Field Notes

Midnight showing of Hellboy 2 with friends - director of Pan's Labyrinth plus Ron Perlman equals unmissable film event.

Crossed the threshold: triceps now the weak link after 105 pushups in 8 minutes - new fitness milestone achieved.

Google's Protocol Buffers: XML binding but faster and simpler, with automatic parsing and serialization built in.

Week 3, Day 1: 99 pushups in 6 minutes despite soreness - running routine adding leg workouts to the mix.

Vancouver by train: four hours along the coast, bald eagles, restaurants, models on every street - perfect getaway city.

Day 3, Week 2: 79 pushups in 12 minutes - 11 more than last week; consistent progress tracking improvement.

Great action movie, but an honest account of what a broken nose actually feels like - and it's nothing like Hollywood glamorizes.

68 pushups in 12 minutes proves the training program works: even fatigued, you're stronger than when you started the week.

Six-week program claims you'll hit 100 consecutive pushups with just 3 sessions weekly. Starting at 17, the test begins.

Developers should publish open source, write blogs, and keep learning - it benefits careers, companies, and hiring alike.

10MinuteMail gaining traction internationally because it's available in multiple languages - unlocking global audiences matters.

Load average 239+ but SSH worked perfectly: Debian + PostgreSQL kept systems responsive even under extreme duress.

Ulta.com crushes Sephora and Drugstore.com on design clarity and visual appeal - simple doesn't mean boring.

SSO bridge between JForum and Atlassian Crowd syncs user groups automatically - no separate forum login needed.

Free ATG Developer Community launches with wiki, forums, code hosting, and issue tracking for open-source projects.

Web 2.0 promised innovation but delivered startups layering trivial value on others' data with zero revenue plans.

A penguin flew in this surprisingly excellent advertisement with music swapped in after the original audio was lost.

ATG development processes deserve documentation, but urgent projects come first.