As a technologist, I'm always interested in learning about the underlying technologies. Once, I intently watched an airplane's entertainment system go through a Linux reboot. I recently added new use…
I'd hope to work on my flight from Amsterdam Schipol to Minneapolis/St. Paul International, but seemed doubtful as I was on the aisle with someone to my immediate right. Early…
The name of the museum in Polish is Muzeum Powstania Wielkopolskiego and tells a Polish history using the uprising in Poznan after World War I as a major event in…
European sports list the home team first while US sports list the home team last. I knew that football did that, but didn't know it extended to other sports as…
I had the privilege of being accepted to give my talk Demonolithing the Monolith? Bullocks! at Devoxx Morocco this year. And the talk was given in front of a full…
Today I am in Poznań, Poland, my first visit to this former Communist nation. I saw a lot of young adults and teens as I walked around, and wondered if…
John L. Stoddard was a lecturer who published ten volumes of his lectures, one of which I found at The Last Bookstore in Los Angeles. The volume I purchased were…
My wife and I attended a game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last Saturday. I've attended a handful of games over the years, it's an incredible venue: almost consistently…
I am speaking at Devoxx Morocco in October, the first time I'll travel to Africa. When I spoke at Devoxx UK earlier this spring, my wife came with, but she's…