Here are some random photos:
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| JavaOne 2008 Opening Day |
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
JavaOne 2008 Opening Day
First day is over and done with. The opening keynote was so-so. Nothing particularly earth shattering announced unlike in past years. Neil Young was there, but did not actually perform.
Here are some random photos:
Here are some random photos:
Monday, May 5, 2008
Monday In San Francisco
Flew up to San Francisco yesterday (Sunday) afternoon to spend the week here for the JavaOne conference (for the uninitiated, it is a conference for software developers).
Hit the Wunder Brewing Company yesterday afternoon. It is new and wasn't here last time I was in San Francisco. It was pretty good actually, decent beer and the menu had more on it than the usual all-fried bar food.
Today there were 2 events going on (the conference doesn't start properly until Tuesday). The first was CommunityOne which is a small more informal one day conference for all of the open source developers/projects. There was also Java University. I registered for both and drifted between the 2 to see sessions I was interested in.
In the afternoon I took off for a couple of hours to take the tour at the Anchor Brewing Company. They don't offer tours on the weekends and the tours are booked out a month in advance, so I was organized well in advance for this trip. The tour was good and there was a tasting at the end. Not as interesting as some of the free tastings at other breweries since I had actually had every beer they brew previously, so there was nothing new to try. But I stuck it out and re-tried all of their beers to not offend them!
Here are a few photos I snapped:
After the conference ended this afternoon, I went with some of the guys from my team to see the Oakland A's play the Baltimore Orioles. Usually I would go see a Giants (Jen's team) game instead, but they are playing away for the whole week. Anyway, it was a slow game, the A's finally won 2-1 in the bottom of the 10th inning.
Anyway, the conference starts for real early in the morning and runs through Friday night. Going to grab some sleep now as it will probably be the last good night's sleep for the rest of the week.
Hit the Wunder Brewing Company yesterday afternoon. It is new and wasn't here last time I was in San Francisco. It was pretty good actually, decent beer and the menu had more on it than the usual all-fried bar food.
Today there were 2 events going on (the conference doesn't start properly until Tuesday). The first was CommunityOne which is a small more informal one day conference for all of the open source developers/projects. There was also Java University. I registered for both and drifted between the 2 to see sessions I was interested in.
In the afternoon I took off for a couple of hours to take the tour at the Anchor Brewing Company. They don't offer tours on the weekends and the tours are booked out a month in advance, so I was organized well in advance for this trip. The tour was good and there was a tasting at the end. Not as interesting as some of the free tastings at other breweries since I had actually had every beer they brew previously, so there was nothing new to try. But I stuck it out and re-tried all of their beers to not offend them!
Here are a few photos I snapped:
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| Anchor Brewery Tour |
After the conference ended this afternoon, I went with some of the guys from my team to see the Oakland A's play the Baltimore Orioles. Usually I would go see a Giants (Jen's team) game instead, but they are playing away for the whole week. Anyway, it was a slow game, the A's finally won 2-1 in the bottom of the 10th inning.
Anyway, the conference starts for real early in the morning and runs through Friday night. Going to grab some sleep now as it will probably be the last good night's sleep for the rest of the week.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Got Tooth?
So we (and when I say 'we', I mean Callum) have reached another big milestone. It is no longer possible to deny that this kid is teething. He has been drooling like a wild dog in a butcher shop for a month or more by now, but we now have clear pictorial evidence. Well almost.
Hands up if you have tried to get a good and clear shot of your 5-month old's first tooth lately? I am guessing not many. As it turns out, not as easy as it sounds. So, here is a slideshow of all of the shots we tried, none of which both show either the tooth or are in focus at the same time.
If you are not convinced, just believe me when I tell you there is tooth. It no longer is possible to just shove my finger in his mouth and let him self sooth by sucking, that now just plain hurts. And I am sure you do not need me to paint too detailed of picture to see where this leaves Jen.
Hands up if you have tried to get a good and clear shot of your 5-month old's first tooth lately? I am guessing not many. As it turns out, not as easy as it sounds. So, here is a slideshow of all of the shots we tried, none of which both show either the tooth or are in focus at the same time.
If you are not convinced, just believe me when I tell you there is tooth. It no longer is possible to just shove my finger in his mouth and let him self sooth by sucking, that now just plain hurts. And I am sure you do not need me to paint too detailed of picture to see where this leaves Jen.
Friday, May 2, 2008
Do you speak english?
WARNING - RANT TO FOLLOW
I speak English. In fact I have for a while now. Most people seem to be able to understand what I say (which doesn't necessarily mean they understand 'why' I am saying it, but that is a different issue).
But there is a small group of people that seem to struggle to understand me. I do not know why this group is different than everyone else. They seem to communicate with others freely, they seem to understand at least some English, they must have filled out some kind of employment application, but they do not understand me.
They are the coffee slingers ('barrista' is way too lofty a goal for these folks) at every chain place in the US it would appear. Starbucks? Check. Dierdrichs? Check. Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf? Big check.
Here is the cup I was handed today at the CB&TL near our house. It was not overly noisy when I ordered and I did not have a sore throat. And yet, this is apparently what my name is ...
Clearly "Do you posses even a slight grasp on common sense?" was not one of the questions on the employment form. At no point did the name "Kreg" seem strange enough for this person to even double check she heard me correctly.
This wouldn't be rant worthy as an isolated incident. However, as Jen can attest this is another episode in a long, long list of name misspellings at coffee shops.
I speak English. In fact I have for a while now. Most people seem to be able to understand what I say (which doesn't necessarily mean they understand 'why' I am saying it, but that is a different issue).
But there is a small group of people that seem to struggle to understand me. I do not know why this group is different than everyone else. They seem to communicate with others freely, they seem to understand at least some English, they must have filled out some kind of employment application, but they do not understand me.
They are the coffee slingers ('barrista' is way too lofty a goal for these folks) at every chain place in the US it would appear. Starbucks? Check. Dierdrichs? Check. Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf? Big check.
Here is the cup I was handed today at the CB&TL near our house. It was not overly noisy when I ordered and I did not have a sore throat. And yet, this is apparently what my name is ...
Clearly "Do you posses even a slight grasp on common sense?" was not one of the questions on the employment form. At no point did the name "Kreg" seem strange enough for this person to even double check she heard me correctly.
This wouldn't be rant worthy as an isolated incident. However, as Jen can attest this is another episode in a long, long list of name misspellings at coffee shops.
Kickapoo
We noticed Callum likes to kick currently (or possible he just has an involuntary twitch that makes his legs shoot out laterally). Either way, we found the perfect toy for him - Tom Hanks would be jealous.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
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