andrewmcdonough

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by andrewmcdonough 2y ago
Ruby has a number of solutions for this - rvm (the oldest, but less popular these days), rbenv (probably the most popular), chruby/gem_home (lightweight) or asdf (my personal choice as I can use the same tool for lots of languages). Al
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by andrewmcdonough 3y ago
Alphagov was the original name of the project to see whether it was possible to do digital government differently in the UK. When it proved successful, it went on to replace many of the existing government online services, but the org name
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by andrewmcdonough 4y ago
That's good advice. I already made that assumption when the leak was first publicised and changed all of my important passwords the same day. I'm just trying to decide whether it's worth changing the hundreds of other low val
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by andrewmcdonough 4y ago
One of the most frustrating things about the LastPass leak is that they still haven't provided all the information needed to determine whether a customer is at risk. For example, it's clear backups were stolen, but they won't
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by andrewmcdonough 9y ago
Unicorn Hunt is definitely the best place to look in the UK. Many of the other job boards are just full of agency posts.
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by andrewmcdonough 13y ago
There has been much discussion on this piece of research, and issues raised about the reporting of it. I think the response from the NHS was balanced: http://www.nhs.uk/news/2014/03March/Pages/high-protei
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by andrewmcdonough 13y ago
Yes, I'd love to interview startup people visiting London, so just let me know when you're over. I'll also introduce you to other startup people and some great events, like Silicon Drinkabout, if you'd like.
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by andrewmcdonough 13y ago
Actually the burger in the picture is healthier than you'd think. It's very good quality beef. I have a balanced diet and exercise lots. I also subscribe to the 'fat is not the enemy' school of thought. Maybe I'
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by andrewmcdonough 13y ago
That's a good point, but in this case, I'm guessing that Tom will be more than happy with me blogging about how good his burgers are a few times a week, and introducing 500 new customers :-)
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by andrewmcdonough 13y ago
Actually, I think it will be healthy. I'll probably do 2-3 interviews a week, so it's not like I'll be eating burgers for every meal. Burger Bear's burgers are made with very good quality beef. I am somebody who exerc
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I just bought 1000 burgers on Kickstarter. Want one of them?(howwastheburger.com)
181 points by andrewmcdonough 13y ago|66 comments
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by andrewmcdonough 13y ago
Excellent comment.
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London & San Francisco Startup Scenes(startuprob.com)
4 points by andrewmcdonough 14y ago|0 comments
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by andrewmcdonough 14y ago
I find the best way to save time on Hacker News is to block it while I'm meant to be working: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4659976
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Save Most Time On Hacker News(chrome.google.com)
21 points by andrewmcdonough 14y ago|1 comments
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by andrewmcdonough 14y ago
Thanks for all your hard work guys. It's one of the few meetups I try to attend every month, and I've seen some excellent talks over the years, and met some really interesting people. Highlights for me were Joel Spolsky, Eben Upton, and b
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by andrewmcdonough 14y ago
As a response to this problem, a few London-based ruby developers set up a no-frills ruby conference called "Ruby Manor". Talks were chosen democratically from the community, and were of a very high quality. They have had three so far, for,
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by andrewmcdonough 14y ago
Makoto also did a really good talk at the London Ruby User Group on this subject. The video of it is on the Skills Matter website: http://bit.ly/HO2zwY
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by andrewmcdonough 15y ago
Wow, such a negative comment. Some great organisations have been spun out of this, and it's predecessor, Social Innovation Camp (look up the Good Gym, Enabled by Design, My Police etc). Many of the people working on these social ventures
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by andrewmcdonough 15y ago
I heard great feedback from some of the people who took part in the first run of this program. It was spun out of "Social Innovation Camp", a series of hack weekends that I attended and found highly rewarding.
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Ruby Poetry(blog.andrewmcdonough.com)
71 points by andrewmcdonough 15y ago|5 comments
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by andrewmcdonough 15y ago
Nice work Jordi. Would be great to be able to filter by multiple keywords, e.g. ruby AND London.
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by andrewmcdonough 15y ago
Thanks for your comments. It was a good question at the meetup, and one we get asked regularly. We will definitely help motivate you. If you sign up, let me know your username and I will make sure we give you support. I'm http://tribes
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Rate our startup: Tribesports - a social network for sportspeople
15 points by andrewmcdonough 15y ago|14 comments