Teascript is a Rails-based web application I’ve been working on for about a month. It’s targeted towards home school parents and students who need to design a high school transcript with minimum fuss. Traditionally, this process has been quite involved. My own parents and I designed my transcript using an … Continue reading
“A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink of it deeply, or taste it not, for shallow thoughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking deeply sobers us again.” — Alexander Pope
I’m pleased to announce that the web site for my new software consulting company, Adeptware, is now live. Half the battle in starting something new is picking a good name for it. The name was the result of a combination of suggestions from my family. I’m quite happy with what … Continue reading
“Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough.” — George Bernard Shaw
If we could recapture the time wasted sitting in tiny rooms waiting to be called on to see the doctor, we could solve world hunger and declare global peace in a single day. Why yes, I did visit the doc today. How ever did you guess? After being told to … Continue reading
Last Thursday’s meeting of the Raleigh-area Ruby Brigade (also known as raleigh.rb, the Ruby Meetup, or the Ruby User’s Group… take your pick) was a huge success. A record-breaking 30 Rubyists were in attendance. Whether that was due to RailsConf or whether it was just a freak occurrence, I don’t … Continue reading
“Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them.” — Frederick Douglass
Yes, I’ve left SAS, the world’s largest privately held software company. What would make me do such a thing? There were many factors involved in the decision, of course, but the primary reason was the opportunity to work full-time with Ruby on Rails from home. This will give me more … Continue reading
I remember when the Fourth of July was a family friendly holiday. It doesn’t seem to be kid-safe anymore judging from what I saw last night. My family opted to stay home yesterday instead of fight the crowds to see live fireworks. Our plan was to watch the fireworks display … Continue reading
“The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people.” — G.K. Chesterton