Douglas
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- May 20, 13
Went back up to Norwalk for the races again this year. Got sunburnt again this year (not as bad though). Took my uncle Bob along as he'd never been. Totally enjoyed himself.
Cavalcade of Stars (2013-05-19)
- May 18, 13
Live collaboration for Vim. Sweet.
https://github.com/FredKSchott/CoVim - May 18, 13
22 million Yahoo IDs stolen from their Japanese Server http://thehackernews.com/2013/05/22-million-yahoo-ids-stolen-from-its.html
- May 17, 13
This made me chuckle #breakingbad
25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8sj8vzJi61r9hvapo1_500.jpg - May 17, 13
- May 16, 13
As you may know, Postgres 9.3 is now in beta, and we're seeing some great content around your discoveries already. Raghavendra Rao reviews the Postgres 9.3 "Disk page checksums" feature in his latest blog post.
Relational Database Technologies: Disk page checksums to detect filesystem failures in PostgreSQL 9.3Beta 1
New feature introduced in PostgreSQL 9.3Beta 1 i.e. "Disk page checksums". Thanks to authors Simon Riggs, Jeff Davis & Greg Smith. In earlier releases, if there's any data corruption block on disk it was silently ignored until any pointer arrives on it or some wrong results shown by the queries. - May 16, 13
- May 15, 13
Just got an email from +Google+ telling me to check out the new design on G+ that was announced at I/O today.... but the new design isn't live for me yet! Don't get my hopes up like that, damnit :(
- May 15, 13Send Money to Friends with Gmail and Google Wallet
Paying a buddy back for lunch or paying your share of the rent has just gotten a whole lot easier. Starting today, we are rolling out the ability to use your Gmail and Google Wallet to quickly and securely send money to anyone in the U.S. over the age of 18. Read the blog post to learn more: http://goo.gl/vTTTE - May 13, 13
Download, install and (try to) break it!
PostgreSQL: PostgreSQL 9.3 Beta 1 Released
The first beta release of PostgreSQL 9.3, the latest version of the world's best open source database, is now available. This beta contains previews of all of the features which will be available in version 9.3, and is ready for testing by the worldwide PostgreSQL community. - May 11, 13
Just started playing this on Thursday, but really enjoying it so far. Well done app. Very polished and smooth.
Mosaique
"Mosaique is one of those apps that transcend traditional puzzle games." - ... - May 09, 13
Model S earns the highest Consumer Reports rating: scores 99 out of 100!
Tesla Model S Review - Consumer Reports - May 08, 13
- May 08, 13
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- My fitbit #Fitstats for 5/02/2013: 3,885 steps and 2 miles traveled. http://t.co/ttpxvzo4ky
- I'm at Movie Tavern for Iron Man 3 (Hilliard, OH) http://t.co/nGM3xzXBuG
- You fuckers are determined to kill me in an accident today, aren't you?
- My fitbit #Fitstats for 5/01/2013: 3,297 steps and 1.7 miles traveled. http://t.co/ttpxvzo4ky
- completed his food and exercise diary for 05/01/2013 and was under his calorie goal #myfitnesspal
- My fitbit #Fitstats for 4/30/2013: 3,726 steps and 1.9 miles traveled. http://t.co/ttpxvzo4ky
- My fitbit #Fitstats for 4/29/2013: 3,266 steps and 1.6 miles traveled. http://t.co/ttpxvzo4ky
- Tonight's reading material http://t.co/a6g3kEEMpc
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- Long John Silver's4670 W Broad St
- Movie Tavern3773 Ridge Mill Dr
- Steak N Shake115 Stander Ave
- Summit Motorsports Park1300 State Route 18
- Speedway2567 Walcutt Rd
- Culver's1444 Rentra Dr
- Tiffany & Co.4140 The Strand
- Easton Town Center160 Easton Town Ctr
- Brio Tuscan Grille3993 Easton Station
- Easton Town Center160 Easton Town Ctr
- Wendy's2516 Hilliard-Rome Rd
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- Mar 05, 12
Just some random flowers we bought that I thought stood out against our tablecloth really well.
- Jan 25, 09
Our cat Gabby. She was just lying there soaking up the sun and let us get a good zoom on her. Converted to Sepia.
- Apr 25, 08
The Winchester House in San Jose, CA. The kids thoroughly enjoyed the 'weirdness' of this house while on vacation recently.
- Apr 25, 08
Pan view of the beach and ocean @ Stinson Beach, CA. Vacation was _so_ much fun
- Apr 25, 08
Stinson Beach, CA as seen from Highway 1 (coming from SF). Taken on my recent vacation.
