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Would be awesome to hear from a Rails developer how Cake compares to what we have in Ruby land. I still have to build and maintain the odd PHP app now and again. Is cake worth my w…

You know, this whole episode could turn out to be a positive thing if he keeps pointing toward the Patriot Act as the real culprit. Which it is.

Better than email on a mobile device?

The Shangri-La diet is the lifehack of the century (not a diet in the traditional sense): http://www.sethroberts.net/ Seriously. You simply won't want to eat, and if you think you …

Alternatively, get your hands on a free IRC client and hang around #ruby and #rubyonrails on irc.freenode.net. Hit or miss, at times, but being able to chat live with real Ruby and…

These are terribly unstable on OS X... and I don't know why.

For Apple users, how does this compare to MobileMe/iDisk (Apple provides a free iDisk app for iPhone)?

I'd like to second this. Obsessive self-analysis can be a real problem. Over the years, I've learned to take myself less seriously, and my life has definitely improved because of t…

Is your personality type 'INTP', perchance? INTPs have these constant internal battles. We're good at concentrating and love working in the realm of ideas. However, we're often an …

Anti-aging/life-extension stuff is all very interesting, but I fail to see how such technology would ever become accessible to the public at large. For that to happen, I'd think th…

I just want to live long enough to live forever: http://www.fantastic-voyage.net/

Wouldn't it be nice not to have robots replace us, but instead make us better at what we do?

When will PostgreSQL hit the tipping point? Sucker has been ripe for the pickin' for years.

If Leo pressed on, wouldn't that have been a case of feeding the troll? Arrington even eggs him on with "Whatcha gonna do about it?" What a prick.

It's funny. As a Rubyist, I still recommend Python for getting started in programming. The docs are better, the code is probably easier to read for someone new to programming (ther…

Heisenberg's Uncertaintly principle incentivizes zero transparency when studying human behavior, does it not? That is rather frightening.

Good for Aaron! I don't understand the more critical comments here. He's obviously doing what he feels he needs to do to stay sane. Why so many judgmental statements? I think some …

I use mibbit all the time when I'm behind a firewall that blocks IRC traffic. I don't consider myself an idiot. It's probably also a great option for thin clients. I do use Colloqu…

It was weird for me at first, but I find it comfortable now. The eyes don't have to move as much while scanning code; small thing, I guess. Of course, if I didn't have a proper tex…

Phuckin' sweet. I love these guys!