Monthly Archives: July 2008

Can you believe I just learned…

Thursday, 31 July, 2008 – 21:07

Can you believe I just learned about TextMate? I think I’m in love!

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Best Candy Ad Ever.

Thursday, 31 July, 2008 – 21:00

Yes, this ad was (sadly) pulled because someone found it offensive, but I’m going to go ahead and say that chocolate and nougat have not ever been this cool.

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I think learning Rails is weir…

Thursday, 31 July, 2008 – 07:53

I think learning Rails is weird because a lot of the early framework-based stuff is indistinguishable from magic. Scaffolding? No way!

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links for 2008-07-31

Thursday, 31 July, 2008 – 07:32

“The Mojave Experiment:” Bad Science, Bad Marketing
The admittedly biased Wil Shipley pokes a few holes in Microsoft’s latest Vista customer “experiment.”
(tags: windows vista science psychology microsoft marketing)

Interview with a drum hero: Rock Band pro plays all 235 songs in one day
This is insane.
(tags: rockband drums crazy wtf)

Yankees Obtain Rodríguez in Trade for Farnsworth
DUDE, WHAT
(tags: baseball [...]

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@courtneywatson It’s not the t…

Wednesday, 30 July, 2008 – 23:13

@courtneywatson It’s not the true experience unless you continue to eat the Sour Patch Kids even after you notice you’ve killed your tongue.

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@courtneywatson I _hate_ that …

Wednesday, 30 July, 2008 – 23:04

@courtneywatson I _hate_ that feeling. The worst part is not being able to taste anything else for a day or so. Sandpapery!

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VIdeo ended up stripping out t…

Wednesday, 30 July, 2008 – 20:39

VIdeo ended up stripping out the audio and I didn’t notice until it was public on Vimeo. Well, that’s embarrassing.

By Ryan J. Markel | Posted in tweets | Comments (0)

Just watched @drhorrible. Took…

Wednesday, 30 July, 2008 – 20:00

Just watched @drhorrible. Took a bit to get going, but the music is genius and the comedy is often inspired. Well done!

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@sh Good to see! Did you snag …

Wednesday, 30 July, 2008 – 09:08

@sh Good to see! Did you snag that other support person yet?

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It is a very dark, very gloomy…

Wednesday, 30 July, 2008 – 07:13

It is a very dark, very gloomy day here in STL. Good day for a siesta.

By Ryan J. Markel | Posted in tweets | Comments (0)

links for 2008-07-29

Tuesday, 29 July, 2008 – 07:32

Dear Apple: Please Make the iPhone’s Native Interface Like the Remote App.
Seriously.
(tags: apple design gui ipod interface music ui iphone remote)

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Off to bed. Hoping some of thi…

Monday, 28 July, 2008 – 23:58

Off to bed. Hoping some of this Rails stuff will sink in while I’m sleeping. The extra book resource helped a bunch.

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Learning Rails: night number t…

Monday, 28 July, 2008 – 22:27

Learning Rails: night number two. Added some light reading material to my arsenal; ready to try something more intensive.

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Just finished a crash course i…

Sunday, 27 July, 2008 – 22:42

Just finished a crash course in Ruby before learning more about Rails. This sure is a bunch of concepts flying about at once.

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links for 2008-07-27

Sunday, 27 July, 2008 – 07:31

Getting Started with Ruby on Rails
A “beginner’s” look at Ruby on Rails from ALA.
(tags: applications design development guide howto rails ruby programming)

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Frustrated trying to figure ou…

Sunday, 27 July, 2008 – 00:25

Frustrated trying to figure out Rails. There’s not enough information out there to ease the learning curve. I’m a programming newbie!

By Ryan J. Markel | Posted in tweets | Comments (0)

Thinking about learning some m…

Saturday, 26 July, 2008 – 18:40

Thinking about learning some more Rails in the near future.

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Refereeing bath time. Two minu…

Saturday, 26 July, 2008 – 17:43

Refereeing bath time. Two minute minor for splashing!

By Ryan J. Markel | Posted in tweets | Comments (0)

Oh, yeah: I was in Seward all …

Saturday, 26 July, 2008 – 08:03

Oh, yeah: I was in Seward all last week. Did I neglect to mention that?

By Ryan J. Markel | Posted in tweets | Comments (0)

Conventions are a good time be…

Saturday, 26 July, 2008 – 07:22

Conventions are a good time because rubbing elbows is my thing, but I’m really happy to be home again.

By Ryan J. Markel | Posted in tweets | Comments (0)

@siracusa Help menu -> Chec…

Thursday, 17 July, 2008 – 22:11

@siracusa Help menu -> Check for Updates… (I’m assuming Mac OS FF3)

By Ryan J. Markel | Posted in tweets | Comments (0)

Oh, and please allow me to mak…

Thursday, 17 July, 2008 – 00:09

Oh, and please allow me to make my monthly tirade on WordPerfect. Yeah, I wish I could disinvent it.

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Central Desktop is like Baseca…

Thursday, 17 July, 2008 – 00:08

Central Desktop is like Basecamp, only with all the awesome drained out and all the features you didn’t want added in.

By Ryan J. Markel | Posted in tweets | Comments (0)

I’m a bundle of nerves while I…

Wednesday, 16 July, 2008 – 11:21

I’m a bundle of nerves while I wait for my wife to call with results from my son’s developmental assessment session. I’m a bit worried.

By Ryan J. Markel | Posted in tweets | Comments (0)

links for 2008-07-16

Wednesday, 16 July, 2008 – 07:34

new iPhone nytimes GUI
Awesome little article showing some design document type stuff in the development of the program icons for the new NYT iPhone application. It’s awesome to see how people do so much with so little actual space to work with.
(tags: apple awesome design icons interface iphone ui nytimes gui icon)

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