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@bleything You never attend Ruby conferences anymore.about 15 hours ago from web in reply to bleything
I'm learning to appreciate TDD and relying on tests to stop me from being stupid more and more each day.1:18 AM Jul 8th from Tweetie
Pro-tip: If it hurts putting sun screen on, its too late. Go indoors.6:14 PM Jul 7th from Tweetie
@jakemallory Thanks for the "Building and Managing a Ruby Infrastructure" video link. Watching now. http://bit.ly/lBfv93:27 PM Jul 6th from web in reply to jakemallory
@jeremydmiller I've seen it and I think its awesome! http://tinyurl.com/arxtavideo I even have the sticker! http://twitpic.com/7jqq611:19 AM Jul 6th from web in reply to jeremydmiller
Monkey patching production for fun and profit.11:10 AM Jul 6th from Tweetie
@coreyhaines @craigwebster Yeah, I'm most interested in building a REST service layer and sharing a plugin/gem that calls the services.7:48 AM Jul 6th from Tweetie in reply to coreyhaines
@hasmanyjosh Hah! We just freed ourselves from svn:externals and moved to git, but now we have to replace that functionality.7:42 AM Jul 6th from Tweetie in reply to hasmanyjosh
What is the best way to share business logic across multiple Rails sites? ActiveResource? Shared plugin of the models? SVN:Externals? Other?5:18 AM Jul 6th from Tweetie
I'm up on a new HDD. Now I get to reinstall all my apps for the next three days. And hunt for the license keys. Yay.10:22 PM Jul 1st from Tweetie
Sometimes you need to fail before you succeed. Actually, most of the time.6:43 PM Jun 30th from Tweetie
@RonJeffries It can't be considered "hero worship" if you aren't a "hero".7:57 AM Jun 30th from web in reply to RonJeffries
@RonJeffries The captions are correct. :) You should watch the video for the context. http://bit.ly/18TAyQ5:34 AM Jun 30th from Tweetie in reply to RonJeffries
I have to admit I am sorely tempted to bid on getting two hours of @KentBeck's time for pair programming. http://is.gd/1j3cW5:26 AM Jun 30th from Tweetie
@jmbrink26 My failed drive was 250 or 320 GB. I just got it ~6 months ago.4:40 AM Jun 30th from Tweetie in reply to jmbrink26
@jmbrink26 Yeah, it was the hard drive. I blame the boy for knocking it over as he crawled past it. I'll have to bill him when he get a job.10:31 PM Jun 29th from web in reply to jmbrink26
And now my MBP's WD Scorpio Black HDD is totally gone. (Glad I backed up with @mozy!) Anyone recommend a *good* replacement drive?7:47 PM Jun 29th from Tweetie
Aaahhhhhh... My MacBook Pro no longer boots. I get a folder with a "?" on it. The disk verifies though. Gonna have to reinstall I guess.9:17 PM Jun 28th from Tweetie
Finished the Agile Coaching book today. Lots of good advice. Really helpful as I've started introducing agile at work. Recommended.3:49 PM Jun 28th from Tweetie
@joefiorini Calling layout in a Rails controller violates SRP, but so does the respond_to block. Is that bad? Convention over configuration?3:39 PM Jun 28th from Tweetie in reply to joefiorini

Name Mike Moore
Location Cedar Hills, UT USA
Web http://blowmage.com/
Bio Your typical developer, husband, father, podcaster, Ruby zealot, and MountainWest RubyConf organizer.