Last week I successfully submitted my first patch to an open source project and it was accepted. I like the bpython interpreter for all my python needs. It is quite handy for a python newbie like me. A few weeks ago I was in the middle of building an elaborate datastructure to learn list comprehension in python, when bpython crashed and took all the history with it. I whined about it on twitter and one of the developers of the project prompted me to submit a bug report....

Tmux is an alternative for screen. For anyone who doesn’t know screen, it is a terminal multiplexer which means, it allow multiple windows in terminal. It can split your window into multiple panes (vertical/horizontal), detach a session which can be attached at a later time. Detach/Attach is very useful for running a job in a remote server without having to keep the ssh open the whole time. Tmux can be configured by ~/....

I went to attend the URUG (Utah Ruby Users Group) meeting today because a little birdy said there will be some Javascript related presentations. I got to see an awesome presentation by Tad Thorley on Coffeescript. It’s a minimalistic language that compiles to Javascript. Take a Javascript program and start removing unwanted literals from the syntax until you can’t remove anymore, that’s how a Coffeescript program looks like. Its the kind of minimalism that makes you appreciate the beauty of code....

After wasting about 3 hours watching old episodes of The Office, I had a sinking feeling last night that I’m not working towards any of my life goals.  Learn JS Release mobile apps Get better at Python Do a startup or at least join one But thanks to my thoughtful wife, I didn’t freak out about it. She gave me some tangible ideas to remedy the situation (not one of those “You’ll be fine”)....

Just got back from Snowboarding at Sundance Ski resort. I fell down a lot less than I did during my previous times. I’m also doing a lot more toe turns which has always been an issue. I decided to try the blue slopes today which was good and bad. I got over my fear of going down the steep sections, but I also got too tired to enjoy the green sections of the run....