Some music I listened to last week

Some music I listened to last week

Some music I listened to last week

Some music I listened to last week

Some music I listened to last week

Discussion on browsing your local retailer then shopping online

Conversation about using apps like ShopSavvy and RedLaser in your local brick-and-mortar retailers, then shopping online.

Cadence & Slang, a small book about interaction design

Cadence & Slang achieved its funding goal 2 days ago, and is now available for preorder, with a release date of late 2010.

Based on the initial outline (pdf), I pledged to the project. (It might’ve had something to do with me itching to fund something for the first time on Kickstarter, but only a teeny tiny bit.)

Help support independent makers; if interaction design is your thing, consider preordering a copy for yourself. Or if you know somebody who would be interested, please send them to the C&S site.

The two rules of life

There are two great rules of life: never tell everything at once. Ken Venturi

(via ashleysimko.com.)

Looking to hire a Rails teacher

An intensive round of 1-on-1 instruction

I’m looking for somebody to help me take my development skills up a notch. Portland, OR-based preferred, but finding the right situation for a successful outcome is most important to me.

I’ve got a number of holes in my knowledge (I have ideas of what I don’t know) and it’s too time-intensive to fill them on my own. While DIY-for-life is what my heart says, my brain is overruling with a demand that I speed things up and fill in the gaps with just the best knowledge, pronto.

Ideally, you

  • are an excellent communicator
  • are patient
  • develop on a Mac using TextMate
  • practice BDD using Shoulda (I’m somewhat open to change but Shoulda syntax clicks for me much better than Cucumber/RSpec)
  • won’t stick to a predefined “course”; I might not get something you’ll assume is obvious, I might be past whatever you assumed you’d be teaching that moment. I’d love somebody that can read cues and is flexible enough to fit what they’re teaching to me.
  • (I’m repeating the last one in a different way ’cause it’s so important); initiative is awesome. See the gaps before I can define them and fill them in. Don’t plan on running me through Depot from AWDwR and calling it a day.

My best-case scenario is one where we start off by examining my current codebase together. I’ve gone through and documented all the things I think I’m doing less-than-ideal but am unsure of how to appropriately refactor. (I’m sure there are other issues as well.) Hopefully from there you’ll be able to craft a customized curriculum that fills in the gap between what I’m doing and where I’m trying to go.

Code review + consulting

On top of a round of instruction, I’m looking for somebody that can provide code review services and consulting, both on an as-needed basis. (We’ll hash out a scenario that works for both of us.)

Moving forward

I’m open both to individuals as well as companies. Email me (jacob@ this domain) and let’s work something out. I’m looking to get started ASAP.

It changes the perception of everything

The trailer for Art & Copy. I can’t wait for this to come out.