December 2010
12 posts
RT @rubythreads: O HAI. U LIKE SHIRTS? US 2! http://www.rubythreads.com/ U BUY NOU!
RT @joeyschoblaska: HaikuLeaks automatically locates haiku structures in WikiLeaks cables and outputs them as poetry - http://is.gd/jJezg
I find it satisfying that “database”, “username” and “password” all have eight letters and, therefore, align vertically in my code #toogeeky
I am now automatically saving my Twitter favorites to Diigo! http://bit.ly/hGqPFK
Finding an alternative to del.icio.us; looking at @diigo
opensource fonts: http://www.theleagueofmoveabletype.com/
can’t ever remember which postgresql gem to use or all of the flags and such :p
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Installing a ruby gem for postgresql
I do it infrequently so I can never remember which gem to install or all of the how’s. I figured I would document it so I can remember next time.
For my purposes, the postgres installer was fine, which I found here: http://www.postgresql.org/download/macosx (I’m installing on OS X, obviously)
After I installed the database, I searched for a gem. There are a few to choose from, but...
Only 7 days left to pay what you want for the Humble Indie Bundle! http://t.co/ZEI6z0k via @Humble
RT @marksuman: Busting out last year’s 8bit Christmas. It’s awesome. http://www.8bitchristmas.com/
JMeter is both awful and awesome; currently leaning towards awful.
How Karl Malone Toyota Lost My Business (and Mark...
Recently I was unemployed. During that time I received a letter from Karl Malone Toyota (where my wife and I had purchased our mini-van) saying that they were eager to buy back our vehicle and would pay “top dollar” for it. My wife and I talked it over and decided that it would be easier on our finances if we didn’t have a car payment for a while, so we took our van in. While...