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As Movember winds down, I decided to trim my Douglas Coupland/Generation X/Singles goatee into something with more character. Like last year.
I’m sporting either a French or John Waters mo’ now. I’m pretty sure this isn’t my wife’s favorite look. But, my body, my choice.
And yes, the mustache itself forces me to make […]

Wandered the yard with the camera this afternoon for a few minutes.
Maple (unknown variety):

English Ivy, on Maple trunk:

Maple (unknown variety):

Fallen Maple leaf:

Once again, we’ll announce winners of the Innovation Awards at JBoss World in February.

While there’s other opportunities for the projects at JBoss to get the nod for their innovation, the Innovation Awards are a chance for you, the users of JBoss projects, to get some glory. That glory includes a free pass to the […]

Red Hat and Sun recently signed some agreements around open-source Java projects and access to the Java TCK. This all goes towards the OpenJDK, and ultimately, having an open and officially recognized JDK on Fedora.

Contrast that to Apple, who some people think is pulling back and away from Java.
For more information about these agreements, […]

Every year there is a time that men can put aside their differences, stop their fighting, and do some good.
This important time of year is Movember.
Grow a mustache and help raise awareness for men’s health issues.
Last year, I cheated, by simply shaving down an existing beard into a mustache. This year, I started clean-shaven […]

Did you know that November 14th is GIS Day?
I’ve experimented with PostGIS some, so I’m interested to see what’s going on. Here in Asheville, we apparently observe GIS Day on the 9th, with some stuff going on at AB-Tech.
There’s a talk on open-source GIS, so I’m curious to see if GeoTools or uDig are […]