Working on Urban League Heat Pump Accelerator at Code for Boston new folks often ask me, why did you pick Ruby on Rails? I can easily expound upon my love and the advantages of the Ruby programming language. However it is an invitation to a dead-end argument about the merits of languages. So I give the real reason: I know Ruby better than any other language, and nobody with experience in a different language was willing to raise their hand and commit to leading the backend group. Ruby won not on its merits, but by the dedication of one of its disciples.
Read MoreThermoworks is closing out their original ThermoPop line in favor of a new model. I picked one up a few years ago after my mom recommended it. I use the thing all the time. It is easy and accurate. Being able to check the temperature of cooked meats is a huge improvement over guessing, as is doing the same for oil when I pan fry things. I even can use it to check the temperature of air coming out of my HVAC vents. A steal for you or easy gift at $15.99.
Read MoreRead MoreMy hypothesis is that we’ve bifurcated the audience somewhat. The folks that were there almost exclusively for the content have decided that they can do so more cheaply and efficiently online via virtual conferences or recordings. The folks that went for the networking as a primary driver, on the other hand, are largely eschewing online events as not fulfilling their needs. This may also explain a behavior change I’ve noticed for online events where the audience that consumes the recordings has increased while the live audience (the ones that participate in the limited social aspects like chat or Q&A) has decreased.
Watch this all the way through. It’s worth it:
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