Halloween means more than just a day for costumes and candy corn. It's the halfway point between the autumnal equinox and winter solstice, the last of four "cross-quarter" days on the solar calendar.
Monday, October 30, 2006
The Astronomy of Halloween
I just discovered that tomorrow is one of four "cross-quarter" days on the solar calendar. Read more at this link, The Astronomy of Halloween
Friday, October 13, 2006
I forgot why I forget ...
While browsing SlashDot, I found this quote from Steven Wright
"Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time."
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Motley Fool's CAPS
I tried the web site mention in this link, Motley Fool's CAPS software last night.
It did not take long to create my account on the site http://caps.fool.com/. I have been following a few different stocks (each pays a quarterly dividend) for several months.
I entered those stocks along with my best guess as to how they will perform for the next few weeks. I checked back today after the market closed to see that my net worth had increased today.
It did not take long to create my account on the site http://caps.fool.com/. I have been following a few different stocks (each pays a quarterly dividend) for several months.
I entered those stocks along with my best guess as to how they will perform for the next few weeks. I checked back today after the market closed to see that my net worth had increased today.
Friday, October 06, 2006
15 best practices for pureXML performance in DB2 9
Here is a new document written by Matthias Nicola about XML performance using IBM's DB2 version 9.
DB2 9 introduces pureXML support, which means that XML data is stored and queried in its inherent hierarchical format. To query XML data, DB2 offers two languages, SQL/XML and XQuery. Additionally, DB2 9 has sophisticated XML indexing capabilities and support for XML Schema validation. While most existing performance guidelines for DB2 also apply to XML data, this article provides additional XML-specific performance tips.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Borrowed from my Google home page ...
The problem with political jokes is they get elected.
- Henry Cate VII
Saturday, September 30, 2006
MoPhos
Check out this link to learn more about modern lifestyle in Phoenix, AZ. Modern Phoenix is a neighborhood network featuring information and photos of art and architecture in the Valley of the Sun.
Tips for keeping Maven projects portable
A recent posting on the DevX.com site asks " How portable is your Java project? How many modifications must be made to a build environment in order to produce a successful artifact?"
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Word order ...
I was listening to an American football game a few days ago. One of the announcers made some comment about " ... an awful lot of players ... ". This made me wonder what would happen if he had talked about " ... a lot of awful players ... " instead.
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Bucky's Bean Bag
The last two times I visited Prescott, I bought a bag of Whiskey Row coffee beans from Bucky's Bean Bag. This shop is located on fabled Whiskey Row. My co-workers and I enjoyed the coffee we made from the whole beans.
Arizona Coffee information
While stumbling around the Internet the other day, I found this interesting site about coffee. I live in Phoenix and I like good coffee. I hope to make good use of the information that Chris and others provide.
Link to Arizona Coffee
Link to Arizona Coffee
Word order ...
Many months ago after listening to a radio commercial for a local tire company, I began to ponder the difference between
- a wide variety of tires
- a variety of wide tires
Monday, September 18, 2006
Willie got busted again ...
According to a story on MSNBC, Willie Nelson and four others were issued misdemeanor citations for possession of narcotic mushrooms and marijuana.
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Branching with cvs or subversion
Found these links while researching branching and tagging with cvs ...
Monday, September 11, 2006
Friday, September 08, 2006
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Dark Reading - IBM Fights Crime in Canada - Security News Analysis
Link to Dark Reading - IBM Fights Crime in Canada - Security News Analysis
SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 When it comes to data classification and search, IBM has adopted a "grow your own" stance via Java-based development tools called the Unstructured Information Management Architecture (UIMA). But a project in the Cape Breton region of Nova Scotia could yield something more generally useable.
IBM is working with a local company called ADM Solutions (no Website), Cape Breton University, and the Cape Breton Regional Police Services, all of Sydney, Nova Scotia, to create a system that stores, classifies, and searches police crime data.
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Naked Truth from a Motley Fool email message
Three-fourths of workers age 55 to 64 have less than $56,000 saved for retirement.
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