Monthly Archives: November 2008

fix mac os x terminal ssh delete key

Whenever I use terminal to ssh into my ubuntu linux setup on slicehost, my delete key turns into a “foward delete” key. This was too much for my brain for handle because deleting the character to the right instead of … Continue reading

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Bricka Bracka Flash Flex Development in Sacramento

A long time ago I wrote about the perfect work place. Today I went to a web developer meetup at Bricka Bracka, and it is as close to the perfect work place as I have ever seen. 1. The office … Continue reading

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I need a job

Just as I start to enjoy my freelance / contractor life, the reality of this shitty economy creeps up on me. Every day I wake up and the Dow has slipped past yet another threshold, jobless claims grow, and more … Continue reading

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Idiocracy becomes a reality

Last night I watched Idiocracy for the first time. The movie itself wasn’t all that funny, and it was pretty boring at some points. However, the movie touch on one subject that resembles our current state of the economy. In … Continue reading

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Can’t use “type” as a database column name in Ruby on Rails

I was writing some Ruby on Rails code the other day, and one of my column, which I had named “type”, was not saving. After some googling, apparently you can’t name your database column “type”. The word “type” is part … Continue reading

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Transparencies in the government

I am not a very smart guy. So it freaks me out when I hear smart people tell me that there isn’t enough transparency in our government. Specifically, there have been a lot of complaints about the lack of transparencies … Continue reading

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How to use the linux mail command

The other night I was messing around with the mail command on my setup because I wanted to send e-mails. Some how I made it so that every time I opened Terminal, it says “You have mail.” It was very … Continue reading

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Wash your hands

The results of this study is very surprising, considering how many times I have seen men walk out of the bathroom without detouring to the sink. With all the grunting that some men do while at the urinal, you’d think … Continue reading

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One coffee cup at a time

Today, I bought myself a new coffee mug because I want to cut back on using disposable cups. After watching a documentary on the big gyro of plastic waste floating around in our oceans ( aka “The Great Pacific Garbage … Continue reading

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