April 2009
63 posts
Harry A. Ree's Homepage →
I found this site while randomly searching available domain names.
Type Faster
Xyzyxx: Random fact, I kinda dislike internet-based communications like irc and forums because while I'm typing my response to something, 13 other people have responded
so|crates: type faster?
taiga: Type..
taiga: yeah.
“re ‘normal’ flu deaths: 80+ in the US, 1350+ globally/day. ...”
– via @jknevitt
Only 7 swine flu deaths, not 152, says WHO
→
Oh brother, where did the WHO get their calculators from? A cracker jack box?
What next? We actually have no recorded deaths, they all died of natural causes?
Install rails plugins from git branches and tags →
Lowell children test positive for swine flu -... →
Best resignation letter ever. →
play the game through.
Oh my
railswtf:
def create
@message = Message.new(params[:message])
@message.set_sticky
current_user.messages << @message
@section.messages << @message
build_annex(params)
respond_to do |format|
ActiveRecord::Base::transaction do
begin
@message.save!
@annex.save!
@file_revision.save!
@section.save!
flash[:notice] =...
Longtime GOP Sen. Arlen Specter becomes Democrat -... →
Rails 2.3 and memcache issue →
rickbradley:
(posted by wilkes)
WatchHonda Insight - The Making of “Let it Shine” on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
Honda Insight - Let It Shine on Vimeo →
Very cool and very well done…
WatchPhoneGap | Cross platform mobile framework
PhoneGap | Cross platform mobile framework →
very interesting
Name your JavaScript functions
Name all functions, especially ones that are typically anonymous:
$("a").click(function linkClickHandler(e) {
$("b").each(function bIterator() {
// an error or expensive operation happens here
});
});
Your stack traces and profiling logs become much more descriptive. (via)
via atworktoday:
400-year-old cat found in bathroom →
$500 Denon Cat5 Cable Reviews
betteroffted:
Nerds: read the reviews, on this Denon ‘Dedicated Link Cable’ ($500 cat 5 cable) - http://bit.ly/dLcto (via @doctorhandshake) Amazing.
“Not only has Frind managed to run his company with almost no staff, but he has...”
– And the Money Comes Rolling In | Printer-friendly version
Google Torrent Search →
Google has a torrent search? Who knew…
Gizmodo - Hulu iPhone App Coming →
Boston College Campus Police: "Using Prompt... →
Watch out for those loonies with a black screen and white font…
Phusion’s One Year Anniversary Gift: Phusion... →
AWESOME!!! About time.
Doc: Garnett Likely Out For Playoffs - CelticsBlog →
Not good at all…
“I think if every potential pirate knew this would be the case, they would have...”
– Ron Paul’s plan to fend off pirates - Erika Lovley - POLITICO.com
Laid-off workers and career changers return to... →
“In effect, Google is paying you to enjoy YouTube videos.”
– Internet Evolution - David Silversmith - Google Losing up to $1.65M a Day on YouTube
Josh Beckett of Boston Red Sox suspended six games... →
WHAT!!!!!!! Are you kidding me
Watch
5 cm. fir tree removed from patient’s lung /... →
ummm… YIKES!
Report: U.S. directs GM to plan for bankruptcy by... →
More Quickly Than It Began, The Banking Crisis Is... →
via rickbradley
In Warrantless Wiretapping Case, Obama DOJ's New... →
dstrelau:
Again, the gulf between Candidate Obama and President Obama is striking. As a candidate, Obama ran promising a new era of government transparency and accountability, an end to the Bush DOJ’s radical theories of executive power, and reform of the PATRIOT Act. But, this week, Obama’s own Department Of Justice has argued that, under the PATRIOT Act, the government shall be entirely...
