May 2012
4 posts
The new The Sword single is pretty awesome. The...
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April 2012
9 posts
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Extra space in your office? I’m looking to rent 3-4 desks in Manhattan. Let’s be office mates!
“Obama fielded a facetious question from then-CEO Eric Schmidt: “What is the most...”
– Damnit Obama, why do you have to be so cool?
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“New York, it was an adult portion. It was an adult dose. So it took a couple of...”
– Levon Helm, The Last Waltz, RIP
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March 2012
5 posts
Why is making healthcare easy so hard? →
I’ve spent the past month shopping for company health insurance plans and the process is so fucked up that it makes me sick. (Pun intended.)
It all starts with the employer. They’re, by far, the ones shelling out obscene amounts of money on ever-increasing health insurance premiums. They are the ones that can start this disruptive ecosystem. - jayparkinsonmd
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Fans without private parking can still find space... →
This is a public service, I believe,” he added. “It goes more than just an enterprise that’s trying to make a buck.
Not sure I’d go that far, but reading this made my day.
“the New York tech scene has more of a ‘let’s stick together’ ethos...”
– Josh Miller, Co-Founder of Branch on moving his company back to New York (via nycgov)
“Instead of saying “I don’t have time” try saying “it’s not a priority,” and see...”
– Laura Vanderkam (via swissmiss)
February 2012
5 posts
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Super Bowl parking post-mortem in Crain's Chicago →
A look at how ParkWhiz parked 30% of this year’s Super Bowl attendees.
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January 2012
2 posts
Listening to techno music while I work makes it feel like I’m committing a cyber crime.
December 2011
4 posts
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November 2011
6 posts
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Timepicker for jQuery →
I made something.
October 2011
3 posts
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How to run Microsoft's IE VPC images in VirtualBox
Need to run Internet Explorer on Mac OS X or Linux? Here’s how, without having to purchase a Windows license:
Download the VPC image you’d like to use. For testing IE6, IE7, and IE8, I find it easiest to download the Windows XP image and make copies of the VHD for each version of IE. We’ll get to that.
Rename the .exe file you just downloaded to a .rar file, and use any RAR...
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September 2011
2 posts
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“So, to recap: Pearson could receive as much as $132 million in incentives for...”
August 2011
3 posts
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ParkWhiz: We're looking for a Front-end Developer →
Come work with me!
parkwhiz:
Know any geeks in Chicago with an eye for design? ParkWhiz is looking for a talented front-end developer to help us bring parking to the people. Full job description below: Front-end Developer ParkWhiz is looking for a developer that is truly passionate about the front end. We want someone who is a…
July 2011
10 posts
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Preventing form re-submission with HTTP 303...
After processing form data with a server side language like Ruby, Python, or PHP, it’s common to show some sort of confirmation to the user. Many applications will use an HTTP redirect to send the user to a different URL for the confirmation, in an attempt to prevent the browser from resubmitting the form if the user hits “refresh” or “back”.
This is a good idea,...
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“Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an...”
– John Steinbeck
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California has spent approximately $4 billion on capital punishment since the state reinstated the death penalty in 1978. In that time, the state has executed 13 people.
