Discrete Passions

Discrete is defined as constituting a separate entity : individually distinct.

Discrete Passions is a collection of statements and stories reflecting why I love life, starting before time and evolving with every new bit of awareness I acquire. People, Software development, Physics often top my list of discrete passions.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

MongoDB Tip #2 - updating fields via Java/Groovy (Bicycle Shop Example)

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First post of the new year, 2nd MongoDB tip... here we go! Let's say that you're writing software for a bicycle repair shop. You n...

Saturday, December 31, 2011

A definition for "cloud" computing

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Before "the cloud," you pretty much new where you data was getting stored. If you were on a business network, you probably knew t...

Thursday, October 06, 2011

An adoptee's perspective on Steve Jobs...

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Steve and I went to the same high school, Homestead, on the border of Sunnyvale and Cupertino. He was a freshman when I was a sophomore. Wo...

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

CNBC's "Explain This" makes KhanAcademy a Pioneer of the "HyperSchool"

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Anybody think that CNBC has delivered the latest unanticipated Internet service that's a (revolutionary) turn for the better? If you pe...

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Monday, September 19, 2011

A more reasonable way to comment blocks of shell code...

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I love using shell script for launching java and groovy apps because they're so good at setting the table in a way that keeps the applic...

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David H. Young: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States; I am Chief Technology Officer for a fleet driver risk management company. My focus is on open source technologies and platforms. I've written two books: Visual Tcl Handbook and Enhydra XMLC. I've been CEO of a start-up firm (Lutris Technologies). And, as I always will be, a proud father of three brilliant, beautiful daughters... Linked-In: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kspar

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