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Dang, I bought one like a month ago. Poor timing. Have been very happy with it though.

LastPass has a secure password generator that lets you specify character set, length, etc. It has extensions for all major browsers, support for two factor auth, form fillers, one time passwords, great iOS and Android apps.

http://www.lastpass.com

Big fan here. Just thought I'd throw in a little discussion from the user side of things, as I see some great points about being a responsible maker.

Very cool. The full context really takes the metaphor further.

I agree with you here, Gioele. The balance between foundation and progress is an important one to strike.

In theory, a full understanding of the foundations of any subject will, in the end, lead to a more complete mastery. However, if you do not give a learner enough "Why am I doing this?" to support their early stumbling steps, you risk losing them entirely. Imagine if you were forced to read the entire K&R C book before writing your first program. I know I wouldn't have made it.

When I was a bartending instructor (past life), my boss told me this Yeats quote (misattributed I think): "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire".

I definitely will check out the August one. Thanks for the tip, this is the first I've heard of HackerNest.

If you haven't been already, the Rails Pub Night (run by the kind folks at unspace.ca) is a great way to meet people in the Toronto startup community. Very friendly, meets at The Rhino on Queen west the 3rd Monday of every month at 7pm. I think I've met some people from Shoplocket there as well, so ask them about it!

Ah, nicely found! Interesting, I guess the apricot is only there for the scent.

For those of you inclined to a good skin grinding, an alternative is St. Ives Apricot Scrub. Made from biodegradable ground apricot cores. Also, it feels amazing. There are several off-brand mimics available.