“Baby, you believe what you want to believe.” – Tom Petty This past weekend there was a report that the mysterious case of Jack the Ripper had been solved. Not by Scotland Yard, or INTERPOL, or even the Smithsonian Institution. No, the case was solved by an amateur detective and a university professor. While I … Read more
Because Adam Spencer (web | @adambspencer) is a math geek, that’s why. You don’t have to just take my word for it though. Check out the TED talk he gave in February of 2013. http://www.ted.com/talks/adam_spencer_why_i_fell_in_love_with_monster_prime_numbers Math is something that is near and dear to my heart also (MS, Mathematics, Washington State University). Watching Adam give … Read more
Recently our town completed a sidewalk to one of the schools. I saw the sidewalk as I went for a jog today, and it got my mind wandering and thinking. We moved here over 10 years ago. At the time we had one fifteen month and one minus-2 week old baby. There was no sidewalk across … Read more
That question is in my Top Ten Most Offensive Statements ever said to me, or to any father that is trying to share in the responsibilities of raising children. And it happened not once, but twice, in my career. But that’s not why I’m writing this post. This post is about how to say “no” effectively. … Read more
Having standards is important. If you don’t believe me, just ask your spouse or significant other. Knowing that such things are important I am willing to wager that your company has spent time putting together a set of standards to be followed with regards to application development, including database standards. I’m here today to tell … Read more
Parallax is defined as “a displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight”. It is often used when talking about the motions of stars and planets, since parallax can be used to calculate distance to far away objects. Parallax is also how the moving background image … Read more
