On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 9:37 PM, Todd Willey <t...@rubidine.com> wrote:
> Or maybe a red LED?  But as a kid I *really* thought it was a laz0r.
> I'm pretty sure my dad told me to not look at it, but maybe the "it"
> he was actually referring to the pictures I had on the screen.
> Wikipedia says laser mice didn't come around until 98.  But my dad
> would totally have spent stupid amounts of money for a toy like that
> back in the day, though.

> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 9:33 PM, Dustin Baker <dustin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Wait...laser mouses?

> > On Tuesday, September 11, 2012, Todd Willey wrote:

> >> Ah, IBM.  Opening the hardware that lead to the PC revolution, closing
> >> down the software so we could have OS/2.  Are we going to talk about
> >> facebook's OpenCompute initiative and their web platform with the same
> >> joking manner some day?

> >> When I was running OS/2 I had this sweet laser-emitting mouse that had
> >> to be used on a metallic mouse pad with dots making a grid on it.  I'm
> >> not wrong for wanting to relive those glory days.

> >> -todd[1]

> >> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 9:18 PM, Thomas D'Andrea Jr.
> >> <thomas.dand...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > PIE!

> >> > On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 9:15 PM, Chad Cottle <opendata...@gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:

> >> >> Don't listen to Todd....he still programs OS/2 Warp and knows NOTHING
> >> >> about the world.  I'm talking zero, nada, zilch.  But he does smell
> >> >> like
> >> >> pumpkin pie.

> >> >> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 8:13 PM, Todd Willey <t...@rubidine.com>
> wrote:

> >> >>> Definitely tackle Ruby Koans and some of the more vanilla ruby stuff
> >> >>> before moving into rails.

> >> >>> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 7:32 PM, Warren Myers <
> volcimas...@gmail.com>
> >> >>> wrote:
> >> >>> > Thanks for all the links and references - I haven't quite picked
> >> >>> > where
> >> >>> > to
> >> >>> > start... but this is a lot better than where I was a few days ago
> :)

> >> >>> > On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:35 AM, nx <n...@nu-ex.com> wrote:

> >> >>> >> Also check out Github to see code from people using Ruby IRL. The
> >> >>> >> API
> >> >>> >> reference is also good if you want to see what functionality is
> >> >>> >> available to you: http://www.ruby-doc.org/core-1.9.3. Probably
> the
> >> >>> >> best way to get started is to install Ruby and play with the
> >> >>> >> language
> >> >>> >> in the Ruby command line "irb".

> >> >>> >> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:32 AM, Dustin Mays
> >> >>> >> <dork.fish....@gmail.com>
> >> >>> >> wrote:
> >> >>> >> > +1 for Ruby Koans, they are seriously awesome. The Python Koans
> >> >>> >> > are
> >> >>> >> > likewise
> >> >>> >> > very good.

> >> >>> >> > And since no one else has mentioned it yet (I think), get the
> >> >>> >> > latest
> >> >>> >> > version
> >> >>> >> > of the Pickaxe book. It's the standard Ruby learning/reference
> >> >>> >> > manual
> >> >>> >> > and it
> >> >>> >> > is VERY good.

> >> >>> >> > On Sep 11, 2012 9:06 AM, "Thomas D'Andrea Jr."
> >> >>> >> > <thomas.dand...@gmail.com>
> >> >>> >> > wrote:

> >> >>> >> >> Todd turned me onto Ruby Koans and Rails for Zombies.

> >> >>> >> >> http://rubykoans.com/

> >> >>> >> >> http://www.codeschool.com/courses/rails-for-zombies-2

> >> >>> >> >> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 8:30 AM, Aaron Arnett
> >> >>> >> >> <aaarn...@gmail.com>
> >> >>> >> >> wrote:

> >> >>> >> >>> The Kentucky Ruby User Group (@kyrug or google groups)
> actually
> >> >>> >> >>> meets
> >> >>> >> >>> at
> >> >>> >> >>> the Collexion space... So you're likely to find a good amount
> >> >>> >> >>> of
> >> >>> >> >>> overlap.

> >> >>> >> >>> For online resources it can depend on whether you're looking
> >> >>> >> >>> for
> >> >>> >> >>> strictly
> >> >>> >> >>> Ruby vs Ruby-on-Rails. When you install Ruby, you actually
> get
> >> >>> >> >>> a
> >> >>> >> >>> decent book
> >> >>> >> >>> with it in the docs section (I believe it's the first edition
> >> >>> >> >>> of
> >> >>> >> >>> Pragmatic's
> >> >>> >> >>> Programming Ruby). And as has been mentioned, if you want
> some
> >> >>> >> >>> twist

> > --
> > Dustin

> > http://ourplusone.blogspot.com

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