July 2010
31 posts
Just saw Inception again. I can confirm that Tom Hardy is still the man. If in doubt, see Inception + Bronson.
Jul 30th
LOL: An intelligent designer might have stopped at systematic infection. Not evolution, though. Evolution goes up to 11 http://bit.ly/algGQ9
Jul 28th
Jul 24th
Writing middleware to detect test dependencies in Tack http://bbrinck.com/post/850090134/test-dependency-detection-in-tack
Jul 23rd
Test dependency detection in Tack
Tack is a Ruby interface gem I’ve been working on. It’s like Rack for testing: it provides a single API for querying and running tests, regardless of what framework you write your tests in (well, as long as you use one of the supported frameworks - currently RSpec, Test::Unit, and Shoulda). Also, like Rack, it supports middleware. Tack middleware is just any object that implements two...
Jul 23rd
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Experiments in shaving http://bit.ly/cLZWGO
Jul 22nd
Experiments in shaving
TL;DR: If you suffer from razor burn/bumps, try to shave without ever stretching your skin taut. This might mean you need to shave over the same area repeatedly to get a close shave, but it’ll still be a win. YMMV. Shaving has always been a struggle for me because I have sensitive skin and I’ve always been prone to irritation. For years, I shaved in the shower with a Mach 3. I had a...
Jul 22nd
Um, my gmail account was disabled? Not cool, Google, not cool!
Jul 20th
RT @danmayer, @techstars congrats to @TechStars 2008 company @occipital on their inc magazie 30 under 30 selection. http://bit.ly/bpo77m
Jul 20th
& Google sending me a text to a number I provide isn’t secure. If attacker had my old pass, they could just provide their num & unlok acct
Jul 20th
Sigh. Yet again, I carefully pick what I want to stage (‘git add -i’) and then undo my hard work because ‘git commit -am’ is my default
Jul 20th
I dreamed about Inception last night. How appropriate.
Jul 19th
Oh, Mitch. http://i.imgur.com/TSRaR.jpg
Jul 19th
I need to take time every day to thank Joe Hewitt for Firebug. Seriously, I can’t imagine life without it.
Jul 16th
I knew ‘git add -i’ and ‘git rebase -i’ were both crazy powerful, but I just discovered how useful ‘git checkout -p’ is. Blown away.
Jul 16th
Tried to make a Presenter object to DRY up code. I think I made it too declarative … it’s getting too complex.
Jul 16th
Added Calendar About Nothing http://bit.ly/dvvXm5 to my Dashboard using Safari Web clips. Hopefully it’ll keep me contributing daily.
Jul 15th
“If you watch a horror movie backwards, it’s about a white couple that makes increasingly multicultural friends” http://bit.ly/aCt0BM
Jul 15th
Writing some Tack code to (optionally) run each test in a separate process. Stealing tons of good code from Shotgun http://bit.ly/4OfCpY
Jul 15th
If you are an Apple user, you need to watch this @theonion video http://onion.com/ayqVCW (via @kevinowocki)
Jul 9th
Job hunting? Sign up to be notified of openings across all @techStars companies. http://www.techstars.org/jobs
Jul 9th
Swiss Army Knives: cURL & tidy - Gnip →
Jul 7th
Utterly failing to get any advanced features in RCov to work. (—profile, —xrefs, —callsites) all seem to do nothing. Anyone have success?
Jul 5th
LaCie 1TB Big Disk Drive Failure....Or Not —... →
I thought my external hard drive failed today. This post saved me a lot of headaches - it turns out, I just need to order a new power adapter. That’s a lot cheaper than a new 1 TB external drive!
Jul 4th
I <3 ING direct - when I accidentally overdrafted my checking, no fee was charged. Instead was charged interest for the $ I “borrowed”
Jul 4th
(the one I’m getting has no annual fee, which was important to me. The 1st link is the same card with an annual fee for ppl w/ new credit)
Jul 4th
I picked rewards credit card: http://bit.ly/9sw9lK (@theamazingrando @arsachs). Reasons: cash back (not points/miles), Visa/MC (not AmEx)…
Jul 4th
… no quarterly enrollments for rewards (which is why I’m leaving my Citi Dividend select card). In summary, simple cash back card.
Jul 4th
A good comparison of cash back cards (although some of the descriptions are out of date) http://bit.ly/b0z4kE
Jul 4th
Whoops, slightly wrong URL. Here is the right one: http://bit.ly/cvV6JQ @arsachs @theamazingrando
Jul 4th
http://amzn.to/aP6dn8 + http://bit.ly/4gRTF = your own personal mobile office, for less than $20
Jul 1st
June 2010
18 posts
(Good find! Enjoying it now) I had great fun reading about common misconceptions on wikipedia http://bit.ly/O12s4 (via @danmayer)
Jun 27th
Dear Sony: Thank you for making packaging (for my new headphones) that I can open without heavy scissors and/or injuring myself.
Jun 27th
The director of Matthew Broderick’s ‘Inspector Gadget’ also did Vanilla Ice’s ‘Cool as Ice’ & tons of Playboy movies http://imdb.to/9EZvNf
Jun 26th
Citi cancelled the rewards card I have & will issue all new cards w all new acct nums. Now I have to change all recurring payments. Annoying
Jun 25th
Very glad I decided to wait on my iPhone 4 until the early bugs got worked out http://bit.ly/cwlHgt
Jun 25th
On a related note, anyone have a rewards credit card that the really like?
Jun 25th
If Rails views were OO then maybe I could make some fucking sense of them (via @patmaddox)
Jun 24th
RT @ihearithurts: Really excited to see what Shane Carruth has up his sleeve for his first film since his debut Primer. http://bit.ly/cMKENz
Jun 24th
(100% agree!!!): congrats @occipital!!! http://tcrn.ch/d5VSs4 you guys deserve it! (via @danosit)
Jun 24th
I’m pretty sure Android will be better than iPhone eventually (open > closed platform) but until Things has an Android app, I can’t switch
Jun 17th
Amazon MP3 downloading is superior to iTunes store in every way … except you can’t download songs on your phone when you’re on the road
Jun 17th
Back-of-envelope math: For rules or policies, Fairness ≈ 1/Complexity. Unfortunately, Unintended Consequences ≈ Complexity ^ 2.
Jun 14th
Hire Avdi Grimm (@avdi) ! http://bit.ly/ckZ1jG (via @raganwald)
Jun 14th
“Fight Club” is equal parts anti-consumerism, Wabi-sabi, and fists.
Jun 14th
This is trouble: 6 seasons of “Reno 911!” are on Netflix streaming. It’s an exceedingly underrated show.
Jun 11th
check out the new mountain.rb site: http://mountainrb.com/ (via @dojo4)
Jun 10th
An old favorite: TACO TOWN! http://www.hulu.com/watch/1447/saturday-night-live-taco-town
Jun 10th
Of course the SC2 beta ends right in the middle of my hiatus. I guess I’ll have to fill the time reading, coding, and climbing. #notsobad
Jun 10th
May 2010
16 posts
Very glad of my decision to bike downtown today. Kind of gross when I left but now it’s beautiful.
May 11th