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Debugging ActionScript in the Browser

over 3 years ago by Nick Plante aka nap on zerosum dirt(nap) - Home.
Alright, so the dirty truth of it is that I used to do a fair bit of Flash / ActionScript work. No, I’m not ashamed. Flash can be a real pain in the...

Razume in the News

over 3 years ago by Nick Plante aka nap on zerosum dirt(nap) - Home.
Just wanted to take a quick moment to call attention to this TechCrunch article which announces the unveiling of LaunchBox Digital’s first nine startups...

Practical Rails Plugins

over 3 years ago by Nick Plante aka nap on zerosum dirt(nap) - Home.
Hey wow, author copies of my book just showed up yesterday. That’s pretty cool. My side of things has been finished for a few months now, but it&...

2008 Rails Rumble Kickoff

over 3 years ago by Nick Plante aka nap on zerosum dirt(nap) - Home.
We just set up the new blog site for the 2008 Rails Rumble contest. This year the event will be held the weekend of October 18th. Registration should open...

JQueryConf 2008 Agenda

over 3 years ago by Nick Plante aka nap on zerosum dirt(nap) - Home.
The JQuery team just announced the agenda for JQueryConf 2008 and it looks pretty solid! I’m happy that I registered early, as it appears to have...

Upcoming Speaking Gigs

over 3 years ago by Nick Plante aka nap on zerosum dirt(nap) - Home.
I’ve firmed up a few speaking gigs for the next couple months. And I wanted to share. First of all, tomorrow night, September 16th, I’ll be...

Register for the Rails Rumble!

over 3 years ago by Nick Plante aka nap on zerosum dirt(nap) - Home.
Registration for the 2008 Rails Rumble opened last Friday. If you haven’t already registered and want to compete, you better hurry up. There are only...

Testing Workling with RSpec

over 3 years ago by Nick Plante aka nap on zerosum dirt(nap) - Home.
Workling is my current sauce of choice for interfacing with message queues and performing asynchronous background tasks in Rails apps. We’re using...

Open ID, Simplified

over 3 years ago by Nick Plante aka nap on zerosum dirt(nap) - Home.
The build portion of the Rails Rumble is next weekend. Wow, time really flies, eh? It seems like it’s only been a few weeks since we announced it...

Vote Or Die

over 3 years ago by Nick Plante aka nap on zerosum dirt(nap) - Home.
OK, I’m being a bit overly dramatic. But seriously, go sign up to judge and vote in the 2008 Rails Rumble. Help us decide which of the amazing web...