Monthly Archives: March 2010

NoSQL is Software Darwinism

Posted on March 28, 2010 by

In I Can’t Wait for NoSQL to Die, Ted Dziuba (who’s always good for a fun rant that includes a dose of reality) tries to make the point that real businesses use relational databases and that your startup isn’t Google. … Continue reading →

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Best Oatmeal Recipe

Posted on March 15, 2010 by

Last year I discovered the joys of slow cooked steel cut oats. Ever since trying them, I’ve never been able to buy pre-packaged, processed, and flavored oatmeal that you see in boxes of single serving packs at the grocery store. … Continue reading →

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This is how Open Source works

Posted on March 12, 2010 by

In Redis weekly update #1 – Hashes and… many more! Salvatore Sanfilippo (the author of Redis) describes the last week’s worth of changes to Redis.  The last item is about a bug I found when setting up cross-datacenter Redis replication … Continue reading →

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First San Francisco Redis Meetup: March 25th

Posted on March 9, 2010 by

Thanks to Ted Nyman for organizing The first San Francisco Redis Meetup which will be on March 25th at the Engine Yard offices in SOMA. Last week I posted an idea to the idea board and it turned into the … Continue reading →

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New Airplane: 2005 Flight Design CTSW (N722VJ)

Posted on March 5, 2010 by

After losing our Citabria (see: Citabria N5156X Landing Gear Accident), we set about looking for a new (well a replacement) airplane.  The main things we were after in the search were the following: 2 seats (more is better, but budget is an … Continue reading →

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