March 2012
1 post
“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is...”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupery
French writer (1900 - 1944)
February 2012
1 post
Scalable JavaScript Application Architecture →
Good presentation on sandboxing javascript modules.
September 2011
1 post
3 tags
iOS is anti-UNIX and anti-programmer →
dbpatterson:
When I was first learning about UNIX, and learning to use Linux, the most immediately powerful tool that I found was the shell’s pipe operator, ‘|’. Using the commandline (because at that point, linux GUI’s were not so well developed, and the few distros that tried to allow strictly graphical…
January 2011
3 posts
WatchRise of devops
December 2010
5 posts
A brief introduction to the RVM Ruby API »... →
2 tags
brug_poker_spec.rb
Should have used BDD for the poker game tonight:
describe BrugPoker do
let(:hecticjeff) { BrugPoker::Player.new :name => "hecticjeff" }
it "should make me rich" do
BrugPoker.play!
hecticjeff.should eq(BrugPoker.winner)
end
end
November 2010
5 posts
WatchThe Real Life Social Network v2
Badass JavaScript: Face Detection in JavaScript... →
badassjs:
You have probably seen face detection at work in programs like iPhoto and Picasa, but what if you could do that performantly in JavaScript? Chinese developer Liu Liu has done the honors, and implemented the algorithm using the canvas element.
The algorithm is implemented on top of a JS port of a…
Use VIM Like a Pro →
October 2010
7 posts
Watchmir.aculo.us JavaScript with Thomas Fuchs » Blog Archive » Zepto.js, a jQuery-compatible mobile JavaScript framework in 2K (presentation)
Moved to BackboneJS and JQuery templates →
Backbone.js is the future
WatchRailsConf 09: Robert Martin, “What Killed Smalltalk Could Kill Ruby, Too”
Would you expect someone to get a good night’s sleep if they were interrupted all night? Then how can you expect someone to get a good day’s work if they are interrupted all day?
September 2010
4 posts
Canon 7D @ 1000 fps →
cameronmoll:
This is a test video shot by Oton Bačar with a Canon 7D at 60 frames per second (fps). Yes, the headline is confusing. It says 1000 fps. What up, Jack? Well, from what I can gather reading through the 300+ comments on the Vimeo page, Oton used a plug-in called Twixtor that artificially…
WatchDailymotion - Cee Lo Green “Fuck You” - a Music video
August 2010
3 posts
June 2010
9 posts
Errr...Black tumblr?
What happened? Why has tumblr turned to the dark side?
Google Gravity →
Hectic Jeff's (slightly) technical blog →
New domain name, same old neglected blog!
Google ASCII art →
This looks much better in a webkit browser…
February 2010
1 post
4 Step Writing Process
izs:
Whether it’s an essay or a program, writing is not about what you put out, it’s about what you take in. The purpose of life is to learn, and that is why writing is important.
I don’t follow this process with everything, because it’s a bit slow. But for complicated subjects, it’s sometimes the only way to get something useful.
Step 1: Sketch
Write as quickly as possible, as dirty as...
December 2009
1 post
Dear Tumbleblog, sorry I’ve been neglecting you,I will restore you to your former glory soon. X
November 2009
1 post
“Inside every large problem is a small problem struggling to get out. (Hoare’s...”
– Fling Media: The Immutable Laws of Web Design and Development
July 2009
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June 2009
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April 2009
1 post
February 2009
1 post
December 2008
1 post
October 2008
3 posts
jQuery Pumpkin →
Happy Halloween!
4 tags
Southpark Torrents →
Have been neglecting tumblr somewhat recently, need to find it a place in my life for all those cool things that aren’t so geeky…