Archive for January, 2008

Certifiably Dependable Software

Monday, January 7th, 2008

Committee on Certifiably Dependable Software Systems of the National Research Council published a book last year called “Software for Dependable Systems: Sufficient Evidence?“. A free pdf download is available.

Software for Dependable Systems: Sufficient Evidence?

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Rode my Bike

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

I rode my bike to work on heavily salted, ice-free roads this morning. It was perfectly clear at 15 degrees Fahrenheit. I wore my new goggles. It was exhilarating.

Parallels for Mac

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

I got a MacBook a while ago. Ironic but the most fun thing I’ve done with it is setup Windows XP with Parallels. It went pretty slick after I polished up my scrated windows XP home upgrade cd with some toothpaste.
steps:
1. install demo version of parallels (downloaded from their website). I’ll have to […]

New Game: Ticket to Ride

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

My wife got me this great board game, Ticket to Ride, from this cool site that specializes in “gateway” games. These are proven games that get people hooked on designer board games.