You Can't Touch This!!

OMG you can't. Can't Touch This!

I be a geek

First post with w.bloggar

Just testing out this w.bloggar application.

OSCON 2005: Ruby Everywhere

Here is a nice post from Glenn Vanderburg about how Ruby was everywhere at this years OSCON 2005. I'm happy too see that Ruby is doing so well and breaking out.

Apple's move to Intel and Ruby on Rails

Ok I no this is somewhat old new but after thinking about if for a while I think Apple's switch to Intel chips is a very good idea not only for the company but for the whole mac camp. Maybe now we well get cheaper macs?? I can't wait tell the new Intel powered iBook or Power mac comes out. I would get one of the new iBooks right now but I don't have the funds at the moment...but when I do I think I'll switch.

Also Ruby On Rails is fuckin sweet! :)

I Digg it!

Everyone go check out digg.com right now! Its a social bookmark site mainly for tech news something like slashdot but I'm liking it waaay better than slashdot at the moment it is a very cool site. While I'm at it here are some other very cool sites that I have found:

• Odeo.com - Podcast site, very cool. Listen to a podcast or creat your own.


• Artima.com - A very good site for people into software development.


• Ruby On Rails - Rails is a full-stack, open-source web framework in Ruby for writing real-world applications with joy and less code than most frameworks spend doing XML sit-ups


• penny-arcade - Fucking Funny!!!


• Avoider - a very addictive game!!



• boingboing.net - A site full of wonderful things!!


• Planarity - wicked game


• JavaBlogs.com - People Blogging about Java Development


• My Dugg Stories - Stories that I've dugged over at digg :)

Lots of things happening

Well there is certainly a lot of things going on with me and also with Open Source/Free Software. There have been some really good blog posts about Linux on the desktop, also a very good comments(and funny ones too) over at Slashdot. Here is also another good take on the whole thing. I do argee with what both of these guys are saying. Especially the link there, that's what someone needs todo to get Linux on the desktop. To really get Linux on the desktop, Linux needs to be rolled out in a *big way* in the corporate world because if a ton of corps use Linux as their default desktop, well that would be very good :) But there is definitely some thinks that need to be fixed yet with Linux on the desktop. Ubuntu is doing very very well tho, I recommend you check it out.

I just ordered my first Ruby book today! I ordered Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide, I really can't wait for this book to get here. I first gave Ruby a go last summer and I really enjoyed using the language a lot, a hell of a lot more than say Java or C++ hell even python. I starting using Ruby my reading Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby. WOW now that's a good piece of writing not just tech writing but any type of writing. Its probably one of the best software dev writings ever! As you can tell I might just like it a bit. Anyway give Ruby a try and I think you may really like using it.