Assembling an Airbus A380 in seven minutes
Ignore the terrible music, it's an interesting video...
Tomcat first flight tribute video
A tribute video to the Tomcat, which will be retired from the US air force in September this year. Highlights include: footage of the first flight (December 21 1970), the first hydraulic failure (December 30, 1970), the first ejection (December 30 1970) and the first crash landing (December 30 1970). It seems December 30 was a bad day to be flying.
Holy bread emergency Batman!
Despite Steven's promises of a return of the spicy fruit buns, they are completely absent here in the US. Apparently not all Christian nations do hot cross buns, which is a new surprise for me. This is an emergency however, as I love them, so I need someone to mail me some ASAP. Send them to: Michael Still America Thanks. Failing that, has anyone got an idiot proof recipe they want to share? My previous one was: Go to freezer Get bun out Nuke it for 15 seconds Shove in mouth The secret to this is to buy small buns so they fit in your mouth. I'm waiting by the mailbox now, so you better get with the mailing...
MySQL user’s conference
Arjen, I am now registered for the MySQL user's conference. See you there.
Portland presentation slide deck
Well, I gave the presentation in Portland (and it seemed to go well). I've put a PDF version of the slide deck I used online if people are interested. More on the trip when I get around to writing it up.
Seth Godin at Google
A while ago I mentioned attending a talk by Seth Godin at Google. I am delighted to notice that the talk is now available online via the selection of Google tech talks now available online. It's also interesting that this collection has grown a lot since last time I looked, so it's worth keeping an eye on.
Full Auto
What happens when you give a little girl a machine gun? Interestingly I was watching a documentary of the training of Marine Corps tank crews, and they're taught not to fire in extended bursts because it is bad for the barrel.
Speed limit
What happens when all four lanes of traffic obey the speed limit in Atlanta?
Going to Portland, OR
So, I'm off a somewhat short notice to Portland to talk at their LUG meeting, which is kinda cool. I don't know what I'm talking about yet, so I am going to have to leave that hanging for now. Any suggestions of things to see there in my couple of spare hours?