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October 2009

Restbucks hypermedia client? :-)

Wow… our book is not complete yet and folks have already started writing code based on our examples? :-) I just read on Jim’s blog that Guilherme Silveira, Adriano Almeida, and Lucas Cavalcanti have been doing some good work in this space. Very very cool. Excellent job! Now guys… we …

When patterns and frameworks get the job done

I loooove good technical arguments. Over the last couple of years, I have stayed out of the community discussions around REST, Web Services, SOA, Grid, and all that. This was a conscious decision on my part. I much prefer to focus on building technology rather than arguing about it :-) …

U2 concert in Vancouver

/**/ What a wonderful wonderful experience that was! We had a blast! I left work early to get to Vancouver with 1 1/2 hours to spare so that I could have dinner with my friends before the Black Eyed Peas who were opening for U2. Unfortunately, I hadn’t calculated the …

Ed’s birthday party

/**/ On Friday, my neighbors Janet and Ed threw a party for Ed’s birthday at Sole Repair in Capitol Hill. They always know how to throw a good party :-) It was an absolute blast. The theme was “Xenophilia = love of the strange”. It was so great to see …

Seattle colors

/**/ Seattle is sooooo beautiful at this time of the year. I’ve been carrying my camera with me the last week or so and taking photographs of the colors and the rapidly changing landscape. This is a sunset from my balcony…   The top of the Queen Anne hill, where …

Moby at the Showbox

/**/ I went to Moby’s concert here in Seattle yesterday. It was absolutely great. I don’t know whether it was the music, the dancing (lots of jumping :-), the vibe, the wine + beers that we had beforehand, or the combination of all but I had an amazing time. I …

Art and dance

/**/ Amongst the videos I was sent today, these two really stand out, for different reasons. The first one is beautiful and moving. Kseniya Simonova, a sand artist from Ukraine, participated in a talent show on TV and won. Apparently she joined the competition because she wanted to help a …

How to solve the energy crisis…

“It’s the one-man fight against global warning! All I need to do is stick a wire up your butt, and hey presto, no more CO2 problems.” This is what one of my best friends wrote while we were chatting because I keep talking about positive and negative “energy” :-)))) It’s …

Last two days of a wonderful short trip

/**/ It was a very short but, still, great trip to the UK and Greece. The last day of my visit at my family home was relaxing… just spent time with everyone and met more friends. My sincere apologies to everyone I missed. My days were totally packed :-( I’ve …

First day/night in Greece

/**/ I don’t expect all nights are going to be like my first one in Thessaloniki because if that’s the case, I’ll need to take a vacation immediately upon my return to Seattle :-) Wow! The welcoming was amazing. Kostas picked me up from the airport and we headed towards …