Sillyness Spelled Wrong Intentionally

As the good doctor has noted, registration is now open for ApacheCon New Orleans. I will be giving my world famous, better than ice cream, guaranteed to re-grow your hair, Meritocracy talk. You should come and listen. I talk good.

Tonight is my last night in Amsterdam, and I plan on passing it in quiet and reflection.

Mostly due to the fact that I am at the end of the money I budgeted for this trip. This has been one of the more difficult, and most enjoyable trips I have taken. It was difficult because I had to leave my wife and son behind. I have felt their absence very acutely these last few days. Read the rest »

It’s Day 2 of Apachecon, and things are going fairly well I think.

I spent some of yesterday, and all of the morning working on a project with a couple of the big brains here at the conference, and I must say it was fun and gratifying feeling I finally had something of real value to contribute. Read the rest »

Today was a good day.

I slept on a decent schedule, and was up at 8:00 am for a delicious, but over priced breakfast. Next was a bit of a nap, and then I moved on to doing some hacking on a side project I am working on with a certain someone, finishing up said work in time for the members/commiters reception (I was a guest of course). Read the rest »

So my first day in Amsterdam in drawing to a close (it is only 8:00pm here, but since I didn’t get much sleep today I am planning on retiring early) and I have to say, I am very impressed with this city.

The architecture is a rich mix of classic and modern sensibilities that would be at odds with each other one would think, but in actuality complement each other quite nicely. I am looking forward to seeing more of the city tomorrow. Read the rest »