Monthly Archives: March 2009

User Group: BayPIGgies (Python)

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Administrator

A handful of speakers gave very interesting presentations at BayPIGgies (Silicon Valley-San Francisco Bay Area Python Interest Group). It was like a set of lightning talks – only longer. There was a quick talk on Big O notation, and how … Continue reading →

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IMUG: Globalization and Software Test Automation

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Administrator

Dana Li, Business Development Manager at hiSoft, gave a a talk on software localization and QA at IMUG. These days, software company clients typically provide an internationalized product to hiSoft, and they translate it into 8 to 25 languages, then … Continue reading →

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Bioteam Sun Grid Engine Class

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Administrator

I attended an excellent class on Sun Grid Engine (SGE) Cluster Administration at the Santa Clara Hyatt. The instructor was Chris Dagdigian, from BioTeam, and the sponsor was UnivaUD. This was a one-day version of his two-day class, so things … Continue reading →

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Administrator

Well, once again it’s St. Patrick’s Day. I wore my green sweater today, so I guess that makes me fashionable one day per year anyhow. Besides drinking green beer and talking with an accent, there is something valuable to do … Continue reading →

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Amazon Reserved Instances Cost-Benefit Analysis Says Yes

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Administrator

Amazon just introduced “reserved instances”, likely for disaster-recovery sites, and similar uses. You’re supposed to pay in advance to reserve instances you likely won’t use in the future. But there’s an interesting pricing loophole … Let’s use the linux small … Continue reading →

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