Building GitHub Pages Locally
GitHub recently released a pages-gem making it easy to duplicate the environment they use to build GitHub Pages. Add a little [Rack][], and Pow, and you can be running GitHub Pages locally in no time.
Documenting with TomDoc and GitHub Pages
I wrote a blog post over at Eng5 outlining how we use TomDoc and GitHub pages for documentation at Site5. Check it out!
Tomy Racing Turbo
I stumbled across this video for the Tomy Racing Turbo. I totally remember using this when I was 4 or 5 years old.
Why Blacksmiths are Better at Startups than You
I read an interesting article today about the show Mastercrafts. Mastering a craft like blacksmithing or stone masonry seems a lot like mastering computer programming, but much less forgiving. Definitely worth a read.
Designed by Apple in California
The new Designed by Apple commercial is absolutely brilliant.
A look inside Gears, the Final Fantasy VII game engine
I came across this document a few months ago. It is an inside look at Gears, the game engine used to develop Final Fantasy VII.
RSpec and vim-dispatch
A couple months ago I wrote about how to Run RSpec in Vim. Shortly afterward, tpope released vim-dispatch which does a better job of solving that problem.
How We Hack At Site5
Hacking for Site5 Engineering is an awesome gig. I work with an amazing team of highly opinionated developers from a wide background. In early 2012, we adopted a semi-formal process for working on software. We’ve been very happy with how this has worked out, so I thought it was time to share.
SSH Escape Sequences
Today, I learned about a bunch of escape sequences that SSH supports.
A Year Without Smoking
Just over a year ago, I left for Railsconf and made one of the best decisions of my life: I was going to use the week in Austin to force myself to quit smoking.