2006-09-23
T-minus 4 weeks to getting cast off?
I broke my wrist playing football a few weeks ago. There was little pain and initial swelling, so I compounded my stupidity by staying in the game until it ended (30 more minutes of potential misalignment) and going to Stanford Barcamp for the rest of the day. Later that night, an acute care doc diagnosed the injury, and by weird chance, he had planned to go to Stanford ...
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2006-07-29
TD Ameritrade data definitely compromised
In April 2005, Ameritrade reported that several tapes with customer information were lost. From an article on the incident:
The company discovered the loss in February when it received a damaged package containing a number of backup tapes shipped from its secure facilities in the U.S. Katrina Becker, an Ameritrade spokeswoman, said the shipping company caused the damage to the package. Ameritrade immediately launched an investigation and ...
2006-07-02
Back from RailsConf
RailsConf 2006 was one concentrated dose of Ruby and Rails goodness. I went through my talk a bit faster than expected. If you are looking for the slides, they are posted over at Writertopia. I plan on writing a lengthy article based on the talk to flesh in many points I skipped or glossed over.
The Authorization plugin has been getting a lot of love for the last ...
2006-06-22
Authorization Plugin 1.0
A new version of the Authorization plugin is available, just in time for RailsConf. A detailed description is available on the development page at Writertopia. An "Identity" plugin will soon be up as well.
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2006-04-08
Update on life
I've been at Stanford for a few weeks now. Some happenings and initial impressions:
- After accumulating a decade worth of junk, cross-country moves are... taxing. I will never move again. That's it. They'll have to drag me from our new place. We're still not unpacked and fully situated although I can breathe a little easier now.
- I'm enjoying my new position. On my ...
