Read-along: Berkeley DB
In this post, I read along with the 1999 Berkeley DB USENIX paper
[http://static.usenix.org/event/usenix99/full_papers/olson/olson.pdf].
Berkeley DB as a tiny (175KB) embedded key-value filesystem-backed
Mark Hansen
I'm a Software Engineering Manager working on Google Maps in Sydney, Australia. I write about software {engineering, management, profiling}, data visualisation, and transport.
A Visualisation of Your Last.FM History
Today, I'm launching Scatter.FM [http://scatterfm.markhansen.co.nz/], a new
visualisation that shows Last.fm [http://last.fm/] users how their listening
habits change over time.
If you'
A New Map of New Zealand's Wireless Networks
Mt Te Aroha Antenna Mast (Photo Credit: Joel Oughton [http://joeloughton.com])
I've just launched a new visualisation: a map of New Zealand's terrestrial
Radio/Wireless network [http://wirelessmap.
Hamilton's Bridges in Fog
Lights have been attached to the Bridge St Bridge, and they look amazing in
Hamilton’s signature thick fog. The fog’s usually pretty thick, but it’s even
thicker along the banks
Visualising the New Zealand Government Budget
I never used to care about the government budget. Every year, I'd see a storm of
Budget stories on the news, and I wouldn't understand any of the numbers