December 2009
23 posts
Dec 29th
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Dec 25th
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“Programmers are most effective when they avoid writing code. They may realize...”
– Why programmers are not paid in proportion to their productivity — The Endeavour
Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
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“Co-founders might as well be married, considering the amount of time we spend...”
– Spencer Fry — Picking Your Co-Founders
Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 21st
Which gmail client do u prefer: iPhone native mail client or google’s mobile iPhone web interface?
Dec 20th
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Dec 15th
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Dec 14th
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“I finally know what all the iPhone hype is about.”
– Me
Dec 14th
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Dec 13th
Dec 9th
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assert_contain within a certain scope in webrat
This does work in the current version 0.5.3. From this cheatsheet it would be intuitive to think this would work == Targetted actions/matchers within 'div.pagination' do |scope| scope.click_link "1" end within '.shows' do |scope| scope.should contain("NFL") # unfortunately, assertions don't support this currently end However the comment does not lie. Finally found the correct way to do...
Dec 8th
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“The best programmers are the ones that combine in one head both the ability to...”
– Cycle Gap: Paul Graham On Two Kinds of Programmers and Painters
Dec 8th
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Microformats  →
need to keep an eye on this…
Dec 7th
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“Think about whether your product could be a good extension to already existing...”
– Black&White™ — Beyond aesthetics – Design tips for startups
Dec 7th
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Google Public DNS vs OpenDNS vs Your ISP’s DNS –... →
My results. Good ole starhub DNS still fastest. Test 1: Google 89464 ms for 1000 records Test 2: Google 84684 ms for 1000 records Test 3: Google 96809 ms for 1000 records Test 1: OpenDNS 240932 ms for 1000 records Test 2: OpenDNS 210687 ms for 1000 records Test 3: OpenDNS 218695 ms for 1000 records Test 1: Your DNS 32159 ms for 1000 records Test 2:...
Dec 4th
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Version 1 Sucks, But Ship It Anyway →
Recently just went through exactly what Mr Atwood describes. Its really hard to ship the product when you are just too worried what people might think. You know you can do a better job if you just had a few more hours which become days and then weeks and the next thing you know you’re still not ready. Once you realize that its never going to be good enough. And that probably some features...
Dec 4th
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Google Public DNS →
Dec 3rd
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“I’d wake up, roll out of bed in my boxers and t-shirt, collapse onto my...”
– Spencer Fry — Work Without Borders like reading a page right out of my life
Dec 2nd
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“God himself could not design a device that could live up to all the hype that...”
–  The great iPhone death watch - Apple 2.0 - Fortune Brainstorm Tech
Dec 1st
November 2009
41 posts
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Less is Better →
great interview with DHH. I always get super pumped after listening to this guy.
Nov 30th
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Journal of Eivind Uggedal: VPS Performance... →
Damn I should have gone with Linode.
Nov 30th