Patrick Talmadge
From the monthly archives: July 2009
To improve a monthly process I created a SQL script to break mirroring, drop the old database, and swap the new database into rotation. This process was a manual task that is performed every month in three regions. By using the new script we will see some significant reduction in downtime caused by the process. [...]
Finished reading The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything By Ph. D., Ken Robinson. The Element is what Robinson identifies as the point where a talent meets personal passion. The book offers a wide range of stories about the creative journeys of different people with diverse paths to the element; including Paul McCartney, [...]
I ran into some issues when I tried to install Ruby On Rails on Windows. These are the steps I used to finally get Ruby On Rails running on a Window box.
To start you need to download the Windows Ruby installer from Here. I used the 1.8.6-26.exe Final Release. I ran into some [...]
Finished Reading Full Moon Rising (Riley Jensen, Guardian, Book 1) by Keri Arthur. Full Moon Rising is about part vampire, part werewolf Riley Jenson, who works for Melbourne’s Directorate of Other Races, as does her twin brother, Rhoan. When Rhoan goes missing, a powerful vampire, Quinn, appears on Riley’s doorstep and asks for her [...]
Finished reading Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy by Bill Gates. This book offers a 12-step program for companies wanting to drive their business into the digital millennium. Business @ the Speed of Thought is full of examples from companies that have engineered information networks to manage inventory, sales, [...]
Finished Reading Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. Rand considered Atlas Shrugged to be her magnum opus. Atlas Shrugged is about a railroad heiress, Dagny Taggart, as she watches society collapse around her as the government increasingly asserts control over industry. All while society’s most productive citizens, led by the mysterious John Galt, continue to [...]
Finished reading Tax Free Retirement by Patrick Kelly. We were given this book by a financial advisor we are working with to get life insurance. Tax Free Retirement discusses the nine most common financial landmines. Kelly show how your can use a Universal Life Insurance policy for more than just the death benefit; by [...]
Finished reading The Head Trip: Adventures on the Wheel of Consciousness by Jeff Warren. The Head Trip combines a wacky and rigorous self-experimentation in an entertaining guide to varying levels of mental awareness. Warren begins with the mild hallucinogenic state that comes just before true sleep; he tries to sharpen his skills at lucid [...]
I added the new page because I had to remove my Picasa sidebar widget so the iPhone WordPress app would work. The page has a random thumbnail of one of the pictures from each of the photo albums I have hosted on Picasa. You can find the new page in the main navigation menu or [...]
Finished reading White Witch, Black Curse (The Hollows, Book 7) by Kim Harrison. Rachel’s reputation is in tatters. In order to save friends, she used spells that are considered evil and she’s still devastated by the mysterious death of her boyfriend six months earlier. Attempts to solve his murder bleed into a case involving [...]
My Twitter
- Why is the Logitech Harmony software so painfully bad? 2012/02/05
- Fun with programming and toys... http://t.co/2fQ5dHIS 2012/02/02
- @elementdave which model did you get? 2012/01/31
- @elementdave Nice... 3 mins with my small helicopter and you just had to get one? 2012/01/31
- RT @5marks: @patricktalmadge and I will be spending some time in the lab tonight putting some finishing touches on Agora. 2012/01/30
- Thank you @INGDIRECT for shafting me with a $50 fee for a early redemption fee on 30 shares out of a 1070 I sold. #whymutualfundssuck #IRA 2012/01/27
- RT @newsycombinator: Hackers have a twisted sense of humor. Watch this: if you laugh, you're one http://t.co/RdHxFVHq 2012/01/27
- RT @andrewchen: The Secret To Pinterest's Astounding Success: A Brilliant Sign-Up Process You Should Copy http://t.co/AsGi9pBx 2012/01/25
- 2 year old + Headlamp = nighttime play with out power #snowpocolypse #2012 2012/01/21
- Took a break from work to play in the snow with my son. #goodtimes #workingfromhome 2012/01/18
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