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  • RailsConf 2007 Session Content Download

    Here are all the working RailsConf 2007 presentation slides and additional session materials I could find this morning, packaged in a single .zip file for your convenience. The content is an aggregate of things posted to the wiki, web2expo and a few other places on the web.

  • SRP Time-of-Use Plan Hourly Price Change Reminder

    To those on SRP’s time-of-use plan, reprogram your thermostats! On May 1st we’ll be entering into the expensive months. 1pm – 8pm weekdays are “on-peak”: 17.83¢/kWh. All other hours and holidays are “off-peak”: 4.88¢/kWh. From here. If you live in a hot area and do not have a programmable thermostat, you absolutely must get one.…

  • RailsConf 2007 (USA) Registration Re-Reopened. New Track & Keynote Announced!

    I received this from O’Reilly just a couple minutes ago.. —- BEGIN EMAIL —- RailsConf 2007 May 17-20, 2007 Oregon Convention Center Portland, Oregon http://conferences.oreilly.com/rails A fourth technical track has just been added to the RailsConf schedule. That means a limited amount of space has opened up for those folks who didn’t get a chance…

  • Preston Joins The 21st Century

    After an eternity of posting my thoughts, project information and other digital potpourri in a scatter manner across the wire, I’ve finally begun putting the pieces for my personal website. Apparently this is now a requirement for Software Engineers to age past 25, so I have some serious catching up to do. Hooray me.