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Meeting Cofounders Online

6 months ago by Duane Johnson on Going Up.
Entrepreneurs and founders share with dating singles a similar need: they must find a trustworthy partner (or team) whose personality, skills and dedication...

Remote Ruby/Bash Exec using SSH and Heredocs

~1 year ago by Duane Johnson on Going Up.
There are a few bash shell tricks I’ve learned lately that have all come together to assist in helping me write a script that can remotely execute...

Perspective Cal Demo

almost 2 years ago by Duane Johnson on Going Up.
I’ve been working on a Javascript demo of the “Perspective Calendar” idea I blogged about earlier.  The code for the project is hosted...

Perspective Calendar

almost 2 years ago by Duane Johnson on Going Up.
I had an idea today that had its origins about 4 months ago when I read a blog post about a “logarithmic calendar” by Marco Arment.  The logarithmic...

Unit Test Your Brain

~2 years ago by Duane Johnson on Going Up.
As a software engineer, I spend a lot of time in a text editor (about 40 hours per week).  Recently, I’ve been learning to use the Vim editor (specifically...

New Theme

~2 years ago by Duane Johnson on Going Up.
To go along with the topic divergence of this blog and my others, I’ve spent a little time choosing and customizing a new visual theme that, in my...

Stanley Williams and the Memristor

~2 years ago by Duane Johnson on Going Up.
Ever since the discovery of the memristor was announced at HP labs last year, I’ve been fascinated by its story and its promises. Now, its inventor...

Three Roads Diverged

~2 years ago by Duane Johnson on Going Up.
I’ve finally decided that it’s time to switch things up with the blog.  Actually, blogs.  You see, I’ve been blogging in three different...

WikiLeaks: the Long-Term solution to War?

~2 years ago by Duane Johnson on Going Up.
I donated to WikiLeaks today in the hope that my little bit will help solve the bigger problems of the world.  I think WikiLeaks may be the long-term...

A Few Photos from the Rally

~2 years ago by Duane Johnson on Going Up.
I just have a few minutes to blog, so I’ll share these photos and write about one highlight. Among the line-up of speakers at the Federal Building on...