Get Comfy in Your Friday Open Thread 1) I would start by scratching your own itch, so to speak. Is there something you and your friends and family could use a website for? Maybe you could write a small site that allows people to log in and maybe track some info about their day, or that provides some information about their location (weather, traffic, etc). As far as tools, you don't NEED anything more complicated than a good text editor like Sublime Text or Notepad++, something that has good syntax highlighting and supports a variety of languages like HTML and Javascript. 2) For hosting, Dreamhost is probably the easiest place to start. 3) This answer could get really detailed and complicated really quickly. Testing code is something that everyone should be doing, but not enough developers do well. So as developers, we would write code and do our testing in the development environment. I hope I've been able to answer some of your questions.
64 Things Every Geek Should Know « Caintech.co.uk If you consider yourself a geek, or aspire to the honor of geekhood, here’s an essential checklist of must-have geek skills. The term ‘geek’, once used to label a circus freak, has morphed in meaning over the years. What was once an unusual profession transferred into a word indicating social awkwardness. As time has gone on, the word has yet again morphed to indicate a new type of individual: someone who is obsessive over one (or more) particular subjects, whether it be science, photography, electronics, computers, media, or any other field. A techie geek is usually one who knows a little about everything, and is thus the person family and friends turn to whenever they have a question. USB – Universal Serial BusGPU – Graphics Processing UnitCPU – Central Processing UnitSATA – Serial ATAHTML – Hyper-text Markup LanguageHTTP – Hypertext Transfer ProtocolFTP – File Transfer ProtocolP2P – Peer-to-peer sharing (See 2. 1. 3. Here’s what one looks like: 4. 5.
The Art Of Showing Off (Subtly) advertisement You’ve exchanged glances more than once with the girl who has caught your eye and the time for introductions is now. In order to really sweep this woman off her feet, you’ll need to let her know you’re the full package – a man of depth, promise and expertise in all the areas she cares about. But, how do you talk yourself up without sounding like a braggart? Use this five-point plan to perfectly balance your hubris with humility. 1. Your strategy: Focus on the foundations of your pride, not the results of it – the things you love, the moments when you knocked it out of the park. 2. Your strategy: Weave nuggets about yourself into the conversation. 3. Your strategy: If you’re not seeing any natural openings, consider an even stealthier approach. 4. Your strategy: Broadcast that you’re comfortable and self-assured. 5. Your strategy: Be playfully dismissive of your achievements.
Four More Custom Searches You Should Enable In Your Browser Right Now Forgive me, total noob with these using Chrome. I can't get any of them to work. 1. I pasted the following, into "Add a new search engine" named it Google Cache, keyword:cache. Then, I went to a site and typed cache then space from the address bar. How I Taught Myself to Code in Eight Weeks SARCASM IN RELATIONSHIPS Sarcasm – a mocking or ironic remark (American Heritage Dictionary) Irony – the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning (American Heritage Dictionary) Sarcasm is a large component of social interaction and conversation. To demonstrate a sense of humor, people frequently use sarcasm as a means of “breaking the ice” during initial encounters with others. Sarcasm is an indirect form of speech intentionally used to produce a particular dramatic effect on the listener (McDonald, 1999, p. 486). Many people relate sarcasm to irony, but there is a big difference between the two. The subject of sarcasm is complex because many factors are involved. Negative sarcasm, where positively worded utterances convey negative attitudes, is used frequently in everyday language. Sarcastic remarks, like this, are usually accompanied by exaggeration, and intensifiers may be used on the words that state the opposite of how one truly feels. *Question 2. Males Females Social control 1 0 Yes 0 4
Five Custom Searches You Should Enable In Your Browser Right Now Sure! So I made a js scriptlet that can be used to enhance any normal search url with a lot more wildcards and hosted it here Just like a normal search url you put the url at the front (replace the url variable with the new one you want) and put in wildcards for where you want dynamic text inserted. However, instead of just getting %s afterwards you get 7 now: %e = enterred text (except ending w, t, or c) %h = highlighted text on page %q = search string (equivalent to (%h %e).trim()) %d = domain of current page %u = full url of current page %t = title of current page %l = current location (format is '{curr lat} {curr long}') This allows you to make some pretty nifty search engines. www[dot]google[dot]com/maps? Map all things that match {typed or highlighted text} near me now www[dot]google[dot]com/maps? Give me directions from where I am now to {typed or highlighted text} www[dot]downforeveryoneorjustme[dot]com/%(q||d) Check if the site is down.
The Art of Manliness | Men’s Interests and Lifestyle 5 Kick-Ass Reasons to Give a Genuine Compliment, and How to Do It “A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.” Victor Hugo “Do not offer a compliment and ask a favor at the same time. A compliment that is charged for is not valuable.” Mark Twain Compliments. Some are sincere. Some like to get them. And from time to time I think to myself that there is too few of them. Negative observations about reality are plentiful. So, here are 5 compelling reasons why it’s a good choice to use more genuine compliments in your day to day life. You can make someone’s day. Now, here are three tips for sharpening your compliment giving skills. The compliment has to be genuine. Otherwise you are just trying to take something from the one you are complimenting. A compliment delivered with positive words but with a body language and voice tonality – the two most important parts of interpersonal communication – that aren’t saying the same thing may often not go over so well. What you feel when you deliver the compliment will come through. Image by *Zara (license).
Challenge Winner: Control Everything In Your Home with Your Voice #53 – How to detect bullshit By Scott Berkun, August 9, 2006 Everyone lies: it’s just a question of how, when and why. From the relationship saving “yes, you do look thin in those pants” to the improbable “your table will be ready in 5 minutes”, manipulating the truth is part of the human condition. I’m positive that given our irrational nature and difficultly accepting tough truths, we’re collectively better off with some of our deceptions. But lies, serious lies, should not be encouraged as they destroy trust, the binding force in all relationships. Why people BS: a primer The first lie in the Western canon comes from the same joyful tome as the first murders, wars and plagues: the Old Testament. To recap from the book of Genesis, God tells Adam and Eve not to eat fruit from the tree of knowledge, as pretty as it is, for they’ll die. Please note that in this tale nearly everyone lied. People lie for three reasons; the first is to protect themselves. A well known fib, “the dog ate my homework”, fits the BS model.