Comments on: Interesting times in the Monash home http://www.monashreport.com/2009/03/12/interesting-times-in-the-monash-home/ Technology ... politics ... marketing ... strategy ... life Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:52:33 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: False-positive alerts, non-collaborative BI, inaccurate metrics, and what to do about them | DBMS2 -- DataBase Management System Services http://www.monashreport.com/2009/03/12/interesting-times-in-the-monash-home/#comment-128714 False-positive alerts, non-collaborative BI, inaccurate metrics, and what to do about them | DBMS2 -- DataBase Management System Services Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:11:38 +0000 http://www.monashreport.com/?p=204#comment-128714 [...] ignored (indeed, turned off) on the Deepwater Horizon due to too many being false. When I had a fire in my house, the smoke alarm wasn’t on because of its penchant for earsplitting false positives. [...] [...] ignored (indeed, turned off) on the Deepwater Horizon due to too many being false. When I had a fire in my house, the smoke alarm wasn’t on because of its penchant for earsplitting false positives. [...]

]]> By: No-fooling: A new blog-tagging meme | Software Memories http://www.monashreport.com/2009/03/12/interesting-times-in-the-monash-home/#comment-123222 No-fooling: A new blog-tagging meme | Software Memories Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:04:38 +0000 http://www.monashreport.com/?p=204#comment-123222 [...] the sound of what turned out to be a fire on the stove. This story has been the subject of several other blog posts [...] [...] the sound of what turned out to be a fire on the stove. This story has been the subject of several other blog posts [...]

]]> By: Somebody is spreading Teradata acquisition rumors again | DBMS2 -- DataBase Management System Services http://www.monashreport.com/2009/03/12/interesting-times-in-the-monash-home/#comment-97589 Somebody is spreading Teradata acquisition rumors again | DBMS2 -- DataBase Management System Services Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:43:02 +0000 http://www.monashreport.com/?p=204#comment-97589 [...] an April Fool’s Day prank going on (not by me — after my bizarre March, I’m recusing myself from April Fool’s pranks this year) Share: These icons link to [...] [...] an April Fool’s Day prank going on (not by me — after my bizarre March, I’m recusing myself from April Fool’s pranks this year) Share: These icons link to [...]

]]> By: Curt Monash http://www.monashreport.com/2009/03/12/interesting-times-in-the-monash-home/#comment-97072 Curt Monash Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:28:12 +0000 http://www.monashreport.com/?p=204#comment-97072 Dan, That must have been terrible!! Our situation is much more mild. We only spent 3 nights in a hotel. Not the same thing at all ... Dan,

That must have been terrible!!

Our situation is much more mild. We only spent 3 nights in a hotel. Not the same thing at all …

]]> By: The grand discussion on the future of journalism | Text Technologies http://www.monashreport.com/2009/03/12/interesting-times-in-the-monash-home/#comment-96830 The grand discussion on the future of journalism | Text Technologies Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:34:29 +0000 http://www.monashreport.com/?p=204#comment-96830 [...] states of the newspaper business in particular and journalism in general. Having been a little busy, I haven’t found the time to chime in seriously. That said, my views [...] [...] states of the newspaper business in particular and journalism in general. Having been a little busy, I haven’t found the time to chime in seriously. That said, my views [...]

]]> By: Dan Conway http://www.monashreport.com/2009/03/12/interesting-times-in-the-monash-home/#comment-96761 Dan Conway Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:30:57 +0000 http://www.monashreport.com/?p=204#comment-96761 Curt, I can feel your pain. I lost a house in the 2003 Cedar brush fire that destroyed 3,000+ homes in San Diego County. Just, the rebuilding process involving the paperwork is stagering. Good luck to you and your wife. Dan Curt,
I can feel your pain. I lost a house in the 2003 Cedar brush fire that destroyed 3,000+ homes in San Diego County.

Just, the rebuilding process involving the paperwork is stagering.

Good luck to you and your wife.

Dan

]]> By: Pervasive DataRush today | DBMS2 -- DataBase Management System Services http://www.monashreport.com/2009/03/12/interesting-times-in-the-monash-home/#comment-95965 Pervasive DataRush today | DBMS2 -- DataBase Management System Services Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:49:53 +0000 http://www.monashreport.com/?p=204#comment-95965 [...] my first post-fire briefing, I had a long-scheduled dinner with the Pervasive DataRush folks.  Much of [...] [...] my first post-fire briefing, I had a long-scheduled dinner with the Pervasive DataRush folks.  Much of [...]

]]> By: Curt Monash http://www.monashreport.com/2009/03/12/interesting-times-in-the-monash-home/#comment-95493 Curt Monash Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:00:57 +0000 http://www.monashreport.com/?p=204#comment-95493 Ack, Steve. Fire extinguishers are much too complicated and/or under-documented. When things calm down, I'll research them a bit and post the results. Ack, Steve. Fire extinguishers are much too complicated and/or under-documented. When things calm down, I’ll research them a bit and post the results.

]]> By: Steve Graves http://www.monashreport.com/2009/03/12/interesting-times-in-the-monash-home/#comment-95492 Steve Graves Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:46:51 +0000 http://www.monashreport.com/?p=204#comment-95492 Sorry to hear about your ordeal, Curt. I don't know about the current state of fire extinguishers, but it used to be that if you discharged them even a little, they had to be completely recharged. The powder would prevent the valve from sealing completely and the remaining pressure would dissipate shortly. So unless you're sure, don't go buy one, try it to make sure you know how to use it, then put it in a cabinet. It may not work when you need it to. Sorry to hear about your ordeal, Curt.

I don’t know about the current state of fire extinguishers, but it used to be that if you discharged them even a little, they had to be completely recharged. The powder would prevent the valve from sealing completely and the remaining pressure would dissipate shortly. So unless you’re sure, don’t go buy one, try it to make sure you know how to use it, then put it in a cabinet. It may not work when you need it to.

]]> By: Curt Monash http://www.monashreport.com/2009/03/12/interesting-times-in-the-monash-home/#comment-95487 Curt Monash Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:43:52 +0000 http://www.monashreport.com/?p=204#comment-95487 Good thoughts. Keep 'em coming, please! By email, it was pointed out to me that one can also smother a fire with a blanket or whatever. In the kitchen, I doubt this would often prove practical. But should a fire for some reason start in, say, a bedroom or family room (sofa cushions would work too), and a fire extinguisher not be to hand, that could be a house-saving gambit. Good thoughts. Keep ‘em coming, please!

By email, it was pointed out to me that one can also smother a fire with a blanket or whatever. In the kitchen, I doubt this would often prove practical. But should a fire for some reason start in, say, a bedroom or family room (sofa cushions would work too), and a fire extinguisher not be to hand, that could be a house-saving gambit.

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