Thinking aloud: Azure, AWS, DevOps, cars and opinion from Alex Neihaus

  • The family that autocrosses together, rides together

    Some people go to the beach on hot Saturdays in July. They pack the family in the minivan, load up on sunscreen and fight for a parking spot at Signing Beach or Horseneck Beach. Some give up and spend the day in Revere standing in line at Kelly's for too much roast beef and an…

  • Crush-achusetts

    People here in eastern Massachusetts are just plain revolted today with our government's inability to build public infrastructure that's safe. Note that I am not even asking for on-time or reasonably on budget. Just safe. This isn't the first time in my lifetime that Massholes in government have taken the Commonwealth to the cleaners. Sharp…

  • Happiness is a warm johnnie (sorry John)

    So, I got off to a good start Sunday night, at least I think so since the visitor counts were pretty astonishing for a single post to a new blog. (There were 50 or so intrepid readers, beyond those whose domains I could easily identify). I think it’s pretty darn cool that even with the…

  • There is no bilabial fricative in English

    OK, am I showing red, pouting lips in my first post because I really, really want people to read my blog? Uh, no. Not quite. It’s because you make the “whew” sound (a bilabial fricative) when you are about to jump off a cliff… or you are about to do what I’ve done: change careers…