Visual selection mode in Vim is nice and fun but sometimes you want to delete column oriented text without resorting to sed or the like… Create some column oriented text using ls or dir depending on your platform. ls > somefile Then open that file up with vim. On UnixType <C-V> and select your […]
I’ve been trying to decide how to go about learning scheme or lisp. Today, I’m not so sure I want to learn these languages because they’ll make you a crazy person who writes a little scheme interpreter in javascript. I actually think this is pretty cool… Javascript has always got a bad […]
I just finished reading High Performance MySQL. I’d have to recommend it for anyone who is using MySQL in production environments. I think that this book bridges the gap between the MySQL Manual with the practical knowledge needed to manage the day to day operations of a real MySQL servers. I finally […]
I think most people arguing about stored procedures are missing the point. The most important aspect revolves around a clear separation of concerns.“At just about every talk I give I always try to make several consistent statements. One of which is: ‘Whenever possible use stored procedures to access your data’.” - Rob Howard’s Blog “Let […]
I am very tired today. At 3:27 AM last night I woke to sirens and flashing lights. I’m normally excited to see fire trucks, ambulances, etc. But I haven’t slept very well in the past 4 days and I thought, finally I’ll get some rest. No. I didn’t. The […]
I’m taking this afternoon to finally get things organized with the David Allen’s GTD organizational method. Part of this is going to be adding a few daily tasks. One of which is going to be a daily post to this darn blog about something. It might not be great, but I believe […]
Macho Man Randy Savage’s album Be a Man came floating around the office today… I checked on Amazon and found this amazing review. I tried to clip it down, but it was all just too good. There is no way you will ever get closer to the utopia you experience when you listen to […]
Friday
Got the job I wanted. Skied and snowboarded on ice. Had horrible times during ski racing.
Saturday
Rode my new snowboard some more… Nearly died in the super pipe. Wore an inflatable flamingo on my head at a luau party.
Sunday
Enjoyed awesomely sunny skiing. Did a good job being a ski instructor I think. Watched an interesting electronica show. Witnessed a wreck.
Monday
Enjoyed happy hour […]