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The Twitter Diaries: 2010-02-22 CO, SF, LA
Porgy gives me my money now – well, actually, Larry does. Or will soon. Whatever – I’ll be employed. #
call them, if you wish… emotions – Learn Italian in Song: Emozioni http://bit.ly/aB7GVi #
Had a skype video chat w the kid last night. She’s settling in to Aus and has fallen in love with a horse (in a good way) #
I’m up on the tightwire, one side’s ice and one is fire http://bit.ly/c7Kz32 …and working without a net. #
that actually went pretty well. #
Italians speak of un lavoro certosino (work of a Carthusian monk) – a numbingly detailed and finicky task. That’s what I’m doing right now #
My tweeps are so diverse that the juxtapositions can be very entertaining. #
Only problem with a public transport commute is that I can’t sing. At least not out loud. #
@nonstick or might make me new friends #
if i could only have you near to breathe a sigh or two, I would be happy just to hold the hands I love on this winter night with you. #
(this morning’s playlist features Gordon Lightfoot, who might be a distant relative; there’s a Lightfoot somewhere in my family tree) #
@nonstick trust me, I have to work at it #
my plan of not working this weekend looks as if it will not work. #
^ why was there a bagpiper walking through Denver International Airport? No idea, but I liked it.
Heading back to SF after a tough workday/week. Cautiously hopeful the next will be easier. Wd help to rest this wkd, may not get much. #
@lewellyn notUnless they let me in for free. #
@lewellyn thanks, let me see what tomw looks like. Will you be there? #
@jeffreytaylor I will slap them if you won’t. That’s never good behavior, and wildly unacceptable now. #
Waking up slowly. Wish I had someone to bring me coffee in bed. Guess that wd be room service. #
@trine @jeffreytaylor maybe the correct response is yes, thank the Lord. When is He bringing lunch? #
@c_bright you can comevisit in CO fog our next snowstorm. Actually, you /should/ come while I’m still there. #
@c_bright don’t even know! Guessing I’ll move after my intl trip mid march to early April. #
Quiche and coffee on Mkt st. Might be nicer with company, but it’s pretty damn good alone. #
Just passed John Cleese walking around Union Sq. I was cool. #
@NomdeB no, I played it yes I know who you are but I’m so cool I’ll leave you alone #
Time to dress a bit more formally for work. Burning up the Amex @bananarepublic #
@nonstick I was guessing. #
@Schlomo where are you geographically? I’m in SF til next Friday evening. #
Not usually an enthusiastic shopper, but that was fun, and pretty good value for money. Woulda bought red if I’d found it, got pink instead. #
RT @c_bright: RT @TheSquare M.C. Escher… in Lego: http://bit.ly/bTqg0D – one thing I will need for my new home: big pile o’ Legos! #
@italylogue I was a frustrated Lego lover as a kid, now that I’m a grownup I can have as many Legos as I damn well please! #
time to go find a book to read and something to eat. And maybe shoes. #
Dim sum for lunch. Have i mentioned I love this city? #
Afternoon of wine and talk with @jeffreytaylor – we both needed it #
in an amazingly good mood. Half (or more) a bottle of NZ Pinot Noir – but, more, good friendships – will do that for me. #
@JohnCleese that /was/ you I saw in SF’s Union Square today, wasn’t it? #
waiting for my Valentine. #
@lskrocki highly non-specific use of language, IMHO. A French kiss is just one way of making out. #
the problem with fancy business clothing is that it needs to be ironed. Did enough of that in one year of attending a private girls’ school. #
@webmink yum! Please share that recipe. #
@bubbva are you sure it was the cat? #
@lskrocki kids these days! You can’t teach ’em anything. #
I should be out enjoying the city or at my desk working. What I may actually do is go back to sleep. Or read a book. #
@jeffreytaylor do NOT feel guilty. You cannot take care of anyone if you’re falling apart yourself. That Is the first rule of caregiving #
@almightygod but Jesus was a Capricorn #wwjd #
Barbies Next Career? Computer Engineer – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/bMkql2 #
Learn Italian in song: My skin, white and perfumed, Needs caresses stillNeeds caresses now http://bit.ly/1194h9 #
Learn Italian in Song: Parole Parole If you didnt exist, someone would have to invent you http://bit.ly/9QLuuw #
@feliciaday the shortest Darth Vader ever #
learn an Italian song for Valentine’s Day: Gli Ostacoli del Cuore http://bit.ly/dc6XWT #
here’s a long-lost (by me, anyway) treat for my geek Valentines: Bryan Cantrill talks Dtrace at Google http://bit.ly/a4TmMs #
does anyone know how to turn off the 2-finger resize on Mac touchpads? Annoys the crap out of me in OpenOffice. #
yes, I am doing work. No, I will not be doing this all day. #
seems like parents worry way too much about the influence of cartoon role models on their girls. But, then, my daughter had Buffy. #
