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I'd like to read what specifically lead them to categorize Backbone.js under "hold". They wrote about the various technologies that are recommended but don't provide much of a narrative for any of the "holds".

These Korean IPS monitors are a solid value. I picked up a Shimian for $390 and it is the best monitor I've ever owned. TA Planet (http://stores.ebay.com/TA-Planet) seems to be the preferred ebay seller. I had a great experience with them. This monoprice deal looks very promising too.

I recently wrapped up a 6 month project that entailed extensive Fitbit integration. My client is a fortune 500 company and even with their resources it took them months to become a Fitbit partner. Fitbit also charged a ridiculous amount of money for accessing the 100K devices we were provisioning as compared to the competitors.

If accessing the collector data is important I would consider looking at some of the fitbit competitors, as they have much more open APIs. Fitlinxx (http://www.fitlinxx.net/pebble-activity-monitor.htm) and Fitbug both come to mind.

Had you considered taking a loan out against your 401K? Most of the financial firms managing 401K's offer them. The interest rates are favorable and you don't get hit with all the penalties. I recently faced a similar decision and opted for the 401K loan.

Overall this is a helpful list. One of the biggest challenges with used cars is they are impossible to treat as a commodity. I spent several years working for a company that financed high-end classic and exotic autos. I learned a ton. One of the biggest tips is you really need to profile the owner if you want to get car that was well maintained.

I like luxury cars (BMW's, Lexus, etc) and over time came up with a system for purchasing used ones. Search CL and local want-ads in affluent suburbs. Eventually you will find 1 owner cars with low miles owned by people with the means to take proper care of them. Ask for the maintenance records, look at the condition of the interior and also look for clues on how the person takes care of other things like their personal appearance AND their home. It will tell you everything. I've gotten some killer deals on pristine cars following this method. Currently on the hunt for a late 70's air cooled 911 :)

I've been dealing with the exact same problem. I've been working with Drupal for about 4 years now. I've coded some contrib modules, submitted patches to core, attended Drupalcons, etc and am just not that excited by it anymore. Recently I felt as though I was spending most of my time configuring Drupal and not actually developing anything. I was bored out of my mind at work.

On the side I've been working on a few Rails and Node.js projects. I found them to be enjoyable to code and intellectually stimulating. An opportunity came along a few weeks ago to join a Rails based consulting firm. I start in a few weeks and can't remember the last time I was this excited about work.

As some of the other commenters mentioned, I'm hoping the lower level stuff is the breath of fresh air needed. Everyone is different but maybe you should consider switching things up a little and jumping into a new technology stack. Good luck with whatever you decide to do!

Has amazon developed an interface for administering Route 53 domains? Relying on 3rd party interfaces has always been the real deal breaker with Route 53 for me.

Anyone using Vicoapp? If MacVim and Textmate had a lovechild it would be Vico. TM2 is going to have to be pretty amazing for me to switch.

I've wanted to do something similar except with Real Estate transaction data in the state of MA. Most residential real estate transaction data is available via each counties registry of deeds website (http://www.masslandrecords.com/malr/controller). The challenge is much of this data is stored using proprietary systems with limited (or no) APIs and different counties use different systems.

Much like with Real Estate data, the biggest hurdle with this initiative is there is no standardized convention from one city to another. With data being all over the place it makes developing a community driven data gathering platform "wicked hard". What I think would be a good starting point is define some standards so that when the ad-hoc data is transformed it follows an agreed upon convention. This approach would allow for a centralized data sharing platform to be developed making data available via all kinds of different formats(RDF,JSON, etc).

tl;dr: Awesome idea but comes with some difficult challenges.

That does seem expensive. I guess you'd have to rationalize it by the shorter commitment (no lease). It is probably priced to offset the risk incurred by the Subletor and AirBnB.

Vista shipped with 6.0.6000. Build 6000 = BAD Vista SP1 RTM shipped with 6.0.6001. Build 6001 = GOOD

http://apcmag.com/microsoft_replaces_vista_kernel_in_sp1.htm

I'm not suggesting that at all. I think W7 is arguably the best OS Microsoft has released (except maybe for Win2k). At the time of Vista Microsoft was managing 2 seperate Kernels, one for consumers and one for servers. The 6000 build Vista was based off was (IMHO) a more bloated XP build.

They made a great move by consolidating to their Server kernel. Windows 7 reflects this in its speed and stability.

