Field Notes

Investigating an abandoned government research compound (Picnic Point Facility) turned into an adventure - full story with photos.

Don't trap yourself in convention. If you're hungry, eat. If you're tired, sleep. Stop waiting for permission to live.

Working in coffee shops beats isolation, but slow wifi and loud conversations make remote meetings frustrating.

Halo 3's online multiplayer offers casual social gaming without planning dinners - pure fun protecting Earth from aliens.

ATG's installer remains broken on OS X, but a single config.xml fix bypasses the platform limitations plaguing developers.

A new gift rule: no physical items unless on a wishlist or approved by spouse. Money and cards still welcome.

Cold Seattle weather becomes cozy with a wood stove, hot chocolate, and Halo 3 multiplayer with friends.

Eclipse, SSH, and iGTD power my workflow - these three tools handle coding, server management, and task capture.

Emacs can edit files inside .war and .ear archives using archive-mode - add three lines to your config and edit deployments directly.

10MinuteMail now supports 29 languages and runs on Seam 2.0.CR1 - hopefully cutting the OutOfMemory errors.

ATG's product explosion (Ticketing, Search, Merchandising, etc.) sells licenses but ignores the core platform issues.

Block malicious IPs in Linux with iptables - a simple script keeps brute-force attackers from hammering your server.

My car died on the highway, but a friend's quick advice (unplug the MAF) saved me - turned out to be a loose intercooler hose.

Train travel from Seattle to Vancouver beats flying - spectacular ocean views, space to move, and no driving stress.

Weight loss despite travel and infrequent gym sessions, a family reunion in Denver, and upgrading from a three-year-old camera.

Emma's lemur photo slideshow captures the charm of these fascinating primates in vibrant detail.

XSS and SQL injection are the web's deadliest threats - ATG Dynamo helps but doesn't solve the problem completely.

10MinuteMail got a mention in the latest Jobacle podcast - worth checking out if you follow tech communities.

Editing nested RepositoryItems in ATG requires programmatic tricks with RepositoryFormHandler subclassing - this approach works.

ATG Dynamo's StringUtils class quietly handles validation with isEmpty() and isBlank() methods.