@webmink one of my favorite things to do when traveling: buy local groceries #
I have been so girly this weekend: bought clothes, shoes, and makeup. #
Slow train to my first day on campus as an Oracle employee. Suspect it will differ from analogous day at Sun, April 1 2008. #
@GeorgeTrujillo isn’t it Day One all over again for you? 😉 #
Cultural adjustment is always tiring, even when it’s also exciting. #
@cwarticki #
@italylogue actually, this is about corporate cultural adjustment, but the principle is the same. #travel #
RT @oracletechnet: Remember to land at otn.oracle.com tomorrow at 10am PT for my live chat with Mark Reinhold. We want your questions! #
hmm. Not all of my usual communications channels work from here. #
Productive day. Hope to regain a few braincells with food. #
Remains of breakfast scone (in bag) found upon purse excavation. Yay! Now I can hold out til a decent hour for dinner. #
Btw, Oracle has very good coffee. I approve. #
Does Stallman drive a ‘Stang? Could swear I just saw him in one in SF #
Return to Denver late Friday, fly to LA Sunday. Who do I know there? #
Hangin out to observe how the pros doVideo/webcast. Already concluded i can’t afford these production values #
RT @ocp_advisor: Watching Oracle Technology Network Live @livestream http://bit.ly/ak8OvU #
RT @dboyll: RT @oracletechnet: It’s Oracle TechCast Live! Ask Mark Reinhold your questions: http://ow.ly/17VLj #oracletechnet #oracle #java #
This is impressive, takes ~10 people to do besides the ones you see on camera. #
Gotta get some of my folks on here. Maybe all four of the Bs at once. No, studio would combust… #
Brendan’s back: Little Shop of Performance Horrors – Sun Video http://bit.ly/3r89dH (told you I’d get my videos back online…) #
@bsousapt we’re here to help. Especially when the ideas you’re taking to management involve Sun+Oracle goods. 😉 #
Richard’s back and downloadable (slowly) ZFS Workshop at LISA 08 – http://bit.ly/7KDLHS – gonna have to BitTorrent this stuff… #
@bsousapt Nice. I always enjoy direct contact with the customers. #
@NomdeB I’ll hopefully need house stuff soon. 😉 #
@NomdeB looking for easy commute, hence near Caltrain. Don’t know when. (Wd be nice if I had control over ANY aspect of my life rt now!) #
a cheerful little song for the day Learn Italia in Song: La Pulce dAcqua http://bit.ly/biHpjv #
and here’s a silly one: Learn Italian in Song: Eri Piccola Cosi http://bit.ly/brndN9 #
okay, would anybody else in the entire universe like to come hit me in the head with a baseball bat? Take a number. #
…and a melancholy one Learn Italian in Song: Questo Piccolo Grande Amore http://bit.ly/dmvMJ3 #
can’t win for losing today. Hotel offers wine in the evenings, but only til 6:30, it turns out. I got there at 6:40. #
Grabbed wrong bits of paper out of ticket machine so I’m on caltrain w/out a ticket. Conductor nice, so it’s not a 250 mistake… #
RT @danilop: OpenOffice.org and Solaris 10 in eWEEK’s Top 25 Technologies Of The Decade – http://shar.es/m19EZ #
RT @creepyed: Super excited for the Colorado Front Range Girl Geek Dinner at 6pm at CB & Potts Restaurant & Brewery in Broomfield!! #
@acworkma we were advised to change even if not expiring. Thanks for the reminder – haven’t done it yet #
@MYSTICASALLY trust me, c’e’ molto che non va in Shreveport. #
Don’t forget that when. you. get. to. Heaven you’ll be blessed, yes, it’s All For The Best http://bit.ly/dBDh12 #
the Bill ‘n’ Jeff show is back: Kernel Conference Australia 2009: Jeff Bonwick and Bill Moore keynote – Sun Video http://bit.ly/onzN3 #
RT @guercheLE: If Men Wrote Womens Magazines | Cool Material http://ping.fm/audlQ #
RT @wanderingitaly: Let the barfing begin! On Tuscans EatingCat | Wandering Italy Blog–> http://bit.ly/coU4WD #
Talk about Republicans shutting down the American policymaking process, and ignoring the will of the voters. http://bit.ly/b503nu #
@mschoenu say no. #
today’s video talent is late, perhaps because of the small plane crash in Palo Alto. I need a do-over on most of this week. #
Graham’s back: ZFS Discovery Day: Total Cost of Ownership – Sun Video http://bit.ly/desSTO #
Bryan’s back: Visualizing DTrace: Sun Storage 7000 Analytics – Sun Video http://bit.ly/8ZmpEG #
Sriram is back: Using DTrace to Analyze Your Webstack – Sun Video http://bit.ly/ds1L3c #
@bubbva were you able to get in to MPK? Waiting to film somebody and he ain’t showing, wondering if he’s having trouble getting here. #
@jimpick y’all just never get tired of Cantrill, do you? 😉 #
Now archiving stuff I didn’t know I would need to archive… #
Now archiving stuff I didn’t know I would need to archive… #
@mschoenu confront him/her? Sounds like they’re deliberately taking advantage. Or say sorry, I have to spend my time on paying work. #
When they leave me alone to get on with what I’m good at, well, the results are good. Really pleased with today’s video shoot. #
I see red, people – YouTube – deirdresun’s Channel http://bit.ly/c5dW1v #
