http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/ This is the blog of E. Asa Bour. I add items to my blog that I find entertaining or informative. Sometimes it is a story, poem, quote, or recent event in my life. Many times I am busy and don't record anything. Enjoy my ramblings... In case you didn't figure it out, 22 off refers to slalom skiing a course. en-us bourea@hotmail.com 2010-03-06T15:31:34+00:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/archives/000355.html Autospec automatically runs your specs (specifications) as you write your code (only running the specs associated with the code you just saved). I keep autospec running on my second screen continuously. This approach makes the BDD process easier to follow.... 355@http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/ Programming 2010-03-06T15:31:34+00:00 http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/archives/000354.html Editor I know that many people use Textmate for rails development and it appears to be the de facto standard. Textmate only works on a Mac so it wasn't the right editor for me. I made the decision a long... 354@http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/ Programming 2010-02-23T15:17:21+00:00 http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/archives/000353.html I have been working with the beta versions of the The RSpec Book: Behaviour Driven Development with Rspec, Cucumber, and Friends book for a couple of months. This book is a good introduction to using BDD and will ship in... 353@http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/ Programming 2010-02-23T14:53:06+00:00 http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/archives/000350.html Mandy got up on one ski today! Mandy has been dropping a ski for awhile and got up on the old reliable EP combo slalom waterski. My parents gave me this set of EP combo skis for Christmas in 1988.... 350@http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/ Waterskiing 2009-08-20T03:29:49+00:00 http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/archives/000349.html At the final 2009 Ohio INT waterski tournament I skied a personal tournament best of 5 buoys at 15' off at 36 MPH. Mandy and my parents were able to share in my triumph. Unfortunately, it was too hot for... 349@http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/ Waterskiing 2009-08-17T13:23:44+00:00 http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/archives/000348.html The recent XBox 360 update drastically improved the on demand Netflix experience. You can now modify your instant play queue directly from the XBox itself. The Netflix user experience on the XBox is simple and user friendly although not as... 348@http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/ 2009-08-17T13:09:03+00:00 http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/archives/000347.html Steve and Nicole Gille have been great friends and I wish them many blessings on their relocation to Alaska. Halloween won't be the same without their annual great pumpkin carving party. Hopefully Mandy and I can keep the tradition alive... 347@http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/ Friends 2009-06-15T21:39:45+00:00 http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/archives/000346.html Yesterday I did my first O on a slalom trick ski. An O is a handle pass 360. Amy taught me this trick and I worked on doing the following: perform this trick straight behind the boat take a couple... 346@http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/ Waterskiing 2009-06-15T13:25:30+00:00 http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/archives/000345.html My dad and I shot two rounds of trap last night. I achieved a new personal best (at 16 yards) just shy of a perfect score. I started in the far right position which is my weakest link and hit... 345@http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/ Personal 2009-04-17T13:23:36+00:00 http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/archives/000344.html During the 2008 presidential campaign, President-elect Barack Obama infamously stated, to much applause, "Well, the first thing I'd do as president is, is sign the Freedom of Choice Act. That's the first thing that I'd do." The intent here is... 344@http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/ Politics 2008-12-15T19:50:12+00:00 http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/archives/000342.html While searching for the Workspace Switcher shortcut keys, I discovered that you can switch workspaces by moving the mouse over the Workspace Switcher applet (in the bottom panel) and then scrolling the mouse wheel. The following Workspace Switcher shortcut keys... 342@http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/ Technology 2008-10-13T19:54:51+00:00 http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/archives/000341.html I developed a Ruby on Rails application that depends upon a geographic search. I thought that a zip code based geographic search would be easy to both create and use. I started with Josh Huckabee's Simple Zip Code Perimeter Search... 341@http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/ Programming 2008-10-06T01:01:56+00:00 http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/archives/000340.html Factcheck And Brady Campaign Share Same Sugardaddy Impartial? Independent? NO! FactCheck and Brady Campaign in Bed with Annenberg Foundation FactCheck supposedly exists to look beyond a politician's claims. Ironically, in its analysis of NRA materials on Barack Obama, these so-called... 340@http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/ 2008-09-24T21:21:06+00:00 http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/archives/000338.html Saturday July 26th We arrived at the Le Blanc and were greeted with cold scented towels,flowers for Mandy and fresh coconut milk. The lobby had a lavish scent, breathing in had the effect of relaxing your whole body. During check... 338@http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/ 2008-09-06T20:06:49+00:00 http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/archives/000336.html Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin has been chosen as McCain's VP. She is a fierce opponent of government corruption and she put the smack down on the unethical republicans in Alaska. I really admire her for standing up for what... 336@http://www.schemer.com/bourea/journal/ Politics 2008-08-29T16:21:12+00:00