January 2011
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thestackerupper:
#Stack #Stack #Stack :: February 1st
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Ruby 102: One-Line Rescue
I’ve gotten used to the try { } catch { } blocks of Java to handle exceptions.
In Ruby, it’s begin/rescue/end.
So, I started off this morning with:
def load_servers
begin
return false unless fp = File.open('servers.db', 'r')
@@servers.push fp.readline
rescue EOFError
rescue
fp.close unless !fp
return false
end
end
I later find out that,...
Who Says Tiger Woods Doesn't Have A Sense Of...
sbnation:
quoted from Who Says Tiger Woods Doesn’t Have A Sense Of Humor?
So long fried rice, hello fried chicken!
FO’ SHIZZLE.
Watchmagnolius:
Great interview with Steve Stoute, Founder and CEO of Translation, a brand management firm that arranges strategic partnerships between Pop Culture icons (Jay-Z, Gwen Stefani, Lebron James, Justin Timberlake, etc.) and Fortune 500 companies. (Check out more of the Influencers series HERE)
“When one side breaks the social contract, and the other side makes a virtue of...”
– Rick Perlstein (via azspot)
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Upcoming NYC Shows
Time to start lining ‘em up…
February 2: Best Coast / Wavves, Webster Hall
February 5: Robyn, Radio City Music Hall
February 10: DJ Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito, Le Poisson Rouge
February 19: Darwin Deez, Bowery Ballroom
February 19: Paul van Dyk, Terminal 5
March 4: Hip-Hop Karaoke NYC, Mercury Lounge
March 11: Pete Yorn, Terminal 5
March 12: Murs, Music Hall of...
Saturday alone in the office recipe for...
jaredklett:
Unplug headphones from computer speakers.
Turn volume all the way up.
Press play on Daft Punk playlist.
friday beats, vol. 17 [the make-something-up...
fridaybeats:
Welp,
It’s yet another snowy day on the East Coast. I’m praying for the day that I can finally put my snow boots away, but until then I’m lacing up and trying not to complain too much. I guess that’s what I get for choosing to live in Boston and not sunny California, sigh.
This week, I’ve chosen songs that I’ve recently become obsessed with through their amazing music videos.
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“So this morning. We’re laying in bed. And we’re talking and playing on our...”
– Deep Thoughts, by Jillian (via jilllian)
“Question on Quora: What is it like to always be the smartest person in the...”
– Love this. (via david-noel)
Musicians Killed after Refusing to Play Longer →
rafimama:
Musicians everywhere take note. Play the damn encore…
Honestly, though. A Grenade? Who brings a GRENADE to a concert? c’mon.
(thanks to Tom Anderson for sharing this article)
“Plus, in a documentary on the DVD for the first film, Iron Man co-creator Stan...”
– Tamara
I Can Has $30M? Cheezburger Raises Big Bucks →
Never underestimate the power of a funny cat: Cheezburger, the publisher of esteemed sites like LOLcats and FAIL Blog, has just raised $30 million in its first round of institutional funding. The money will allow Cheezburger to “hire, hire, hire,” says founder Ben Huh, who plans to bulk up the company’s current roster of 50 employees. Android and iPhone apps are in the works,...
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Keep Shelly in Athens "In Love With Dusk" →
forestfamily:
“downtempo, Balearic-tinged sounds that sound like what would happen if someone tried to remake Air’s Moon Safari to correspond with the present day’s fashions…” — Pitchfork
Sensually maneuvering their way across balearic soundscapes, enigmatic Grecian duo Keep Shelly in Athens help…
I missed out on the limited press vinyl of Keep Shelly in Athens, and that makes me sad....
kateoplis:
Robert F. Kennedy’s speech the day after Dr. King’s murder: The Mindless Menace of Violence
“This is a time of shame and sorrow. It is not a day for politics. I have saved this one opportunity, my only event of today, to speak briefly to you about the mindless menace of violence in America which again stains our land and every one of our lives. …
Whenever any American’s life is...