Nick is once more highly available – A Conversation with Jack Adams – Sun Video http://bit.ly/aGj0Y5 #
George is back: Jack Adams Interviews George Wilson on ZFS – Sun Video http://bit.ly/GUTvf #
…and Valerie is once more secure: OpenSolaris Security – Sun Video http://bit.ly/KvwoH #
RT @akumar: The Case For An Older Woman OkTrends http://j.mp/bTWZya [incidentally, *much* better graphs then last time] #
RT @bklein34: These silly naysayers getting in the way… they’ve yet to learn resistance is futile. – Heh. You and I should work together. #
dear lazyweb: what’s the best/easiest way to make my videos available via BitTorrent? #
@macsun needs more expertise than I have to set it up, tho I did sign up a while ago. #
@creepyed wish I was there! Tell the gals I said hello. #
Perhaps my job title should be talent manager for alpha geeks. #
@Padmasree been wondering whether the US infatuation with novelty is genetic. Most of our ancestors had to be risk-takers. #rustechdel #
@creepyed glad to hear it! Sounds like a success. #
@IgorMinar yay! #beatCancer #
@AdamBusch not if he recently had oral surgery #
At the end of a highly varied day, can’t decide whether to take a hot bath or just go to sleep. #
had a coupon from my Banana Republic shopping spree, used it at the Gap to buy new jeans. Surprise: fit into a yet smaller size! #
didn’t I just do this drinking from the firehose thing 3 years ago? Good thing I have lifelong skills in cultural adaptation. #
@thinguy I already like the hold music better. And now I know who’s behind the scenes at BTV. #
@ptribble link? #
ummm… dance music changed to Mozart. Interesting. #
http://twitpic.com/13zun7 Hermione is a chav? #
I enjoy@iamsrk ‘s tweets. He seems like a very nice guy, especially considering he’s a global megastar. Americans: look up Shah Rukh Khan #
not shown – ouch! #
@thinguy me, too. So we should be able to breeze through these, right? #
is anyone able to download the preso from the link they gave us? #
@bsousapt internal thing #
http://bit.ly/dtUTPN – Configuring Sun Cluster Software With Oracle RAC/CRS and Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems #
going to need to get well away from a desk after this. #
argh! It’s the answerbot! #
well, yes, of course I’m traveling in this interim period. And every other month of the year. #
hrm. I don’t think blip.tv’s ftp upload option is working. Tried it twice, no new files showing up anywhere. #
Somehow my brain just totally shuts out words from the answerbot. #
RT @TEDchris: I was criticized last yr for reading ?s for Bill Gates from my Mac. So this year… http://bit.ly/cQjHT0 – thx for LOL! #
Strange mood. So much was good this week, so much was horribly stressful. Can I declare this Friday night already? Need a weekend. #
besides, I’m having weird attacks of numbness in my right hand which probably mean I should lay off the keyboarding… #
We’d be so grand at the game, so carefree together that it does seem a shame… http://bit.ly/cZCdOZ #
@comay very strange week. What was up with the fire alarm in MPK today? (I wasn’t there, but we had a meeting interrupted.) #
agh! complicit in their own oppression! they deserved their punishment & it would help stem sex outside marriage. http://bit.ly/abnyfI #
RT @Radu43: @empoprises we are having a great time. – did that need a /sarcasm tag? #
RT @NomdeB: Mindtime Maps http://bit.ly/b6gbYJ says I refuse to acknowledge or be bound by others’ rules. 😉 – u needed to be told that? #
could use about a week of sleep. Ain’t gonna get it. #
Tucker is back: SETI For The People: Addressing the Challenge of Massive Data Sharing – Oracle Solaris Video http://bit.ly/ddTkZ1 #
is email weirdly quiet today, or is it just me? #
@kbeninato equestrian events are also unisex, but sadly lacking in winter Olympics #
Free ride on muni because the machine is broken. I owe you a buck, Jeffrey! #
@nonstick yeah, who knew that having >1 gb of storage was extravagant? I have 5.5 tb of video material #
Been a lovely 10 days in SF. Back to Denver (to drive home in the snow?), wash clothes, and repack for LA. Gnah. #
Fri night traffic far less than predicted, butgives me time for a tempura dinner at sfo. #
Sfo STILL doesn’t have free wifi? Lame. #
Nice to be somebody on sn airline agAin. Frontier Ascent status netted me 2 free checked bags and a seat upgrade tonight #
Whoever Brendan Hickey is, they’ve been paging him for an hour at sfo #
Looks like a couple inches of snow. Drive home gonna be fun #
Get me my damn bags before I fall asleep! #
ah, yes, home is where the TV is ALWAYS ON. Gah! Can’t wait to NOT share living space. #
got home at 1:45 am after a tense drive in the snow, slept til 9, leapt out of bed to do laundry, expense report, repack… #
it’s days like this when I need a house spouse #
My no news is good news kid: if she calls me, it’s a crisis. If she doesn’t, she’s probably fine. Wd be nice to hear 1st-hand she’s happy. #
