Ethical Software by Alex Bunardzic

Seventh Annual Russian River Morning Party

Alex Bunardzic — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:29:44 +0000

Just to let everyone know that we’re gearing up for hosting the Seventh Annual Russian River Morning Party. Details to follow.

Cavatina

Alex Bunardzic — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:51:50 +0000

Written by Stanley Myers, “Cavatina” rates as one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded. Its lush harmonies are worth studying; I’d like to offer my rendition here.

The song is in the key of E. I usually play it on the guitar in the fourth position, barring the fourth fret with my index finger and [...]

Santana “Give Me Love”

Alex Bunardzic — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:27:35 +0000

One of the most underrated ballads ever recorded, “Give Me Love” is a pearl in the mud that is worth every effort seeking after and transcribing. Recorded in 1977 and released on Santana’s album “Festival”, this gem represents one of the pinnacles in the genre I like to call spiritual pop (Santana was famous for [...]

Oh Happy Day

Alex Bunardzic — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:03:28 +0000

Today I’ve figured out how to play the outta this world song “Oh Happy Day” by Edwin Hawkins Singers (1969). It’s very simple, but also very effective on the guitar. Many people, myself included, have experienced the burst-into-tears irresistible shock to the system upon hearing this song (I first heard it when I was a [...]

Delusion and Arrogance

Alex Bunardzic — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:53:08 +0000

The defining characteristic that separates humans from animals is that humans tend to be very self-congratulatory. We humans think of ourselves as being the ‘bees knees’ in the grand scheme of things. We are at the top of the food chain, we have no natural predators, we control our environment, and basically we are the [...]

Out and About the Web

Alex Bunardzic — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:20:59 +0000

I’ve started recently bumping into all kinds of people who seem to share similar sentiments about the world wide web. That sentiment could be summed up in one sentence: the web is broken!

Lots of people seem to think and feel that something is not right with the web. What’s more interesting is that many of [...]

In Memory of my Mother

Alex Bunardzic — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:34:20 +0000

My mother, Dragica Bunardzic (1933 - 2008), died of heart attack this Saturday, January 26. She was 74 years old. Last time I saw her was on September 18, 2007, when I bid her farewell at the Vancouver International Airport.

I would now like to say a few words in memory of my mother: just as [...]

Cloverfield: is it an A+ or an F Movie?

Alex Bunardzic — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:00:34 +0000

Being an avid admirer of the monster cinematography since my early childhood, I simply couldn’t wait for Cloverfield to hit the movie theaters. As soon as the film became available, I made sure to reshuffle things around my insanely busy schedule and set aside a couple of hours in order to watch this latest monster [...]

Why is Software Development on the Web so messed up?

Alex Bunardzic — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:04:45 +0000

It’s been said that those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it. In the spirit of absolutely not wanting to go again through the excruciating pain of software development that was the norm in the ’90s and the first 5 - 6 years of the 2000s, I am going to dissect the [...]

How to Improve Search Engines

Alex Bunardzic — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:05:05 +0000

It’s been more than 10 years (actually, closer to 15 years now) since web search engines became mainstream. Anyone who’s been using google or similar engines is certainly becoming painfully aware of the woeful inadequacies that these engines posses. Surely the time has come to send those obsolete beasts to the elephant graveyard, and to [...]