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My latest batch of Git resources

Finally getting serious about learning and using Git, so, to clean out my tabs, here’s what I’m looking at right now: Learn.Github Pro Git: Professional Version Control Learning Git from an Amateur’s Perspective | DrupalEasy Understanding Git Conceptually Tower Is … Continue reading

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Some links of special interest to me

These links will prove useful in the future. And may be interesting to others, so here goes: podblog.blogs.hopkinsmedicine.org/2011/07/01/txt2stop/ www.ctru.auckland.ac.nz/index.php/news-a-events/325-ctru-plays-leading-role-in-ground-breaking-text-messaging-smoking-cessation-trial www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(11)60701-0/abstract www.twilio.com/try-twilio?home-page http://www.reqall.com/about http://toodo.com/explore/lists http://www.followup.cc/

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Be kind…

As odd as it may seem, I’ve come to rely on what you might call aphorisms. For example, Be Kind; Everyone You Meet is Fighting a Hard Battle. That link goes to a discussion of who it was that actually … Continue reading

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Even more resources for learning to program

Another crop of good reads/resources for learning to program: More from Reddit, like, Bored on a Sunday Morning? Try Learning Python”, though the lecturer in the referenced Youtube video makes it clear that the course in intended for people with … Continue reading

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Figuring out Twitter

OK, so I’ve been out of the loop for a while. Facebook seems like an utter waste of time, and Twitter always struck me as kind of ridiculous. But while Facebook, with over half a billion members, has a pretty … Continue reading

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Some more stuff about learning to program

Still cleaning up my tabs; here are some that have to do with things I’m interested in related to computing right now. Things like learning to program, teaching kids to program, and specific links that I’m interested in that cover … Continue reading

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Some links regarding computing

Cleaning up my browser windows, and trying to group and give content to the links: Best text editor conversation at LifeHacker.com. Relevant since I’m looking for something better than gedit on the Mac, but not sure I want to try … Continue reading

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WordPress stuff I want to look into further…

Going through my browser and trying to close down the tabs I haven’t yet had time to study, or just want to remember with more context (and visibility) than simply bookmarking them. Here are some about WordPress: 6 Critical WordPress … Continue reading

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Figuring out some e-book stuff

My sister bought me a Kindle for my birthday this year, and I was pretty excited about it. Until I discovered that it doesn’t have a backlight, it doesn’t do colors, and books with illustrations (or even any kind of … Continue reading

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Spreadsheets powered by Python and more

I often find it very useful to summarize the content I find at a place like Reddit, particularly when people are looking for advice about learning something new–particularly about programming or other networking/computing technologies. That especially includes today’s source: Spreadsheets … Continue reading

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