- Is an Enlightened Person Afraid of Illness and Death?
A dharma talk I gave at the Village Zendo December 12, 2024, about my mother's brain surgery and end-of-life decisions.
- Peter's Kill in the Snow
December 5, 2024. Peter's Kill in the Gunks, during a snow shower.
- Supper's Ready
November 23 and 24, 2024. Gan attempting Supper's Ready, a 5.12a climb in the Gunks.
- Predictive Scaling in MongoDB Atlas, an Experiment
At MongoDB, we experimented to see if we could predict each DBaaS customer's demand fluctuations, and auto-scale them using this foreknowledge.
- Burial Vessel
Elizabeth Gross weaving a vessel for green burial.
- Fossymandias
With apologies to Shelley.
- Climbing at Bonticou Crag
October 19, 2024. Climbing undocumented routes in the Gunks.
- Join Me At NYC Systems October 17
I'm speaking about MongoDB's experimental predictive auto-scaling.
- Antlion Crag
September 21, 2024. Chris on Refrigerator Crack 5.10a and Cloud Nine 5.9 at the new Antlion Crag in the Gunks.
- Are You Prepared To Save A Life?
You can find yourself in a critical situation without warning. Is Zen practice preparing you?