Technology
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Agile Development Birds of a Feather at TechEd Developers #
As part of the TechEd Developers conference this week in Orlando, Fl, I'll be facilitating a discussion of the pros and cons of eXtreme Programming and other agile development practices. We'll be discussing what has worked for us, and what hasn't. BOF857 Agile Development, Tenets of XP: eXtreme Programming Wednesday, ...
Posted: Aug. 10, 2008 at 1:02 p.m.
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TechEd Developers Tweetup #
It's time for TechEd 2008. This year the conference has been split into separate weeks for IT Pros and developers. I will be attending the developer edition next week in Orlando. This is my fourth consecutive TechEd conference, and the first I've paid for personally. That's right, this conference is ...
Posted: Aug. 10, 2008 at 1:02 p.m.
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Get on the Bus Y’all! #
Have you heard about DevLink? It’s a can’t miss conference happening on the campus of MTSU in August. What’s that you say? You live in a more northern climate, and you don’t want to fly or drive? Well, listen up now, ya’ hear? You can ride the DevLink Bus from ...
Posted: Aug. 3, 2008 at 1 p.m.
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The Paradox of Simplicity #
In agile development, it is common to hear people say "do the simplest thing that could possible work." This is a corollary to YAGNI or "you ain't gonna' need it." I don't hear many of my fellow developers outside of the agile movement arguing with those sentiments. It seems we ...
Posted: Aug. 3, 2008 at 11:30 a.m.
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Speaker Idol Talk at TechEd #
While I was in Orlando for TechEd developers earlier this month, I participated in competition called Speaker Idol hosted by Carl Franklin. Contestants had to give a five minute presentation on a topic of their choice. I chose to explain Test-Driven Development (TDD). I also made the decision not to ...
Posted: July 27, 2008 at 1 p.m.
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Connected
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A song for hay #
A new aid organization has been set up to aid local farmers struggling with drought and the high cost of feed and fuel. The group is holding an inaugural concert featuring Aaron Tippin on Friday at the Walters State Expo Center. Here's the story:
Posted: Aug. 24, 2008 at 1 p.m.
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Money for Tennessee ag #
Tennessee could receive nearly $1.2 million if FY2009 bill that passed the senate appropriations committee last week becomes law. Here's the full release from Sen. Lamar Alexander's office.
Posted: Aug. 24, 2008 at 1 p.m.
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SAIC to grow by 150 #
SAIC is relocating one of its divisions to Oak Ridge and will add 150 new jobs. Read our story here. Here's the release sent out by SAIC this morning:
Posted: Aug. 24, 2008 at 1 p.m.
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Cable providers sign anti-porn memo #
Cable operators serving 87 percent of homes in the United States will take additional voluntary measures to limit the distribution of child pornography on the Internet under an agreement among the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and the National Association of Attorneys ...
Posted: Aug. 17, 2008 at 1 p.m.
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C&J signs new network provider #
Corryton-based computer services company Logistix Technologies is now the primary network services provider for Coulter & Justus of Knoxville. Here's the full release:
Posted: Aug. 17, 2008 at 1 p.m.
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Chainlove.com: A single-item store for cyclists #
I stumbled across this site in my del.icio.us feed this morning and had to share it. First of all, if you haven’t checked out Woot, go right now and take a look. Woot offers a single (usually tech-related) item each day at a ridiculous price. Now we have Chainlove.com which ...
Posted: Aug. 17, 2008 at 1:01 p.m.
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Hypermiling update: Consistent results without hardcore hypermiling #
I have continued to monitor my gas mileage and have been consistently seeing around 30mpg without using some of the more extreme hypermiling measures. This has still left me a bit puzzled. I have two possible conclusions—one or both of which must be correct based on my results: I suck ...
Posted: Aug. 17, 2008 at 1:01 p.m.
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Pricing us out of our lifestyle #
http://www.ecomodder.com/blog/2008/05/29/gas-prices-taking-effect-11-billion-less-miles-driven-this-march/ This is not a popular opinion, but I hope this leads to a fundamental change in our collective lifestyle here in the United States. This pipe dream we’ve been living subsidized by the future had to end sometime.
