Brian Fitzpatrick
Blog Posts
Stirling Engines at Sci Foo 2008
--I spent last weekend in Mountain View at Sci Foo 2008, and it was incredible. I attended some excellent sessions, talked with a lot of interesting...
My Other Computer is a Data Center
--I was pretty happy last week when Dewitt sent me the article that Marc Benioff wrote entitled Welcome to Web 3.0: Now Your Other Computer is a Data...
Holy Banana: TR2N
--Tron has always been my favorite "computer" movie. I don't remember if I saw it in the theater, but I do remember that my friend Will had a copy o...
The Ben and Fitz Show Goes to OSCON
--At OSCON this year, Ben and I are giving three talks and sitting on a panel, including:Do You Believe in the Users?: This is our latest talk—...
Protocol Buffers: Now in Open Source Flavor!
--Google has open sourced protocol buffers, our data interchange format that we use for, well, just about everything we store. Protocol buffers are ...
Protocol Buffers: Now in Open Source Flavor!
--Google has open sourced protocol buffers, our data interchange format that we use for, well, just about everything we store. Protocol buffers are ...
Congratulations, Louis and Jim
--[Before I explain who Louis and Jim are, and why congratulations are in order, indulge me as I tell the story of how I met them]Ever since I was a ...
Congratulations, Louis and Jim
--[Before I explain who Louis and Jim are, and why congratulations are in order, indulge me as I tell the story of how I met them]Ever since I was a ...
I'm Sorry, You've Reached an Unlisted Email Address
--Lately, I've been encountering more and more people who want to participate in open source communities (and other online communities) but seem to b...
I'm Sorry, You've Reached an Unlisted Email Address
--Lately, I've been encountering more and more people who want to participate in open source communities (and other online communities) but seem to b...
The Best Place to Work in Chicago
--It's been almost a year and a half since our Chicagoist interview was published, and a lot has changed since then. The Google Chicago engineering...
The Best Place to Work in Chicago
--It's been almost a year and a half since our Chicagoist interview was published, and a lot has changed since then. The Google Chicago engineering...
The Best Place to Work in Chicago
--It's been almost a year and a half since our Chicagoist interview was published, and a lot has changed since then. The Google Chicago engineering...
The Best Place to Work in Chicago
--It's been almost a year and a half since our Chicagoist interview was published, and a lot has changed since then. The Google Chicago engineering...
The Best Place to Work in Chicago
--It's been almost a year and a half since our Chicagoist interview was published, and a lot has changed since then. The Google Chicago engineering...
Farewell, John Felice
--John Felice died last month at the age of 84. He was the founder of Loyola's Rome Center, a former Jesuit, a teacher, British Intelligence in Worl...
Farewell, John Felice
--John Felice died last month at the age of 84. He was the founder of Loyola's Rome Center, a former Jesuit, a teacher, British Intelligence in Worl...
Podcast Episode 02 Done
--Wherein we answer our first question.Either download the mp3 directly from the site, or subscribe directly in iTunes. (If you can't find "PC Load L...
EveryBlock Launches
--Congrats to Adrian, Paul, Wilson and Dan over at EveryBlock on their launch.If you thought that ChicagoCrime was cool, EveryBlock is going to blow ...
EveryBlock Launches
--Congrats to Adrian, Paul, Wilson and Dan over at EveryBlock on their launch.If you thought that ChicagoCrime was cool, EveryBlock is going to blow ...
Now with 80% More Yap Yap
--After giving dozens of talks together, Ben and I have decided to do a podcast. We've kicked off with an inaugural episode where we tell some stori...
Now with 80% More Yap Yap
--After giving dozens of talks together, Ben and I have decided to do a podcast. We've kicked off with an inaugural episode where we tell some stori...
Font Fancy: 9x15
--In the past few months, several folks have weighed in on their favorite fonts—Cory Doctorow waxed poetic about Droid Sans Mono while James Du...
Font Fancy: 9x15
--In the past few months, several folks have weighed in on their favorite fonts—Cory Doctorow waxed poetic about Droid Sans Mono while James Du...
What's in it for Me? How Your Company Can Benefit From Open Sourcing Code
--One of Ben and my latest Google tech talks is now up on YouTube. It's not as fun as our Poisonous People talk, but it's sort of a sequel as it con...
What's in it for Me? How Your Company Can Benefit From Open Sourcing Code
--One of Ben and my latest Google tech talks is now up on YouTube. It's not as fun as our Poisonous People talk, but it's sort of a sequel as it con...
