September 2011
3 posts
job vs. career
One of my colleagues—I’ll call him G.—recently told me how he had gotten his current job. He said it was because he had been unemployed for six months. In that time, he got up early every day, studied, and coded. What did he study? Everything listed in the job description.
Having a job can lull one into a false sense of security. Before his layoff, G. had been working for one of a handful of U.S....
Mango, mmm
Among our decidedly non–Korean friends, Korean telenovellas are apparently in the list of top ten reasons for owning Android devices capable of playing Flash videos. So when the missez started watching “Lie to Me” on Netflix this week, our Apple fanboi household had finally caught up with the world.
This show is funny—and not just because of the clever and insightful dialogue.
1. The supposedly...
back it up
If you read my last post, you’re probably thinking, instead of running three commands, why not just copy the file and go home?
$ cp -p moneyhoney.js moneyhoney.js~ $ svn revert moneyhoney.js
Three reasons:
git gives you versioning.
I have a bash function for you.
git gives you versioning.
You can put this in your .profile:
backup () { if [[ $# -ne 0 && -e "$@" ]]; then if [ !...
August 2011
4 posts
A/B code testing with git&svn
Using Subversion? Great, isn’t it? The plethora of tools—such as CruiseControl, Subclipse, Subversive, and trac—makes working with other people wonderfully productive, even with the usual trappings of group work.
But what if I’m not sure I want to commit? git to the rescue! It’s cheap and easy:
$ git init . $ git add moneyhoney.js $ git commit -m "backing up potential fix." moneyhoney.js $ svn...
Ant typo of the day
[foreach] The nested fileset element is deprectated, use a nested path instead
sleep rut
I’ve been struggling with some kind of narcolepsy my whole life. The problem is so severe that I’ve developed the habit of sleeping with my eyes open (during meetings, driving lessons, Broadway musicals, etc.). If you find yourself in a similar situation, I’d advise pulling over as soon as politely possible and taking a nap.
Last night I felt the need to stay awake to do some work, so I tried...
blog rot
The missez observed recently that I should blog more often—and so I shall. That’s an interesting word, “shall.” Here I use it to express determination, and I shall do my best to meet my sole reader’s expectations.
Besides the perceived lack of time, there is that constant doubt of not being capable of writing material of a high enough quality to warrant a reader’s attention. But knowing that...
March 2011
4 posts
February 2011
2 posts
Jifty
I got to see @indyhall for the first time recently when I attended my first @PhillyJS meetup. Amidst the rows and rows of 27–inch iMacs, the amply–sized kitchen conveniently situated in the thick of the sweat, and the bath–slash–shower–equipped bathroom, that which stuck in my mind was the JFDI sign—a sign that quietly reminded the passing denizens of Indy Hall to just do it already.
Everything...
I ♥ Elena.
October 2010
1 post
Pad Men
I must say, the Samsung Galaxy Tab looks pretty freakin’ impressive. Perhaps its only glaring questionable trait is its odd size—too big to cram into your Levi’s pocket and too small to comfortably pretend to read the New York Times while fellow commuters stare in disbelief.
Its best quality is that it’s real. At least, it’s a lot more real than other recently announced tablets with magical...