Migrating Project Darkstar from Ant to Maven for our builds has been a mostly positive experience. Now that the migration is complete, though, and the team is beginning to use it more extensively, we’re still working out a few problematic use cases. One such scenario just came up today. Here’s the problem: Let’s suppose you [...]
Archives for June 2008
Ultimate Air
Monday June 30, 2008 12PM Pick-up game Mitre Fields, Burlington, MA Weather: 89 F, Mostly Sunny, Humid Field: dry Perfect conditions for Ultimate. Another brutally hot and humid day, but that, of course, does not stop us! Ultimate Statistics (since January 2008): Total Games Played: 64 Total Hours Played: 75
Ultimate Muggy
Friday June 27, 2008 12PM Pick-up game TRW Field, Burlington, MA Weather: 83 F, Partly Cloudy, Muggy Field: dry Perfect conditions for Ultimate. For some reason we’re having a hard time getting good numbers for our Friday games this summer. A lot of people must be ditching out on work and going to the beach [...]
Ultimate Intern
Wednesday June 25, 2008 12PM Pick-up game Mitre Fields, Burlington, MA Weather: 80 F, Mostly Sunny Field: dry Perfect conditions for Ultimate. Great game on Wednesday. We had a full turnout, playing 7′s with multiple subs on each side. David, interning with the Project Darkstar group for his third summer, also came out to play. [...]
Ultimate Humid
Monday June 23, 2008 12PM Pick-up game Mitre Fields, Burlington, MA Weather: 70 F, Showers, Muggy Field: wet Perfect conditions for Ultimate. I wasn’t sure if we were going to have enough for a real game today but we ended up with 7 total for a decent 3v4 game in the rain. Ultimate Statistics (since [...]
Ultimate Showcase Series
Today Katy and I went to see The Ultimate Showcase Series championship games at Dilboy stadium in Somerville. The event is a series of games put on by BUDA over a month long period featuring elite level ultimate players from the Boston area. Every player in the showcase has competed at either Collegiate Nationals, US [...]
Ultimate Turnout
Friday June 20, 2008 12PM Pick-up game Mitre Fields, Burlington, MA Weather: 75 F, Mostly Cloudy Field: dry Perfect conditions for Ultimate. Big turnout today of 19. Ultimate Statistics (since January 2008): Total Games Played: 60 Total Hours Played: 71
Ultimate Slide
Wednesday June 18, 2008 12PM Pick-up game Mitre Fields, Burlington, MA Weather: 75 F, Sunny Field: dry Perfect conditions for Ultimate. Ultimate Statistics (since January 2008): Total Games Played: 59 Total Hours Played: 70
Ultimate Throws
Monday June 16, 2008 12PM Pick-up game TRW Field, Burlington, MA Weather: 65 F, Showers Field: damp Perfect conditions for Ultimate. Low turnout today but we managed to get 4′s by the end of the game. Ultimate Statistics (since January 2008): Total Games Played: 58 Total Hours Played: 69
Battlestar Galactica: “Revelations”
[WARNING, the following contains spoilers and plot information for the June 13, 2008 episode of Battlestar Galactica, "Revelations"] Wow. I’ve never actually written a review of a television show or a movie, but after watching last night’s episode of Battlestar Galactica (the mid-season 4 finale), I felt compelled to share my thoughts. It was about [...]
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