php architect and SitePoint noted my article

Cool, php architect (http://www.phparch.com/news/1886) and SitePoint (http://www.sitepoint.com/blog-post-view.php?id=219558) picked up on my article about “What Makes a Good Product” (http://dev.mysql.com/tech-resources/articles/a-good-product.html).

“Thank you, Poland” on its EU swpat stance

http://thankpoland.info/ [snip] The undersigned wish to express their sincere thanks to the Polish government for their action to remove the “A-item” of adopting the “Software Patent Directive” from the agenda of the Agricultural Council meeting on December 21, 2004. It would have been a horrible mistake for the European Union to adopt this “Software Patent [...]

Looking a little holiday trip?

1. Go to http://mappoint.msn.com/DirectionsFind.aspx 2. For “Start” select “Address in: Norway”, “City: haugesund” 3. For “End” select “Address in: Norway”, “City: Trondheim” 4. Click “Get directions” and smile

MySQL Users Conference 2005 registration opens

The MySQL Users Conference 2005 registrations are now open, We (that is, the program committee) have made decisions on the base program selection, so when you look at the site now you’ll be able to get an idea about some of the people and talks that will be at the conference. I see there’s a [...]

Return from holidays

Ahh, just returned from a little holiday in the Whitsunday Islands (tropical North Queensland) – very relaxing! No computer, no phone… (be honest now, when did YOU last try that?) just hangin’ out on and around an island with nice weather and swimming pools.

Interesting article on RDBMS & Heisenbugs

Steve Bourne (yes, of Bourne Shell fame) interviewed Bruce Lindsay: http://acmqueue.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=233 Particularly love the bit on “Heisenbugs”: Heisenbug as originally defined—and I was there when it happened—are bugs in which clearly the behavior of the system is incorrect, and when you try to look to see why it’s incorrect, the problem goes away. Typically, when [...]