BurningbirdThe clouds broke today and for the first time in about three weeks, I finally had a chance to go for a long walk. The fall colors have started, and I was able to get some color shots. I am concerned, though, that something might be wrong with the camera. The photos seems to have […]
My brother asked me what I wanted to keep of my father’s and I answered without hesitation, his cane. Upon further reflection, I also asked for his books, and I’ll borrow the photos long enough to make digital copies. I bought Dad the cane years ago when he starting slowing up a bit, at the […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Another entry from Slashdot, this one about an alternative to SQL, based on SQL guru Chris Date’s innovations in the field. This alternative, known as ‘Tutorial D’, would seek to eliminate some of the more persistent relational DB problems, such as that pesky multi-meaning null. Is a field null because it makes no […]