ActiveRecord provides a serialize method, which can be used to transparently store a Hash, etc in a single database column.

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I use Time Machine on OS X to keep backups of my hard drive. Overall it is a great program. However, restoring files can be a slow and cumbersome process.

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I was sent this Credit Card Number Generator the other day. It has fake numbers to test a variety of cards with, and explains how the numbers are validated.

I installed OS X Mountain Lion today and have had a pretty good experience.

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Font bomb is too much fun.

It looks like James Cameron is going to be recording three new Avatar films. I can’t wait to see the next installments!

This is a good read on design principles in software applications.

I stumbled on Animate.css today. It contains a bunch of pure CSS animations for use in your own projects.

I found this very comprehensive comparison of iOS text editors today. I’m still not happy editing without a filesystem, but perhaps one of these apps handles it in a non-shitty-cloud-syncing way.

Railsconf was a blast. Here are just a few links I gathered during the various talks: https://gist.github.com/2495211