Roger Ebert’s Journal It is more erotic to wonder if you’re about to be kissed than it is to be kissed. http://bit.ly/bCm9uB #
kid was talking to everyone else in the world, on my AT&T bill. Guess who no longer has a working iPhone? AT&T cust serv rocks, I must say. #
@LusciousPear laying eggs appeals to you? #
my generation survived our youth without being constantly in touch with distant friends and family. Seems to be a lost art. #
last day to use old expense reporting system is Monday. So of course it’s down for maintenance today. #
the way were celebrating and getting drunk on it is far more depraved than anything hes done. http://bit.ly/9dQbWV http://bit.ly/dqXgSL #
In Italy, Mussolini makes comeback – Italy for the past 15 years has cultivated a gradual revisionism of Fascism http://bit.ly/dq0z6Y #
a profound statement of traditional Italian vacation habits: the same sea, the same beach, practically the same ombrellone (beach umbrella #
Im a woman, Im not a saint; Dont tempt me, Im not a saint http://bit.ly/1194h9 #
Learn Italian in Song: Sentimento, Pentimento when there is feeling There is never regret. http://bit.ly/cfffq3 #
an Italian Malaysian pirate: Learn Italian in Song: Sandokan http://bit.ly/9VCEsq #
Cultural divides within families are hard. #
Better learn to go it alone, recognize you’re out on your own http://bit.ly/bIafmk (don’t be distracted by the very 80s video…) #
Realizing I failed to manage cultural expectations within my own family. Failed to be an Italian wife or mamma. Never wanted to be either. #
got a lot done today but haven’t packed yet. What’s the weather going to be like in El Lay? #
@svaroschi I failed with my family because they expected me to be those things. It was a wrong expectation, though. #
Wth is going on at DIA? Never saw it so crowded #
Wifi at DIA is AWOL. So much for getting that expense report done here. Flights leaving gates early to de-ice. Hmm. #
Nodules of ice and grit looked like a skin disease on my car. Grossed me out; had to scrape it all off with my shoe. Ok, I’m a little OCD. #
Wd have preferred To be doing this training in SF. #
Waiting to get a rental car at LAX. Good thing I’ve got over my driving phobia #
Haven’t been to LA in 10 years or more. If Disneyland even counts. #
Apologies to my kid: she ran up the bill b4 understanding she’d pay roaming even on skype calls w iPhone in Aus. #
Last wk was All About Oracle. This wk is Solaris sysadmin training pt 2 (don’t laugh). My head may explode. #
Avis, when you’ve got a long line of people waiting to rent is not the time for employees to go on break. #
This is why I avoid renting cars whenever possible: process too slow. #
last time ever wrestling with our old and very sucky expense reporting system. Tells me there’s an error when there isn’t one. #
@vdotw my understanding was deadline tomorrow, receipts tomorrow. Sure hope so, else I have wasted a few more unrecoverable hours onthis POS #
Don’t have a dinner engagement tonight after all. Just as well – tired, with another intense week ahead of me. #
@bubbva they’re going to let you entertain us? #
Tintarella (a little color) is a cutesy word for suntan.This was one of the first big hits for the fabulous Mina. http://bit.ly/1194h9 #
for an urb that relies so much on the car LA has a disproportionate share of idiotic drivers. Nearly got hit twice – in a parking lot! #
kid lamenting the drawbacks of parents on FB. She should be glad she was born too soon for me to be a mommy blogger. 😉 #
@nonstick don’t worry about it. No matter what you do, your kids will someday blame you for everything. #
@NomdeB damn, sorry I missed it. Is there a reply somewhere? What music did they use? #
Countries Beginning with I Learn Italian in Song: Ti Voglio Bene http://bit.ly/9u5mGB #
RT @lewellyn: In the Linux vs. Solaris Debate, Watch out for Scalability FUD http://shar.es/mm0nX – (damn, do I know /everyone/?) #
His entire expression and posture are eloquently Italian, a cross between a shrug and Che ci vuoi fare? http://bit.ly/bwRZds #
@svaroschi I was. For that matter, I probably don’t fit the American wife/mother norms, either. #
@lewellyn I think I’ve filmed practically everyone who is anyone in my corner of this industry… #
Waking up is hard to do. #
@vdotw when he’s a teenager you’ll have the opposite problem. #
Not feeling well at all. I may have finally reached break point. Which is going to make sysadmin training all kinds of fun. #
@jlb13 thanks, I dimly recall we covered SMF in part 1 of the training, so I may be safe. #
@NomdeB requires Silverlight, one thing too many to deal with today #
@PizzoC: here’s a Papa Ratzi antidote: Papa Fan: A Satirist for the Modern Papacy http://bit.ly/axKCH1 #
RT @IgorMinar: Only wimps use milliseconds in perf tests! Nanoseconds FTW! #
The Twitter Diaries: 2010-01-28 CO
(In reverse chron order, sorry!)
Jan 28, 2010
@KathySierra a lot of us prefer keyboards, though. I find handwriting painful and screen-touching slow. And I type VERY fast.
