Ryan Whaley blog http://ryanmwhaley.com/blog/ en Copyright 2008 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:25:31 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss BAD Girls Roller Derby
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I went to the Bay Area Derby Girls (BAD Girls) championship game this weekend between the Oakland Outlaws and the Richmond Wrecking Belles. This was my first time at a roller derby match. My friends Frank and Kimberly suggested the idea and were gracious enough to even give me a ride to the venue and order a ticket for me. They had seen previous matches around the bay and are fans of the sport.

Now I can see why they are fans. The rules of the sport are easy to understand, for the most part. The players have personality and work the crowd well. It was easy to pick out some favorites from the teams. Damanda Riot is possibly the scariest woman I've ever seen and Kitt Turbo was impressive with her speed and maneuverability (both on the Oakland team).

It's hard to see in the videos but they managed to attract a respectable audience, much larger than I expected. They had PBR, whiskey shots, and corn dogs available at the concession stand. I managed to keep myself to one PBR. They even had a pre-match warmup and halftime show with Cheer SF, a non-profit adult cheering squad. The male:female ratio was around 10:1 but they entertained and did a great job.

Overall, it was a good experience and I'm glad that Frank and Kimberly let me tag along. I would definitely go again. If you'd like to see some video from the match click the "continue reading" link below.

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Worker At Quizno's: Nice day today
Me: Yes it is. I'm new to the neighborhood and I'm really liking it
WAQ: The weather is nice but the standard of living is so high, you have to have a good job in order live here.
Me: Well, I'm a software developer so I do ok.
WAQ: Oh yeah? I used to do that too. I was a Java developer with a financial firm. I introduced them to J2EE back in 1999. *smears mayo on my sandwich*
Me: Oh.

Maybe it's time to go learn some Lisp.
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Full post at gizmodo.

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(Via McSweeney's.)

I don't know if I'd go as far as this guy but the though does cross my mind. I am disappointed that McNulty got a name-drop but Bubbles got passed over.

Seriously, though, you should go watch this... now. Go sign onto netflix and throw it in your queue. I'll wait.

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There's some good information on that page about what sort of Java techniques and libraries are sought after.  It could help those currently looking for a Java development job focus their effort on stuff that will get them the most interviews.  But, as always, do what you really love.  If you're good enough you can find a job in whatever niche you're working on.

After doing my own job hunting I'm more curious in the indeed trend graphs used in that post.  They seem like a good way of answering specific questions about what's being sought after.  Here's a few I tried:


mysql, oracle, postgres, sql server Job Trends graph
mysql, oracle, postgres, sql server Job Trends mysql jobs - oracle jobs - postgres jobs - sql server jobs

oracle forms and reports, oracle apex, oracle adf Job Trends graph
oracle forms and reports, oracle apex, oracle adf Job Trends oracle forms and reports jobs - oracle apex jobs - oracle adf jobs
Very unscientific, but it does make me feel better about working with oracle forms and reports for all those years.]]> http://ryanmwhaley.com/blog/2008/05/java_job_trends.html http://ryanmwhaley.com/blog/2008/05/java_job_trends.html Wed, 21 May 2008 10:32:14 -0800 Recommendation Mates of state - rearrange us. This my first listen to the album and I can alraedy tell it's going to get heavy rotation on my ipod. http://ryanmwhaley.com/blog/2008/05/recommendation.html http://ryanmwhaley.com/blog/2008/05/recommendation.html Wed, 21 May 2008 08:58:12 -0800 Saturday Night's Alright With Me SF Goon Meet Group]]> http://ryanmwhaley.com/blog/2008/02/saturday_nights_alright_with_m.html http://ryanmwhaley.com/blog/2008/02/saturday_nights_alright_with_m.html sa social somethingawful Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:18:24 -0800 Obama's Speech on Faith ]]> http://ryanmwhaley.com/blog/2008/02/obamas_speech_on_faith.html http://ryanmwhaley.com/blog/2008/02/obamas_speech_on_faith.html politics video Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:14:46 -0800 Joanna Newsom - Live ]]> http://ryanmwhaley.com/blog/2008/02/joanna_newsom_live.html http://ryanmwhaley.com/blog/2008/02/joanna_newsom_live.html music video Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:50:48 -0800 immaculate heart college art department rules (tecznotes) http://mike.teczno.com/notes/art-rules.html

  1. Find a place you trust and then try trusting it for a while.
  2. General duties of a student: pull everything out of your teacher, pull everything out of your fellow students.
  3. General duties of a teacher: pull everything out of your students.
  4. Consider everything an experiment.
  5. Be self-disciplined. This means finding someone wise or smart and choosing to follow them. To be disciplined is to follow in a good way. To be self-disciplined is to follow in a better way.
  6. Nothing is a mistake. There is no win and no fail. There is only make.
  7. The only rule is work. If you work it will lead to something. It's the people who do all of the work all the time who eventually catch on to things.
  8. Don't try to create and analyse at the same time. They're different processes.
  9. Be happy whenever you can manage it. Enjoy yourself. It's lighter than you think.
  10. "We're breaking all of the rules. Even our own rules. And how do we do that? By leaving plenty of room for X quantities." - John Cage.
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If you want to read a comic with a great story but aren't into underwear perverts, then read Y - The Last Man.  And even if you don't read it, it'll be made into a movie soon enough.
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