The Road to Beer Judging Certification: European Amber, Dark Lager, Bock
This week we worked our way through European Amber Lagers (3A. Vienna Lager, 3B. Oktoberfest), Dark Lager (4A. Dark American Lager, 4B. Munich Dunkel, 4C. Schwarzbier) and Bock (5A. Maibock/Helles...
View ArticleHow to Run a Rake Task via Cron Under RVM
Cron needs to be explicitly told which RVM to use, the easiest way to do that is to pretend to open up a bash shell (as all the pre-reqs are loaded by default). Save your afternoon and reuse the...
View ArticleThe iPad Mini is about Killing the iPod Touch
The iPod touch has always been Apple’s odd model out. More than an iPod yet significantly less than than an iPhone. Three years ago, I bought an iPod touch because I wanted the iOS experience without...
View ArticleThe Road to Beer Judging Certification: Light Hybrid, Amber Hybrid, German...
This week we worked our way through Light Hybrid (6A. Cream Ale, 6B. Blonde Ale, 6C. Kölsch, 6D. American Wheat or Rye), Amber Hybrid (7A. Norther German Alt, 7B. California Common, 7C. Düsseldorf Alt)...
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Nothing Ventured
“Along the way, [venture capital] has ceased to be the funder of the future, and instead has become a funder of features, widgets, irrelevances. In large part, it also ceased making money, as the...
View Article371t3 Journalism
Want to see the future of investigative journalism in a decentralized, global, marketplace? Here it is: “But just like hacking websites, exposing Chinese frauds has become cliché, if not outright...
View ArticleTowards a New Beer City
“I think it’s very real, it’s here to stay. We’re on the cusp of a movement here and I think we’ll probably replicate what Portland or Denver have in terms of 80 or 90 craft breweries.” – Peter Remes,...
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Someday, Sucker
“Figure out what the last possible moment is. Delay your action until the last possible moment.” – Frank Partnoy, author of Wait: The useful art of procrastination
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Not Amused
“My life is filled with all kinds of entertainment, I never have a chance to see it all. – Dave Winer” Over the past few months, I’ve been more conscious of entertainment – which I’m broadly...
View ArticleBy Contrast
“Life lasts a long time. You can disappear or be useless for weeks. If you are coming off several years of hard work, you can disappear and be useless for months… and the only impact that it will have...
View ArticleJust Passed the BJCP Entrance Exam.
After mostly correctly answering 200 randomly questions on all aspects of brewing, beer styles, and running BJCP competitions, I’m now a Provisional BJCP Judge. Woot. Now to study for the tasting exam.
View ArticleSerpent
No matter how much I use [my iPad] to check email, surf the web, or tag photos on Facebook, I’m still gnawed at by a horrifying emptiness that no amount of fiddling with your magical gadget can fill. –...
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Not (Yet) The Worst We’ll Do
“Did our high-frequency trading program have flaws that lead to our company losing 450 million dollars? (that is a tough one to beat, IMHO). Collect your own! It’s fun!” – Dan Milstein “Exactly. It’ll...
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Fermenting the Web
“The message is simple and exciting. When the time is right, a very small number of people with a clear vision can build something with huge impact. I’m not talking about making huge numbers show up in...
View ArticleQuick – Respond
“QR codes are a link. Plain and simple. Except they’re not plain and simple, they’re weird and complicated.” – Joel Marsh
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