tala @ so-phobic

Arwen at the WYRM boards discovered user bars. I’ve become addicted to making them.

I made one for my Guild Wars mesmer, Nymeria:

User bars for the games I play or have played:

It’s fun to make them. I get to practice some Photoshop and ImageReady skills. I plan to make more for each guild I’ve been in, and for Ruby/Ruby on Rails users, and prolly more for GW. Is it obvious that I am sooo bored?

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BayWindKiter (from 43things) and I have been thinking of setting up a local Ruby team or 2 to share our progress and materials with. I took Clair’s advice and signed up for the PLUG-Misc mailing list to scout for enthusiasts. I received my first response today from Dido Sevilla:

Well, maybe we could form PRUG (how a Nihon-jin might pronounce PLUG :p
but hey, they make those kinds of jokes themselves–look at Rinda…).
If my cousin, the list administrator, is listening, perhaps we could
start with a mailing list? Then maybe up to meetings and all that and
then maybe one of these days into a real prug.org.ph…

I’ve been hacking Ruby for years and am managing to little by little
make it mainstream within our company. To actually get a local
community together would be a great thing.

Hurrah!

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It all started with 43folders, and its great PIM/GTD article on the Hipster PDA. Now I’m addicted to 43Things (and Places, and Persons), and even AllConsuming! These sites are great! They’re way, way better than that site that load so slowly, with pages customized by people who don’t even know the basics of web design - scrolling marquee text on a Friendster profile anyone?

43Things and AllConsuming lets you build a social network based on shared interests and goals. I love how I can list my goals on 43Things and get support from other people through cheers. I’ve also made contact with a Makati-based person who’s also learning Ruby. We’re looking for a local support group.Maybe we could even establish one? Now all I have to do is achieve my listed goals one by one, so that I can share how much worth doing they are, and help other people in my network.

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Scientific and technological breakthroughs can take years to develop, but when they leave the lab and enter the world at large, word spreads quickly. Here’s a look at the advances you’ll be hearing about in the coming year.” Including technologies such as IPTV and Ajax.

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Here’s an insightful post about Re-introducing the _Real_ Windows Vista. It’s hilariously funny, especially considering the wait for Vista’s release.

Credits to tauquil.com.

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