(Source: news.ycombinator.com)
Yeah, time to get my sous vide on. What’s sous vide all about, you ask? Check out the Sous-Vide 101: Prime Steak Primer on Serious Eats, where the wonderful attached photo comes from.
Upgrading RubyGems search to Solr
In which I thoroughly break down some recent work on upgrading RubyGems.org from slow SQL-based search to a fast and flexible Solr-based approach.
Mothers- and Fathers-to-Be: The Next Generation of Planning and Career-Family Conflict
Congrats to my awesome friend Danielle Grisaffi for getting an article published in the NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education!
Really neat looking preview of a voxel-based video game.
(Source: lexaloffle.com)
Taylor Hackbarth decided to learn how to make his own clothing. He started with an apron, and has ended up with some beautiful handmade shirts and jeans. Inspiring. I sense a new hobby for my list…
How to write good code, courtesy of xkcd.
2010 in Cities
- San Diego, CA — The hometown.
- Phoenix, AZ — Desert living!
- San Francisco, CA — Multiple business trips.
- Seattle, WA — Doug and Angela get hitched!
- Orange, CA — Trav and Anna get hitched!
- Park City, UT — Week-long snowboarding trip with the fam.
And three different cities lined up for next January alone…
TDD is Kanban for Code
Kent Beck draws some interesting analogies between two of my favorite software development processes: TDD and Kanban.
Rands In Repose: An Unexpected Connection
In which Rands explores the fascinating machinations of the geek’s internal relevancy engine, and its role in discovering structure in the world. This article is relevant to my interests.
Very cool: A spreadsheet plot by J.K. Rowling for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Always inspiring to get a glimpse into the creative processes of someone whose works you admire.
Amazing Building Mapping - Vimeo Festival (by Dan Ilic) — in which the IAC Building is turned into a really neat video art piece.