RT @wanderingitaly: Mmmm. RT: @ContextItaly: Jewish Cuisine in Rome event May 17, led by the wonderful Katie Parla http://bit.ly/9b24Xw
@nonstick that is very true.
@nonstick I don’t understand everything I film & tweet, but by force of repetition, a lot is sinking in. I can occasionally fool people 😉
RT @zalez: Brendan Gregg measures excellent COMSTAR iSCSI performance on Storage 7000 Systems: http://tr.im/LThM
@llcrowe plus rephrasing to make it fit while typing very fast and doing the PR job of choosing what to emphasize. Worse than minuting a mtg
@elfquest sadly, there is usually more of both to be done…
I am wrung out by a day of filming followed by most of a day of live tweeting – both activities harder than they might seem.
@kbeninato now, now – a little journalistic integrity, please. 😉
@gracekboyle bring ’em all to the Girl Geeks Dinner on Feb 17th, right?
@kbeninato who’s Chris Matthews? Did we forget that he’s a moron?
RT @dboyll: Watch Larry Ellison’s presentation from today’s Oracle + Sun strategy event http://bit.ly/cPOuSL #oraclesun #oracle #sun
they all keep standing up to applaud. Does that mean they’re going to get off their butts and do something?
a president who knows how to use irony, who’da thunk?
a friend asks: Is it okay to say that The President is HOT? Oh, yes…
RT @oracletechnet: Sun and Oracle: Overview and Frequently Asked Questions for the Developer Community http://bit.ly/9dP2E4 #oraclesun
lord, what a lot of grim looking old white dudes
gonna watch the State of the Union, but not going to live tweet it. 5 hours of that was enough for one day
@ThinGuy As of today, however, you will refrain from such jokes and from pictures of goobs. Guess I better not talk about Italian slang, eh?
RT @opensolaris: Oracle will enthusiastically support JUGs, OpenSolaris User Groups, & other Sun-related communities http://bit.ly/ctYbVW
I figured I’d lose followers with my Tweet storm today. Instead, I gained ’em. I guess my name is again becoming associated with technology.
@drewjensen nothing particular intended by the choice of song; I’ve been transferring stuff from my old site and am re-releasing a bunch
time for a break from technolog: Learn Italian in Song: E la Barca Torn� Sola http://bit.ly/1194h9
RT @dboyll: <exhale> now the real work begins. thanks all for watching. the best is yet to come. #oraclesun – you are so right…
RT @rwang0: #oraclesun now top trending topic on #twitter. outdoing #apple #ipad. very interesting – Tweeters know what’s reallly important?
My family would abandon me immediately if I ran for office. #oraclesun
Size is an advantage as long as you have the right people. We have quality people, in quantity. #oraclesun
The idea that you’re too big to innovate is just ludicrous #oraclesun
user group performs essential function of giving us contact with broad range of customers, even more important in this transition #oraclesun
we’ve got to have that very close relationship with customers, whether via user groups or at customer sites. #oraclesun
Community criticism and ideas are useful to us. Our engineering is response to specfic cust inputs. Want direct relationships #oraclesun
? on benefits of user communities to O. Most important thing is you tell us what isn’t working, where improvements needed. #oraclesun
How can you be against cloud computing? That’s all there is! #oraclesun
@ben glad to help. Confess I wasn’t attentive to every single minute.
@lewellyn Kimball Brown. Can’t remember where I’ve met him.
why isn’t O in consumer electronics? We need to make money at the things we’re good at. iTunes runs on Exadata server #oraclesun
wait, I know that Kimball guy. Not sure from where. My internal faces DB is overloaded. #oraclesun
@bsousapt great minds?
just have to do a better job of delivering wonderful engineering output and delivering it to customers. #oraclesun
We will make 1.5 billion in operating profit in first year as promised. Fabulous customers, wonderful pipleline #oraclesun
how long do investors have to wait? We’ll be profitable in February, March, April… contributing to O profits from 1st month #oraclesun
truth is we’re hiring 2000 people to beef up Sun biz – 2x as many as we’ll be laying off. We’re not cutting Sun to profitability #oraclesun
was v upset to see articles about O laying off half of Sun. That’s highly irresponsible to make up and print. They shd be ashamed #oraclesun
think what we can do in 12, 24, 48 months. It’s going to be exciting. #oraclesun
we ran a lot faster on tiny fraction of power, lower cost… just an example of what we can do in 9 months #oraclesun
we configured Sun system w O software, tuned it up, and blew the doors off IBM in a machine that took up <10 floor space #oraclesun
when O & Sun started working together we had 2 projects – Exadata 2, and to look at SPARC to marry w O DBs to compare w IBM #oraclesun
RT @glynnfoster: @DeirdreS I like ZFS Storage Appliance a lot more – means more to me as an end user #oraclesun – me, too
we’ll be announcing other systems that integrate our software and Sun’s hardware. #oraclesun
if you’re a NetApp user you should look at this as the next generation – faster, costs less, has more snapshots, v interesting #oraclesun
look very closely at the ZFS Storage Appliance another example of storage integrated w hardware delivering huge amts of value. #oraclesun
I mean will NOW be called ZFS Storage Appliance #oraclesun
Sun 7000 will not be called ZFS Storage Appliance #oraclesun
it’s Larry time! #oraclesun
RT @iamsrk: think v bring up our kids too repressed & uneducated about sexuality… powerful statement for India, even today!
