Protip: if you are starting a business whose success hinges on scalability of a data store, you had best figure out how to shard across N machines before you launch. Using a single instance of MySQL for the whole thing is a strong indicator that you have failed at life. […]
WesSS, the Wes Syndication Stream is my daily shared items from google reader and the internet at large. If you’d like to get a smattering of content similar to the content below you should go signup for WesSS now! Topics range from the latest Ruby and Rails info, start-up/Venture Capital legal fees, […]
Aimed at parents, [these tips from Zenhabits.net](http://zenhabits.net/2007/05/how-to-become-a-patient-parent/ ) are equally applicable to being a good pairing partner. Just swap out “child” for “pairing partner” or “pair”.
Count to 10. This one really works. When you feel yourself getting frustrated or angry, stop. Count slowly to 10 (you can do this in your […]
I made it to seattle dorkbot last weekend. Here are a few pictures from people doing strange things with electricity. These pictures are from David Scott’s Metamorphosis. Click on the picture below or just go see my Flickr set seattle dorkbot pictures.
These pictures are from the exhibit Metamorphosis:
“Metamorphosis” is a […]
Reddit is amazed by the New Yorker article The Checklist that explains how a simple checklist in hospital intensive care units (ICUs) helped save many lives and lower infection rates in patients from 11% to practically 0. The checklist is given far too much credit in this story though, the important information is that […]
I put up some pictures of my trip to take a generator to my parents in Montesano, WA after the 100 MPH winds knocked out power and left trees everywhere. Go have a look at my Grays Harbor December 2007 Windstorm Set on flickr for all the pictures.
Be there… learn how the kanban system works for Corbis
Next Meeting Who: Darren Davis, Manager at Corbis What: Kanban workshop When: Monday December 3, 5:30pm - 7:30pm Where: […]
Give a gift that won’t fill up the landfills when it breaks and save some cash with the King County Waste Free Holidays program. Here are a few ideas for you:
Give your Mom the gift of belly dancing at Skin Deep Dance Studios . Have a heavy wine drinker in your family? Get them into […]
I was chatting with a friend and we got talking about lolcats… and it turns out that icanhascheezburger is hiring… I was wondering, how would you go about explaining that job to your in-laws?
Father in-law: What do you do for a living son? You: “uh, yeah, I’m with icanhascheezburger.” […]
Whirling Dervish (wurl-ing dur-vish) n. 1. A mystical dancer who stands between the material and cosmic worlds.
Sometimes, you just have to know.