So I was watching 30 Rock and Episode 9 had just finished…Episode 10 was about to begin but then I got that dreaded “Your OS is unsupported” error. I contacted support. No help. They said it’s probably from an update on … Continued
Fresh Ruby on Rails installations will default with support for SQLite3, which is a very fast database solution right out of the box. As you expand your app, though, you will inevitably encounter problems (most often, for me, it’s concurrency … Continued
This a modernized update to a previous post I wrote on here, about doing Ruby 1.9 & Rails 3. There are two ways you can go with Ruby, right now. Canonical is finally starting to get with the program with … Continued
Launchers are the Ubuntu-native way to launch an application by double-clicking on it. You can put them in your Unity dash, on your desktop, link to them, etc. The problem is, since the switch from Gnome to Unity, creating custom … Continued
For the past 6 months or so, my Wine-emulated games were having this really annoying stuttering-echo — it sounded like a latency issue, very crackly, but where the sounds would repeat 2 or 3 times, also crackly. Very annoying. I … Continued
aka “All you do is drink and fight.” This guide assumes that you are familiar with the main quest p oints and where to find things. Ideally, you have already beaten the game using a more traditional mixed-strategy party. I will reference … Continued
In the Fall 2012 elections, our district’s State Senatorial contest featured only a single unchallenged Republican candidate, Thomas O’Mara. Given Tompkins County’s progressive bent (our Mayor recently has started lobbying for legalization of marijuana), it seemed to be just downright wrong … Continued
With the first real snowfall yesterday, the season of winter is effectively upon us. I really enjoy eating soup when it’s cold, but this can be somewhat challenging as a vegetarian, since even “vegetable” soups are often made with … Continued
It seems germane to discuss this now, with the 2012 General Elections looming only a few short weeks ahead. I’d like to write a little bit about elections, my experience with third party politics, and why I won’t be voting … Continued
Many hosting resellers (sadly, even mine) are behind the times on Rails. If you aren’t a Rails developer, it may not seem like a big deal to not upgrade from Rails2 to Rails3 — but believe you me, it is hugely … Continued