September 2009

Networking in the Cloud

September 16, 2009

Ben Rockwood speaks at CommunityOne, June 2009, San Francisco. Sadly, this video was lost in the transition from Sun to Oracle.

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Developing Solaris Device Drivers

September 16, 2009

Max Bruning speaks at CommunityOne, June 2009, San Francisco. Part 2 download part 1 download part 2

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Geek Humor

September 16, 2009

At Sun we have lots of whiteboard walls where people can (well, could, theoretically) scribble down brilliant ideas while they’re discussing deep technological issues over coffee. What they mostly get used for is trenchant corporate humor, as above (note that the “Clothing Optional Teaming Area” has been so named for a very long time). Recently, [...]

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Where Goats Go on Summer Vacation: Alpe Giumello & Valcava

September 14, 2009

An expedition to Alpe Giumello and Valcava, just above Lake Como. Full of goats grazing on the rich Alpine summer grass. When cold weather comes, they will be moved to lower pastures, a process called transumanza.

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-09-13: Chicago

September 13, 2009

^ The Chicago Bears on the practice field at Halas Hall RT @Schlomo: Ok, I don’t follow celebs often, but following @Danny_DiVito kinda excites me! # “To celebrate 30 years in business, an Italian supermarket is staging a lottery where the prizes include ten jobs.” http://bit.ly/2OlRjZ # hang on. Why has Danny DeVito spelled his [...]

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Halas Hall, Home of the Chicago Bears

September 12, 2009

Believe it or not, my presence there was related to Woodstock School (as so much else in my life is…). Our SAGE board meeting was hosted there.

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Videoblogging for Sun: By the Numbers

September 11, 2009

13 months: how long I’ve been shooting video for Sun 150 hours: video in the can (mostly shot by me personally) – and more constantly on the way 50 hours: video edited, compressed, and published online  (not quite all by me) ~70 video productions: ranging from 2-minute community introductions to a 2:15 hour deep dive [...]

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Interview at FISL

September 9, 2009

A conversation on Radio Software Livre (FISL) about using video to communicate about open software. Bruno Souza interviews (and translates for) me and Aaron Newcomb. We later gave a more formal talk on the topic, but I don’t have video of that (yet).

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FISL Interview: Using Video to Communicate About Open Source

September 9, 2009

FISL 2009 Interview from thesourceshow on Vimeo. A conversation on Radio Software Livre (FISL) about using video to communicate about open software. Bruno Souza interviews (and translates for) Deirdré Straughan and Aaron Newcomb.

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Gallery: Auckland

September 8, 2009

My first and last stops in New Zealand were in Auckland, where I stayed with Mark and Annie (Mark is Woodstock class of ’78, both have been on staff), though we barely knew each other – we may have met during one of my visits to the school, and Annie and I worked together (at [...]

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The Twitter Diaries: 2009-09-06: CO, Tulsa OK

September 6, 2009

@robinbloor – as a word person, you’ll like this: Hobson-Jobson: a glossary of … – Google Books http://bit.ly/1Ub4K8 # @bubbva now that I think of it, it must be some sort of mark of distinction to have a puppet flirt with you #opensolaris #ogb in reply to bubbva # “One of the differences… is that [...]

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Gallery: Doors Open Denver

September 6, 2009

During Enrico’s visit in May, we went to Doors Open Denver, an opportunity to see inside some interesting buildings that otherwise aren’t open to the public.

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Gallery: Bellagio

September 5, 2009

From a visit in 2005.

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Gallery: CommunityOne 2009

September 4, 2009
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Gallery: Chicago

September 3, 2009

These are from my trip back in May to speak at at Executing Social Media for Internal Communications. Had a little time before my retun flight to look around.

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Gallery: Jantr Mantr, 2004

September 2, 2009

Jai Singh’s Astronomical Observatory in Delhi I love taking pictures of architecture and geometry, so the Jantr Mantr observatories in India are among my favorite sites in the world. Here’s a collection of photos from my visit to Delhi in 2004. Nov 2, 2004 – 2:40 min

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The Grand Canyon

September 1, 2009
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