To Optimize, or Not?
You should be forced to write efficient code and know how to do it in situations where it matters. You should also be able to...
Here’s some more bad dataviz
So, each of those numbers is approximatly 1/3 of the total, or so the slices of the pie would suggest?...
Low-level understanding matters
If you haven't figured out how to get the most out of what you already have, don't ask me for more RAM/disk/CPU or anything else....
The horrors of open source!
It's possible to simplify the "normal" things for normal users while still providing source code and repositories that allow us strange creatures to continue experimenting,...
SCaLE 16x Wrapup
I had a great time at SCaLE 16x the past four days. SCaLE was one of the first big conferences I went to when I...
SCaLE 16x Lightning Talk: “You’re a Failure! Now what?”
SCaLE is special and this worked well for the crowd there. There's a reason I wanted SCaLE to be the first conference where I gave...
SCaLE 16x Open Data Presentation: not really happy
I got good feedback on the content if not the delivery, and some additional feedback about how to improve. So I think I'll rework it...
Promo for my SCaLE 16x talk
A promo video for my SCaLE 16x talk. This one features Mr. Spock and Flash the Linux Cat. As noted in my comments, pretty much...
Back from ODSC
Just back from ODSC, which is my first major business travel since the somewhat abortive New Zealand trip....
Christchurch, Canterbury Tech Summit, etc.
That makes three people I respect who have recommended the Denver area recently. Not really what I came to Christchurch to find out about myself,...