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A library of Erlang modules that make it easier to write Erlang code completion plug-ins/bundles/extensions for editors and IDEs. It includes a reference implementation that integrates with TextMate. The article describes how the completion library works and includes a usage example.

Although there’s nothing preventing you from linking to Google’s mapping JavaScript API and referencing the library directly from your views, jumping between Ruby/Rails syntax and JavaScript can quickly become a tedious affair. The YM4R/GM plugin remedies this issue nicely, abstracting the API calls through Ruby’s familiar object-oriented syntax. With it you can do everything from render simple maps to build complex maps complete with custom markers, information windows, and clusters for facilitating the rendering of large numbers of markers.

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The Book Of Ruby is a comprehensive free tutorial to the Ruby language. Eventually it will form a book of more than 400 pages in 20 chapters.

It is being provided in the form of a PDF document in which each chapter is accompanied by ready-to-run source code for all the examples. The Introduction explains how to use this source code in Ruby In Steel or any other editor/IDE of your choice.

Matrixsynth posted this printable/foldable pattern for a papercraft KORG MS20 synthesizer for imaginary sonic enjoyment - KORG MS20 and MMV papercraft

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Try making videos of people talking with each other, instead of making paper documents.

Use the Shu-Ha-Ri model to determine people’s skills in adoption of new techniques.

Bottlenecks in an organization will depend on the way you’ve set up your teams.

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A nice article covering - Dynamic Binding vs Static Binding, Can we override Static Methods?, and Field Hiding in Java.

Earlier this morning we reported on Vivaty going live with their public beta of a social virtual world creation tool. Not even 24 hours later, Google is out with their own social virtual world creator, Lively. Adam Ostrow has an indepth review of the Lively application. Here’s the basics — you create an avatar and a virtual room. Sounds like Second Life right? Well it’s similar but different - you don’t fly around to endless worlds of stupidity - instead you get a "Lively Room" and an avatar.

Ostrow says this Lively concept came from the 20% of time that Googlers are able to work on their own creations. You will soon be able to import friends from other social networks and chat platforms. You can add all sorts of Google products into your Lively Room including YouTube videos and a search panel. You can take your avatar on the road and place him or her into any Lively Room across the Web.

This is the perfect product for the pre-teen. Get them hooked into Google’s products now so as they grow and enter the business market, they select Google for their product needs. I assume just like Vivaty’s product, we will see sponsored items inside of the Lively Rooms soon. It’s a potential income diversification play; something Wall Street has been demanding for quite a while.

This is really identical to what Vivaty launched today - quite scary almost. Vivaty will need to keep innovating to stay ahead of Google’s Lively, especially because Google’s pockets run very deep. The business sponsored concept is key for Vivaty.

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Member Leadtowill built this little charmer of a thumb piano out of parts scavenged after a house was torn down (piezo pickup and 1/4″ jack additional) - Junk Kalimba on Flickr

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