Jeremy Zawodny: The Simple Things

By Jeremy D. Zawodny
Expert Author
Article Date: 2005-11-11

Sometimes the simple things amaze me (or amuse me) most. Here are a few I've come across on this trip ...

1. My Yahoo employee badge works in Taiwan. Yes, I can go half way around the world and my badge still unlocks the door so that I can work. Nice!



2. I was having breakfast this morning at the hotel and ended up sitting next to a guy who grew up in Toledo, Ohio (so did I). He's been working at his current job for 8 years and lives less than 10 minutes from my parents. Apparently the farther I go from home, the greater the odds of running into someone "from home" seem to be.



3. Bubble Tea. The guys in Taiwan got me some Bubble Tea at lunch today. Yum.



4. MySQL 5.0 has a "blackhole" storage engine. It's basically an idea I suggested to them 2-3 years ago. I'm glad to see they've implemented it even though I no longer need it.



5. The hotel left me another apple yesterday. It was yum. I love free apples when they're still crispy.

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