Since I started by new job in August I find it hard to explain to people, especially those not in software development exactly what it is that I do and what my company does. Serena recently updated our web site and has a ton of information about Agile on Demand. There's also a picture of me and my co-workers on the site.
The information is very high level and you can click through in ten minutes and get of what we do.
Wednesday, July 1
Thursday, June 25
Michael Jackson dies
No this isn't another one of a thousand posts reflecting on Michael Jackson's life. Rather it's about the process surrounding how I/we found out the news.
At work about 2 PM Pacific, someone shouted the first news about Michael Jackson. I forget if it was that he'd had a cardiac arrest, was rushed to the hospital or something else. Shortly thereafter someone yelled that he had died. As a group we spent the next 20 minutes using the power of the internet to get the latest and greatest news. We used out local IRC chat to sent around the latest news link. I found Crowd Eye incredibly useful as I could see what other people we're tweeting. We all found TMZ breaking the news first and for 15 minutes it was the only source aside from those quoting TMZ. While we knew it was 99% likely true, none of us believed it until we saw got confirmation in the LA Times blog. Meanwhile I was getting breaking news email updates from CNN which we're all "old news".
The thing I've found most interesting about his death is how open people are about their hatred of the man just minutes or hours after he died. I.e., their feeling are so intense, or perhaps their tact so lacking, that they can't wait a day to share their negative thoughts. I'm no fan of the Michael Jackson of the last 15 years but for God sakes, the man just died and people lost their father, brother, and son.
At work about 2 PM Pacific, someone shouted the first news about Michael Jackson. I forget if it was that he'd had a cardiac arrest, was rushed to the hospital or something else. Shortly thereafter someone yelled that he had died. As a group we spent the next 20 minutes using the power of the internet to get the latest and greatest news. We used out local IRC chat to sent around the latest news link. I found Crowd Eye incredibly useful as I could see what other people we're tweeting. We all found TMZ breaking the news first and for 15 minutes it was the only source aside from those quoting TMZ. While we knew it was 99% likely true, none of us believed it until we saw got confirmation in the LA Times blog. Meanwhile I was getting breaking news email updates from CNN which we're all "old news".
The thing I've found most interesting about his death is how open people are about their hatred of the man just minutes or hours after he died. I.e., their feeling are so intense, or perhaps their tact so lacking, that they can't wait a day to share their negative thoughts. I'm no fan of the Michael Jackson of the last 15 years but for God sakes, the man just died and people lost their father, brother, and son.
Monday, June 15
Woo hoo, softball
Our softball team finally won a game this weekend to move up to 1-7. Funny thing is unlike all of my brother's teams, this team isn't bad at all. We've played even with the top teams in the league. Seems like our good games are against good teams and our bad games -- missing people or didn't play well -- are against the teams we should beat. Good news is every team makes the playoffs as we'll be ready.
Our house is coming along. We're replacing the carpet downstairs with a tile floor. Should increase cleanliness and reduce allergens. Time to think about painting/staining outside now that it's warm.
Our house is coming along. We're replacing the carpet downstairs with a tile floor. Should increase cleanliness and reduce allergens. Time to think about painting/staining outside now that it's warm.
Saturday, May 2
New House
I've been telling people that December-March is a big blur. Monica and I made an offer on a house in early December and between negotiating, repairs, packing, unpacking, decorating, etc., time has flown by. I see my blog is neglected as well.
Pretty much everyone has heard about the house by now, so I won't go into details. We moved to be closer in to the city and have less to take care of. We're loving it.
Pretty much everyone has heard about the house by now, so I won't go into details. We moved to be closer in to the city and have less to take care of. We're loving it.
Monday, January 19
Super Bore
Is anyone excited about this game, outside of Cardinals and Steelers fans of course.
The Cardinals either got hot at the right time or simply survived among 6 not-so-good NFC teams, one of which had to go to the Super Bowl. In the regular season they were 9-7 and outscored their opponents by 1 point. They made the playoffs by winning their division by default. In the last five weeks of the regular season they were routed by New England, Minnesota, and Philadelphia. And in the NFC finals they got by a Philadelphia team who got every break the last two weeks to sneak into the playoffs.
The Steelers are pretty good and arguably the best team in the NFL. But they're boring.
With neither city being among the dozen largest markets, and I assume Phoenix being relatively low on % of football fans due to transplants, snow birds, and relatively short and horrid tenure of the Cardinals in the city, this is almost guaranteed to be the lowest rated Super Bowl in 20+ years. I guess it could have been worse -- the Titans could be playing the Panthers.
The Cardinals either got hot at the right time or simply survived among 6 not-so-good NFC teams, one of which had to go to the Super Bowl. In the regular season they were 9-7 and outscored their opponents by 1 point. They made the playoffs by winning their division by default. In the last five weeks of the regular season they were routed by New England, Minnesota, and Philadelphia. And in the NFC finals they got by a Philadelphia team who got every break the last two weeks to sneak into the playoffs.
The Steelers are pretty good and arguably the best team in the NFL. But they're boring.
With neither city being among the dozen largest markets, and I assume Phoenix being relatively low on % of football fans due to transplants, snow birds, and relatively short and horrid tenure of the Cardinals in the city, this is almost guaranteed to be the lowest rated Super Bowl in 20+ years. I guess it could have been worse -- the Titans could be playing the Panthers.
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