RT @martinwake: Register: Steve Jobs uncloaks the ‘iPad’. World continues to revolve around sun. …you mean Oracle! #oraclesun
http://twitpic.com/101mwm lips!
and now Sun with a 0 margin – ouch! #oraclesun
@jeffreytaylor yes, I’m feeling good about this.
@ruperthowe Oracle announced ealier that we will continue to give away openoffice for free. Who you gonna call? 😉
RT @timbray: With Sun, 9K more services professionals. Most customers already got support from both, should make life easier #oraclesun
Oracle we will support our technologies forever #oraclesun
@webmink you thought you were going to get away that easily? 😉
all mgd by Oracle Enterprise Manager – one env to manage SPARC and x86 virturalization, able to manage pools of SPARC and x86 #oraclesun
will use LDOMs as we use XEN, OracleVM will run on both x86 & SPARC w exact same capabilities #oraclesun
again, a single source of support for these complex environments. When something goes wrong, we will be able to fix the problem #oraclesun
virtualization: will have most comprehensive virtualization solution set from desktop to server, integ of entire stack #oraclesun
over 50k customers run mission-critical apps on Solaris. #oraclesun
operating systems: will build & test prods together with Solaris as we did with Linux. invest significantly in both #oraclesun
build integ bettween biz intell and open office
Cloud Office will be a web based prod suit w web, desktop and mobile UI to edit same docs #oraclesun
OpenOffice will be mgd as indep global biz unit, retaining Sun dev and support teams, including openoffice.org community ed #oraclesun
we’ll make MySQL support better, better cust exp #oraclesun Will build integrations w/ some of our integrated infrastructure
We’re gonna make MySQL better, independent biz unit with separate sales force #oraclesun
Screven is up. Deep breath, everyone. picking up MySQL (disagreement on how to pronounce it). #oraclesun
@akumar a few tens of thousands of us are paying attention to #oraclesun launch
@nonstick you’re not the only one. Go get a drink.
@InsightSoftware to my great disappointment, the cake is not chocolate
whoa, Twitter going down piece by piece. Trending topics and lists have disappeared.
did we kill local trending topics feature on twitter? #oraclesun
http://twitpic.com/1019g7 …before we cut into it #oraclesun
@vdotw I can try…
@BabyJenks23 Cool We have a gang of Deirdres on Twitter, you should come out as a Deirdre 😉
http://twitpic.com/1019g7 …before we cut into it
RT @glassfish: #Hudson is listed explicitly by ThomasKurian. Was not expecting a mention. Great. #oraclesun
will also continue to support and invest in Eclipse #oraclesun
NetBeans: we’ll bring focus to 2-3 areas where unique: dynamic langs and scripting, mobile dev, ref implementation for JavaEE dev #oraclesun
live-tweeting is hard work. Time for pizza!
unify API between standard and mobile editions. #oraclesun
WebLogic sttrategic prod for enterprise deployments. In mobile, WORA. Optimize Java ME for startup & run, power consuption #oraclesun
optimizing garbage collection #oraclesun continue to support all leading OSs
deliver Java SE7 w support modularity, multiple languages (JVM can run & exec multiple langs), improve perf, support multicore #oraclesun
and revitalize Java commuity of 10 million devlopers worldwide. #oraclesun
Kurian on software strategy to deliver a complete, open, integrated stack. Extends stack to hdw, infrastructure, db, middleware #oraclesun
Qualcomm: was worried about Sun being picked up by IBM, i was steering my people away from buying Sun. Now happy #oraclesun
Fowler: savings out of COGs and overhead will be put back into products #oraclesun Using O software to implement global supply chain
will close 2 dist centers in US and EMEA. We expect to get better customer satisfaction at lower cost #oraclesun
reducing supply chain by 50, reduce shipping locations by 60, implement 100 direct ship for all products #oraclesun
significantly reduce number of actual products we offer, have already reduced 50 of price-listed products. #oraclesun
reduce cost on distribution centers. Other changes: moving supply chain to v simple model, focus on actual customer demand #oraclesun
advantages will be that our material will be at most common usable level, so we can react fast, save on freight & logistics #oraclesun
build to order vs build to stock – Sun has been latter, which works with predictable demand. Model will change to build to order #oraclesun
Cindy Reese to explain how to do hardware delivery, supply chain changes. #oraclesun
and more here: Brendan Gregg on DTrace – Sun Video http://bit.ly/7uq94h #oraclesun
improved storage mgt capability with DTrace analytics – more about that here: Sun Video http://bit.ly/8ZmpEG #oraclesun
7000 ZFS storage appliance – first time I’ve seen that terminology #oraclesun
increasing investment in Sun 7000 unified storage will be single platform for Tier 1-3 storage #oraclesun – unique in industry #oraclesun
storage is mission critical because it holds your data. We’ve been working on telemetry svcability, add O capability to do that #oraclesun
Splane: we are also hiring #oraclesun Give us a call.
