Yes! Exactly what I’m looking for:
A nice framework for ruby command-line apps!

Building Console Apps with SimpleConsole « t0fuu’s blog

Blame Scalability…
The Ex Factor - O’Reilly ONLamp Blog

How did he get all those thoughts in my head organized coherently?
What he said.

Very interesting concept. I’m wondering what the reaction will be from other Rails developers and the core team. I’m excited to try it out on my next project…
Unspace - HAML: HTML Abstraction Markup Language

IT people “twice as likely” to wear heavy metal t-shirt as other people

Kevin Barnes has a great article about the philosophical differences in modern day languages. Good read.

Code Craft - Freedom languages - JournalHome.com

Use Streamlined with Rails!
It takes the whole concept of views and cranks it up a notch.
If you don’t trust me (and why would you…) then watch the screencast.

I should have had this tip in the SLC airport earlier this month:
ThinkingPHP and beyond » Hacking a commercial airport WLAN

Amen Brotha. It’s OK to be tricky like this.

Flash 9 for Xubuntu « Xubuntu Blog

Wanna use link_to, but dynamically change one of the options (like class)?
Here’s a cool tip for changing it based on the current controller / action:

Highlight link for current action

My company, Apollo Group Inc, does rock. Besides the killer heath insurance, my bosses have agreed to send me to RubyConf 2006 in Denver! WooHoo! I was scheduled to go to Denver later that week for a WebLogic training anyways. I pleaded to get the plane tickets moved a few days early so I’m able to hit RubyConf.

Yeah - pretty nerdy, but I’m ok with that.