July 2010
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“You are not going to improve Hemingway by adding video snippets.”
– Jeff Bezos in WSJ (via TechCrunch)
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125 Pounds of Hell
And it begins… TeachStreet’s weight loss challenge. We as a team plan to lose 125 pounds (all together) in the next 52 weeks. And boy do I need to get on this again. Here’s my plan:
Walk to/from work (easier now that I’m closer to work, even though Denny’s a big hill)
Work out 3 times a week, then ramp to 5 times. Again, having nice workout room in new...
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WatchTwo things our cat likes: playing with his mouse and metal. Here he’s playing with his new pink mouse and listening to some Slayer. I have to “attack” his belly so he thinks the mouse is fighting back.
How to use Amazon S3 to Scale Image Hosting →
Most startups have been there – you have a simple site, and you want to have users upload photos of themselves or something else to share. We were there as well just a few years ago, when building out the very first versions of TeachStreet. While previously working at Amazon, I worked on a few image hosting solutions and already knew some of the pitfalls and challenges of building out a system...
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WatchGoodsie looks really fun. (From the guys who made flavors.me)
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June 2010
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Bitching about Basecamp
I’ve been a rapid Getting Real, Rework, Ruby On Rails, and overall 37 Signals fanboy for a long time. But I’ll tell you something — I’ve never used their products (other than rails) until now.
Recently, I’ve been working with a project with a couple of overseas teams, and the project manager uses Basecamp. There are a number of things it does well: it organizes for...
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WatchYeah, I’m one of those people that posts videos of their cat online.
May 2010
7 posts
HR Violation #5
hrviolations:
L: Ok, now it’s open for everyone. D: (whispering) That’s what she said.
Been Violated? Tell me.
“I hate blogs. Blogs are for angry people who are sitting at their computer with...”
– (via clientsfromhell)
GIANT ROBOTS SMASHING INTO OTHER GIANT ROBOTS:... →
In light of our recently announced Vim for Rubyists course, co-taught by Ben Orenstein, here are more vim tips from those in the trenches all day! For prior tips from us see part one and part two. From Josh: How does vim help me kick ass at life? It’s simple. I type less. Vim allows…
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April 2010
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Something that stinks about Ruby’s core library →
The other day my teammate said, “I finally found something that stinks about Ruby’s core library.” What was wrinkling his nose? The Dir class gives you no way to ask for files only, or for directories only. He had a point. The Dir.entries is inflexible. And even the flexible …
I really disagree with Nils Jonsson’s take on ruby’s standard library and so does matz. Nils...
March 2010
3 posts
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WatchIf I just image Lost as Johnny Quest it becomes awesome
thedailywhat:
Reimagination of the Day: Slick, stylish, Saul Bass-inspired Lost title sequence by Hexagonall.
See Also: Saul Bass x Tron.
[/film.]
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Ruby Can't Scale (Don't Listen to John Metta)!
This is a follow-up to Ruby Can’t Scale! by John Metta
I want everyone to believe that Ruby can’t scale. I want you to think that Ruby is an awkward, weird little academic language that shouldn’t be used in “real” production deployments. I want you to think that it’s slow, memory hungry, full of security holes and breaks the rules of proper programming.
I...
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February 2010
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Eggs in a basket
These are my favorite weekend treat. I usually sprinkle a bit of cayenne or even some old bay season on top.
saltandfat:
Fried eggs, toast. Not exactly blog worthy, right? Whatever, it’s Saturday morning, I slept in, I’m hungry now and it sure beats a bowl of artificially sweetened, milk coloring, factory processed simple carbohydrates. For this one, you’ll need two pieces of good bread...
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WatchHow to make the perfect cup of coffee (via daryn)
January 2010
10 posts
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“Perhaps my biggest interface pet peeve is alarm clocks in hotels. I stare at the...”
– Scott Adams on bad interfaces (via signal vs. noise)
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How to wash dishes in an office
4. Publicly shame those responsible, then clean the dishes.
In no way does this reflect my current job in office :-)
marco:
Stack as many dishes, glasses, and mugs in the sink as you can get to fit in it. Be sure to include as much leftover food as possible, especially if it came from the ocean. There should be no more than 1 inch of clearance between the top of the stack and the faucet’s...
December 2009
9 posts
Amen. That’s why I love Tougo
marco:
If your coffee menu contains names of nuts instead of poor island nations, I set my expectations low.
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Geeks drive girls out of computer science →
This sort of journalism really ticks me off, and clearly shows that neither the journalist nor the researcher has not actually spent any time in the tech industry.
We DO need to address the gender gap in the math and sciences (and as a result computers and technology), but I think it more it’s more complicated. The gap begins much earlier and has more to do with the rates of development in...
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November 2009
4 posts
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WatchHow to make Yummy Beer Bread. Thanks to Jane for showing the TeachStreet office how.
WatchLearn how to make a Brain Shot
Just in time for Halloween…
October 2009
7 posts
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Lightning Dust - I Knew
rainy day, costa rican...
Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe
So, I’ve never made classic chicken noodle soup other than out of can, and yesterday Jane was feeling super crappy. So, I came up with a recipe yesterday, and it turned out really good, so I thought I’d share. Sorry, no picture, I forgot to take one.
Ingredients:
1 lb. chicken breast fillets
2 big leeks
3 garlic cloves
2 carrots
3 celery stalks
1 zucchini
A handful...