The Art of Storytelling
--I love stories. When I choose books or authors, I lean towards science fiction, but if I know that an author is a good storyteller, I'll read just...
The Art of Storytelling
--I love stories. When I choose books or authors, I lean towards science fiction, but if I know that an author is a good storyteller, I'll read just...
Reason #891 I Don't Miss Condo Living
--The Marina City Towers Condo Association in Chicago aims to require permission for anyone to use the likeness of their building:"Because of the arc...
Reason #891 I Don't Miss Condo Living
--The Marina City Towers Condo Association in Chicago aims to require permission for anyone to use the likeness of their building:"Because of the arc...
Poisonous People in the Wild
--My fellow conspirator Ben does an excellent analysis of a poisonous person who showed up on our doorstep just a few days ago.
Poisonous People in the Wild
--My fellow conspirator Ben does an excellent analysis of a poisonous person who showed up on our doorstep just a few days ago.
Dear NBC...
--"I think you’re going to have your ass handed to you."-Chris Breen, September 2007I was considering writing about NBC's decision to pull their show...
Dear NBC...
--"I think you’re going to have your ass handed to you."-Chris Breen, September 2007I was considering writing about NBC's decision to pull their show...
Sometimes you just gotta tell someone
--While I was away from my computer, I got this IM from a friend of mine who's living in Beijing for a few years:Dude. I just had to say hi to someon...
Sometimes you just gotta tell someone
--While I was away from my computer, I got this IM from a friend of mine who's living in Beijing for a few years:Dude. I just had to say hi to someon...
OOXML Rejected by ISO
--As I'm sure you've heard by now, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has failed to pass Microsoft's Office Open XML "standard"...
OOXML Rejected by ISO
--As I'm sure you've heard by now, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has failed to pass Microsoft's Office Open XML "standard"...
The Surreal Life
--Yesterday was a pretty surreal day. Everything was fairly normal until late in the afternoon when John told me that Don King was coming over to th...
The Surreal Life
--Yesterday was a pretty surreal day. Everything was fairly normal until late in the afternoon when John told me that Don King was coming over to th...
Moglen Takes Aim at the other Foot
--If it wasn't enough that Stallman shot the Free Software Movement in the Foot last month, Eben Moglen (former general counsel of the Free Software ...
Moglen Takes Aim at the other Foot
--If it wasn't enough that Stallman shot the Free Software Movement in the Foot last month, Eben Moglen (former general counsel of the Free Software ...
Schadenfreude
--Schadenfreude n. German. Pleasure taken from someone else's misfortune.I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't jumping with joy at SCO's stock derail...
Schadenfreude
--Schadenfreude n. German. Pleasure taken from someone else's misfortune.I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't jumping with joy at SCO's stock derail...
Progress Takes Many Forms
--In 2000, when I first started hacking on Subversion, it took almost 10 minutes to build Subversion (way pre-0.17) on my weak old Pentium II whitebo...
Progress Takes Many Forms
--In 2000, when I first started hacking on Subversion, it took almost 10 minutes to build Subversion (way pre-0.17) on my weak old Pentium II whitebo...
OSCON 2007 Presentations
--I had a blast at OSCON this year. Portland was, as always, a fantastic city, and I really enjoyed catching up with what I call my "second family" ...
OSCON 2007 Presentations
--I had a blast at OSCON this year. Portland was, as always, a fantastic city, and I really enjoyed catching up with what I call my "second family" ...
Interview in the Chicago Sun Times
--The Chicago Sun Times interviewed me for their "What's my line" feature today. I'm pretty happy with how it came out except for the fact that it g...
Interview in the Chicago Sun Times
--The Chicago Sun Times interviewed me for their "What's my line" feature today. I'm pretty happy with how it came out except for the fact that it g...
Stallman Shoots Free Software Movement in Foot. Again.
--For years, Richard Stallman has tirelessly worked to advance the Free Software movement, but I wonder if he understands just how much irresponsible...
Whew
--It's been an amazing six days: I started with FOO Camp, flew back to Chicago, moved into our new office, and had the grand opening for the office,...
Change is Good
--Even though I've typed exclusively on a Maltron keyboard for almost ten years, I'm about to change to a different keyboard. While the curved "bowl...
If you use Gmail and Firefox, this could change your life...
--[This is for people who are keyboard shortcut junkies. If you like to mouse around, you might want to skip it]It's a five-step process:Install Gre...
Chicago Geeks++
--My first post to the GoogleBlog: We're hiring engineers in Chicago
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Good meeting you at Apachecon and thanks for sponsoring/hosting the lightning talks (fun and entertaining!) -- looking forward to more good things from Google.
