Monthly Archives: August 2008

Netbeans: Not as crappy as you might expect.

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Nathan Powell

Over the last 3 days I have been using netbeans for RoR development. Honestly I expected to hate it. I figured I would use it for a few days, then crawl back to Emacs begging her to take me back … Continue reading →

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This is exactly how I felt about school.

Posted on August 24, 2008 by Nathan Powell

Exactly.

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Use a specific Rails version during project creation

Posted on August 24, 2008 by Nathan Powell

If you do any amount of Rails programming, at some point you end up with various versions of Rails installed on your system. Generally this is fine as Rails keeps what version should be used in it’s environment.rb file. However … Continue reading →

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Highlight specific messages in Mutt

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Nathan Powell

Let’s say you belong to some high volume lists and generally get a load of email everyday. You need a way to highlight important message. Using PATTERNS in your muttrc is an easy way to make that happen. This pattern … Continue reading →

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Saving my fitness

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Nathan Powell

I have to admit, swimming is saving my fitness. I feel really strong. Monday night I was beat, I could only muster 2*10 laps and my HR was through the roof. I hit the bike for 20 minutes, and then … Continue reading →

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5% Urine

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Nathan Powell

As I blogged yesterday, Saturday I decided to try swimming for cross training while I am laid up with heel problems. The first day there I was actually more interested in the logistics of getting into and out of the … Continue reading →

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Get your tickets

Posted on August 16, 2008 by Nathan Powell

Ok, I’ll be frank. I have body image issues. I don’t like to take my shirt off in public. I hate it in fact. I am really self conscious. So the idea this morning of going down to the YMCA … Continue reading →

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ActiveScaffold and ‘helper :all’

Posted on August 16, 2008 by Nathan Powell

On a recent project we have been using ActiveScaffold in an effort to learn the tool and judge it’s usefulness. It also seemed like a really good fit for the CRUD application we are working on. ActiveScaffold is interesting in … Continue reading →

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Jim

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Nathan Powell

Err, Gym. As in I joined one. I just quit one a few months ago, and here I am. I don’t love the gym. I am not going to lie. But I needed to workout, no matter the outcome. It … Continue reading →

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19th

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Nathan Powell

I finally broke down and decided to call a running physical therapist. The earliest they can see me is the 19th of August. This leaves me in a rather bad spot. I am hoping that I am healed by then … Continue reading →

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