Archive for September, 2008

6 Tips for a vacation in St Maarten

Friday, September 12th, 2008

If you've never been you should go, here are my thoughts on the island: Get out of the resort - If you stay at a resort, leave! Make sure that you get a chance to see both the Dutch and French sides of the island. The French side has great restaurants ...

Panorama of the St Thomas house

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

The Google Maps Street View version of the St Thomas house near Redhook. Video is a little shaky, but shows the great view we have over St John. I never would have thought that I'd be spending close to a year in the Caribbean, but I guess if you're going ...

Edge Rails gets connection pooling

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

The upcoming Rails release will feature both thread saftey and connection pooling. It'll be interesting to see some performance numbers around this release of the framework.

Hurricane Ike effects in St Thomas

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

St Thomas didn't get directly hit by Hannah or Ike, but we still felt some of the effects. Here's a video I shot from our office in Yacht Haven Grande. This whole experience reminds me a little of Jurassic Park, I keep wondering when the T-Rex is going to come lumbering ...

St Thomas Jeep Mayhem

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

After the Hannah and Ike hurricanes passed nearby the Virgin Islands we've been getting a ton of rain. Luckily I have a Jeep Wrangler and a camera: This one is a little Blair Witch meets rally racing:

Maho Bay, Sint Maarten jet flyby

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Just got back from an amazing weekend in Sint Maarten (more posts coming). One interesting part of Sint Maarten is Maho Bay. This beautiful beach just happens to be directly in the takeoff and landing path of Princess Juliana Airport. Of course hilarity does ensue: More amazing Maho Bay videos here

links for 2008-09-04

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

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St Thomas house pictures

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

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