Radical Behavior

Ruby 1.8 vs Ruby 1.9 vs PHP
And if you read into the comments, there is also a python script. PHP is cumbersome, takes longer to write and in the end, slower
(tags: php ruby python programming)

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This morning I had an awesome conversation with Twelve Horses CEO, David LaPlante. I’ve worked for Dave for over seven years now, but after this morning’s call, I felt energized and ready to conquer work. I just wanted to give a little hat tip. Thanks Dave!

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Walk Score
Find out how close your home is to locations you’d want to walk to. This becomes your walk score. Great for prospective home buyers.
(tags: mashup googlemaps web2.0 tools)

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Micro Persuasion: Making the Move to Wordpress
Long time TypePad blogger making the switch to Wordpress. Interesting
(tags: Blogging Wordpress Typepad)

Framework Performance - Rails vs Django vs Symfony
Hard core performance testing of three of the top frameworks today. Django performs the best.
(tags: django rails performance ruby python php frameworks)

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Sonoran Brewing Company
Crappy website but great beer. Local Arizona brewing company.
(tags: phoenix arizona beer brewery)

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Monday morning I received a brand new iPhone courtesy of Twelve Horses. I wasn’t ready to drop the coin needed to pick up one of these sexy devices, but since it was handed to me, you better believe I was stoked.
So far, four days in, the experience has been awesome. I always was curious about [...]

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Personal Branding & the Business Card: Tips for Appearing More Professional, Legit and/or Possibly Employable. PLUS! Dead Give-A-Ways of the Dangleberries and other Personal Branding Screw-ups You Want to Avoid!
An awesome - and funny - read about personal branding right down to your lame Sears glamor shot on your business card
(tags: business branding)

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BuiltWith.com - Web Technology Profiler
Can tell you what technologies a site is built with
(tags: tech tools web2.0)

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While Tech Alliance didn’t have the official domain name cocktails.com, these Reno events were my first introduction into social networking…the kind you do in person. At the time, I was a project manager with Twelve Horses and was wet behind the ears in getting out in front of people. The nice thing about these events [...]

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