Year: 2012
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Prague
Emma and I recently took a trip to London and Prague. I’ve been to London before, although it was many years ago, but this was my first time in Prague (or really anywhere in Central Europe). I’ve actually wanted to visit Prague for over a decade. I was actually trying to plan a trip and…
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Driving and Drive
Driving and Drive This is a two topic blog post written hilariously late. As a long time New Englander, someone who grew up in and learned to drive in the snowy mountains of Vermont, and someone who has a very strong interest in driving and motor-sports, I consider myself a great winter driver. I’ve spent…
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Apache Web Performance
I presented last night at the Boston Web Performance Meetup on the topic of Apache Performance. You can read more about it here: http://www.meetup.com/Web-Performance-Boston/events/52427902/ It was a great crowd, lots of smart and interested people, with lots of good questions. I had a great time. EDIT: Here is the video of my presentation. Apparently I…
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rsync is MUCH faster than scp
Working at a hosting company that specializes in J2EE application hosting, we move EARs around a lot. Typically I’ve just been using scp since rsync can easily get you into trouble if you’re pushing deltas you’re not super careful. And if you’re not pushing deltas, and pushing full ears, it makes more sense to use…
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Is there a WordPress plugin for making notes?
I want a WordPress Plugin I can use to make/manage notes for posts I’m writing. A way to dump in info and links related to the post I’m working on, so I can keep all my info/research/ideas right on the draft post, and still be able to see them in the admin after the post…
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Today
I worked most of the day at Starbucks, signing the final paperwork for Spark::red’s latest employee, and helping get him setup on our systems and at least giving him a small clue of how stuff works here. He’s a great guy and I think he’ll fit in well culturally as well as being a great…