Archive for December 2008
I am sure everyone has seen the brazen shoe attack on dubya. Two thoughts:
1. If you are going to attack (even symbolically) the leader of the free world, at least have the self respect to practice beforehand. really a terrible display. you always aim low at a live target. always.
2. how did the guy get off 2 throws? secret service anyone?
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Li | December 16, 2008 at 9:51 am
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Software engineers talk a lot about the software development life cycle, that is the stages a product goes through as it’s being built, used, and shipped. People do stuff all sorts of different ways, but usually you end up building something and then as people use it and suggest improvements, you take the good suggestions and incorporate them. Then you package it up and ship out the new and improved version. Ideally, everyone would upgrade to the latest and greatest version, but sadly that doesn’t happen (usually). Some people don’t want any of the new stuff and are happy the way things are. Others are scared of changing their system. So instead you end up with a bunch of people on all sorts of different versions of the same thing and you have to fix stuff in a bunch of different places. At some point, you have to end of life something. That is, you have to officially announce that a version is no longer supported and any users have to upgrade to at least a slightly newer version. Usually, that works unless you have some really big, important customers on older versions. Then you are screwed, you have to keep maintaining and updating something that might not be that useful anymore. Sometimes all it takes is one really pesky customer. Anyways, just a random bite of information. I won’t mention how that relates to this blog or any particular Seattle based reader.
In other news, Nhi and I went to the Big Island over Thanksgiving! It was really nice to say the least. The variation of landscape is incredible, from amazingly green valleys to barren hardened lava flows. It’s more rural than Oahu, but that’s also nice. It’s not very crowded at all, even in the tourist spots. Pictures are linked to the right.
7 Comments for end of life
Nina | December 10, 2008 at 8:46 am
Wahoo! New pictures! It looks sooooo nice there! Brent and I are jealous! I’m glad you liked Hapuna & Merriman’s. 
Wahoo!!
Li | December 10, 2008 at 10:54 am
Oh, I wish I was back in Hawaii! I love the Big Island. Your pics totally bring back memories. We never drove around the north side of the island so thanks for sharing your pics! We totally missed out on seeing the beauty of the north side. Are those boogie boards the same ones that you used when we were on Oahu?
nhi! | December 10, 2008 at 10:47 pm
I love Big Island! I love Big Island! (more so than Oahu, sorry Brent and sorry Obama)
Nina | December 11, 2008 at 12:50 pm
Oahu has more food places to eat at:
Tenkaippin – ramen!
Tokkuri Tei – grilled rice on a stick!
Gyotaku – bento!
Maguro-ya – bento!
Legends – dim sum!
Shirokiya – takoyaki! sweet plum mochi creme!
Liliha Bakery – coco puffs!
Sushi Company – sushi bento to take on plane on day you leave!
Marukai – random stuff!
Ciao Mein – weird italian-chinese food!
Halekulani brunch!!! – yum yum!!
Shokudo – honey toast!
Sushi Bistro – early bird bento special!
Waiola’s – shave ice – lilikoi & haupia w/mochi balls!
2 other Japanese restaurants whose names I can’t remember
Pineapple Room!!! – monchong! tofu salad with seared ahi!
Yogurtland! green tea & blueberry yogurt!
Zippy’s/Napoleon’s – apple napples!
Food is important. Vacation sucks if you eat crappy food or are starving.
Li | December 11, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Brent’s parents are so nice! They offered to get us some sushi bentos for our airplane ride.
Nina | December 12, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Oh, dude, I forgot another:
Gina’s – korean food. I love the cabbage, spinach, watercress – the veggie side dishes!!
Mmm-mmm!
Nina | December 13, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Oh! and Bubbies! Mochi ice cream!!
Chocolate mint
Lilikoi
Guava
Lychee
Sakura
Yes. I am obsessed with *good* food. ehehehhe…
I think that GWB should have taken off his shoes and threw them right back. But then of course, the situation over there would have escalated even more.