whatisblik is pretty nice.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmhodges at 2:46 AM on July 19, 2008

I fail at google. Thanks a bunch, amyms.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmhodges at 12:45 AM on May 3, 2008

And it looks like it was our very own delmoi saying it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmhodges at 12:47 AM on May 3, 2008

Fuck, I read that "Orzel" all wrong. Yeah, no, that's definitely the guy behind Uncertain Principles who I've actually corresponded with. No more late night posting.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmhodges at 1:54 PM on May 3, 2008

It's been beaten to death in many contexts (being on the Matrix soundtrack does that), but once 0:25 hits in Rob Dougan's Clubbed to Death, you'll be hit hard for the rest of the song. Crank the bass, of course.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmhodges at 10:55 PM on April 4, 2008

The Pinker Tones can sometimes hit that spot well. Especially, in Karma Hunters.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmhodges at 5:35 AM on February 20, 2008

Hrm. Okay, maybe that suggestion wasn't the greatest.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmhodges at 5:38 AM on February 20, 2008

I'd suggest Ruby and you should go right into learning Ruby on Rails. RoR guys are hard to find right now, and, if you're willing to gamble a bit more than usual, you can find some truly excellent jobs through it. Also, Ruby has some great features, and is really great to just pick up. There's lots of rather deep ideas that come out nice and easy in it.

Second choice? Python, definitely.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmhodges at 8:59 PM on August 14, 2007

Start writing it. No, really. Go start coding. Upload the notes, the sketches, whatever. Put it up on Google Code, Rubyforge or something similar. Haunt the IRC chat rooms and mailing lists for the tools you are using and post news everytime you put out a new release. Be sure not to post in places that won't care, and don't post too much. Talk about it with friends. Even friends that have no idea what a compiler is.

The nerds will come to you but you've got to... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmhodges at 5:55 AM on August 6, 2007 marked best answer

Nope, you're going to have to learn how to program but, good god, you'll learn well. Sorry. It's frustrating as fuck when you've got That Idea but just can't figure out all the little things that stand in your way.

Go ahead and try it, though. Look into some tools and give it a go. I suggest using Ruby on Rails if you're doing the usual database-backend, web-frontend. You get testing for almost free with it as well as a ton of other easy-time makers. If nothing... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmhodges at 7:16 AM on August 6, 2007

Yeah, your "no embedded advertising" requirement is going to get you nowhere. I imagine the number of sites that have all of that along with no ads will be somewhere in the single digits, and will suck very, very hard for a variety of reasons.

Your best bet is probably to allow for the small text ads that are present in GMail and use it. Any POP or SMTP access needed can be gained by setting up a "Keep here but also forward to your.addy@gmail.com"... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmhodges at 11:42 PM on June 24, 2007

Did she not tell you until after he died? How long have you been dating? I'm sure there are more questions that could be asked.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmhodges at 3:46 AM on December 24, 2006

Batteries in the mouse is the answer I've seen most often.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmhodges at 6:36 PM on December 21, 2006

Also, he attained everything he had not wanted. He really seemed to hate the "mainstream" and, suddenly, he was the mainstream. Remember that Rolling Stone picture with him in the shirt insulting Rolling Stone? This, coupled with the addiction, the stomach problem and a probable propensity towards depression led to the shotgun. Or so I've heard.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmhodges at 2:49 AM on November 25, 2006

Builder (ruby's XML file.. er.. builder)? Or perhaps Python's PyXML (check out the "Creating New Nodes" part of the HOWTO)?

Between the two, I prefer Builder but I've been on a Ruby kick for a while now.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmhodges at 12:40 AM on November 9, 2006

Don't forget the video lectures of SICP!
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmhodges at 7:56 AM on November 6, 2006

God damn, you people are good.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmhodges at 12:04 AM on October 3, 2006

What you will see is many objects moving very quickly to a certain, dark spot in space. But the visible properties of these objects change in dramatic ways close to black holes.

Let's say you face yourself right in front of the black hole. Let's also suppose that magically, you have no mass and thus are not dragged in by its gravitational field (Deep, dark magic, to be sure). See all those stars all around you? Well, they aren't where you think they are. (Of course,... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmhodges at 7:06 AM on May 4, 2006

I can never remember what to use after I go through "foo", "bar" and "baz". Usually, I end up using "blah", but as SpecialK noted, if I've gotten to "blah" I probably need to write some Real Code That Works or simplify what I have.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmhodges at 3:22 PM on April 15, 2006

IANAD, but have you gotten yourself checked out for allergies in the past couple of years? Allergies can come in a variety of forms, including those that last year round and can be developed later in life.

On preview: what cropshy said.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmhodges at 5:24 PM on March 23, 2006

Looks like someone fulfilled twiggy's prophecy.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jmhodges at 11:04 PM on March 1, 2006