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Analog Sunday

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I totally violated this today. Oh well... next Sunday.

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Don't Like It? Code it Yourself!

Sometimes, when people say this:

The source code is freely available. If you feel so strongly about this bugfix/tweak/feature/plugin, why don't you code it yourself?

They're really saying this:

F**k you.
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It's funny how much I've heard this (and have said this) over the years. The lesson... don't ask for something without giving something.

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Facebook Poll: 94% Of Users Don’t Like Redesign

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Wow! I can't believe Facebook missed the mark by this much. Personally, I like the changes.

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The Five-Minute Prison Workout

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I've gotta start doing this. Who needs a gym?

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Base 36 for shortening URLs

1234567890.to_s(36) #kf12oi
"kf12oi".to_i(36) #1234567890
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My first ever WikiPedia contribution! I love the terseness of Ruby. Compare that to the C# example on the same page.

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JRuby on ABAP

What's next JRuby and COBOL?

via Labnotes by Assaf on 3/17/09

Ruby goes ABAP With the magic of JRuby you should be able to run Ruby on NetWeaver, but SAP is taking Ruby one step further and putting Ruby on the ABAP VM. For those who don’t know, the core of the monster is written in ABAP, SAP’s proprietary language. It’s ancient and moldy but if you can get past the smell, very productive. While this won’t make R/3 the next cool platform, it might give a kick for R/3 developers:

Rather than just running Ruby programs isolated on the ABAP server, Blue Ruby also provides two-way integration with the surrounding ABAP environment - ABAP programs can invoke Ruby code easily and Ruby programs are able to access existing ABAP functionality. However, this integration is strictly controlled by the Blue Ruby VM, turning Blue Ruby into a sandbox inside the ABAP server.

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Oracle is at the iPhone 3.0 briefing

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Welcome manalang.com readers!

You found it.  Good.  Now bookmark it or add it to your Google Reader.  Great.
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Trying something new...

Every time I come to this blog, I think... "why bother?" I hardly ever post anything, probably because I'm so damn distracted with everything else inside the intertubes. Which leaves me feeling despondent and disappointed with my lack of blogging focus and desire. I've become an internet consumer rather than a producer. I used to love contributing to the internet, but somehow it started to become a chore. And now, there's too much noise on the net which makes it harder to focus and find time to contribute. So, what's the new thing I'm going to try? I'm going to try blogging over on Posterous. Sometimes, you just have to change the scenery. See you on the other site.
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Should I stay or should I go now?

I've been contemplating the move to Posterous from my crappy Dreamhost hosted Wordpress blog.  I really like the idea of posting by email. I can't believe no one else has made email the center-point for blogging.  Anyway, I think I'm going to experiment with Posterous for the next few days to see if it sticks.
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