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Final Word on Media Temple
As we speak, I’m now probably 7 minutes into rebooting my Rails container. Why? Because all my apps went down and won’t restart and that’s the only thing I can think of to do. Why is it taking so long? … Continue reading
Posted in Ruby on Rails
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Why Why?
I have subscribed to Why the Lucky Stiff’s Redhanded blog for quite some time, but lately I’ve been unable to fight through the distractions. I present to you his latest performance. Is anyone else wishing he’d kill the noise, so … Continue reading
Posted in Ruby
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AppConfig Plugin for Rails
Its probably because I come from the Java world that I felt compelled to create an app configuration mechanism which enabled easy externalization of app properties. This is not an Earth-shattering, whiz-bang plugin, so I’m not going to oversell it. … Continue reading
Posted in Ruby, Ruby on Rails
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Media Temple & Rails: Failed?
Today I woke up to find that every single one of my Rails apps hosted at Media Temple were down and would not restart. I received no notifications whatsoever and am somewhat baffled as to why this is the case. … Continue reading
Posted in Ruby on Rails
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Advanced Rails Studio
advrailsdallas_5 Originally uploaded by pragdave. This past week I attended the Advanced Rails Studio in Dallas and had a fabulous time. The picture you see is from our lunch outside on Friday — I am in mid-gesture at the near … Continue reading
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RIFed!
To the uninitiated, RIF means reduction in force. On February 15th, Nokia announced that they would be reducing staff in their IT organization. A total of 90 people globally were said to affected. Finland was to be affected first, then … Continue reading
Posted in General
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