April 2008
ChicagoRuby.org - Mobtropolis Presentation
UPDATE: New version of Mobtropolis video now available! Alrighty, I recently finished the video presentation from last months Ruby Meetup. After playing around with many different video services, I have decided to upload to Viddler. Also, as you can see the video quality is not the best. Do any of you have some words of wisdom on compression settings or anything like that to make my life a bit...
Apr 30th
Q.E.D. →
A Mathmeticians way of saying “I win” Mathmetician: Q.E.D., Fuckface.
Apr 30th
allergy bullying →
allergy bullying n. Intimidating a person, particularly a schoolmate, by threatening exposure to a food that the person is allergic to. —allergy bully n. Example Citation: When…
Apr 30th
IMBY →
IMBY acronym. A person who wants his or her neighborhood to have some feature that other people consider dangerous or unpleasant. —IMBYism (IM.bee.iz.um) n. Example Citation: …
Apr 29th
bend the block →
To drive around a residential neighborhood in a search for fly girlies, preferably with speakers on blast. Let’s bend the block and see if Suzie is around.
Apr 29th
agflation →
agflation n. Inflation driven predominantly by rising prices for agricultural products. Also: ag-flation. [Blend of agriculture and inflation.] Example Citation: In Pakistan,…
Apr 28th
proximity infatuation →
An infatuation that develops out of close-quarters operation with another person. “I swear I’m in love with this girl from Philosophy class. I’ve been sitting next to her for like three weeks and…
Apr 28th
Blue Falcon →
A general Marine Corps term, meaning “Buddy Fucker”. It usually refers to a Marine who is supposed to use the “Buddy System”, but chooses to leave his buddies hanging while he goes ahead without…
Apr 27th
I'll pencil you in →
This is what a person says when he is making a tentative appointment. “I’ll Pencil” (because the appointment can be erased) “you in” (to my schedule book). Ozzy: Hey, can I come up to your big…
Apr 26th
mullet strategy →
mullet strategy n. A website design where a site’s main or most visible pages are professionally written, edited, and laid out, while the rest of the site relies on content supplied by…
Apr 25th
Homing from Work →
Using work time and resources for personal tasks. See reverse telecommuting, work from home Busey: Steve, did you download those episodes of Entourage I told you about? Myers: I told you…
Apr 25th
Agile Rails 3rd Edition beta is in my hands
Well everyone… you knew it was going to happen. The third edition of Agile Web Development with Rails is now out as a beta book. Anyone interested out there… go get it! Especially you beginners, you know who you are! I’ll hopefully have some time soon to do a proper review, so look for that. Just wanted to let everyone know and of course if you’re a member of...
Apr 24th
Justin.tv - DHH Talk - Startup School 2008 -... →
Apr 24th
Flickr: merkley??? →
Apr 24th
walkshed →
walkshed n. The area that a person can comfortably or conveniently cover on foot. Example Citation: In many parts of the country, walking has become as quaint a pastime as…
Apr 24th
come correct →
To come out rightly. To speak or approach someone with respect, and not with undeniable ignorance. To do something the right way the first time to avoid being bitched by another. 1. That bitch…
Apr 24th
daughter track →
daughter track n. A career path where a woman reduces her chances of advancement by working flextime or fewer hours to look after her elderly parents. Example Citation: [Felice…
Apr 23rd
showmance →
When actors engage in a romance for the run of a show. Once the run is over so is the romance. The term originated in the theater and moved to movies and scripted television and then reality…
Apr 23rd
groceraunt →
groceraunt n. A business that combines a grocery store and a restaurant. Example Citation: A new business word is getting traction in Arizona. (No, it’s not “sanctions.”) It’s…
Apr 22nd
DIY Photography →
Apr 22nd
Pro Photo Life →
Apr 22nd
power outage baby →
Years ago, the power went out in San Francisco for a long time. Nine months later, there was a certain increase in birthrate. If you were born nine months aftert a power outage, you are a power…
Apr 22nd
Apr 21st
web shy →
Unwillingness to expose one’s thoughts, feelings or identity on the web, knowing that doing so means freaknobs from Baton Rouge to Bangladesh will know everything about you. “Jeez, Paul—you need…
Apr 21st
bogart →
(slang verb) To keep something all for oneself, thus depriving anyone else of having any. A slang term derived from the last name of famous actor Humphrey Bogart because he often kept a cigarette in…
Apr 20th
Grippin grain →
wood grain steering wheel I’m grippin the grain as i roll through
Apr 19th
Textual Relations →
To engage in dirty talk with ones partner via text message. My thumbs are killin me, I was engaged in some heavy duty textual relations!!!
Apr 18th
semisomnia →
semisomnia n. Mild but chronic exhaustion caused by poor sleep habits. Also: semi-somnia. —semisomniac n. Example Citation: You slept last night, but was it the sleep you see…
Apr 17th
Basecamp doesn't have an API?
I received this email from RunMyProcess today and I thought it was a little odd Hello RunMyProcess is happy to announce a new feature that will increase its possibilities of connection to web applications. RunMyProcess is now able to emulate the behaviour of a Web Browser. Therefore, for example, although Basecamp does not provide API to create/update/delete Project/Company/People (operations...
Apr 17th
Simple way to finally get your Basecamp RSS into...
I’ve always had a problem using the RSS feed from my Basecamp account. This problem occurs because I exclusively use Google Reader for feeds. Reader is one of the many feed readers that DO NOT support authenticated feeds. This would be a feed that requires some sort of username and/or password. Well now this problem is all but eliminated! A new service called FreeMyFeed allows you to enter...
Apr 17th
Slipknot – Don't Get Close →
Apr 17th
Stone Sour – Choose →
Apr 17th
Puddle of Mudd – Blurry →
Apr 17th
Killswitch Engage – My Curse →
Apr 17th
Billy Talent – Try Honesty →
Apr 17th
KoЯn – A.D.I.D.A.S. →
Apr 17th
SOiL – Understanding Me →
Apr 17th
dfl →
dead fuckin last. as in a sporting event or race. or anything else you can get last in. Frank just got a DFL at the race.
Apr 17th
homedebtor →
homedebtor n. A homeowner with an extremely large mortgage, particularly one that he or she is unlikely to ever pay off. Example Citation: In these places, accepting a government…
Apr 16th
Drowning Pool – All Over Me →
Apr 16th
Linkin Park – Faint (Live) →
Apr 16th
P.O.D. – Alive →
Apr 16th
F5 – Dying on the Vine →
Apr 16th
Audioslave – Like a Stone →
Apr 16th
Stone Temple Pilots – Down →
Apr 16th
Disturbed – Fear →
Apr 16th
Fuel – Bittersweet →
Apr 16th
Seether – Truth →
Apr 16th
The White Stripes – In The Cold Cold Night →
Apr 16th
Staind – Outside →
Apr 16th