Half a year's worth of updates
Oops. I've been busy recently between work, the house, and actively Doing Nothing, so here's a summary of the last six months.
I've picked up some additional responsibilities at work, which mean that I get to see the systems I'm working on at a system level, as opposed to focusing on one or two very small pieces of the overall picture. It's fascinating to see how everything fits together at a high level, and also map that into what we, the developers, actually implement. Since my last update, Power 520, Power 550, Power 575, and Power 595 have shipped. Check this video tour of the 595 (I know Pat!) and the Power 575 Supercomputer PR Video. I had the pleasure of contributing in some way to each product. Now I'm back out of the lab and focusing on design work for the future systems.
In other work news, I got a promotion last October, was awarded an "Outstanding Innovation Achievement Award" for my contributions to IBM's EnergyScale technology this Spring, filed seven more patent as of June, and was rewarded with a trip to the National Society of Black Engineers Conference in Orlando in March.
While in Florida at the NSBE conference, a friend from work told me about Warbird Adventures. When I had a free hour Saturday, I got to fly a World War II T6 "Texan" aircraft, complete with acrobatic stunts! I'll post a video as soon as I edit the 30 minute flight down to a good 2-minute video.
The house is great, and it's been about a year since I moved in. I've gotten to know a couple of my neighbors, and like the area. The back garden is a lost cause until October, when I can clear it (again) and replant it. I'm annoyed with my home warranty folks, but I'm waiting until the warranty period is over before I write an entry about them.
By the way, Rodrigo y Gabriela are amazing. Next time they're in Austin I'm definitely going.
I've picked up some additional responsibilities at work, which mean that I get to see the systems I'm working on at a system level, as opposed to focusing on one or two very small pieces of the overall picture. It's fascinating to see how everything fits together at a high level, and also map that into what we, the developers, actually implement. Since my last update, Power 520, Power 550, Power 575, and Power 595 have shipped. Check this video tour of the 595 (I know Pat!) and the Power 575 Supercomputer PR Video. I had the pleasure of contributing in some way to each product. Now I'm back out of the lab and focusing on design work for the future systems.
In other work news, I got a promotion last October, was awarded an "Outstanding Innovation Achievement Award" for my contributions to IBM's EnergyScale technology this Spring, filed seven more patent as of June, and was rewarded with a trip to the National Society of Black Engineers Conference in Orlando in March.
While in Florida at the NSBE conference, a friend from work told me about Warbird Adventures. When I had a free hour Saturday, I got to fly a World War II T6 "Texan" aircraft, complete with acrobatic stunts! I'll post a video as soon as I edit the 30 minute flight down to a good 2-minute video.
The house is great, and it's been about a year since I moved in. I've gotten to know a couple of my neighbors, and like the area. The back garden is a lost cause until October, when I can clear it (again) and replant it. I'm annoyed with my home warranty folks, but I'm waiting until the warranty period is over before I write an entry about them.
By the way, Rodrigo y Gabriela are amazing. Next time they're in Austin I'm definitely going.
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