- Apr 25, 08
A slightly overcast view of the Pacific as seen from Stinson Beach in CA during my recent vacation
- Apr 25, 08
Sea foam from the incoming tide @ Stinson Beach, CA during my recent vacation
- Apr 25, 08
Stinson Beach, CA as seen from Highway 1 (coming from SF). Taken on my recent vacation.
- Apr 25, 08
Pan of the SF Bay as seen from the marina on Sierra Point Pkwy. I swung by the office on vacation just to take this shot
- Apr 25, 08
The Pacific, as seen from the Santa Cruz boardwalk during my recent vacation
- Apr 24, 08
What kind of vacation in the Bay Area would it be without a trip to SF and a ride across the Golden Gate?
- Apr 21, 08
Monterey Bay panorama as seen from one of the outlooks in the aquarium.
Needs some work, it didn't quite stitch together perfectly, and then I had to scale it down for DA (original is 18624x2133) - Apr 21, 08
The amount of bright colors in the aquariums at Monterey Bay amazed me all day long. This is but one example
- Apr 21, 08
One of the *many* types of jellyfish on display at Monterey Bay Aquarium during my recent vacation
- Apr 21, 08
One of the *many* types of jellyfish on display at Monterey Bay Aquarium during my recent vacation
- Apr 21, 08
One of the *many* types of jellyfish on display at Monterey Bay Aquarium during my recent vacation
- Apr 21, 08
More undersea life on display at the Monterey Bay aquarium (a recent vacation spot for us). The yellow just really, really popped compared to everything else in this particular tank
- Apr 21, 08
Some tuna (I believe) from one of the many aquariums at Montery Bay where we spent a day on our most recent vacation
- Apr 16, 08
Another view of Coyote Creek taken on my recent vacation. That's Fremont, CA and Mission Peak in the background. This was a couple of blocks walk from the hotel.
- Apr 16, 08
A view of Coyote Creek taken on my recent vacation. That's Fremont, CA and Mission Peak in the background. This was a couple of blocks walk from the hotel.
- Nov 23, 07
Standing at the entrance to the William Green building, downtown Columbus. Looking straight up it just seems like nothing but building, right through the sky
- Nov 08, 06
This is actually a shot of a 10 ft waterfall that feeds the stream that ends up being the main Alamere Falls. However, I wanted to focus on the cliff face in this shot. It has such an insane texture and coloring (the coloring was washed out in sunlight, but the shade here shows it). I'm not sure what kind of rock these cliffs are, but it was pretty hard, which was interesting because the cliffs are actually made up of tons of layers of it about 2 inches thick just laying on one another. We found this out when scaling the cliff face down to the beach as each layer tends to give out pretty easily under weight The whole thing reminded me a lot of shale and how it flakes in layers..
- Nov 08, 06
On our hike to Alamere Falls, the path gave us this really good view of Point Rayes. It was way off in the distance, which is the only reason it all fits into the frame. You can't see it in this shot, but that point is connected to the land mass in the foreground by a very long stretch of cliffs and beach.
- Nov 08, 06
This is a shot of the falls from 'beach level'. This is what you didn't see in Alamere Falls I due to the perspective. Hard to believe this size of falls is fed by such a tiny little stream of water...
- Nov 08, 06
A buddy and I recently went to the Point Reyes National Seashore park and hiked out to Alamere Falls. This shot intrigued me because of the perspective. This is the stream that feeds directly into the falls, which is a 50 foot sheer drop to the ocean. This picture makes it look like the land runs right into the ocean, when in fact you're 50 feet above it.
- Nov 08, 06
This shot was taking at my folks. I was visiting recently to attend some local craft shows, and on returning from the first show noticed that the sun had set behind the horizon and through the old pine trees that line their property into stark relief. I thought it was cool. so I took some shots and this was the best of them.
- Nov 08, 06
This is a pic of my step-daughter. This was just a random shot of her while we were watching her sister's softball game. There was no primping or planning or retouching. When reviewing the shots, this photo just screamed 'glam' to me, which killed me because she was only 11 at the time
- May 23, 06
Stephanie in position in the outfield. Suited up, gloved up, shaded, and prepared for anything
- May 23, 06
Stephanie's 8th grade softball team discussing a little pre-game strategy before taking the field
- May 23, 06
Gabby, being her usual 'too darn cute' self and hamming it up for the camera
- Apr 05, 06
Some of the more colorfull coral in the Ripley's Aquarium in Gatlinburg, TN. Shot from the moving sidewalk that takes visitors on a 'tour' around and under the tank
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Experienced Linux/UNIX Systems Administrator with a passion for open source technologies, solutions, and ideals. I've spent the better part of a decade working in mission-critical roles keeping servers up and running smoothly and customers satisfied. Being on-call, under-funded, and under the gun just makes it interesting for me. I'm looking for more of the same in a shop where I can make a difference and put the technology and my skills to use for the company, the customer, and the community.
