Apparently, I’m Bart. Published July 24, 2007
I’m Bart, who are you? by NoHomers.net
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I’m Bart, who are you? by NoHomers.net
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I got a kick out of this job application. I may have to steal that idea when I do my hiring next time. We need more innovative and fun employers out there. I love hiring students because they are so energetic and t hey aren’t jaded by the “real world” yet. They haven’t spent a year doing nothing but reading documentation about web services, or using a dead-end programming language with libraries that are no longer maintained.
If you’re looking to get started with Ruby on Rails and you’re a Windows user, this book will walk you through setting up some of the tools you’ll need, as well as show you how connect to Microsoft SQL Server and set up Capistrano. Of course, this is targeted at people who are new to Ruby on Rails and come from the Windows platform. Curt Hibbs wrote the first chapter, where he showcases how to use RadRails and InstantRails to create a quick and easy setup.
For those that have not yet heard the news, I am going to be a father (again). We’re all very excited but it will be a long way off… not ’till next February. I’m sure Corey and Titus will appreciate that.
We have such a complex, crazy language that it’s hard to keep everything straight. Take a look at this list for some of the more common mistakes. If these are all “common”, then I guess we have a lot of bad writers out there.
I’m headed to Portland with Chris, Mike, Josh, and Carissa. We’re going to RailsConf2007 to learn some neat stuff from some awesome programmers. I’ll also be presenting on Sunday, and I’m just a tad bit nervous. Wish me luck.
Jacob completed the Boston Marathon. That guy’s just amazing. Read more.
It seems a certain multilevel marketing company has managed to infiltrate the small town where I grew up. I’ve received solicitations from a few of my high-school classmates to join up. I guess it would be nice to have them call me and want to know what’s new, or tell me about what’s going on in their lives, or say “Hey, why don’t we meet for coffee or a drink and catch up?
We’ve had issues with the bathrooms in our house since we moved in. The previous owners did a lot of strange things that we are still undoing. The upstairs bathroom had some sort of water problem before we moved in, and the toilet was replaced. Unfortunately they put the toilet on top of the water-damaged floor which, over time, caused the flooring to sink a bit, breaking the seal on the toilet tank.