Monthly Archives: April 2007

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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