@heckj- heckj: RT @bethrobson: Very proud to be a WA state resident! WA state senate just passed same-sex marriage bill. #LGBT
- heckj: @danimal word
- heckj: @alexvollmer :-(
- heckj: @BrianTRice where are u tonight with the #dartlang stuff?
- heckj: good night tonight - catching up with a bunch of @xcoders friends I haven't seen since before the new year
- pinboard links
- Untitled (http://twitter.com/heckj/status/161881325429727232/photo/1) January 24, 2012
- Largest Solar Radiation Storm in Six Years Headed Toward Earth- Bloomberg January 24, 2012
- Untitled (http://twitter.com/heckj/status/159742603926056960/photo/1) January 18, 2012
- Untitled (http://twitter.com/johnderosa/status/159659196428726272/photo/1) January 18, 2012
- A brief history of personal computing platforms. on Twitpic January 14, 2012
- PyPy Status Blog: Transactional Memory (II) January 14, 2012
- Creation of iPxe Bootable USB | AT@ Blogger January 11, 2012
- The Book Designer — Practical Advice to Help Self-Publishers Build Better Books January 6, 2012
- Untitled (http://twitter.com/heckj/status/152807856356331520/photo/1) December 30, 2011
- Vim Text Objects: The Definitive Guide | The Carbon Emitter December 24, 2011
Monthly Archives: June 2006
damnit, i’m going to dinner
I’ve been hammering away at a technical problem that’s been gnawing at me, and I’m just not getting it solved. In the process, I’ve found out that one of the services that runs on my box responds to http://localhost:8000, but … Continue reading
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clear, cool, and sunny
It’s one of those just gorgeous days in Seattle – clear, cool, and sunny. The mountain is out (that’s Mt. Ranier for you non-locals) and we have a crystal clear view from downtown and points nearby. I’ve got to say … Continue reading
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mr shift key
First day back with the left pinky swaddled in bandage. Man, what a pain in the butt this is. You don’t realize how much you use the pinky (I’ve renamed it “Mr Shift Key”) until you don’t have it available … Continue reading
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sometimes the shelf wins
My typing is a tad skewed for a while – turns out the shelf won the last wrestling contest… I’m back in Seattle after a rather eventful morning which included a few stiches on the outside of my left pinky. … Continue reading
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Google and Apple – pushing intel in the same direction?
After reading the article on the Googleplex in the IHT, it struck me that Apple and Google are going to be radically changing the processor market as they push technology forward. The biggest being (I suspect) a fundamental change in … Continue reading
Migrating the Seattle XCoders
For all two of you who are interested in Mac programming and don’t go to the XCoders meetings here in Seatle, we’re moving that setup. Andrew Carter is donating some hosting, and the site is up and running: http://seattlexcoders.org/ Included … Continue reading
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Setting up Postgres from DarwinPorts on MacOS X 10.4 (intel)
Yes, google, this is for you. Or more precisely, for me – when I forget what I did later… * create a new user on the local machine named “postgres” (Marc Liyanage’s Postgres package site has a nice little postgres … Continue reading
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Postgres, Django, and MacOS X 10.4/intel
Well, I’ve got to say it’s been interesting getting things sync’d with doing Django development on the new MacBookPro. I’d really hoped to take advantage of the great work that PythonMac has done with their packages, but in the end … Continue reading
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It’s Here!
It’s (as in It Is) here! And wow – that screen is really something. Karen and I took it outside, in the full sunlight, and you could still read it. Just amazing! I’ve got it doing that “transfer stuff” thing … Continue reading
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