This week I talked to someone I had not seen in a few years. We had worked on some projects together, and from there, we…
Author: Javier Leiva
I am a Catalan American living in beautiful Bend, Oregon.
A Bored Hotel Security Robot
I was surprised to see a security robot standing next to the front door outside the Portland hotel I stayed in this weekend. I have…
How to Deal with Uncertainty
My early morning internet wandering randomly led me to 30 questions for me and for you. The author, whom I don’t know, asks the reader…
Hoodoos: The Metolius Balancing Rocks
The Metolius Balancing Rocks are about an 80-minute drive from Bend. Once you get to the Oregon Hoodoos Trailhead, after crossing the unreal territories that…
New Paths
The well-trodden paths in life -the ones that are clear and easy to follow- have already been carved out by others. These paths represent conventional…
Tennis Abstract
I love databases, and tennis is my favorite sport, so it will come as no surprise if I say that I could spend hours and…