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File: February 2007

2007-02-15 :: mattr // Uncategorized
User Control In Linux

There’s a great article that touches on something I mentioned in my previous Linux post. While I usually perceive a benefit from being able to endlessly tweak Linux, sometimes I don’t and very few other people ever will. Kathy Sierra makes the best graphs and graphics for her article, and one that applies here is [...]

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I’ve been running mostly Ubuntu Linux for a few months now and am finally starting to feel comfortable with it. I can navigate around in the command line better than I used to in DOS, and after using vi a few times without getting stuck and unable to even close it, it doesn’t seem totally [...]

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2007-02-14 :: mattr // Uncategorized
Units In Ruby

I’m currently working on a sort of cookbook rails application for my wife, who is in culinary school, and just for fun. I’ve just started, but I’m feeling fairly ambitious with plans for searchable and rateable recipes, automatic food costing, meal planning and maybe nutrition information. Heck, maybe I’ll even open source it or sell [...]

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2007-02-13 :: mattr // Uncategorized
New Tech Blog

I figure it’s time for me to start a blog for tech stuff only, and separate that stuff from my personal blog. My friends and family never really cared about my Rails posts, although a very few were interested in the Linux stuff. Plus this will give me a chance to play with actually having [...]

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