The deepest ambient long-form piece I know of …
The Pluses and Minuses of Data Grids
My recent post titled The NoSQL Advice I Wish Someone Had Given Me generated some good discussion online at DZone. One particular question, asking me about my opinion of GemFire as a NoSQL database, caused me to write a long reply. After reading said reply, I realized it would serve better as a post, so here we are. …
Music du Jour – Red Fog “Zone of Avoidance”
Lush dark ambient drone that is somehow simultaneously disturbing and soothing …
Music du Jour – Saul Stokes “Villa Galaxia”
Absolutely delightful groovy ambient music, if you can imagine such a thing …
The New iPhone 6 Encryption – Just a PR Move?
Quick post today. I read in this article that Apple’s new iPhone 6 includes an encryption algorithm with a user-specified key, to defeat attempts by governments to read private consumer traffic. Clearly pointed at NSA, this feature seems intended to reassure consumers that they can trust the iPhone platform with their most sensitive thoughts and secrets. …
Music du Jour – Altus “Sleep Theory Volume 2″
Beautiful light ambient music to work or sleep by…
The NoSQL Advice I Wish Someone Had Given Me
I suspect many of us have experienced bewilderment when attempting to make sense of the NoSQL industry. A dizzying array of products, together with all kinds of newfangled concepts, often add up to confusion in the mind of the architect, who only wants to use the right technology to get a specific set of jobs done. I directly …
Music du Jour – SiJ “The Water Shrine”
Lovely ambient music on earthMantra …
Getting started …
I suppose every blog must have a first post, no? So here’s mine. More useful stuff coming soon …