Humm, not sure if I agree with that. But you can see if you agree with their assesment of you at The BBC Science and Nature site.
Thanks for the link, Shaju!
Dave, one of my DevelopMentor cohorts and Phil, one of the leaders of our local User's Group, have already talked about it, so its my turn.
I'll be giving a talk on SQL Server 2005's CLR Integration Features. The other speakers include local favorites and national heavyweights. A complete list of speakers and sessions is available here.
We picked Cedar Rapids because:
- Its fairly easy to get to. If you are flying in, consider droping me a note and we'll see about carpooling and such.
- Its centrally located for our INETA region and Micrsoft districts and regions.
- Gosh darn it, Iowa is pretty in the Fall.
James Doohan passed last night. Here's my condolences to his family, and my thanks for sharing him with us.
I remember getting to meet Mr. Doohan a few years ago at a Star Trek Fan convention here in Omaha. Warm, funny and completely at ease with who he was, the way it seemed. We mostly talked about drinking Scotch though, and he got me started on drinking some of the better stuff.
I'm sure there's going to be lots of tributes talking about the influences that the character Mr. Doohan is best known for playing influenced peoples lives. And I'm sure it had something with me wanting to go into the sciences, math and engineering. But for me, my all-to-brief time with him taught me something more important: that it's okay just to who you are even when you're the star on the stage. It is a lesson that I'm mastering to this day.
Well, that and let's face it, who hasn't had to drink something simply because "it's... green."