Chap 7 is done at 20 pages. It was a bit of a struggle. http://tinyurl.com/7bt6ml
7:00pm December 29th 2008 via web
Chapter 6 (30 pages) - it turned out nice. http://tinyurl.com/9unnhq Now: Hockey time!
7:00pm December 27th 2008 via web
I am so happy to have found os.path.isfile() in Python. Simple pleasures.
Apparently while I slept I revised Chapter 5 - added a few cute pages on OO and what is the meaning of "self". Nespresso and Chapter 6.
Chapter 5 complete at 13 pages - http://tinyurl.com/7no9p8 - now to an edit pass on Chapters 6 and 7.
Chapter 4 is in the bag (21 pages) http://tinyurl.com/96tdcr - Chapter 5 - there is no where to hide
7:00pm December 26th 2008 via web
Good Morning Chapter 4. Meet Firebug, POST, and the guessing game. Outside is it thunder, lightning, and rain - in December.
Chapter 4 is up to 12 pages. Need a few hours of sleep so I can get up and work on Chapter 4 some more.
Chapter 3 first draft is born. 33 pages. On to Chapter 4. http://tinyurl.com/9gd2f9
7:00pm December 25th 2008 via web
@mfeldstein67 @iandolphin24 If you find where I can see the Dr. Who Xmas special in the US - let me know.
7:00pm December 25th 2008 via web in reply to
Having a cold and writing Chapter 3 is better than having a cold and hosting a Christmas party. Page 28 - up next functions and try/except
PS3 works as BlueRay player - I worry a bit about the heat. Guitar Hero World Tour arrived broken - long line at the store tomorrow.
@phubbard @mfeldstein67 @mkorcuska I usually am not critically behind on five things at the same time. I got one done so I am down to four
7:00pm December 23rd 2008 via web in reply to
Hungry.
7:00pm December 21st 2008 via web
Working on SI182 with Paul and Sean.
This YouTube video about the Big Mac Air is stupid but I laughed anyways http://tinyurl.com/5qrf23
Chapter 3: Strings done, lists done. On to loops, dictionaries, and functions. Page count: 19. Muse is strong but I am getting sleepy.
Chapter 3 is a slog. It is hard to compress a semester of Python programming into 20 pages. Onward.
7:00pm December 20th 2008 via web
I need a bigger snowblower - I just de-plowed 3 of my neighbor's driveways. I want self-propelled and 2-stage! Only $700 - tempting.
7:00pm December 19th 2008 via web
Left my car parked on the road 10 minutes too long - snow plow went by. More work for me.
Looks like the snow came - we have three inches and coming down fast - I will work from home today.
7:00pm December 18th 2008 via web
@mkorcuska Yeah - we know you love baseball - you single handedly ruined the Tigers :)
7:00pm December 17th 2008 via web in reply to
@mrgarin Thanks - you are the best!
@mrgarin I want to talk to those MSU Global guys about cloudsocial!!!
@mweller I have many thoughts on this - too many. I will try to organize them - this is really cool.
7:00pm December 15th 2008 via web in reply to
For a moment, I thought this hotel did not have wireless. I almost went Joan Crawford.
7:00pm December 15th 2008 via web
Off to Indiana - Finally.
7:00pm December 14th 2008 via web
The Day the Earth Stood Still was pretty good.
7:00pm December 13th 2008 via web
This is cool http://www.dilbert.com/animation/
7:00pm December 12th 2008 via web
@marcoscuevas grandes noticias - espero con impaciencia
7:00pm December 12th 2008 via web in reply to
@phubbard Thanks for the feedback.
7:00pm December 11th 2008 via web in reply to
Chapter 1 draft 1 - up at http://tinyurl.com/5gzfaf - up next writing exams and catching up on E-Mail.
7:00pm December 11th 2008 via web
@simstu Yes - of course. IMS LTI will replace all LMS systems soon!
7:00pm December 10th 2008 via web in reply to
Working on Chapter 1. During commute in - I mentally wrote a long rebuttal to parts of @mfeldstein67 recent post on the open meeting.
7:00pm December 10th 2008 via web
Brain defragment 90% successful - data access is much faster with continuous data. Preface Chapter is done at http://tinyurl.com/6ekljv
Preface version 0.1 done. Need to lay down and close my eyes for a few minutes to defragment my brain before continuing.
7:00pm December 9th 2008 via web
Sorry si539/si502 students I decided to write the preface instead of the exam.
Eating Ice Cream while driving is safer then twittering while driving - especially with an iPhone keyboard.
Urg - the last few pixels ruin the fun.
@simstu Debating IDE allows us to ignore what data is important across the enterprise and the existing enterprise demand for such data.
7:00pm December 9th 2008 via web in reply to
Today's Forecast: Work from Home, Very Productive, Plentiful Coffee.
@simstu Let me guess - they are debating "which bus to use?"
@MattH www.appenginelearn.com
@iandolphin24 Yea - I am tempted to delete my post to hide the evidence. But hey this is twitter and no one is listening anyways.
@peterhoneyman Awsome - totally.
Phone call with O'Reilly editor went quite well - Ed. Board meets next week. I am quite excited. Time to write the preface and Chapter 1
7:00pm December 8th 2008 via web
@xolotl Dang iPhone typing correction! I meant to say "take the long view and let the MKT (market) come in its own time".
7:00pm December 8th 2008 via web in reply to
After two cups of coffee - the headache is abating - perhaps Brent was right all along.
7:00pm December 7th 2008 via web
Staying home today - headache continues - I am trying Brent's suggestion to drink coffee. Brent is still sleeping from the red-eye at 3pm
Off to the Airport to LAX taking Brent to AC/DC concert in LA.
7:00pm December 4th 2008 via web
