Brooke Fujita's Blog (6)

Man, it has been a while since I last posted. I wanted to write about all sorts of things. Like successfully installing R for OpenSolaris using packages. Maybe about the uncertain future for OpenSolaris, now that Oracle pwns that. Maybe about coffee (see… Continue

I have got to find me some of this toilet paper!

As a systems architect, I must concern myself with project management issues. Every now and then, I like to check my head and reread a wonderful blog post from Reg Braithwaite on What I've learned from failure. I printed up a copy and keep it in my notebook so that I can pull it out and read it on my train ride.



This is a timely topic for me as I now… Continue

Hm... On my previous post on Freedom, Cameron Souza left a comment the end that got me thinking more on this topic, and about why it is on my mind lately.



About 3 weeks ago, I was browsing a post on security guru Bruce Schneier's blog on the topic of… Continue

Brand new year, and the end of an error... er, "era".



I was thinking of something to write about that would be slightly interesting, and after some rumination, I thought of this: freedom. The Dilbert comic from the other day sums it up quite well.







Freedom from the daily office drudgery is a topic that crosses my mind quite frequently. Like many others, I wish there… Continue