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NoSQL Trolls

I have a Twitter feed for the term “nosql” and every day I get tweets like: “What moron came up with #nosql? you’re all fired!” “nosql is making all the same mistakes people made 40 years ago… relational dbs won!” “yeah, use nosql… if you don’t mind losing all your data” (these are based onContinue reading “NoSQL Trolls”

Public Speaking

I talked at LILUG (Long Island Linux User Group) about MongoDB on Tuesday, which was really fun. Not that it started out all that well. One of LILUG’s officer’s picked me up at the station. We had… an imperfect fusion of souls. He told me, on the way to the pub, that he was sickContinue reading “Public Speaking”

Installing Linux on a MacBook Air

It’s not a clean victory, but I got Linux onto my MacBook Air. When I first got my Air, I launched the Ubuntu install disk and followed the instructions on the Ubuntu wiki. Unfortunately, these instructions are apparently for the MacBook Air 1,1, and I had a MacBook Air 2,1. The Linux kernel froze inContinue reading “Installing Linux on a MacBook Air”

Five Worst Places for Mosquito Bites

If there is a mosquito within 50 feet of me, it will find me and bite me. I am one of those people that attracts them like a magnet. A delicious, blood-filled magnet. Anyway, these are the places you should avoid getting bitten: 1. Face – Could be forhead, nose, cheek, eyelid… they all lookContinue reading “Five Worst Places for Mosquito Bites”

Foz do Iguacu

I just arrived in Brazil for Latinoware. I didn’t know what the weather would be like, so I packed everything from tank tops to long sleeves. Turns out it’s totally tropical. It started pouring a bit after we arrived, and it’s like a typhoon out there. It’s still 90 degrees, though. I’ll need to pickContinue reading “Foz do Iguacu”

Replacing $ in the MongoDB PHP Driver

I’ve just added a feature to the Mongo PHP driver (and I plan to add it to the Perl driver soon) to use a character other than $ for special ops. In Mongo, there are tons of interesting things you can do by using $-prefixed strings: // run a server-side function as part of aContinue reading “Replacing $ in the MongoDB PHP Driver”

Testing MongoDB Replica Pairs with Perl

I was just fixing this, and it’s a pain to setup/test, so I figured I’d put up what I did here, so at least I’d never have to figure it out again. So, start two db servers and an arbiter: $ mkdir ~/data1 $ mkdir ~/data2 $ $ ./mongod –pairwith localhost:27018 –arbiter localhost:27019 –dbpath ~/data1Continue reading “Testing MongoDB Replica Pairs with Perl”

Final Days in CA

I was reading my new book about the actress in rehab, and I was vaguely wondering why the writer’s name sounded familiar. I couldn’t quite place it, so I flipped to the back to see what her bio said. Suddenly I realized where I knew her from. “Hey Andrew, guess who wrote this book?” IContinue reading “Final Days in CA”

Reading in San Francisco

Andrew and I are relaxing in San Francisco this weekend. I gave a talk at the Perl Mongers meetup on Thursday, which was awesome, but stressful. I’m almost done with The Clown, by Heinrich Boll, which is one of the most depressing books I’ve ever read. “Didn’t you just read a depressing book before that,Continue reading “Reading in San Francisco”

Adventures in Ramen

Last night, I was exhausted. When Andrew and I got home, he wasn’t hungry, so I made some ramen. I have this special way I make ramen where I microwave it until the noodles are soft, then stir fry them. It’s really good. We were sitting around, reading the internets, when Andrew said, “Do youContinue reading “Adventures in Ramen”