July 2010
56 posts
Working Families Party →
We’re fighting to hold politicians accountable to working people, and make sure government works for all of us—not just the wealthy and the well-connected.
“Real questions frame things in a way that creates a restless tension, by...”
– The dangerous art of the right question - everyday observations of regular people (via slantback)
“Already the subways are dirtier, and starting today many will be slower in...”
– The great train robbery: These pols slashed transit funds then blamed the MTA
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Raging Menace - MenuMeters →
Instant Messaging Plugin - hudson - Hudson Wiki →
Captain Quinn's Brooklyn Fitness Boot Camp to Have... →
Ready to Meet the Healthier, Happier, Hotter You?
If you attend Captain Quinn’s Fitness Boot Camp and give it your best…
- You’ll have fun
- You’ll gain strength, stamina, and energy
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Everything You Need to Know About Unicorn | Engine... →
Unicornâs been a topic Iâve been interested in learning about for a while now; numerous Engine Yard customers and developer friends use it, love it, and recommend it. Thankfully, the opportunity…
confabulus › rails, coding, and the goings on at... →
Concurrency and the AASM Gem | Engine Yard Ruby on... →
Concurrency is a staple term when talking about hosting infrastructure, but it is too often brushed aside when discussing actual code bases. This attitude is especially prevalent in the Ruby on Rails…
About National Novel Writing Month « Scribbles →
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is an exciting and insane approach to novel-writing. The program is free thanks to private donations and corporate sponsors.
Two Guys Arguing →
7 Rules for Writing Clojure Programs « Two Guys... →
Over the past 5 months, Iâve had the incredible opportunity at Revelytix to write Clojure every day and get paid for it. 5 months is an incredibly short time to pretend to have learned anything,…
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Language and Culture
Pretty interesting article in the WSJ today. Basically says that language profoundly influences how we see the world. Some examples:
Russian speakers who have more words for light and dark blues are better able to visually discriminate shades of blue.
An aboriginal community in Australia doesn’t use terms like “left” and “right”, and instead uses north, south, east and west for directions. As...
“Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.” -Terry Pratchett http://bit.ly/5uPygz
RT @snarkmeat: RT @geekami: World?s First Pirate ISP Launches In Sweden #geek http://bit.ly/920FTo
“We’ve all heard the scare stories about North Korea: the homemade nuclear...”
– North Korea | Cracked.com
Iced coffee, no sugar. Warm night, no breeze. (@ Southside Coffee) http://4sq.com/1nrnUr
Chainsaw? Check. Shotgun? Check. Deepwoods Zombie Repellant Spray in-a-can? Check. Adult diaper? Depends. http://4sq.com/d29VyL
Everyone indoors? It’s sweaty out here! (@ Heatpocalypse NYC 2010 w/ 3 others) http://4sq.com/bukUCZ
RT @jnunemaker: Gitx saved me twice this week. So easy to find stuff that is hidden deep in git. http://github.com/brotherbard/gitx/down …
Late lunch with my friends. (@ Tír Na Nog) http://4sq.com/cC6vkz
I just unlocked the “Super Mayor” badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/aEXXgf
I just ousted Bryan H. as the mayor of Twins on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/ckvbUV
Chili at an Irish pub? Yes. And it’s good. Go figger… (@ Twins) http://4sq.com/ckvbUV
“Cider is a fully managed development environment for open source hacking on Mac...”
– Cider - A Development Environment for Macs
Remind me not to do that again.
Drinks at Quarter on me. But you’re not here… Ha!
Here with my homies… (@ The Fifth Estate) http://4sq.com/bKiJFK
What’s this? (@ Celebrate Brooklyn! Prospect Park Bandshell w/ 100 others) http://4sq.com/5n69F9
Back to the grind. (@ ZepFrog) http://4sq.com/baWpiO
Just walked 2 miles and I’m still alive. (@ Heatpocalypse NYC w/ 41 others) http://4sq.com/bukUCZ
So many choices… (@ The Farm on Adderley) http://4sq.com/7ApbQx
I just unlocked the “Superstar” badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/95cZFi
RT @paidContent: Publishers Need Popcorn, Not Paywalls http://cnt.to/kQo
Heading back out. Cover me! (@ Heatpocalypse 2010 w/ 168 others) http://4sq.com/bukUCZ
Burning up. This. Heat. Is. Epic. (@ Heatpocalypse 2010 w/ 161 others) http://4sq.com/bukUCZ
I just unlocked the “Swarm” badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/atUyrR
“Instead of asking how much more money they can get for the content, companies...”
– Publishers Need Popcorn, Not Paywalls
“The “psychic” creature has correctly predicted all six of...”
– ‘Psychic’ octopus Paul maintains perfect match prediction record
Coates, the supercomputer →
Coates is a compute cluster operated by the Rosen Center for Advanced Computing (RCAC) and is a member of Purdue’s Community Cluster Program. It was installed on July 21, 2009. It is the largest entirely 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GigE) academic cluster in the world. Coates consists of 974 8-core Hewlett-Packard Proliant and 11 16-core Hewlett-Packard Proliant DL585 G5 systems with...
“Different lines of research and development that have progressed slowly for...”
– Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Toward the era of (printed?) sentient things…
“Because of problems on electrical cables supplying power to eight Brooklyn...”
– Con Edison: newsroom - news release - Con Edison Reduces Voltage In Additional Brooklyn Neighborhoods
RT @garrytan Facebook spam detection: We need a link spam detector for all of the Internet. http://post.ly/lGHo C’mon, Facebook—open it!
Stand with @NAACP in support of the @taxcannabis Yes on 19 initiative http://bit.ly/atXP91
“The New York Knicks, New Jersey Nets, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Clippers, and...”
– The latest updates from LeBron James’ Facebook news feed
Breakfast and coffee. Just the way I like it. Or close enough. (@ John’s Bakery) http://4sq.com/a7FvCw