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wesgarrison

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About wesgarrison

Founder: Databasically - http://databasically.com

Organzier: Kansas City Ruby - http://kcruby.org Ruby Midwest: http://rubymidwest.com

Recent public activity

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    Comment #46719267

    They are USB on the machines we use. That said, that’s not a concern to me. The machine also prints a paper tally that goes with it to verify. We used sealed bags so they can’t be …

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    Comment #43826866

    This is great, congrats on shipping it! I like the interface but for the life of me I think I should be able to go back a period (“last week”). I think a week starts on Monday?

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    Comment #41028901

    The majority of DNC delegates are normal people and local elected officials, elected by local districts and state delegations.

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    Comment #39858088

    This organization tries to rank online media political sources by their bias. https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/media-bias-chart It’s not totally objective, but at least relative…

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    Comment #31023131

    Plenty. Most recent was a volleyball rotation generator so I could hand out customized rotation sheets to every player. When I make a change, I can generate all new sheets by updat…

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    Comment #20263909

    We've used a RPi 3B+ for a couple years as a home desktop and it's been great for general browsing, email, youtube. Velcro it to the back of a HD TV and it can sit anywhere.

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    Comment #13725363

    From Olathe. Grew up here. Ate at that restaurant last week, even. I don't find our level of racism any different than when I travel elsewhere in the US. There are bigoted people e…

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    Comment #6806144

    If you're in Kansas City, my company name is databasically and my first name is wes and I use a dot com. Shoot, if you're not in KC; email me and let me know how I can help.

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    Comment #5046923

    My method of killing DST would be to accept it year round. I would much rather have the extra time at the end of the day, after work. I'm not sure if we can just unilaterally say "…

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    Comment #4933991

    Both of those "why become a sponsor" articles are a great read; right in line with this article. The sponsor list down the side of the page is totally awesome, too. Congrats on som…

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    Comment #4426044

    Serious question: what would it take for a US citizen to move to Brazil and work there? I don't have any idea about the visa intricacies.

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    Comment #4426042

    We have a lot of biotech & life science investment here, too. Our Ruby talent pool lost some talent with the Google acquisition and subsequent moving of a local company, but we're …

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    Comment #2459970

    Me too. I was expecting some physics of the curveball.

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    Comment #2178480

    Swaddling is fantastic. I just used an oversized sheet after I got the hang of it. Get a toy doll and practice. Took me a couple hours to get the hang of it.

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    Comment #2173894

    I read "I'm starting my own MBA reading club and you're not invited" [ http://www.kadavy.net/blog/posts/i-started-a-diy-mba-group-y... ] and that's where I got the idea from. Do it…

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    Comment #2171925

    I've been dreaming about finding other business owners that want to do a Do-It-Yourself MBA ( http://personalmba.com/manifesto/ ) -like reading program and discussion group, but ha…

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    Comment #2071960

    I've been waiting for these to come out since the TED video ( http://www.ted.com/talks/david_merrill_demos_siftables_the_s... ). I put in my pre-order and can't wait for them. I've…

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    Comment #1996412

    Two to my zip code, but we do have lots of Garmin employees here in town.

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    Comment #1990724

    Seems like the tables don't need to be so deep, which would help use less space. Maybe not, though, I do something similar when I'm pairing, but we just sit on opposite sides of a …

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    Comment #1990703

    I love the golden dollars and I'd be ok with getting rid of paper dollars entirely because coins last a LOT longer. I'm not sure what certain uh, industries, that deal in single bi…

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    Comment #1986383

    You know, for a fresh design for my personal blog, or another take on something, $15 is great. Would I use it for client work? Uh, no. What's the worst that could happen? He gets t…

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    Comment #1984312

    With the new multiple sign in, I use my gmail account as primary, then sign into my other two gApps accounts (personal, work). That way, all my analytics, web history, and such rem…