Cbeck527

My dad grew up in Roxborough, and always referred to it as a stoop.

Shameless plug for a CLI *say derivitive that a coworker and I made: RabbitSay. http://www.rabbitsay.wtf

  $ pip install rabbitsay
  $ rabbitsay "shameless plug"
  ┌───────────┐
  | shameless |
  |   plug    |
  └───────────┘
  (\__/) ||
  (•ㅅ•) ||
  / 　 づ

I see your point, but don't necessarily agree 100%.

Regardless, I was calling it as I saw it at the time. Checking out the comment section of a few posts on PH's front page today, it looks like my evaluation still stands. Though my classification may be hyper-specific, my main point is it's a microcosm (stereotype?) of the echo chamber.

I agree-

I stopped going back after I realized it was a homogeneous group (read: white dudes connected to VCs) patting each other on the back for releasing half-baked MVPs. I was really turned-off by that.

That said, I think it's slowly changing for the better (rigging allegations aside) since I last took a look a year or so ago. I received a small amount of traction after submitting a stupid iMessage sticker pack I built. I was still pretty salty when I submitted it, but was curious to see if the exclusivity had loosened up a little bit. It had!

As someone who occasionally builds silly apps it's cool to share them with a community of makers, but I don't think PH fits the bill anymore. Maybe the acquisition will allow them to re-focus?

I'm at re:Invent currently, and this morning's keynote by the CEO has a superhero theme! :)

Eiriksmal's post nailed it. I used the Canon 40mm[1] pancake lens (one of my favorites!) and my 5dMkII. That pic was the final night that I was in California[2]. I took a nap and slept through the time I was planning to go to the bridge, but ended up catching the last few minutes of light.

[1] https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/products/d...

[2] http://becker.am/blog/2014/06/05/california/

I was recently featured[1] in collection #127, and as a long time user it feels really awesome to give back and let others use my work.

I've also been to a few of their NYC meetups and it's clear that the site is backed by an amazing community.

1 - https://unsplash.com/collections/curated/127?photo=jYYpTndzo...

Reminds me of a Motherfucking Website[1], and a Better Motherfucking Website[2]

[1] http://motherfuckingwebsite.com/

[2] http://bettermotherfuckingwebsite.com/

Jekyll as much[0] as[1] possible.[2] The simplicity of a static site, and the ability to host on S3 are the two biggest selling points for me.

[0] https://github.com/Cbeck527/becker.am

[1] https://github.com/Cbeck527/controlc.fm

[2] https://github.com/Cbeck527/the-wandering-photographers

Have you used Tweetbot?

Yes, so the attack vector is still higher than other solutions outlined in the article, but we've managed to avoid installing stuff like gcc. It's also significantly cut down our deployment time, especially when updating libraries/requirements.

"It remains virtually impossible to create a Ruby or Python web server virtual machine image that DOESN’T include build tools (gcc), ssh, and multiple latent shell executables."

At work, our tech team has found an interesting way around this for our Python app. We build out the virtualenv in the docker container, and then run our ansible-based deployments inside the same container. With that, our virtual environments are rsync'd to the app servers so we can avoid installing developer tools.

Or, you know, pay an extra $3 to Uber and avoid that situation all together.

It shouldn't matter, but it does.

It definitely is, but with any service the people you're following makes a huge difference.

I began to notice this when Instagram made it easy to post full-resolution pictures to Facebook.

Agreed. This is a refreshing submission after all of these rant-y blog posts we've been seeing lately.

My new Macbook Air is fantastic for on-the-go work, but I don't think I'll ever give up my desktop. I've used my Air exclusively over my two week vacation (and I've gotten lots of work done on this little guy), but I still find myself missing my 24" monitor, full keyboard, and mouse.

My ideal setup, which I've only recently implemented, is a powerful desktop workstation with a thin-but-fast mobile laptop. My custom desktop build and the Air fit this perfectly.

This fall, I'm studying abroad in London and I'm only taking my Air with me... very interested to see if I get frustrated with its limitations or not.

I just pulled the trigger on one. From what I've read the old Air was a great little computer, and these new upgrades should only improve it.

This is what grooveshark does, and they seem to be quite successful.