Whenever I hear about relational databases not scaling – I think “you are doing it wrong”. There are a ton of applications where the NoSQL solutions make a ton of sense. However, saying “Relational databases do not scale” is not a valid one. They don’t scale easily, but they do scale. Side note – I [...]
For the past 6 months, I’ve been researching secure storage options. My first thoughts turned to a NAS device. However, adding one of those puppies meant that I’d need to manage it. Extra bonus, if something happened to my house (theft, power spike, fire, flood, famine, stay puff marshmellow man attacks, etc) I’d most likely [...]
My son turns 1 on Tuesday. Today we had a little cake for him from the Chocolate Tart. It was yum. In other news; I’m not surprised Oracle sued google over the Dalvik JMV. I am willing to bet that Oracle will lose – 5-10 years from now. Meanwhile I am rethinking my recent embrace [...]
If you haven’t heard, Greenplum was just bought by EMC. This, to me, was not unexpected. Smaller players need a lot of funds to create compelling products in this space. Even with a compelling product (and Greenplum’s product is compelling), getting to that next stage may very well require a deep pocketed sugar mommy (or [...]
A little bit ago, I started to think about different backup strategies for the information that I do not wish to lose in case of drive failures or fires. This includes important applications, music and photos. At first I was looking at NAS, but I really don’t want to admin that and I did like [...]
My son loves to smile. Earlier today we were explaining how much we love him (this much) and as you can see – he really enjoyed it. Sometimes, all you need is a smile from a wee one to be truly happy
I’ve been rather busy these past few weeks as I come up to speed on my new job. During this period I’ve had several thoughts that keep coming back into my head. The first is that process has to make the product and the path to product get better. A lot of people share this [...]
I’m a little behind on photo sharing. I had a few shoots and then I was off to Germany for a week (it’s always wonderful seeing people I consider to be family). Anyway, this is not about Germany, this is about a photo shoot. The goal of this shoot was to show off the human [...]
Happy Mother’s day to all – here’s one that sums up how babies sometimes feel about their parents …
I found out today, 4 years after the fact, that my master’s adviser, Prof. Schmoltze, died. I can’t even begin to fathom this. He wasn’t old by any stretch, and his spirit was, well, younger than mine. In fact, I don’t think I would have completed my grad work without him. Prof Schmoltze was always [...]
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