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Building an Echo Server Using Tornado

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:45:14 -0000

Using Tornado as a lightweight reactor to create network services is easy!

Introducing Pedant, a tiny Ruby library that will annoy the hell out of you

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:05:31 -0000

Pedant is a tiny Ruby library that allows you to enforce return values based on type and user-defined guards.

DjangoCon 2009, Portland OR

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:26:37 -0000

DjangoCon 2009 has been officially announced! It will be in Portland, Oregon, my new hometown. I will be planning some after-parties at restaurants, local breweries and the like.

Married!

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:35:01 -0000

On July 1st, I was married to Julia Britz in Livermore, California. It was awesome.

Ruby daemons using RobustThread

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:48:01 -0000

Creating sane and robust daemons in Ruby using RobustThread.

Introducing RobustThread for Ruby

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:40:24 -0000

I've begun a project for Ruby called RobustThread which allows for the creation of a thread that will not simply die when the process exits. Instead, it joins all RobustThreads in Ruby's exit handler. It eliminates the hassle of keeping track of threads that you don't always need to rejoin for headache-free asynchronous processing.

Heading to RailsConf '09

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:16:30 -0000

I'm heading to RailsConf this year. If you're attending, or if you're in the Vegas area let's do what comes after Part D (option 2 is to do what comes before Part B).

Rails versus Django

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:24:30 -0000

I attempted to gather my thoughts into some elaborate explanation, delving into the subtleties and intricacies surrounding the question. However, upon reflection my response is a simple one and should be taken lightly.

Bad Boobs, Boobie Banning, Breast Bully, Bosom Betrayal

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:38:16 -0000

Reuters is reporting that a "group of conservative politicians is making headway towards a ban on topless bathing on some of Australia's best known beaches." Funny, I'm trying to get the opposite done in the USA. Banning God's creation seems awfully presumptuous, after all.

Happy Days, Kitchen Kung Fu

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:33:14 -0000

I wish happy days. Forget the content and see these photos.