Posted: Aug. 13, 2008 at 3:31 p.m.
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Curious about Django #
One of my Twitter friends has made me curious about the Django web application framework. This basically sits on top of Python to make it easier to develop applications for the web. I decided to check into it myself. The first thing I have learned is that the documentation available ...
Posted: Aug. 13, 2008 at 3:31 p.m.
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Relocate your dock #
I had an epiphany today while using my Mac. I have a 13″ Macbook which gives me a widescreen aspect ratio with 1280×800 resolution. I have always had my dock in the default position until I realized something. Between the OSX menu bar, my Firefox titlebar, toolbar, and bookmark toolbar, ...
Posted: Aug. 13, 2008 at 3:31 p.m.
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Reality Me
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Hug a developer! #
Posted: Aug. 28, 2008 at 3:07 p.m.
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What a great day! #
DHL delivered a letter today that I am very happy with its contents. The letter puts a leash on one of the monkeys on my back. AND the nice people at the IRS office (and I mean that sincerely!) confirmed my tax problem is about unfiled paperwork.
Posted: Aug. 28, 2008 at 12:01 p.m.
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This is not responsible reporting #
Fox News playing mind games: I promise that I know people who would use this one thing as their reason to not consider Obama. I can already hear the conviction in their voice, "he’s a terrorist!"
Posted: Aug. 28, 2008 at 10:32 a.m.
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From the mouths of babes #
Evan: "Where going Da?"Dad:"Home."Evan:"I not go home Dad."Dad:"Where do you want to go?"Evan:"Granny’s!"Dad:"Granny is not home. She’s working."Evan:"I go see Noah."Dad:"Noah is at school."Evan:"I see Sarah."Dad:"Sarah is at school."Evan:"I see Amy!"Dad:"We just dropped Amy off at school."Evan:"I see Mom!"Dad:"Okay. Mom is at home. Do you want to go home?"Evan:"Yeah. Go ...
Posted: Aug. 28, 2008 at 8:02 a.m.
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From the mouths of babes #
I decided to teach Amy the Daimoku today and it is wonderful to chant together with her. At bedtime, I asked her if we could do it again and she wanted to chant then read a book. We repeat the Daimoku 3 times. What does Nam-myoho-renge-kyo mean? Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the ...
Posted: Aug. 27, 2008 at 10 p.m.
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We Are Not A Mused
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Join Your Local EAA Chapter and Talk to Some People #
Not long after I joined the local Experimental Aircraft Association chapter, Knoxville Chapter 17, the President asked me to fly our Challenger II to the chapter meeting and talk about Light Sport Aircraft and Challengers. I was scheduled for our meeting on June 7. Although I really wanted to give ...
Posted: Aug. 24, 2008 at 1 p.m.
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Want a Flat Screen TV? Save Up! #
Lisa and I have been shopping around for a flat screen TV for the Game Room downstairs. We shopped casually. My attitude was that this particular purchase was not only optional, waiting to buy would give us the benefit of the inevitable descent of prices in flat screen TVs. Not ...
Posted: Aug. 24, 2008 at 1 p.m.
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Zipping Past 17,000 Page Views #
OK, this is really getting out of hand. Spaces tells me that I've blown past 17,000 page views. Thanks for reading! -- Walter Lounsbery, 6-13-2008
Posted: Aug. 24, 2008 at 1 p.m.
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Dying is Easy, Blogging is Hard, PageViews Are Incredible #
Sorry about that. If Spaces provided some indication exactly what posts people are reading, I'd be happy to crank out something interesting every now and then. Rather than doing as I please all the time. According to the statistics, the Spaces blog has gotten over 18,601 page views as of ...
Posted: Aug. 24, 2008 at 1 p.m.
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Post-Conference Comments: CodeStock and DevLink #
Two weeks ago, I attended the CodeStock conference in Knoxville. I've just returned from the DevLink conference in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. August has been the month of software developer conferences. While the speakers (some working very hard at both events) are worn out, I've had a great time. I didn't meet ...
Posted: Aug. 24, 2008 at 12 p.m.
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