Test. If it requires manual intervention… it’s not a Unit Test. If...
View ArticleLife will find a way
The book “Out of Control” by Kevin Kelly made a major impact on the way I view systems of all kinds: economies, cultures, networks, code designs. One of the things that I latched on to was the concept...
View ArticleApple’s iMessages Debacle
I have recently begun the process of attempting to disentangle myself from Apple’s boa constrictor of an ecosystem. The first step: get rid of all iOS devices. Foolishly, I assumed this would be...
View ArticleLiving in the Cloud, Take 2
By one form of reckoning, this is my third attempt at living 100% in the cloud. I made mention of a first and second attempt several years ago. In reality, though, it’s consistent evolution of the same...
View ArticleNo Laptop, Day Two
When the new Macbook Air was announced a few months ago I gave it a serious look. I have been on a 2-year refresh cycle for many years. It was the right time to be looking for a replacement for my...
View ArticleNo Laptop: end of Week 1
It has been an interesting week. On Monday I thought I had made a serious mistake. That was rescued by Android’s excellent support of an external keyboard. However, Android is not without its warts. I...
View ArticleNo Laptop: 2 Weeks
In the last two weeks I have travelled without a laptop. In that same two weeks, even while at home, my laptop has been on for a sum total of 5 minutes. It could have been zero minutes, but I had...
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