Archive for August, 2008

August 28th

Macs and TextMate

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Before i started using TextMate i heard that some people switch to Macs just so that they can use TextMate! I didn't believe a word of it … but now i am in that exact position! Ruby on Rails is so much easier to program in TextMate, particularly writing and running RSpec tests. Just to [...]

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August 27th

Rails controller generator

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Because scaffolding isn't the answer to everything, i made a personal generator that churns out some CRUD actions with the RSpec tests that are just the way i like them.
Posted here mainly for reference by future-me but anyone else is welcome to use them too.
Generate Rails controller code
I find it's particularly amusing if you enter [...]

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August 21st

Another boring post (probably)

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Married life suits me well. In some ways everything feels pretty much exactly the same. We've lived together for 4 years, after all. But in my heart i just *know* something is different, and i like it a lot. We're not just friends who live together anymore; there is something more to it. Something that [...]

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August 20th

Just a little bit geeky

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Created by OnePlusYou
Okay, i cheated because i did it earlier on today and only got about 30! There are about 90 in total. It's quite surprising the ones you forget, when under pressure, where in every day usage you'd just use it when you needed it. And then there are some that you've never learnt [...]

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August 19th

Homosexuality and Christianity

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Please don't be turned off by the title. This is not the argument that we have come to expect from the Christian church. This is the most sensible thing i have ever read regarding homosexuality and Christianity.
godmademegay.com/Letter.htm
Next time i hear anybody saying that being gay is an abomination, or against God's will, or forbidden in [...]

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August 17th

Little dragon

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This afternoon i think i will make one of these:

It is an illusion with the effect that you think the head is moving around to look at you.
You can get the template with instructions (pdf), print it out and make your own! How cool! :D

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August 16th

Just for a bit of fun

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Playing around with the gimp and the photos of the moon.

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August 16th

The telescope and the moon

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Last night i went to visit a friend with a telescope and we had a great time looking at the moon, stars and Jupiter. Through the telescope i also saw three of Jupiter's moons, looking like tiny pinpricks of light.
We had clouds to contend with, but our moon just looked so beautiful, even with a [...]

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August 14th

I saw Jupiter!

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The camera is a total sham when it comes to photographing stars and planets.
Wherever you are tonight, look at the full moon, and have a look for Jupiter too. It is beautiful. I wish i had some good equipment for viewing and photographing such spectacular celestial sights. This is about the best i could do.

Tomorrow [...]

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August 13th

Protected: A wonderful wedding day!

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