@tchrischan if the city of SF is smart, they’ll beef up BART and Muni that week
RT @GarySoup: Eat your heart out, Steve Jobs. #oraclesun is top twitter trend in San Francisco at the moment
RT @perw: RT @oracletechnet: we’re going to invest in JavaOne as dedicated conference, and taking it global to boot #oraclesun
#oraclesun accelerated and improved SPARC roadmap, working across the layers – look at how db interacts with microprocessor, how to optimize
#oraclesun Mike Splain up to talk about SPARC. improving energy efficiency, availability. As part of O we’ll be enhancing overall strategy
first integration of full on Oracle regression testing in Fowler’s systems and service farms TODAY #oraclesun
@tchrischan you can rent your sofa, like for Mardi Gras in New Orleans 😉 #oraclesun
also invest in virtualization, DTrace… slides shown too briefly! Can we download them from somewhere? #oraclesun
increase investment in Solaris, in core techs eg scalability, ZFS. If you are an OS engineer, we’re hiring. #oraclesun
#oraclesun using our capabilities for security, scale, predictive self-healing, fault management, serviceability
#oraclesun Fowler: application performance leadership will be our focus. Sounds as if performance know-how will be in high demand.
RT @oracletechnet: JavaOne co-located w Oracle Develop in SF, run in parallel to Oracle OpenWorld (not merged)-& in BRIC #oraclesun #javaone
#oraclesun John Fowler comes out quoting the Grateful Dead. Umm…
#oraclesun JavaOne call for papers opens Feb 10
#oraclesun We can invest in things that Sun perhaps couldn’t afford to do – 70 city customer interaction tour
@nonstick I guess everyone there in person, which includes some Sun people
@davest glad to be of service
#oraclesun a more balanced, focused approach to partnering to provide better svc, support, accountability
#oraclesun hiring 2000 sales professionals as soon as we can find them in storage, server, tape, enterprise software, biz intelligence…
#oraclesun direct relationship, high touch with strategic customers – top 1700 strategic accounts will have direct presenct from Oracle.
#oraclesun optimize the supply chain.
focus on engg and developing innovative products, not commodity. Let Dell do that. Producs that scale out and never go down #oraclesun
#oraclesun We want integrated solutions says CMU customer
Over last 25 yrs tech stack has gotten v complicated, it’s an immense hassle to have so many layers & try to get it all to work. #oraclesun
#oraclesun …will all continue to be available, protects our investment. You’ll be the 1st org that spans the entire tech stack
CMU guy: We run Oracle and Sun in every corner of our org, v pleasing to know that the Sun systems we rely on – ID mgt, Java #oraclesun
Great opp to secure some of the techs that Sun has, I’m going to hightight Lustre – supercomputing close to our hearts. #oraclesun
We’ve been forced for years to do this systems integration role. We like Oracle being the only one we have to call when something goes wrong
customers from the Atomic Weapon Lab in the UK, Carnegie Mellon University We’ve wanted an integrated stack for years #oraclesun
We want to create the IBM of the 1960s but on an open platform Continue to support open source such as MySQL. #oraclesun
RT @vdotw: there’s simply no other company that can claim they’re in the complete systems business. #oraclesun
RT @toddsheetz: Oracle handed out stickers this morning that say We’re Hiring. #oraclesun
We’re gonna make Sun the gold standard in servers and storage. #oraclesun
keeping Java, Sun, Solaris products and brands. It’s in our interest and customers’ interests to take care of these products. #oraclesun
We’re going to spend a lot of money – 4.3 billion on R&D #oraclesun
If you have the entire stack you can engineer in support ahead of time. #oraclesun
a lot of the breakthroughs going forward will be the interaction between layers #oraclesun
Charles Phillips: Hopefully you’ve had a better week than I’ve had. #oraclesun Love a man who confronts controversy head-on.
full conference room here in BRM 3, all waiting to hear from the new boss. #oraclesun
Note to my variegated gang of followers: it’ll be almost all technology and business from me today. If you’re not interested, mute now!
@acworkma I’ve been using Dreamhost for years, pretty happy.
let’s see if we can get #oraclesun into trending topics today. I mean, really, 5 out of 10 slots for Apple?
RT @timfoster: Looking forward to hearing why I should want to work for Oracle (other than the pay cheque & getting paid to work on Solaris)
@dboyll aww, thanks! #oraclesun
RT @ThinGuy: Apple will announce something I can’t afford. Oracle will announce things that determine what I can afford. Watching Larry.
@DeirdreS the forrester research guy?