Specialties: Infrastructure design, specification, and deployment; team building; leadership; technical support; database administration; system administration; DNS; Linux; UNIX; shell scripting; PostgreSQL; Oracle; SQL; SMTP; CVS; SubversionExperience- Jan 2013 - PresentSystem Engineer / EnterpriseDB
Assist customers in defining, implementing, and verifying backup and recovery procedures. Implement database monitoring and trending. Advise on database tuning and scaling. Define and implement replication and high-availability solutions. Architect and assist with migration from non-PostgreSQL databases to PostgreSQL. Work with Engineering team to provide feedback on customer needs and prioritization of feature development. Provide remote PostgreSQL DBA services. Participate in and advocate for the PostgreSQL community..
- Jul 2009 - Jan 2013Infrastructure Specialist / Sapient
Infrastructure Specialist in the GDO Capabilities group. Day-to-day duties include Linux Systems Administration (RHEL, CentOS), database administration (PostgreSQL), SCM administration (Subversion, CVS), Apache administration, and application support. Currently focused on performance tuning, scalability, and disaster recovery.
- May 2007 - Mar 2009Technical Support Manager / CollabNet, Inc
(Acquisition from VA Software (below))
Transitioned the Technical Support services, assets, procedures, etc to CollabNet as part of their acquisition of SourceForge from VA Software. Managed a geographically disperse team of Support Engineers in providing email, web-based, irc, and phone support to growing customer-base; participated in product development roadmap planning; various process definition and refinement activities; continued all responsibilities previously handled at VA Software.
- Sept 2003 - Apr 2007Technical Support Manager / VA Software
Managed a geographically disperse team of support engineers in providing email and phone support to growing customer-base; directed offshore engineering team in their development efforts and product maintenance; participated in product development roadmap planning; various process definition and refinement activities.
(Acquired by CollabNet, Inc (above))
- Jul 2001 - Jun 2003Senior Technical Consultant / CareWorks Technologies
Lead Unix/Linux admin for Ohio federal agency Network Operations group; responsible for installation, patching, configuration, and upgrading of core operating system (HP-UX, Solaris, Red Hat, SuSE) on various hardware platforms (HP PA-Risc, Sun Blade 100/Sparc 5 ultra, Intel x86); co-responsible for software installation, patching, and upgrading (Oracle 8.x, HP OpenView, HP Network Node Manager, CUPS, Apache); designed and implemented backup/disaster recovery procedure; architected enterprise-wide email solution; upgraded DNS to Bind 9 and assumed DNS administrative duties
- Mar 1999 - Mar 2001Junior Oracle DBA / UUNET
Production Oracle DBA; 24x7 pager on-call; Oracle installation/configuration; database design/creation; performance monitoring/tuning; database reporting; backup and recovery implementation; responsible for systems administration of all DBA desktop machines (generally Sparc 1, 5, 10) as well as development servers (HP "K" class). assisted in administration of production servers (HP "K" class).
- Mar 1997 - Mar 1999Technical Consultant / Information Control Corporation
Twenty-two month assignment to Sterling Commerce as a Gentran:Server for Unix specialist. operated as EDI administrator for Managed Care Services, Inc; responsible for designing, implementing, and troubleshooting electronic data transfer between EDI systems and 56 partner managed care organizations; assisted in specifying, installing, and configuring IBM RS/6000 machines for EDI processing; monitored and tuned Oracle database used for EDI transaction history; developed and maintained multiple reporting mechanisms against Oracle database and EDI software.
Two month assignment to Opentext as a Basis developer. Utilized FQM, Unix shell, JavaScript, and some Perl to customize Basis interfaces for specific client needs and requests. - Jun 1995 - Jan 1997Production Support Engineer / Nationwide Insurance Enterprises
Developed and maintained Unix shell scripts for data extraction, manipulation, reformatting, and conversion from legacy VMS systems to Unix Oracle databases; developed data extraction routine to move data from Oracle database to mainframe CICS system; modified Oracle Forms applications; various run-time report generations; responsible for index/view/table creation on Oracle databases; tuned SQL code for better performance; maintained multiple Unix termcap entries for Oracle Forms application use on Intel PCs and Sun workstations .
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1993 - 1996DevryBS in Computer Information Systems
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