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125 days ago
Here's what will make Twitter useful for me: Exposing software application events via Twitter, so i can 'follow' the critical systems events. My initial thought was to start with Windows Event logs exposed via Twitter (with some filtering, obviously); that's the low hanging fruit. The next thought was ensuring that Windows Event logs (or whatever) were populated by conext-sensitive monitoring software hooked into apps to provide business-level notifications, which would then be picked up by Twitter and 'followed' by interested parties ("Hey, your db cluster just missed a heartbeat", or, "You're close to breaking your processing SLAs, maybe check on what's up?") Making Twitter reach across firewalls and into business apps. I'd like to submit my project time entries via Twitter. I'd like to post updates to my internal project blog via Twitter. I'd like to... fill in the blank. IOW, have the apps follow my "tweets", pick out the ones intended for ...
223 days ago
…and the golems of the past, encouraged by the failures of yesteryear, were given new clay feet and new kingdoms to conquer. And the New Faith gave strength to us, Stewards of Desolation, to carry the water in the palms of our hands to the fires that are burning all around.
241 days ago
Let’s say that you’re building a car. You’ve got your engine – a beauty of power and efficiency; your gas tank is made of a light alloy that’s just the right shape and size and strength; and your brakes are designed perfectly to stop your car on a dime. You’ve spent a lot of money on those high quality parts, a lot of time making sure the engine’s not underpowered and the gas tank won’t blow up, and you are now ready to put them together. …and so you decide to use drinking straws to get the gas from the tank to the engine, duct tape the gas tank to a frame hastily built out of 2x4s, and stick brakes to some mismatched wheels using chewed bubble gum. I’m not an mechanic, but i’m guessing you won’t get very far. It seems a no-brainer that the connections between the parts of the car should be as good as the parts themselves (something about a chain being as strong as the weakest link), otherwise, sooner or later, the whole thing will fall apart. Why, then, do we have projects ...
248 days ago
…and the new year ushered in the New Becoming : out of chaos, came more chaos. And we called it Order, and there was much rejoicing and many fiery proclamations. Our future was now certain to come, and as the void consumed all else, our Order gave us New Faith, and the Old Faith became as if it never was.
278 days ago
i was leaving a comment for a friend on FaceBook (see pic below), and after trying to submit it, FaceBook told me that something abount my message was reported as 'abusive by Facebook users.' I wonder if it was "yikes" or "thinking" or "recession/depression" or "thing" or "fling" or "prohibition"? The dang thing wouldn't let me add my comment! of course... this blog is set up for import to Facebook notes via RSS.
