July 2010
31 posts
Just saw Inception again. I can confirm that Tom Hardy is still the man. If in doubt, see Inception + Bronson.
LOL: An intelligent designer might have stopped at systematic infection. Not evolution, though. Evolution goes up to 11 http://bit.ly/algGQ9
Writing middleware to detect test dependencies in Tack http://bbrinck.com/post/850090134/test-dependency-detection-in-tack
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...
Experiments in shaving http://bit.ly/cLZWGO
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...
Um, my gmail account was disabled? Not cool, Google, not cool!
RT @danmayer, @techstars congrats to @TechStars 2008 company @occipital on their inc magazie 30 under 30 selection. http://bit.ly/bpo77m
& 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
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
I dreamed about Inception last night. How appropriate.
Oh, Mitch. http://i.imgur.com/TSRaR.jpg
I need to take time every day to thank Joe Hewitt for Firebug. Seriously, I can’t imagine life without it.
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.
Tried to make a Presenter object to DRY up code. I think I made it too declarative … it’s getting too complex.
Added Calendar About Nothing http://bit.ly/dvvXm5 to my Dashboard using Safari Web clips. Hopefully it’ll keep me contributing daily.
“If you watch a horror movie backwards, it’s about a white couple that makes increasingly multicultural friends” http://bit.ly/aCt0BM
Writing some Tack code to (optionally) run each test in a separate process. Stealing tons of good code from Shotgun http://bit.ly/4OfCpY
If you are an Apple user, you need to watch this @theonion video http://onion.com/ayqVCW (via @kevinowocki)
Job hunting? Sign up to be notified of openings across all @techStars companies. http://www.techstars.org/jobs
Swiss Army Knives: cURL & tidy - Gnip →
Utterly failing to get any advanced features in RCov to work. (—profile, —xrefs, —callsites) all seem to do nothing. Anyone have success?
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!
I <3 ING direct - when I accidentally overdrafted my checking, no fee was charged. Instead was charged interest for the $ I “borrowed”
(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)
I picked rewards credit card: http://bit.ly/9sw9lK (@theamazingrando @arsachs). Reasons: cash back (not points/miles), Visa/MC (not AmEx)…
… no quarterly enrollments for rewards (which is why I’m leaving my Citi Dividend select card). In summary, simple cash back card.
A good comparison of cash back cards (although some of the descriptions are out of date) http://bit.ly/b0z4kE
Whoops, slightly wrong URL. Here is the right one: http://bit.ly/cvV6JQ @arsachs @theamazingrando
http://amzn.to/aP6dn8 + http://bit.ly/4gRTF = your own personal mobile office, for less than $20
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)
Dear Sony: Thank you for making packaging (for my new headphones) that I can open without heavy scissors and/or injuring myself.
The director of Matthew Broderick’s ‘Inspector Gadget’ also did Vanilla Ice’s ‘Cool as Ice’ & tons of Playboy movies http://imdb.to/9EZvNf
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
Very glad I decided to wait on my iPhone 4 until the early bugs got worked out http://bit.ly/cwlHgt
On a related note, anyone have a rewards credit card that the really like?
If Rails views were OO then maybe I could make some fucking sense of them (via @patmaddox)
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
(100% agree!!!): congrats @occipital!!! http://tcrn.ch/d5VSs4 you guys deserve it! (via @danosit)
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
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
Back-of-envelope math: For rules or policies, Fairness ≈ 1/Complexity. Unfortunately, Unintended Consequences ≈ Complexity ^ 2.
Hire Avdi Grimm (@avdi) ! http://bit.ly/ckZ1jG (via @raganwald)
“Fight Club” is equal parts anti-consumerism, Wabi-sabi, and fists.
This is trouble: 6 seasons of “Reno 911!” are on Netflix streaming. It’s an exceedingly underrated show.
check out the new mountain.rb site: http://mountainrb.com/ (via @dojo4)
An old favorite: TACO TOWN! http://www.hulu.com/watch/1447/saturday-night-live-taco-town
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
May 2010
16 posts
Very glad of my decision to bike downtown today. Kind of gross when I left but now it’s beautiful.