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"Web" vs "REST" APIs
If you are a RESTferian or REST-fanatic, please look away now. This is my regular rant about the term “REST” 🙂 <rant> I am seeing the term “REST” everywhere these days, as an annotation of things that obviously do not follow the architectural principles expressed in Fielding’s thesis. Also, when someone implements all the REST…
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Carole Goble as the first recipient of the "Jim Gray eScience Award"
On Monday, Microsoft Research awarded my friend Prof. Carole Goble with the first ever “Jim Gray eScience Award”. I am very very very happy for Carole. She fully deserves it. She’s done and continues to do some amazing work in eScience. Congratulations Carole. BTW… Amongst the great things she’s done is that she’s introduced me…
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At the 2008 Microsoft eScience Workshop in Indianapolis
Just one day after my return back to Seattle, I flew to Indianapolis for the 2008 Microsoft eScience Workshop. The transition from the sunny Mexico to the cold and full of snow Indianapolis is fun 🙂 It’s great to be here and see this community before I start my new gig with Live Search tomorrow.…
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Travel blog – The good, the better, the geeky (oh and those bugs)
It’s been a wonderful experience. 17 days in the Yucatan peninsula and Belize, plus a daytrip to Guatemala. My love for road trips, for exploring, for being on the move all the time was reinforced by this trip. I feel lucky I had the opportunity to explore, for just a tiny bit, the Maya civilization…
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Travel blog – Day 17
The “swimming with the sharks” day 🙂 So, I woke up early to get ready for the dive. The difference between this PADI dive shop and the one in Belize was extraordinary. We actually followed proper procedures… filling in forms, checking of certifications, checking of equipment, etc. etc. We even planned proper safety stops for…
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Travel blog – Day 16
It’s almost over. Today, tomorrow, and then I am flying back 🙁 I woke up with a huge headache. Didn’t sleep much. The local “Christmas” beer from last night did its trick (well… it could have been the combination of how strong it was and the number of bottles I consumed 🙂 A headache like…
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Travel blog – Day 15
Back in Mexico. I woke up relatively early. The hotel didn’t serve breakfast so I made my way towards the Belize-Mexico borders, which were only 10mins away (last night I thought they were further away). At the border, I got bounced a bit but cleared customs and everything in less than an hour. The Mexican…
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Travel blog – Day 14
I think I am falling apart 🙂 Yesterday, while helping the dive master push the boat, I seriously cut my foot. I am now limping. My back is seriously sunburned. And my legs are full of itching spots. My guess is that it’s the aftermath of the bug situation. To be on the safe side,…
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Travel blog – Day 13
An amazing scuba diving day 🙂 I had arranged to go diving today. The weather was gorgeous… sunny and blue sky. It was a 30 min boat ride to the Laughingbird Cay, one of those islands we see in films… very small, few palm trees, soft sandy beach, green waters. It was a dream. Unfortunately…
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Travel blog – Day 12
A very very relaxing day, full of reading. The day was cloudy so I didn’t feel like jumping into the water. Instead, I walked on the beach for a while, then found a palm tree and read philosophy. It’s amazing how much Aristotle, Patlo, and the rest of the gang had figured about the world…