I was compelled to chronicle the variety of gifts that accompany this fine month.
First and foremost my parents just shared their 44th wedding anniversary this past week. The influence my folks have had on my life goes far beyond mere existence.
Cleaned Up HTML5 Resume
Language Agnostic Web Framework and Packages
Ruby Debugger, interactive code analysis
Hat tip to intridea, and of course the definitive documentation guides.rubyonrails.org.
A Damn Good Reason for Regulations on sub $1billion IPOs
As a regular on AVC.com, a few weeks ago I tuned into Fred’s post and informed community comments on an act that would lower regulations on IPOs under $1 billion dollars.
Somedays I got Soul and I’m Superbad
Bingoyum architecture request
The app
I was thinking about how to best setup a project this morning. It will be composed of a couchDB editor app, a visual editor/GUI, and backbone hooks to the couch.
A gift to future me, git rename user in old commits
Say goodbye to old crufty commits from unknown@localmachine
#!/bin/sh
git filter-branch --env-filter '
if [ "$GIT_COMMITTER_NAME" = "unknown" ];
then
export GIT_COMMITTER_NAME="user";
export GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL="user@email.com";
fi
if [ "$GIT_AUTHOR_NAME" = "unknown" ];
then
export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME="user";
export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="user@email.com";
fi'
Talent
Every once in a while something hits you from an unpredictable angle, and leaves you mesmerized, and in awe.
The Old Kingdom
The old kingdom is a pattern of centralized information, command, and control. Businesses, governments, and even the very fabric of the web (more on this in a moment) are composed of gatekeepers and those seeking access. Our attention and labor has been aggregated, funneled and taxed by those in power for generations. The truth of this pattern is as old as civilization, as old as human culture. We are a society of unwitting drones.