Archive for September, 2006

100% Pure Ruby(tm)

September 26th, 2006

Recently I’ve been doing a fair amount of work in Ruby. And yes, I’ve felt super-productive. Particularly compared to Java.
The downside of working in Java is the 100% Pure Java(tm) mentality. In the search for a clean and cohesive system, we take the attitude that if it’s not pure Java, it’s crap. […]

Oof Uncamp SF Recap

September 15th, 2006

Brian Topping had the foresight to bring his digital SLR and document the Oof Uncamp gathering last Tuesday evening. Attendees included some current and ex-ThoughtWorkers (Paul Hammant, Kurt Schrader), some guy from Ning (Brian McCallister), a cow-orker (Pete Royal) and a VP of something-or-another at Yahoo! (Sam Pullara). Plus our intrepid photo-historian, Brian […]

Cow Orking

September 15th, 2006

Wow.
I’m finally home after a trip to San Francisco to meet my co-workers. It truly was surreal, in that I’ve been working for The Job for about a year, and had never met a co-worker, aside from Pete. When I joined, the team was 3 other people, and we were all in different […]

Codehaus Oof Uncamp San Francisco

September 12th, 2006

It has been decided that tonight, 12 September, the Codehaus Oof Uncamp will happen at Zeitgeist, in San Francisco. It’s cash-only, so bring some Benjamins. I’ll buy the first round or two.
Update: 7pm is the time to collide.

What if ninjas were pirates?

September 6th, 2006

Don’t forget, kids, that Talk Like a Pirate Day is coming up. Mark your calendarrrr, September the 19th. Yes, pirates are getting old. The meme is passing. Come on, Disney is working on their third freaking pirate movie already, so we know pirates are jumping the shark.
Some may claim that Chuck […]

The Lazy Coast

September 4th, 2006

My luxurious jet-set lifestyle is taking me to the San Francisco area in a week. September 10th through the 14th, I’ll be in the general area of all things 2.0. I’m truly excited to finally get to meet my coworkers. Yes, I’ve worked for Radar Networks for just about a year now. […]