Lion is not Vista. Vista (IMHO) had a rotten core where as Lion doesn't. There are, however, issues that I suspect will be fully resolved via another update or two.

When I upgraded to Lion I experienced a few minor stability issues (particularly with Finder) so I performed a clean install. Have had no issues since. I would be curious to see stability of a machine that has been upgraded from 10.5 -> 10.6 -> 10.7 vs one that has simply had a clean install of 10.7.

[EDIT as I got downvoted presumably for knocking on Vista]

Vista shipped with the version 6.0 kernel. This was known to be a fragmented, "consumer grade" kernel largely based on Win XP. The 6000 kernel build had so many issues that SP1 completely upgraded the kernel to the improved 6.0.6001 which was essentially the Server 2k8 kernel. It was an improvement but too little, to late.

This event looks promising. Interacting with other Vim users really helped me get over the initial Vim learning curve. For any devs that use OSX and want to test the Vim waters, checkout Vico (http://www.vicoapp.com). It is a Textmate-esque editor with Vim bindings.

Thank you so much for invite!

Would love an invite from anyone willing to share. ngmaloney [at] gmail

I never knew the crack in the casing was a known issue. Thanks for info, I have same problem.

Amazing work. This kind of API has potential to be a real game changer. Imagine what this style interface could do for things like Image, Audio and Video processing. Can't wait to watch see this progress.

I'm a male with an 18 month old. I've found it next to impossible to work from home with child around. I felt guilty not giving my daughter the attention she wanted but also felt guilty not being able to focus on work. A good compromise (IMHO) would be to adjust your working time to perhaps 4-5 hours during the day (around nap time) then another 4-5 hours after baby goes to bed.

I would highly recommend checking out a co-working space if available. They give you a separate place to work free of distractions and are much cheaper than renting an office. Good luck!

If it is proven that that anti-matter is repelled by gravity does that mean hover-boards will become a reality in our lifetimes? What are some of the potential practical applications?

I concur with authors opinion of MBA. The 13in MBA is the best computer I've ever owned. My current Mac Lineup consists of:

  * Latest gen 13in MBA
  * 17in MBP (~1yr) work paid for it
  * 13in Black Macbook (loved this one too!)
  * Mac Pro (totally pimped out) work paid for it
  * 3rd gen mac mini

The only machine I use now is the MBA. It is everything a Web Dev needs, great resolution, fast, travels well. It even plays Minecraft quite well. The only thing I'd ask for in the 3rd gen models is a back-lit keyboard. Love this machine.

Edit:

Best accessory I've purchased http://www.luxurylapdesk.com/index.php

I've had great luck with dyndns.com too. They charge ~double ($15) what GoDaddy does for domain reg but the service has been solid in the 8 or so years I've used them.

Just an FYI. To the best of my knowledge Amazon does not permit the use of their trademarked services within the domain of the URL. I'm working on a project that augments EC2 and ended up having to change my domain name to err on the side of caution.

IANAL but do checkout http://aws.amazon.com/trademark-guidelines/ and read section 9 and section 11.

Cool Service. Have you considered putting it up on something like Appsumo (and lowering price). That has potential to increase volume, exposure and your bottom line.

As mentioned, ads but I'd view that more as supplemental income. I'd consider making some kind of plugin that integrates with a SaaS you run. The plugin would always remain free but i'd charge for the service once usage reaches a certain threshold. Make the service uber cheap like $1 and people wouldn't think twice about purchasing if it brought value to their daily life workflow.

Very cool. Would you mind (very briefly) describing some of the infrastructure/tools/backend used to build Slowcop?

1992 was a good year in movies!

The value of ones time comes to play here. If you are spending hours to resolve an issue with a $5/mo account it just isn't worth it. He should have just cut bait and gone elsewhere the second the marginal savings in hosting was expended. I believe the technical term is "Penny wise, pound foolish".

It appears as though Mr. Lacy is trying to do "Lawyer Level Work". Someone better make sure he has registered with the NC Bar.

Great work on your recent deal. In terms of your degree, I'd definitely consider sticking it out and finishing. I was in a similar situation, where I wanted to hack code and work on projects that interested me but felt like school was slowing me down. I decided to switch to p/t enrollment and ended up with a (Bentley) degree 6 years later. For me, getting the degree was less about learning and more about completing a personal goal. You also gain some killer networking opportunities in the process.