http://squizion.net/blog Look upwards and share... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:05:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We've been going through a number of IT changes lately, server migration, consolidating authentication mechanisms, virtualization, etc. Some of these changes have been painful because they've caused breakage. Authentication has broken so developers can't log into the build system. Other changes have been painful because they've caused performance problems that ... http://squizion.net/blog/2008/08/24/testing-for-infrastructure-changes/ The IT team at the company I work for is outsourced to another company that provides IT services. This post is brief analysis of the pros and cons that I've encountered. Outsourcing IT allows my company to get cost-efficient service and skills without hiring dedicated employees, but it means that we ... http://squizion.net/blog/2008/08/24/outsourced-it/ Ah, yeah. I love physics rap. http://squizion.net/blog/2008/08/01/physics-rap/ I started using Apple's OS X full time quite a while ago, back in the 10.1 days. So long ago that I don't remember what its codename was, maybe Puma? (I suppose I could look it up.) Anyway, as a command line geek, I wanted a system where I could build ... http://squizion.net/blog/2008/04/22/was-fink-now-macports/ My friend Trey started a new programming blog with weekly Emacs tips. Awesome! I recently read (and promptly re-read) Steve Yegge's emacs tips, which is full of good info. I use Emacs all the time when I'm on Linux, but I rarely hack elisp. I can get around well enough, ... http://squizion.net/blog/2007/12/30/treys-programming-blog/ Found during pair programming (yes, I do it sometimes): class Foo { public: Foo(bool in); ... }; ... Foo f = new Foo(true); ... Yikes. Didn't expect that to get by the compiler. But it did. Without ... http://squizion.net/blog/2007/10/12/yet-another-way-to-shoot-yourself-in-the-foot-with-c/ I've been a little preoccupied lately with a new addition to the family. Read all about my son, Caden, on the Bacher Blog. http://squizion.net/blog/2007/07/21/new-addition/ John Doerr shares his fears about our current direction with respect to climate change. Watch on blip.tv via tedtalks in Democracy. http://squizion.net/blog/2007/06/13/john-doerr-on-greentech/ Something in me cringes a little when I use the word, "babymoon." Not because I dread the arrival of our boy (June 19th), but because the word itself sounds so faddish. Anyway, we took a quick trip to Sedona for a long weekend. Here are some photos from the Grand Canyon. More ... http://squizion.net/blog/2007/04/23/photos-from-the-babymoon/ This is ridiculous. My friend Trey works at a big company in Portland, OR. Move or Quit: "I've been working from home for nearly 7 years now. In 2000 I asked my boss if I could work part-time from Corvallis because Mary was moving there. He agreed, and ... http://squizion.net/blog/2007/04/11/big-company-policies/