May 2009
10 posts
Google Maps API v3 Launched →
Wow, there’s a lot to like in this release.
“Biologists clearly continue to include the two types of dogs within the same...”
– Are Dog Breeds Actually Different Species?: Scientific American
Social Media for Social Justice?
During my week in Austin, with the exception of Lawrence Lessig’s presentation on political corruption, I didn’t discover any talks about how to use our technology to improve our relationship with one another and our planet. It feels like the social media explosion is about how to focus the amazing benefits of technology on ourselves. This makes it very hard not to be cynical. Building monuments...
script/runner script that doesn't require an...
kludgebox:
the output from Rails’ script/runner -h says you can create custom scripts with a fancy shebang line:
You can also use runner as a shebang line for your scripts like this:
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#!/usr/bin/env /Users/bob/Projects/glowworm/script/runner
Product.find(:all).each { |p| p.price *= 2 ; p.save!...
“Yesterday the French parliament adopted a proposal to create a...”
– A Modest Proposal: Three-Strikes for Print | Freedom to Tinker. A nice analogy.
“I have found it an amusing strategy, when asked whether I am an atheist, to...”
– Book Review: The God Delusion
“Most of the lie detector industry is based on, well, lies.”
– Schneier on Security: Lie Detector Charlatans
“The more often Americans go to church, the more likely they are to support the...”
– Survey: Support for terror suspect torture differs among the faithful - CNN.com