Damien Katz is the creator of CouchDB, a document-based database engine.  CouchDB is  something that really fascinates me, because it is designed to be distributed.
But what is more fascinating still is Damien’s story (30-min video).  He set out on his own, lived off of savings, and did something amazing.  I’m really glad it worked out [...]

I would have loved to be a carpenter. I’ve watched more DIY shows than I could possibly count, and as we’re getting ready to buy a house, I’m really looking forward to building some sweat equity (kitchen, here I come!). This same desire draws me to technology. Watching cool things scale captures [...]

This guy gets me. Wow, everything on that list is a daily frustration for me.
For those who deal with IT people everyday, we really appreciate when you give us any details you can (#3), because most of the problems we deal with are subtle.

For a long time I hated Javascript.  If you started web programming in the 90’s, you know what I mean.  Browser support was spotty at best.  Even later when AJAX hit the scene, I resisted vehemently.
It took me a long time to come around, but now with libraries like prototype, jQuery, and MooTools, Javascript is [...]