Another new Ruby e-zine is getting started. Joining Artima’s Ruby Code & Style is Red Letter: The Ruby Journal. They are currently searching for writing contributions of all types and sizes, and the most important part is that they’ll pay you for what you contribute. Column-length stories start at $350. … Continue reading
This is a cute article I thought I’d pass along. It just goes to show that even the most disagreeable of companions can get along if they really try hard! “Gohan and Aochan make strange bedfellows: one’s a 3.5-inch dwarf hamster; the other is a 120 centimeter-long rat snake. Zookeepers … Continue reading
Noticed this digg today and immediately thought of a software parallel. The saw constantly monitors its electrical state for changes and shuts down when one is detected. Isn’t this just like Continuous Integration?
A friend pointed me to Clearwire a couple of days ago. They currently offer wireless broadband for much of the West Coast and a few other areas of the United States, but what excited me was that they plan to start offering service in Greensboro sometime this year. I wonder … Continue reading
Read about a 69-year-old grandmother who has two passions: cooking and… gaming. Yes, gaming. There are 17 game consoles in her residence. Just goes to show you that no matter how old you get, you can always find a good creative way to waste extraordinary amounts of time!
Someone just sent me a link to this video. How amazingly geeky. Yet another case where I’m wondering why people like this have so much extra time on their hands. There has to be an explanation!
Wikibooks is an online repository of textbooks that can be accessed, copied, edited, and distributed for free. Co-founder Jimmy Wales says that his service aims to make it possible to get the textbooks needed to study any subject (including software development) online for free. Read more…
Yesterday I began getting irritated with my Instiki install on my PC at home. Don’t get me wrong, I like Instiki itself, but having to start it from the command line was getting annoying and I haven’t yet had time to figure out how to set it up as a … Continue reading
Hi there and welcome to my blog! My name is Matthew Bass. I’m a software developer at SAS Institute in Cary, North Carolina. I’m relatively new to the concept of blogging, but have been doing it internally at SAS for about a month now. I found it to be such … Continue reading