Notes from the week of 2011-07-10

PayPal X Platform

• Highlights of June @PayPalX writing and payments news http://bit.ly/r4ShOX (plus links to the last year's worth of content) #
• Vote for your favorite @PayPalX Developer Challenge for Android app http://bit.ly/n11ncU #

Big data

• How eBay uses #Hadoop http://bit.ly/o8KW6g via @ptwobrussell on the @PayPalX DevZone blog #

APIs and development

• An interesting look at Twitter's architecture and why they are shifting more code to the JVM http://bit.ly/p1pBTa #

Personal things

• We either just had a Rockets Over Rhema http://t.co/bUxeYKV flyover, or it's the beginning of WWIII. Man those F16s are loud! #
• Ten amazing Space Shuttle photos http://bit.ly/qkbuyZ (I still find it hard to believe that the last Shuttle launch ever is this Friday!) #
• I didn't realize one should be drinking *3-5 cups* of tea per day to get the maximum benefit http://bit.ly/p2POYv (need to up my game a bit) #

Running

• Registered for the Bedlam Run 10k http://bit.ly/knsUKx to blow the doors off some Cowboys! Boomer Sooner!!! #
• My training last week: 2 workouts for 7.33 mi and 924 calories burned http://bit.ly/mTiWGu #
• Ran 5.22 miles in 1 hour and 35 sec and felt alright. Trail + road run, plus a short cooldown walk at the end. Blaz… http://bit.ly/nFhaub #