I went out and bought ”Programming Ruby” which is also known as “The Dave and Andy Book” in the Ruby community. It is a perfect book for learning a new programming language. It gives the big picture, and the little details, with plenty of examples along the way.

The fun thing is that the entire contents of the book are available online. In fact, it’s from the online version that I learned the basics of Ruby, and learned what a cool language (and book) it was.

I love people that trust you. Two of my favorite “shareware” programs that I have registered are available completely un-crippeld (Transmint and TextPad)

Last night I needed to print for the first time from my new Powerbook. I went to File > Print, and there was my PowerMac’s printer in the printer list. I hit print, and it printed perfectly. I never had to set any thing up. I never had to walk through any “Plug-and-Pray” wizards. When I was ready to print, there the printer was. Macs Rule!

“Fade out in a blaze of glory. ” - and other farisms.

American Institute of Steel has a unique website design. I’ve never seen a menu in the center of the page layout before, but it does make a good looking I-beam.

This morning I needed to wake my brother up for breakfast. Not feeling like walking over there myself, I quickly searched google for “mac os x ssh applescript itunes”, then ssh’ed into the mac that was in that room, typed

oascript tell application "iTunes" play end tell ^d

..and music began playing. Mac’s are soooo cool.

FedEx just sent us a new Dell computer. Some kind of tech bribe for shipping lots of stuff with them. I’ve never seen an Optiplex before. It’s a kinda cute computer. Network card and graphics card are built into the motherboard. It’s almost as easy to open up this computer case on the Optiplex as it as to do so on my PowerMac.

Bad times in Venezuela. Ouch, I had no idea this was going on down there.

I’ve just joined the ranks of the elite - a G4 powerbook has arrived! Got to go show the family. Later I’ll post a report!

Sousveillance

* ask them why they have surveillance cameras there;

* accept a typical response such as ``Why are you so paranoid? Only criminals and terrorists are afraid of cameras!'';
* photograph the respondent;
* observe reaction. 
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I just got my glove sucked into a half inch drill bit, along with one of my fingers. Even though their is no finger left on the glove, suprisingly my own finger is not broken or even cut. Thank God for protecting me. I was not expecting to see much left when I first looked down at my finger after getting it free. Right now my finger feels like it got slammed in a car door…