Month: December 2012
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2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 9,300 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 16 years to get…
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Wickedpedia?
I have given regularly to Wikipedia’s fund raising campaigns. After reading this article in el Reg I will give the money to my local scout group instead. Wikipedia doesn’t need your money – so why does it keep pestering you? via Wikipedia doesn’t need your money – so why does it keep pestering you? •…
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“Big data” on AWS – Redshift
“Big data” is hot, hot, hot (Gartner hype cycle) and now supported by Amazon Web Services. Although pitched as “Big data” it will be very interesting to see the tools offering. I provide services to small to medium-sized enterprises and I am interested in how AWS can support the data warehousing requirements of these organisations.…
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AWS tools for Windows PowerShell
One of the most popular posts on my blog is my comparison of Windows PowerShell with Unix utilities. Readers may be interested to learn that AWS now has PowerShell tools.
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BBC News – Vodka ‘saved’ elephants in Siberian freeze
My company is ElephantPM and here is some elephant orientated physics. Vodka ‘saved’ elephants in Siberian freeze via BBC News – Vodka ‘saved’ elephants in Siberian freeze. In this article the BBC journalist alleges that the elephants’ owners did wrong giving the elephants vodka, “Like with humans, alcohol can make animals feel warmer but it…
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