http://blog.pretheory.com/ en-us 2008-06-01T13:39:27-07:00 Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoAdd to Any Feed Reader http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheScariestFun/~3/dLo051wh3_I/pretheorynext.php Some people have been wondering what Dan and I are up to these days. For various reasons, we wanted to keep quiet about our new project until now. We're currently working hard on Devver, which will provide web-based services for...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?a=dLo051wh3_I:l46eDT2Y__Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Misc Ben 2008-06-01T13:39:27-07:00 http://blog.pretheory.com/arch/2008/06/pretheorynext.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheScariestFun/~3/yxUSubGjhaQ/moving_on.php Well, it's been an incredibly busy month since we last posted on this blog. In addition to coding and pursuing funding, we've been thinking hard about our future here at Pretheory. After a lot of thought, we've decided that Seekler,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?a=yxUSubGjhaQ:eek0uf7qhWI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Misc Ben 2008-04-18T15:37:13-07:00 http://blog.pretheory.com/arch/2008/04/moving_on.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheScariestFun/~3/a5jLm5IlVag/finding_and_fixing_strange_rai.php Rails is a great framework, but sometimes bugs can be incredibly tricky to track down. Case in point, I spent a significant portion of yesterday tracking down a very strange bug. I'll post the resolution - but perhaps of more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?a=a5jLm5IlVag:WRsUUY1-0xY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Development Ben 2008-03-13T11:17:16-07:00 http://blog.pretheory.com/arch/2008/03/finding_and_fixing_strange_rai.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheScariestFun/~3/imXZVyHnfLU/rails_completing_requested_act.php Within Seekler, we have several actions that are only available to logged-in users. We wanted a general solution that would first redirect the user to login or create an account and then complete the action the user initially requested. The...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?a=imXZVyHnfLU:ezWi3ichMtY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Development Dan 2008-02-26T23:21:52-07:00 http://blog.pretheory.com/arch/2008/02/rails_completing_requested_act.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheScariestFun/~3/_CTdprL1n6o/the_maybe_monad_in_ruby.php [source] | [tests] I'm a little behind on my goal to learn a new programming language each year - I'm still working on really understanding last year's language, Haskell. Judging from the number of tutorials online, understanding monads is one...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?a=_CTdprL1n6o:beG1EeU9fNM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Development Ben 2008-02-14T16:25:39-07:00 http://blog.pretheory.com/arch/2008/02/the_maybe_monad_in_ruby.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheScariestFun/~3/YMKl1Fzj2RI/capistrano_path_and_environmen.php We have been using Capistrano for awhile now and it has been working great. Recently, for reasons we are not sure of, migrations started failing. When we executed 'cap deploy:migrate', we would get an error “no such file to load...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?a=YMKl1Fzj2RI:GUpwhjgitjs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Tips & Tricks Dan 2008-02-12T14:27:01-07:00 http://blog.pretheory.com/arch/2008/02/capistrano_path_and_environmen.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheScariestFun/~3/Nl4LzmgnICY/a_new_resource_for_colorado_en_1.php For the months before we launched Seekler, we were basically holed up in our house, coding night and day. Since we launched, we've been making an effort to engage more with the local entrepreneur community. What we've found is that...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?a=Nl4LzmgnICY:zCV2is4P8S0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> First Steps Ben 2008-02-06T14:32:00-07:00 http://blog.pretheory.com/arch/2008/02/a_new_resource_for_colorado_en_1.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheScariestFun/~3/TA59Caw5Aiw/seeklers_top_10_reviewers.php Seekler added the ability to add full reviews to items you rank awhile ago. Only recently have we been showing off this feature, and making it obvious to the users. It has been popular for users to read reviews about...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?a=TA59Caw5Aiw:Y4RZTnqJcQ0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> seekler.com News Dan 2008-02-05T17:13:09-07:00 http://blog.pretheory.com/arch/2008/02/seeklers_top_10_reviewers.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheScariestFun/~3/_H4Fm8o4W0s/creating_super_bowl_lists_in_r.php Today we're trying something new at Seekler - we're creating a list of the best Super Bowl commercials of 2008 in real-time while we're watching the game. If you want, feel free to join us and create your own list...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?a=_H4Fm8o4W0s:ktcuLMk64AU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> seekler.com News Ben 2008-02-03T12:34:34-07:00 http://blog.pretheory.com/arch/2008/02/creating_super_bowl_lists_in_r.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheScariestFun/~3/c8u0SWfXZ0c/good_news_for_seekler.php We have always known that consumer opinions about products and services was an interesting and profitable area to be in. For example, according to some recent statistics in Entrepreneur magazine*: "62% of shoppers read consumer-written product reviews online. 80%+ say...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?a=c8u0SWfXZ0c:XUnI_zyCDdc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> seekler.com News Ben 2008-01-22T20:09:41-07:00 http://blog.pretheory.com/arch/2008/01/good_news_for_seekler.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheScariestFun/~3/59lwFxsDbqI/a_new_seekler_niche_video_game_1.php We had some great successes last week promoting our list of the most anticipated movies of 2008, but as that traffic dies down - we're looking to promote one of our fastest-growing niches: video games. Seekler has a great list...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?a=59lwFxsDbqI:yPH_CRdfFec:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> seekler.com News Ben 2008-01-17T11:33:44-07:00 http://blog.pretheory.com/arch/2008/01/a_new_seekler_niche_video_game_1.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheScariestFun/~3/rGZbD0EcaN8/seekler_beta_exciting_first_we.php Just a few quick announcements: Last week was a great one for Seekler. Just a few days after we launched our beta, we got an incoming link from FARK.com's showbiz section, which brought us a ton of new visitors. Sorry...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?a=rGZbD0EcaN8:TGJycBVCCe0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> seekler.com News Ben 2008-01-14T15:12:01-07:00 http://blog.pretheory.com/arch/2008/01/seekler_beta_exciting_first_we.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheScariestFun/~3/76F7q3K3O-E/seekler_beta_launches_1.php After many months of hard work, we're proud to unveil the beta version of Seekler. We've added lots of features since we released our alpha version, but the most important one is that as of today, user registration is completely...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?a=76F7q3K3O-E:m8M9iC8imI4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> seekler.com News Ben 2008-01-07T09:51:51-07:00 http://blog.pretheory.com/arch/2008/01/seekler_beta_launches_1.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheScariestFun/~3/6-AgmADDh6M/one_good_niche_most_anticipate.php Recently we wrote about our efforts to find some good niches for Seekler. Our theory is that if we can get a lot of great content in a few key areas, that will get a lot of visitors to our...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?a=6-AgmADDh6M:jVJkb3p1M38:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> seekler.com News Ben 2007-12-20T13:41:54-07:00 http://blog.pretheory.com/arch/2007/12/one_good_niche_most_anticipate.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheScariestFun/~3/F7IgTbioqIw/featuritis_tyranny_and_web_app_1.php I've been excited about the possibilities of web apps ever since Paul Graham sung their praises back in 2001 (I'm sure other people were talking about them in 2001 and before, but Paul's essay was especially influential for me). What's...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?a=F7IgTbioqIw:WZd2FzURzmE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheScariestFun?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> Development Ben 2007-12-13T21:03:43-07:00 http://blog.pretheory.com/arch/2007/12/featuritis_tyranny_and_web_app_1.php