Google (apps, search, analytics, etc.) was down for an hour, and this hosed us. We use Google Apps for email and chat, which was only a minor nuisance. But we use Google Analytics, and its outage cause all of our pages to time out. Yikes.

Bad Monkey Patch.

A gem we are trying out (Blackbook) decided to override a common string method:

class String
  alias :blank? :empty?
end

Um, this method is used everywhere in rails and has a much different definition:

class String #:nodoc:
  def blank?
    self !~ /\S/
  end
end

Bad monkey

Anyone who knows me is aware of my love of naps. But how does one nap well?

Full article here.

There are few things in life more satisfying than empty inboxes, my big accomplishment this weekend.

Merlin Mann gave a great talk on this at Google: http://www.43folders.com/izero#video

The number one search result for my vanity search of “jolma” is some bizarre tribute site someone set up for me. Check it out for yourself. jolmapolldorsets.com is flattering but slightly creepy.

Some excerpts:

Jolma is one of Western Australia’s most successful Poll Dorset studs.

Jolma Injector 148 has topped the current sire rankings

And Jolma has also blitzed the 2002 male progeny rankings,

When subject to LAMBPLAN analysis, Jolma is consistently producing exception results.

I saved the best for last. (I’m considering getting this tattooed across my back).

JOLMA INJECTOR IS ‘KING OF THE ROAD’