Monthly Archives: June 2010

theplanet.com Cloud Instance Info

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Administrator

The Planet has been doing a beta of their cloud services for a while. Now they are on sale. You can see their pricing matrix here. The first 1 TB (in + out) is free, but additional bw is 10 … Continue reading →

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CNET: The extreme history of X-Planes

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Administrator

Cnet.com has a nice photo panel titled “The extreme history of X-Planes.” Credit: NASA

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sf.pm.org: Hudson for Everybody Else

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Administrator

Joe McMahon did a nice talk tonite at the San Francisco Perl Mongers (sf.pm.org) on the Hudson continuous integration server. Hudson is written in Java, but can be used with any programming language (or documentation generator) where Makefile or JUNIT … Continue reading →

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Top Gun at the Retro Dome Theatre

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Administrator

Top Gun (1986) is reprised this weekend at the Retro Dome Theatre at Westgate Mall in San Jose. I saw the 7 pm Saturday show and was impressed with the presentation, especially the sound quality. The source was Blue Ray … Continue reading →

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Not Really First Aid Kits

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Administrator

I live in an earthquake-prone area and occasionally fly small airplanes, so I thought it be a good idea to pick up a first aid kit. Easier said than done. What drugstores and office supply stores call a “first aid … Continue reading →

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