Archive for July, 2009
Ruby Go Mobile Web
The PhoneGap guys are trying to bring development with web standards to the mobile platform, specifically by leveraging WebKit, which is available and/or used on basically all platforms but the BlackBerry. That seems like a hell of a goal to me. Read the rest of this entry »
Flying Robots!
Anyone who didn’t like this talk must not have had a pulse.
The “big idea” of the talk was doing open-source software development on an open-source hardware platform that does something cool! Like flying a freaking blimp to The Flight of the Valkyries!
Laptops Down: Terrible Noises for Beautiful People
Misha Glouberman’s contribution to our lovely conference was not technical in nature. It was a shared experiment in becoming a cellular automata that generated sound. It was a lovely experience! Read the rest of this entry »
Polyglots Unite!
This was a great presentation by Foy Savas that was very engaging. You’ll want to see the tape if that ever circulates rather than reading any review. That said, here it is. Read the rest of this entry »
Programming Life
If you think Windows and Mac and Solaris are different, look at the diversity that DNA engenders! Read the rest of this entry »
Tokyo Cabinet Recipes
Trying to blog on an Ilya Grigorik talk is usually an exercise in linking to the resources he makes available. In this case, his slides and his Twitter account for question purposes.
In this case, I’ll try to post a brief summary of the technology so you can get an idea of whether or not it’s for you. Read the rest of this entry »
How Capitalism Saves Ruby From Corporatism
or Owning the Means of Production
My fellow Tarheel Nathaniel Talbott of Terralien kicked our conference with a talk on developer ideology. He believes that armchair quarterbacking on matters economic, fiscal, and ideological is important. He claims his goal is to start a revolution. It sounded to this listener that he meant only a revolution in the Ruby community in its attitude towards its employers. Read the rest of this entry »
Fafblog! the whole world’s only source for Fafblog.
My love for Fafblog! has no limits.
Fafblog! the whole world’s only source for Fafblog.: “Were lives lost? Of course. Were cities razed, flesh burned with poison gas, families slaughtered and children raped? Naturally. But one can’t make an omelet without breaking a few eggs, burning the crockery, setting the kitchen on fire, firebombing the restaurant and summarily executing the survivors.”