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Hi, I'm James Briggs, an Internet computer programmer/DBA/SRE in Silicon Valley. I've been engineering for over 20 years for companies like eBay, Netflix, Yahoo!, Apple, Amazon and startups.
I use TuCows/Hover for registering domain names.
I am available for MySQL/Postgres DBA/SRE/Security work in Silicon Valley or remote. Click here to contact me.
I am a MariaDB/MySQL code contributor and Perl CPAN author. Check out my github. My most recent project is cassandra-top.
In my spare time I do Open Source programming and like flying airplanes, karate and studying Asian languages.
This blog talks about events, places and things in my life. San Jose, San Jose International Airport, CA
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Category Archives: Restaurant Reviews
Restaurant Review: Ohana Express, Redwood City
Ohana Express is a Redwood City restaurant located on the site of the former landmark Dairy Queen on Woodside Road at Hudson St. (same owner) opened in May, 2017 The concept is American diner supplemented with Asian entrees and boba … Continue reading
Restaurant Review: Arka Indian Restaurant, Sunnyvale
I had dinner at Arka Indian Restaurant and Bar in Sunnyvale tonite. It is a large restaurant on El Camino, perfect for office get-togethers of 20 or more diners. Very nice ambience with Indian decor inside and an outdoor veranda/patio … Continue reading
Restaurant Review: Amici’s East Coast Pizzeria, Mountain View
I was on Castro Street at dinner time, so I decided to try Amici’s. Amici’s is a chain of 14 NorCal restaurants. The fancy, expensive-looking restaurant was large – it’s approved for up to 175 people. But how was the … Continue reading
Free South Korea Tours at Incheon Airport
Most travellers don’t like airline layovers, but I try to make the most of them. On my latest trip to Asia, I had an 11 hour layover at modern Incheon Airport in South Korea, so what to do? The arrival … Continue reading
Restaurant Review: Shalala Japanese Ramen
Shalala is an extremely popular Japanese Ramen restaurant off Castro in Mountain View. It serves spicy ramen, ranked from 1 (least spicy) to 3 (most spicy) and has 3 sizes of ramen bowl from small (plenty) to large (super-sized.) The … Continue reading
