Tuesday, May 6, 2008

The OpenSolaris Developers’ Summit

May 6, 2008

I’m attending the OpenSolaris Developers’ Summit, held in Santa Cruz, CA, May 3-4, 2008. I’ve been working with and participating in various online communities for a long time, but I’m new to this one, and have a lot to learn about the people, technologies, history, present realities, and possible futures. This weekend is an excellent [...]

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CommunityOne: Keynote

May 6, 2008

After a busy weekend at the OpenSolaris Developers’ Summit in Santa Cruz, Lynn, Jeff, and I drove up California’s gorgeous Highway 1 to San Francisco to attend CommunityOne. The keynote session was kicked off by Ian Murdock, who talked about open source, with help from Jonathan and illustrations from Hugh McLeod. View the CommunityOne Introduction [...]

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Owlet Update

May 6, 2008

We now know that there are four owlets this year. I’m told this is well beyond the two-baby norm for Great Horned Owls, but the Broomfield owl pair are experienced parents who also have a good food source nearby: a colony of prairie dogs out at the Rocky Mountain Metropolitain Airport. The two above are [...]

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We Got Some Wild, Wild Life

May 6, 2008

Owls have been nesting on the Broomfield campus for some time, and every year (so I’m told) they have babies. A few days ago, as I was heading for the cafeteria, someone pointed out this guy sitting on a windowsill in the courtyard: Today he/she, or a sibling, was down near the cafeteria: I guess [...]

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Funny Sign: Chica Sexy

May 6, 2008

San Francisco’s Mission District. It’s a little scary to think that a chica sexy might need a beard trim, but then again, this is San Francisco…

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Learn Italian in Song: Chitarra, Suona Piu’ Piano

May 6, 2008

Guitar, Play More Softly Nicola Di Bari Chitarra suona più piano qualcuno può sentire soltanto lei deve capire lei sola deve sapere che sto parlando d’amore cantano i grilli nel grano e un passero sul ramo nessuno dorme questa sera nemmeno lei a quest’ora stringe il cuscino e sospira la luna e’ ferma nel cielo [...]

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