jgarber

[Wed May 27 10:48:29 2009] [error] cgid daemon process died, restarting
[Wed May 27 10:48:29 2009] [warn] long lost child came home! (pid 10881)
[ pid=10888 file=ext/apache2/Hooks.cpp:566 time=2009-05-27 10:48:31.874 ]:
  Unexpected error in mod_passenger: The ApplicationPool server unexpectedly closed the connection while we're reading a response for the 'g
et' command.
  Backtrace:
     (empty)
[ pid=10888 file=ext/apache2/Hooks.cpp:566 time=2009-05-27 10:48:31.875 ]:
  Unexpected error in mod_passenger: The ApplicationPool server unexpectedly closed the connection while we're reading a response for the 'g
et' command.

jgarber

require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/spec_helper'
 
class Page
  def part_with_array_find(name)
    parts.to_a.find {|p| p.name == name.to_s }
  end
  def part_with_sql_find(name)
    parts.find_by_name name.to_s
  end
end

jgarber

I struggled with color management all day (or you might say, for years now).
Here's what I did:

Read http://www.viget.com/inspire/the-mysterious-save-for-web-color-shift/.
He's exactly right. Doesn't cover Illustrator, though. Here's what I figured
out:

Calibrate your monitor. I use Huey Pro. I use a color temperature of D65 and a
Gamma of 2.2.

jgarber

require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper'
require 'benchmark'

class DeepChildPagesDataset < Dataset::Base
  uses :home_page
  
  def load
    
    create_page "Parent" do
      1.upto(50) do |num|

jgarber

Monthly costs associated with a solid setup for a Rails app (based on minimal traffic).

* Linode 512 - $19.95
* Github account - $7
* Pingdom uptime monitoring - $9.95 ($0.50 to add 1 check to existing account.)
* New Relic performance monitoring - $24 (or on-demand if you want to do shorter tests)
* Amazon CloudFront - less than $5

Other service possibilities:
* Basecamp - project management and collaboration

jgarber

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** Mute a thread if you're not interested
** Proper threading in Gmail
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** Reply to original author

jgarber

Impression.where("created_at>=? and created_at<=?",7.days.ago,Time.now).select("impressionable_id").group("impressionable_id").order("count_impressionable_id DESC").limit(7).count

jgarber

describe TournamentRegistration do
  it "should parameterize itself with id" do
    registration = Factory.create(:tournament_registration, :team_name => "Mighty Badgers")
    registration.to_param.should == "#{registration.id}-mighty-badgers"
  end
end

jgarber

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
require 'benchmark'

TIMES_TO_REPEAT = 10_000_000

class SpecialString < String; end

Benchmark.bmbm do|b|
  b.report("''.to_s") do
    str = ''

jgarber

Give RedCloth a try!

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