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    Taking @dearlazyweb Down started by Benjamin Golub
    I’m taking my Twitter bot app @dearlazyweb down.  I really want to focus on RSSmeme and @dearlazyweb just never took off.  If you came here trying to visit Dear Lazy then please check out my other project: RSSmeme.
    RSSmeme - 512MB Slice started by Benjamin Golub
    RSSmeme is getting hit hard by the Googlebot and msnbot.  Rather than telling them to slow down (I want to get into the Google index as fast as possible) I decided to upgrade to a 512MB slice for the time being.  Slicehost made this drop dead simple.  I clicked a button in the con
    RSSmeme - Register started by Benjamin Golub
    You can now register your own Google Reader shared feed with RSSmeme.  I never planned on adding this feature because RSSmeme crawls the web looking for feeds.  I used to find 100s of new feeds a day but that number has dropped significantly in the last few days (have I found you all?%
    Announcing Dear LazyWeb, a Twitter app! started by Benjamin Golub
    I’m proud to announce my latest project: Dear LazyWeb.  When somebody asks a question to nobody in particular on the internet they are calling for help from the LazyWeb.  There used to be a website where you could post your questions but it has been shut down.
    Building appl
    Google: Can I get my $100 back? started by Benjamin Golub
    Preface: This is not a bitter story about my hate for Google; I actually love Google and use nearly all of their services. I did not receive an offer from them but I did learn a hell of a lot about interviewing, algorithms, and Google from my adventure. I’m just hoping [...
    Pop Secrets Updated started by Benjamin Golub
    I wrote the original script for Pop Secrets over a year ago. Back then I was just getting into Python and was woefully ignorant. Using Universal Feed Parser I simply gobbled up all the content from a number of celebrity gossip blogs and spitted them out sorted by date onto a page. [...]
    Grocery Shopping started by Benjamin Golub
    When the cashier at the grocery story asks me what something is so they can ring it up I’m always tempted to tell them what it is and how I like to cook it.  They are probably only asking because they have to but it makes me feel like they honestly don’t know what a [.
    Fast tracking Linux started by Benjamin Golub
    This school year I’ve made a complete transition to Linux. It started out with a desire to learn python and an idea for a celebrity gossip rss aggregator that might generate some ad revenue. So I bought an old desktop for $60, installed openSUSE 10.1, and started tinkering. I se
    Readable URLs matter (to me at least) started by Benjamin Golub
    Attention web developers; I never ever want to see this in your URLs every again:
    ?u=123&id=456&s=l&preview=1&blahblahblahblahblah
    Sometimes it might be required to throw some GET parameters into the mix (pagination and search come to mind) but m
    RSSmeme - Filter by Publish Date and Min Shares started by Benjamin Golub
    People kept telling me that ReadBurner was better because it let you filter by a minimum number of shares; so I had to add it into RSSmeme.  While I was at it I also added the ability to filter by the stories publish date too.  Check it out:
     http://www.rssmeme.com/custo
    URL Canonicalization: Stop the Dupes! started by Benjamin Golub
    Aggregation is the name of the game these days and a big problem for sites like RSSmeme and ReadBurner is dealing with duplicates.  How do you know for sure that you have all the shares for a given URL?  What about services like FeedBurner or TinyURL which use redirects to get you where you want […]
    Switching to SliceHost from DreamHost started by Benjamin Golub
    I’ve flicked the switch to move all of my sites from DreamHost to SliceHost.  I’ll be keeping DreamHost for the time being because they offer a lot of storage and I use DreamHost as a backup solution by rsyncing my home directory.  I’ve already tested a
    Too Quiet started by Benjamin Golub
    I’ve been too quiet lately but just wanted to say that things have been great. Megen’s going into her third week of medical school, I’m still enjoying work, and Loki’s training is coming along very well. Megen’s classmates are friendl
    Free Flashcards Website started by Benjamin Golub
    I’ve talked an awful lot on this blog about a pet project of mine and now I’m ready to divulge. Flashcards are a wonderful way to study but I personally never wanted to sit down and write for hours on end. For some, the process of writing helps them study, but others ju
    Spaghetti with Clams and Spicy Tomato Sauce started by Benjamin Golub
    Megen just cooked up what has to be her best meal yet. We had delicious grilled clams in Vietnam and had been itching to make our own clam dishes lately. So after reading up on recipes we came up with our own.
    The sauce is simple: just tomatoes (fresh from the farmer’s market)%
    Giving up on Zelda started by Benjamin Golub
    I started playing The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess a few weeks ago.  I used to love that kind of game; solving puzzles and making your way through huge dungeons used to be fun.  I had absolutely no fun this time around.  I continued to play it simply because I had already st
    dearlazyweb Made the Twitter Blog! started by Benjamin Golub
    So proud!
    Robert Klayman and Scheduler Jones started by Benjamin Golub
    Update: Robert blocked the Wayback Machine from accessing his site so the links below won’t work. I can only guess that he did this to remove the evidence. But Google cache had a copy, here is a PDF.
    Update: Robert fixed the site, thanks!
    Scheduler Jones was my final projec
    USAA Customer Service started by Benjamin Golub
    I recently canceled my USAA auto insurance and switched to Geico.  I’m saving $350 every 6 months for the exact same coverage (actually I had full glass on the USAA insurance but that’s only a few dollars more).  I just wanted to write a bit about the phone ca
    Rumored New Nikkor AF-S 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6 VR started by Benjamin Golub
    There are pretty solid rumors out there about Nikon releasing a new AF-S 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens.

    I have been very pleased with my 18-55mm kit lens that came with my D40. It is, without a doubt, the best kit lens across any brand in this price tier. The Canon 18-55mm does not hold [
    Django - Custom Template Filters started by Benjamin Golub
    A coworker recently asked me if it was true that you couldn’t use programming logic in Django templates.  It is true that the Django template language is rather limiting but this is done purposely because designers aren’t programmers.  Most of what you̵
    Contact Lenses started by Benjamin Golub
    Today I finally got contact lenses. I’ve had glasses for as long as I can remember and never had much of a desire to get contacts; I liked the way I looked with glasses and didn’t like the idea of poking myself in the eye every morning. But there were definitely times whe
    Cruise Slideshow started by Benjamin Golub
    Megen and I spent 5 days on a cruise traveling to Key West, Cozumel, and Belize.  We spent our time on the boat by the pool (often eating) for hours on end; it was extremely relaxing (to the point where we frequently fell asleep pool side).  In Cozumel we explored Mayan ruins and in Belize [...]
    Cruise Slideshow started by Benjamin Golub
    Megen and I spent 5 days on a cruise traveling to Key West, Cozumel, and Belize.  We spent our time on the boat relaxing by the pool for hours on end; it was extremely relaxing (to the point where we frequently fell asleep pool side).  In Cozumel we explored mayan ruins and in Belize we [...]
    RSSmeme - Share in a New Window started by Benjamin Golub
    The share links now go off to a new window; does this bother you?  I try to avoid doing this whenever possible but I found that I always forced it to go to a new window anyway because I always want to go back to RSSmeme after sharing on Google Reader but that takes like [...]
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