June 2007 - Posts

• Accountants Don't Use Erasers

  Many kinds of computing are "append-only". By that, I mean that observations about the world are recorded in perpetuity. Derived results from those observations may be calculated on demand (or kept as a running tally) but you can't rewrite history. I Read More... Posted Thursday, June 14, 2007 2:30 PM by PatHelland | 4 Comments

• Every Noun Can Be Verbed...

  As I watch the REST versus non-REST discussion, it occurs to me that there are a number of aspects to the debate. While I am not attempting to address all of these aspects, I think that part of the discussion revolves around DATA versus BEHAVIOR. When Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 12, 2007 9:33 PM by PatHelland | 2 Comments Filed under: Architectural

• TMI -- A Saga of Weight Loss, Exercise, Tummy-Tucks, and Health

  This definitely falls into the category of TMI (Too Much Information) but it seems to be the way of the blogosphere so what the hell... I had been obese basically all my life. I remember being overweight at age 8 and enjoying overeating. I was over 300 Read More... Posted Sunday, June 10, 2007 12:14 PM by PatHelland | 2 Comments Filed under: Personal