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...

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...

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....