August 2007
52 posts
Ben Tucker: I could sure go for some cinnamon-raisin french toast with maple syrup right now.
July 2007
44 posts
Ben Tucker: thrilled that RailsBrain is now available for download: http://railsbrain.com/
Ben Tucker: http://www.screencast.com/t/JG_MRVK6d7S
Ben Tucker: fully-listening to pandora
Still getting spam on my old NetBank-only email...
And this is the really awful spam. Stock pumping, drugs, etc.
“If you develop a better Facebook message board — say, one with video, or...”
– Facebook: Developers, beware. Facebook really is the new Microsoft. - Valleywag
Scott Becker - AssetPackager – JavaScript and CSS... →
Ben Tucker: catching up on the online happenings over the weekend. Now work time.
Ben Tucker: recovering from a really fun, but long day in the city with CMU friends
Ben Tucker: starting to realize I will no longer be a student in about 9 months
AAPL: 146.69 +9.43 (6.87%) - Apple Inc. →
Ben Tucker: paying credit cards. now back to work.
Vim Regular Expressions 101 →
Check Cashing
I’ve long thought the check cashing business (you know those neon signed shops that occupy lower-class neighborhood commercial districts) was one of the worst things our economic system has produced. It’s a business with the primary goal of extracting money from people that don’t have it.
Anyway, I was doing some research last night and here’s some stats: 24% of...
Ben Tucker: According to todays featured facebook poll, 94% of users are at least as passionate as the average person.
Investing on Mind Share
I blogged this in October 2004:
“If I had some money to spare, I would totally be trying to buy into thefacebook.com. The amount of mind share these folks have on college campuses on a national scale is remarkable. It’s hard to go a day without over hearing something about facebook mentioned. They’re going to make it big. Just watch.”
Wow, missed the boat on that one....
Ben Tucker: it seems to have mostly fallen on deaf ears at this point, but I’m thinking “Facebook Polling” is a very big deal.
“Jesus was the ultimate liberal progressive revolutionary of all history.”
– Wasn’t Jesus A Liberal?
Ben Tucker: still at work
Ben Tucker: contemplating gender divide in the featured facebook pool today “Do you enjoy discussing politics?” http://www.screencast.com/t/auflaqapxP6
The Open Source Web Design Toolbox →
“I mean, people have access to health care in America. After all, you just go to...”
– President Bush
Ben Tucker: spent some time over the weekend replacing a very broken FC4 install with ubuntu. I can’t believe how easy it’s been to setup!
Ben Tucker: learning about the existence of arguments.callee in javascript. nice!
“YouTube uses MySQL to store metadata. Early on they hit a Linux kernel issue...”
– YouTube Scalability Talk
Ben Tucker: reading with interest about YouTube’s backend: http://tinyurl.com/2k9f2a
obligatory post from an iphone
trying a post from an iphone at an apple store
“for 4 of 10, the iPhone was their first iPod”
– Mac Rumors: Apple Mac Rumors and News You Care About. I find that very surprising. In other news, AAPL is up another 2.5% today. Craziness.
Ben Tucker: realizing that twitterrific also updates my jabber status with each twit. cool feature
Ben Tucker: watching this awesome perl vid: http://tinyurl.com/252c5w
Ben Tucker: @brandtkurowski check out CookieSwap http://tinyurl.com/2cqaeq
“More Americans support impeaching Bush now than supported impeaching Clinton...”
– Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall July 7, 2007 04:50 PM
Ben Tucker: squashing year-old bugs
Ben Tucker: the hardest part about writing perl after a lot of ruby is forcing myself to type /sub … instead of /def … when looking for a method
“One adult American in five thinks the Sun revolves around the Earth”
– Scientific Savvy? In U.S., Not Much - New York Times
MakeMeSustainable: The Green Alternative to Social... →
This is a review for the new eco-SN mashup website.
MakeMeSustainable: Carbon Reduction Web 2.0 style →
“Given all the inane chatter and annoying fodder on social networking sites like Myspace, I’m starting to see how niche networking really does deserve a home on the Web 2.0 landscape. So, I was intrigued when I’d first heard about MakeMeSustainable, a social networking startup with a staunchly green focus.”
Make Me Sustainable :: Your Guide for a Susainable... →
Interesting new site that lets you find ways to reduce your carbon footprint.
MakeMeSustainable: Green social networking toolset →
VentureBeat: “MakeMeSustainable is a Cambridge, Mass. company that lets you track how much carbon you are using in your daily lifestyle, and then lets you plan and follow ways to reduce that usage. It also lets you share the results with your friends. It can be used by individuals, small businesses and even neighborhoods.”