@DeirdreS think alike?;)
@metadaddy shoot the proofreader – they misused it’s in the headline
@shawnferry I think we’re on our own on t-shirts.
having 1 large team of engineers who all talk to each other. That gives us a huge advantage. #oraclesun
that strategy made IBM most important company in the history of the Earth. We kind of like that strategy, so we’re gonna adopt it #oraclesun
RT @DeirdreS: RT @martinwake: Register: Steve Jobs uncloaks the ‘iPad’. World continues to revolve around sun. …you mean Oracle! #or …
@ditucci well done! @rohrer had heer 20th anniversary last Friday #sun
hey, Sunnies: let’s all live-tweet the #Oracle event today, just to, um, annoy the Apple fans. Can’t let Jobs hog the limelight.
RT @wendybiird: LOVE the way they’re hitting this head on & turning it into a win for the #LGBT community – http://bit.ly/69VnM0
@lewellyn we’re getting audio and video feeds separately with a huge lag, so I’m ignoring the video
continuing development of JavaFX #oraclesun to provide visual designers to build visually, drag & drop app assembly
RT @hassanibraheem: RT @IgorMinar: #oraclesun Java7 VM implementation will contain the best of JRocket put into HotSpot. nice!
Glassfish will continue to be Java Ent Ed reference implementation and departmental applications. We will continue to invest #oraclesun
RT @DeirdreS: plans for Java: enhance & extend reach of Java programming model to support emerging app dev paradigms, simplif run-time p …
plans for Java: enhance & extend reach of Java programming model to support emerging app dev paradigms, simplif run-time platform #oraclesun
RT @Straxus: ZFS + OracleVM work being done, lots of performance boosts and benefits described #oraclesun
investing in StorageTek archive, we’re world’s #1 tape automation vendor, deep customer relationships #oraclesun for compliance, entertainmt
@sonyayu well, we did lose the ponytail
#oraclesun specialized sales force specializing each in their own complex technologies. We’ll be hiring a lot & have the best paid reps
RT @Danjite: Is the mayor of doesn’t give a shit about any Apple announcements on boredquared.
RT @MissExpatria: RT @repubblicait iMussolini (il Duce’s speeches) a huge hit on Italian iPhones http://bit.ly/baVQd2 – and maybe illegal
I’m beginning to feel like I’m sitting on top of a Saturn rocket, and countdown has begun. Gonna be one hell of a ride. #oraclesun
Oracle’s new 7-layer cake, from storage to applications #oraclesun
if you have different companies at each layer, it’s hard to get engineers to work together. #oraclesun
@ceri I don’t understand the difference, but perhaps that will become clear in today’s telethon.
No Pen, No Ink… A Visit From Larry Ellison (aka, The Day of Transition) http://bit.ly/cwCtTr #oraclesun
RT @jimgris: Cool. We are getting a new OpenSolaris User Group in Istanbul: http://bit.ly/aL22k0. All OSUGs here: http://bit.ly/8rypXI
@alecmuffett the press has already told us in abundance what Jobs is going to say. At least with Larry there may be surprises.
@jeffreytaylor tell your friends to install FoxClocks in Firefox and check the damn time before they call!
Mr. Ellison said that in the next few months, Oracle planned to lay off <2,000 people, while hiring >2,000 http://bit.ly/bUmYG9
is there a way on Youtube to share a video link with a start time other than the beginning of the video?
does this mean we’re done? http://bit.ly/cZLV9L
RT @dave_miner: #opensolaris text installer build 131 test images posted http://bit.ly/aZ0iqB
…or perhaps we need a rewrite of Sunrise, Sunset. Too tired to work on it myself at the moment.
@bubbva wish @alecmuffett would take a crack at the new song – his verse scans better #solaris
Countries Beginning with I Song by Articolo 31. Once again, the theme of family and mamma. http://bit.ly/1194h9
@tgardner back to kicking ass and having fun? 😉
@tgardner suspect this falls under the heading of (they should) Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.
@lewellyn the other big event I /do/ give a damn about. After all, whose tech actually runs your digital life, even if you never see it?
is it legal to actually not give a damn about whatever Apple is doing tomorrow?
@italylogue ah, so it runs in the family!
@mfernest thank you, dear, for that cheery note.
RT @ogb: We’re working on the final bits of the new constitution and procedural documents, preparing for the annual election.
busy day filming. Really glad I don’t have to take notes on this extremely fast speaker.
@jeffreytaylor you got in! I missed that! Congratulations!
all the couples pile onto the dance floor, each singing lustily that they are the most beautiful couple in the world. http://bit.ly/1194h9
RT @c0t0d0s0: please help Barbie to get a well-paid job in the computer industry as a computer engineer: http://bit.ly/6K3al0
… until we can explain them to everyone and how they will benefit anyone included – apparently we’re all going to be on Huffpo?
@DeirdreS jetlag is nobody’s friend
RT @jimpick: Trying out zfs dedup on OpenSolaris NV b130. Currently at 21GB of data represented by 18.4M on disk. Fun. http://bit.ly/6D7jlQ
@DeirdreS On careful re-reading, yes, yes it was. Double entendre completely unintended and in point of fact inaccurate!
@jscarp when I move out there, we can start swapping. Esp once I get my books back from Italy.
Jan 19. 2010
A New Dawn
Colorado sunrise this morning (yes, I was up very early).
