PinnedSam GreenIs AWS vague about its products?Trying to explain why a company with immense resources cannot explain its products.Apr 29, 2022Apr 29, 2022
Sam GreenPilot lights on AWS — A note on terminologyFor a few years now, AWS have reliably published a whitepaper outlining different disaster recovery options. For example, one option is…Jan 9Jan 9
Sam GreenWhen will the data ice age end?Amazon Web Services called one of their data archival products Glacier. It is designed for data that is rarely accessed. It just sits…Dec 26, 2023Dec 26, 2023
Sam GreenThe AWS Community and MediocrityI record this observation with great reluctance, since I know it carries with it an air of superiority and arrogance, but eventually you…Dec 22, 2023Dec 22, 2023
Sam GreenThe Menace of Mains AwayThis is an article about a common problem which occurs in a pub which serves food. I want to discuss the mechanics of why some people are…Oct 15, 2023Oct 15, 2023
Sam GreenTypes of ReceiptThis article is part of a series of articles. The previous article is “Splitting a Check with Zonal EPOS”.Oct 13, 2023Oct 13, 2023
Sam GreenSplitting a Check with Zonal EPOSThis article is part of a series of articles on point of sale (POS) devices used in retail. The previous article is “What is Lightspeed?”.Oct 13, 2023Oct 13, 2023
Sam GreenWhat is Lightspeed?If you are interested in how a cash register works, then you should be interested in Lightspeed. Lightspeed describes themselves as an…Oct 13, 2023Oct 13, 2023
Sam GreenTen Rules for Clear Writing about AWSGeorge Orwell famously described Six Rules for clear writing. I have derived ten rules from Orwell’s Six. My rules concern Amazon Web…Sep 18, 2023Sep 18, 2023