article archive - 03/2014 - all archives
JR:
Content creation at GitHub
- https://github.com/blog/1557-github-flow-in-the-browser
Related elsewhere :
https://github.com/blog/1379-zen-writing-mode
https://help.github.com/articles/markdown-basics
https://help.github.com/articles/github-flavored-markdown
https://...
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- Sep 07, 2014
- #collaboration #business #gtd #writing
JR:
Projects hosted at GitHub used to power GitHub
- March 25, 2014
https://github.com/showcases/projects-that-power-github
The projects that interest me:
defunkt/jquery-pjax
pushState + ajax = pjax
elasticsearch/elasticsearch
Open Source, Distributed, RESTful Search Engine
antirez/redis
Redis i...
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2 min read
- Mar 25, 2014
- #programming #opensource #design #blog_jr
JR:
Beer Recipe Number One - Imperial Stout - March 2014
- We brewed an Imperial Stout at Jerry's Brew Day that occurred on Sun, Mar 30, 2014.
Notes before, during, and after brew day
Items to bring - (Arrive around 10:00 a.m.)
food to share
large plastic folding table
small plastic folding table
dig...
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8 min read
- Jul 01, 2014
- #recipe #beverage #beer #blog_jr
- replies: 44
JR:
Making buckwheat pancakes from Hodgson Mill mix
- This makes a simple, tasty pancake. I deviated from the instructions some, so I'm storing these notes for later recall.
buckwheat pancake mix : 1.5 cups
milk : 1.5 cups
egg : 1
canola oil : 2 tablespoons
(March 2014 : added a 1/2 cup of frozen ...
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- Jun 01, 2014
- #food #home #recipe #blog_jr
JR:
Registry Bistro Wine Dinner - Mon, Mar 24, 2014
- I attended a Registry Bistro wine dinner in February of 2013, and it was fantastic, so I'm looking forward to this one. Another great lineup of dishes is planned.
Update: No surprise that this was another fantastic experience. Great food, wine, and ...
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6 min read
- Mar 26, 2014
- #toledo #restaurant #food #event #wine #beverage #blog_jr
JR:
NFL silliness as of early 2014
- ( #todo - finish writing / editing )
The NFL is wrought with rampant hypocrisy.
The NFL does not need stunts and gimmicks to prop up its product.
Last decade, the NFL started its own network and began playing Thursday night games in November and...
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5 min read
- Apr 06, 2014
- #todo #sports #football #nfl #moronism #blog_jr
JR:
Cascade Yarn that I purchased
- Purchased on Mar 17, 2014 at the Yarn Company in Toledo
2 skeins of the same light yellow color.
100% Peruvian Highland Wool
weight 100 grams / 3.5 oz
220 yards
needle size:
size 7 - 5 stitches per 1-inch
size 8 - 4.5 stitches per 1-inch
color n...
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- Mar 24, 2014
- #yarn
JR:
Stonehedge Yarn that I purchased
- Yarn that I purchased on Mar 22, 2014 at Allies Fibernation in Beaverton, MI.
Shepherd's Wool
4 - medium
Worsted Spun Fine Wool
Size 8 (5.0 mm)
17 sts/21 rows = 4 inches
Hand wash - Do not agitate
4 oz / 250 yards
Color: Beaches
Dye lot: 052812
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1 min read
- Mar 24, 2014
- #yarn #business #michigan
JR:
Toledo Weather - Mon, Mar 24, 2014
- Toledo 7-day forecast
Last Update: Mar 24, 2014 6:31 am
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tonight: A chance of snow showers, mainly after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 22....
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9 min read
- Mar 24, 2014
- #toledo #weather
JR:
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- Mar 21, 2014
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#ows - #activism
- Mar 21, 2014
JR:
Another Facebook contribution to PHP
- #todo finish editing
It's possible that nothing fires up a fierce debate among computing programming geeks more than a discussion of the pros and cons of the PHP programming language.
PHP may be the favorite language to hate, yet it continues to be...
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11 min read
- Mar 26, 2014
- #todo #programming #php #history #blog_jr
JR:
Newspapers hiring programmers
- (My March 2007 ToledoTalk.com post)
Some excerpts from a March 7, 2007 story titled Web Focus Leads Newspapers to Hire Programmers for Editorial Staff.
Whenever journalist-programmer extraordinaire Adrian Holovaty speaks at a conference, newspap...
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19 min read
- Mar 20, 2014
- #media #technology #programming #blog_jr
JR:
Math trumps punditry in predicting 2012 presidential outcome
- (My Nov 7, 2012 ToledoTalk.com post )
Wikipedia: Nate Silver - Statistician
Website:
(launched in March 2014)
In the 2008 presidential election, Nate's math model correctly predicted the winner in 49 of 50 states.
In the 2010 presidential ele...
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1 min read
- Mar 20, 2014
- #politics #math #media #blog_jr
JR:
My favorite FiveThirtyEight stories
- On the surface, there isnt much difference between FiveThirtyEights NCAA bracket and the consensus. Our most probable Final Four Florida, Arizona, Michigan State and Louisville are the same teams favored by the plurality of participants in ESPNs To...
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- Apr 09, 2014