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31 Mar, 2006

Off The Rails!

Posted by: vinny In: software

Ruby n00b mistake #1 (of what will be many, I’m sure). This error in a `rake migrate` pops up if your .rb file is missing an ‘end’. This:

class Documents < ActiveRecord::Migration
def self.up
create_table "documents" do |table|
table.column "title", :string, :limit => 255
[...]

Sometimes, the auto-generated “sender” lines in spam softare come up with something sublime. Here’re a few from my spam folder:

Dutch F. Expectorates
Dachsunds H. Spot
Purposeless C. Baseline
Federalist P. Alleviation
Backbreaking T. Caravan

How could you not want to be called “Backbreaking T. Caravan”? Who could ever accuse you of slacking? “Oh, oh. Allen doens’t think I work hard [...]

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14 Mar, 2006

Happy Pi Day!

Posted by: vinny In: general

What? Too dorky?

05 Mar, 2006

Still Life With… Doyle?

Posted by: vinny In: general

(with apologies to Better Than Ezra)
Watching “Rear Window” again, I was struck by the still life in Jefferie’s apartment. The one Doyle looks at:

It’s the only bit of color in the place as all the other stuff hanging on the wall are black and white photos. Trouble is, I can’t find out anything about it. [...]



  • Stevie G: Your ammonia concentration was FAR, FAR, FAR FAR FAR too weak if you got it off the shelf. At most, store bought ammonia is at %5-%10. To proper
  • mja: Thanks a ton mate!
  • vinny: Nelson, Same result if you add to the font-dirs file in the Xming program folder? How 'bout if you launch Xming from the

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