Archive for August, 2006

Ruby — returning a set of baby names

Monday, August 21st, 2006

I'm back at Ruby again and glad to be. I've got to get myself back into the inner workings of the language and what better way to start than with some good old fashion data scrubbing? This simple script below will lookup all of the baby names from ...

A giant hog!

Sunday, August 20th, 2006

A trip to Domino's petting farm yields this delicious hog -- and a bit of eductation Many guests assume that the farm is subsidized by Domino's Farms or Domino's Pizza. However, Domino's Petting Farm is a non-profit 501(3)c and operates on its own. We want to thank ...

Programming Tips and Tricks

Sunday, August 20th, 2006

Some helpful programming tips as we enter the week ready to roll out new code: JavaScript Scope - "Optimize" JavaScript code taking advantage of the fact a function can access all local variables in the scope of the caller. Perl - Use trailing if's and unless's especially at the end of ...

How to prevent a flat tire on your bicycle

Saturday, August 19th, 2006

There is plethora of information on the internet on fixing and changing flat tires. Unfortunately there is significant less information available on preventitive measures. With this in mind I set out to determine what I could do to prevent flat tires on my road bike as I ...

Mind Mapping Software and Flickr Update

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006

I have updated a few of my public flickr pictures. There are currently 1756 photo's available, most of which are not public. So if you're a family or a friend and are interested in seeing them, drop me a note. For everyone else there's public. My vacation is coming up ...