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Chrome extensions

Sarah — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:44:16 +0000

I’ve written my first Chrome extensions because I discovered that ColourLovers has an API. Both extensions are about palettes, either using them or creating them. Page Colourizer grabs a random palette or pattern and applies it haphazardly to the current page. Some of the results are pretty garish, but it’s …

RailsBridge Lexington

Sarah — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:50:23 +0000

Yesterday I helped out at the first ever RailsBridge held in Lexington. We had twenty-five people sign up as attendees and maybe ten volunteer coaches, including myself. It’s intended to be an all-day session introducing women to programming, specifically by having them create a simple Ruby on Rails app. I …

gallbladder surgery

Sarah — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:09:42 +0000

I went through my first-ever surgery yesterday: a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. I had my gallbladder removed because I’ve been having gallbladder attacks at least once a month since last summer, and changing my diet to an almost vegan diet didn’t stop them. I’m recovering okay, taking off at least a week …

Solr and Paper Mario on the 3DS

Sarah — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 05:14:30 +0000

My new job at CirrusMio has been going great these past couple of months. I got to go to RubyConf 2012 in Denver, which was awesome. I had never been to RubyConf before, and it was great to go to a conference so relevant to what I do and enjoy. …

new job doing Ruby on Rails

Sarah — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 23:48:35 +0000

I recently changed jobs, going from a web developer position to programming. I had been at a consulting company where I did a lot of web design with a bit of WordPress and Drupal customization. Now I’m at a local Ruby on Rails company as a programmer, and I’m super …

Weekly Tweets – 2012-10-07

Sarah — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 11:44:00 +0000

New work setup http://t.co/vIbmk5xR # Setting up for the Susan Komen event downtown at CentrePointe #civicrush http://t.co/XyefTBuw #

Weekly Tweets – 2012-09-30

Sarah — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 11:44:00 +0000

Mom's spider lilies http://t.co/Dh7l5Yoy # Across all brands, the land of box pasta side dishes is full of MSG and partially hydrogenated oils. Ugh. #

Weekly Tweets – 2012-09-23

Sarah — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 11:44:00 +0000

Twitter's suggestions on who I might know: the president, an ex-coworker, and an ex-boyfriend. Eeh, close enough. #

Sim fairies and witches

Sarah — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 18:36:49 +0000

I got the Supernatural expansion pack the other day off of Amazon, for The Sims 3. I had been hoping for such an expansion ever since Makin’ Magic for the first Sims was so awesome. Supernatural has been pretty good so far, enough to where I’d recommend getting it. I …

Weekly Tweets – 2012-09-16

Sarah — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 11:44:00 +0000

Listen to The xx's new album 'Coexist'. #coexist http://t.co/mA8iqyvm # Received State Farm spam in an unsealed envelope. Opened it and read "PROTECT YOUR VALUABLES." What, you mean like my personal info?? # Intern at HP née Exstream Software, forevermore get LinkedIn mail about "Train and Groom a team on …

setting up WordPress mail on CentOS

Sarah — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:57:06 +0000

Today at work I set up a WordPress install on CentOS Linux so that it could send email. It’s pretty useful and almost required to have this working, since if you forget your password, WordPress needs to send you an email to reset it. That’s how I discovered mail wasn’t …

Weekly Tweets – 2012-09-09

Sarah — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 11:44:00 +0000

Good day shooting a Ruger LCR .380, S&W 99 9mm, and Model 88 12ga with Jon and friends. # State government, always convenient. I picked the exact day of their furlough day to try and renew my license. # Foggy drive through the mountains http://t.co/YzQIG2Zb # Monsoon, umbrella in the …

Weekly Tweets – 2012-09-02

Sarah — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 11:44:00 +0000

Google Drive gives a redirect loop in Chrome, preventing file download. Works fine in Safari. :/ # Not-quite-modern fortune cookie http://t.co/cSe4oZpE # Insight's spam mailing inspired Jon to announce "I don't want cable, you asshats!", haha. # Picked a good day for Starbucks: the pumpkin spice latte is back. # …

simple slider menu with jQuery

Sarah — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 02:12:53 +0000

There are possibly a million tutorials out there about jQuery and menus, but there weren't a million and one... until now! ;) I recently had cause to make a sliding drop-down menu for a project at work and thought I would write up how I did it. First off, check …

Weekly Tweets – 2012-08-26

Sarah — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:44:00 +0000

Jon treats the word "Mexican" like "Beetlejuice": saying it a bunch of times won't summon food, Jon! # Got an AmEx offer in the mail. "No interest charges when you pay in full" listed as a benefit. Isn't that how every credit card works?? #